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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 1796 m/e 07/1911
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 8796 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1942) 7666 y/e Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2607 m/e 12/1946
British Railways 62607 m/e 01/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class D15
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Claud Hamilton07/1911
D16/2 (4-4-0)12/1928
D16/3 (4-4-0)12/1946
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number E69
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 07/1911
Withdrawal Mon 28/11/1955 off Cambridge (31A)
Service Life 44 yrs, 4 mths , 29 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1955

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1911
CAM   Cambridge on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
SL   South Lynn w/e 22/05/1948
CAM   Cambridge w/e 29/05/1948
BSE   Bury St Edmunds m/e 07/1949
31A   Cambridge 4w/e 13/11/1954
     Withdrawn on 28/11/1955

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC SL South Lynn w/e 22/05/1948
ALLOC CAM Cambridge w/e 29/05/1948
ALLOC 31A Cambridge 4w/e 04/12/1954
WDN   on 28/11/1955

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
04/1925 Diagram 27Sup boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)
06/1927 Vacuum Ejector fitted
12/1928 Extended Smokebox fitted
12/1928 Diagram 26 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)
12/1946 Decorative Valance over driving wheels retained after rebuilding
12/1946 Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1936) boiler Fitted
12/1946 Diagram 28A (1936) boiler fitted (Round Top firebox)


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1911 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 1796
Built at Stratford Works
Diagram 28 boiler fitted
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 8796    
04/1925 Modification Diagram 27Sup boiler fitted    
06/1927 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
12/1928 Modification Diagram 26 boiler fitted    
12/1928 Modification Modification: Extended Smokebox fitted    
1942 Number Allocated Allocated number 7666 but not taken up    
12/1946 Modification Diagram 28A (1936) boiler fitted    
12/1946 Modification Modification: Decorative Valance over driving wheels retained after rebuilding    
12/1946 Modification Modification: Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1936) boiler Fitted    
12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2607    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Cambridge (CAM)    
22/05/1948 Allocation Reallocated to South Lynn (SL)    
29/05/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (CAM)    
01/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 62607    
07/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Bury St Edmunds (BSE)    
13/11/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
28/11/1955 Withdrawn Condemned as 62607 from Cambridge (31A)    
12/1955 Scrapped Scrapped    

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