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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
ClassFrom
Claud Hamilton07/1908
D16/2 (4-4-0)11/1929
D16/3 (4-4-0)05/1948
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

Disposal

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     Withdrawn on 26/11/1956

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC KL Kings Lynn w/e 16/11/1946
ALLOC CAM Cambridge on 27/11/1946
ALLOC BSE Bury St Edmunds on 01/12/1946
ALLOC KL Kings Lynn on 13/05/1947
WDN   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)


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26/11/1956 Withdrawn Condemned as 62569 from Kings Lynn (31C)    

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