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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 1813 m/e 04/1910
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 8813 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1942) 7683 y/e Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2584 m/e 09/1946
British Railways 62584 m/e 04/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class D15
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Claud Hamilton04/1910
D16/2 (4-4-0)04/1926
D16/3 (4-4-0)09/1947
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number D67
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 04/1910
Withdrawal Mon 23/12/1957 off Kings Lynn (31C)
Service Life 47 yrs, 8 mths , 22 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1958

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1910
MAR   March on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
NOR   Norwich Thorpe w/e 22/10/1949
31A   Cambridge m/e 21/07/1956
31C   Kings Lynn 5w/e 19/01/1957
     Withdrawn on 23/12/1957

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC NOR Norwich Thorpe w/e 22/10/1949
ALLOC 31A Cambridge 4w/e 23/06/1956
ALLOC 31C Kings Lynn 4w/e 29/12/1956
WDN   on 23/12/1957

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
07/1914 Diagram 27Sup boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)
04/1926 Extended Smokebox fitted
04/1926 Diagram 26 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)
08/1928 Vacuum Ejector fitted
09/1947 Decorative Valance over driving wheels retained after rebuilding
09/1947 Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1936) boiler Fitted
09/1947 Diagram 28A (1936) boiler fitted (Round Top firebox)


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
25/09/1947 Stratford Works The following withdrawn locos. were noted in the vicinity of the stripping shop on 25/9: 'F3' 7118/21/29/38/45; 'B12/3' 1522; 'D16/3' 2500; 'J15' 5358 an 5403 (all stripped), whilst 7125 an 7148 were intact. Other locos. stripped were: 'J15' 5402/54; 'D16' 2535; 'J17' 5541/71. In the stripping shop were: 'E4' 2784; 'J15' 5472; 'J19/2' 4675 and 'J17' 5549. In the Paint shop were the 'Coffee Pot' 'Y5' 8081 and W.D. 77416. A curious sight was the crane tank shed filled by two W.D.'s 77119 an 77312 (the latter with a 15A shed plate). In the fields behind the New Works were 'F3' 7146; 'J70' 8225; 'H2' 7512; 'D16' 2591; 'B12' 1544 and 'J39' 4841, all awaiting works. W.D. 77476 was in the New Works, and W.D.'s 77302 and 77107 were in the shed yard. 'D16' 2584; 'J20' 4677/93; 'J39' 4708/61, 'J69' 8574/8632; 'F6' 7230 and 'F4' 7162 were all noted newly painted ex-works. 7162 was fitted with a tablet-catcher. SLS/194711

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1910 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 1813
Built at Stratford Works
Diagram 28 boiler fitted
   
07/1914 Modification Diagram 27Sup boiler fitted    
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 8813    
04/1926 Modification Diagram 26 boiler fitted    
04/1926 Modification Modification: Extended Smokebox fitted    
08/1928 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
1942 Number Allocated Allocated number 7683 but not taken up    
09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2584    
09/1947 Modification Diagram 28A (1936) boiler fitted    
09/1947 Modification Modification: Decorative Valance over driving wheels retained after rebuilding    
09/1947 Modification Modification: Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1936) boiler Fitted    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - March (MAR)    
22/10/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (NOR)    
04/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 62584    
21/07/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
19/01/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Lynn (31C)    
23/12/1957 Withdrawn Condemned as 62584 from Kings Lynn (31C)    
02/1958 Scrapped Scrapped    

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