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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 1795 m/e 07/1911
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 8795 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1942) 7665 m/e 12/1942
London and North Eastern Railway (Amend) 8795 m/e 07/1944
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2606 m/e 11/1946
British Railways 62606 m/e 06/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class D15
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Claud Hamilton07/1911
D16/2 (4-4-0)04/1931
D16/3 (4-4-0)03/1946
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number E69
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 07/1911
Withdrawal Mon 28/09/1959 off Kings Lynn (31C)
Service Life 48 yrs, 2 mths , 29 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1959

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1911
CAM   Cambridge on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
KL   Kings Lynn 4w/e 27/11/1948
NOR   Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 25/12/1948
LOW   Lowestoft 4w/e 26/03/1949
32A   Norwich Thorpe w/e 30/07/1950
31C   Kings Lynn 4w/e 20/06/1953
     Withdrawn on 28/09/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC SL South Lynn w/e 26/10/1946
ALLOC KL Kings Lynn on 04/07/1947
ALLOC CAM Cambridge on 03/08/1947
ALLOC KL Kings Lynn 4w/e 27/11/1948
ALLOC NOR Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 25/12/1948
ALLOC LOW Lowestoft 4w/e 26/03/1949
ALLOC 32A Norwich Thorpe w/e 30/07/1950
ALLOC 31C Kings Lynn 4w/e 13/06/1953
WDN   on 28/09/1959

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
05/1929 Vacuum Ejector fitted
04/1931 Extended Smokebox fitted
04/1931 Diagram 26 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)
03/1946 Decorative Valance over driving wheels retained after rebuilding
03/1946 Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1936) boiler Fitted
03/1946 Diagram 28A (1936) boiler fitted (Round Top firebox)


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/03/1952 Locomotives still carrying old numbers (LNER) Engines running with L.N.E. Numbers. (March 1952) 1423, 1879, 2364, 2372, 2395, 2620, 2654, 2659, 3573, 3585, 3647, 3913, 4114, 4117, 4140, 4368, 4642, 5177, 5213, 5297, 5331, 5343, 5565, 7461, 7465, 7470, 7471, 7488, 7500, 7604, 7606, 7625, 8000/1, 8091/6, 8103/8/9/10/21/24/30/31/34-38, 8142/3/5/9, 8154/7, 8161/8, 8173/6/7/8, 8249, 8298, 8316, 8343/54, 8405/94, 8504/14/25/68, 8619/64, 8788/95, 8915/74/79, 9143, 9271/73, 9322, 9707. Uncertain: 851, 6480/1, 9290, 9920 (? done and not reported). SLS/195206

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1911 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 1795
Built at Stratford Works
Diagram 28 boiler fitted
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 8795    
05/1929 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
04/1931 Modification Diagram 26 boiler fitted    
04/1931 Modification Modification: Extended Smokebox fitted    
12/1942 Renumbered Renumbered to 7665    
07/1944 Renumbered Renumbered to 8795    
03/1946 Modification Diagram 28A (1936) boiler fitted    
03/1946 Modification Modification: Decorative Valance over driving wheels retained after rebuilding    
03/1946 Modification Modification: Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1936) boiler Fitted    
11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2606    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Cambridge (CAM)    
27/11/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Lynn (KL)    
25/12/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (NOR)    
26/03/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Lowestoft (LOW)    
06/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 62606    
30/07/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (32A)    
20/06/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Lynn (31C)    
28/09/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 62606 from Kings Lynn (31C)    
11/1959 Scrapped Scrapped    

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