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Record: 10235 (26/09/2023)
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Numbers Carried
Company |
Number |
|
Date From |
Great Eastern Railway |
1838 |
m/e |
07/1908 |
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) |
8838 |
y/e |
1924 |
London and North Eastern Railway (1942) |
7708 |
m/e |
11/1942 |
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) |
2569 |
on |
24/03/1946 |
British Railways |
62569 |
m/e |
05/1948 |
Locomotive Specifics
Designer |
J. Holden |
Class |
D15 |
Company History |
GER/LNER |
Rebuild History |
|
Wheels |
4-4-0 |
Builder |
Stratford Works |
Order Number |
A64 |
Fittings (as built) |
Engine Brakes | Westinghouse |
|
To Service |
During 07/1908 |
Withdrawal |
Mon 26/11/1956 off Kings Lynn (31C) |
Service Life |
48 yrs, 4 mths , 27 dys |
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Allocations
Code |
Subsequent Codes |
Name |
|
From Date |
|
|
(New) |
m/e |
07/1908 |
KL |
|
Kings Lynn |
on |
01/01/1948 (Snapshot) |
|
|
Withdrawn |
on |
26/11/1956 |
* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified |
Modification |
by 1924 |
Vacuum Ejector fitted |
11/1929 |
Extended Smokebox fitted |
11/1929 |
Diagram 26 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox) |
05/1948 |
Decorative Valance over driving wheels retained after rebuilding |
05/1948 |
Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1936) boiler Fitted |
05/1948 |
Diagram 28A (1936) boiler fitted (Round Top firebox) |
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Summary
Date |
Event |
Details |
Source |
See Also |
07/1908 |
To Service |
To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 1838 Built at Stratford Works Diagram 28 boiler fitted |
|
|
1924 |
Modification |
Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted |
|
|
1924 |
Renumbered |
Renumbered to 8838 |
|
|
11/1929 |
Modification |
Diagram 26 boiler fitted |
|
|
11/1929 |
Modification |
Modification: Extended Smokebox fitted |
|
|
11/1942 |
Renumbered |
Renumbered to 7708 |
|
|
24/03/1946 |
Renumbered |
Renumbered to 2569 |
|
|
01/01/1948 |
Allocation |
Allocation Snapshot - Kings Lynn (KL) |
|
|
05/1948 |
Modification |
Diagram 28A (1936) boiler fitted |
|
|
05/1948 |
Modification |
Modification: Decorative Valance over driving wheels retained after rebuilding |
|
|
05/1948 |
Modification |
Modification: Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1936) boiler Fitted |
|
|
05/1948 |
Renumbered |
Renumbered to 62569 |
|
|
26/11/1956 |
Withdrawn |
Condemned as 62569 from Kings Lynn (31C) |
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