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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 1797 m/e 07/1911
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 8797 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1942) 7667 y/e Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2608 m/e 10/1946
British Railways 62608 m/e 08/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class D15
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Claud Hamilton07/1911
D16/3 (4-4-0)07/1937
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number E69
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 07/1911
Withdrawal Tue 01/01/1957 off Cambridge (31A)
Service Life 45 yrs, 6 mths , 2 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1957

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1911
COL   Colchester on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
32A   Norwich Thorpe w/e 26/05/1951
32A   Norwich Thorpe 5w/e 23/06/1951
32G   Melton Constable w/e 30/06/1951
32G   Melton Constable 4w/e 21/07/1951
32A   Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 29/12/1951
32A   Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 19/01/1952
31A   Cambridge 5w/e 22/10/1955
     Withdrawn on 01/01/1957

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 32A Norwich Thorpe w/e 26/05/1951
ALLOC 32G Melton Constable w/e 30/06/1951
ALLOC 32A Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 29/12/1951
ALLOC 31A Cambridge 4w/e 08/10/1955
WDN   on 01/01/1957

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
07/1914 Diagram 27Sup boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)
04/1928 Extended Smokebox fitted
09/1928 Vacuum Ejector fitted
05/1936 GNR style Chimney fitted
07/1937 Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1936) boiler Fitted
07/1937 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 1797
Built at Stratford Works
Diagram 28 boiler fitted
   
07/1914 Modification Diagram 27Sup boiler fitted    
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 8797    
04/1928 Modification Modification: Extended Smokebox fitted    
09/1928 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
05/1936 Modification Modification: GNR style Chimney fitted    
07/1937 Modification Diagram 28A (1936) boiler fitted    
07/1937 Modification Modification: Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1936) boiler Fitted    
1942 Number Allocated Allocated number 7667 but not taken up    
10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2608    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Colchester (COL)    
08/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 62608    
26/05/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (32A)    
23/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (32A)    
30/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Melton Constable (32G)    
21/07/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Melton Constable (32G)    
29/12/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (32A)    
19/01/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (32A)    
22/10/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
01/01/1957 Withdrawn Condemned as 62608 from Cambridge (31A)    
02/1957 Scrapped Scrapped    

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