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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 1784 m/e 07/1923
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 8784 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1942) 7654 y/e Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2615 m/e 11/1946
British Railways 62615 m/e 03/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer A. Hill
Class D16
Company History LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
D16/107/1923
D16/2 (4-4-0)06/1929
D16/3 (4-4-0)04/1947
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number H88
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 07/1923
Withdrawal Mon 13/10/1958 off March (31B)
Service Life 35 yrs, 3 mths , 13 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1958

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1923
BSE   Bury St Edmunds on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
31A   Cambridge 4w/e 21/04/1951
31E   Bury St Edmunds 5w/e 23/08/1952
31E   Bury St Edmunds 4w/e 06/09/1952
31B   March 5w/e 20/07/1957
     Withdrawn on 13/10/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 31A Cambridge w/e 21/04/1951
ALLOC 31E Bury St Edmunds 4w/e 06/09/1952
ALLOC 31B March 4w/e 13/07/1957
WDN   on 13/10/1958

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
06/1927 Vacuum Ejector fitted
06/1929 Extended Smokebox fitted
04/1947 Decorative Valance over driving wheels retained after rebuilding
04/1947 Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1936) boiler Fitted
04/1947 Diagram 28A (1936) boiler fitted (Round Top firebox)


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/12/1958 Stratford Works (Waiting Cut Up) Old Works-61003 (30F), 43107 (31D), 61066 (31A), 61089 (30A), 61136 (14D), 61160 (32B), 61164 (30A), 61254 (32B), 61299 (40E), 61361 (30E), 61372 (30A), 61632 (31A), 64677 (30A), 64965 (33A), 65561 (32B), 69695-Wdn., 80079 (33B). Diesel Shop-12064 (14A), 15214 (75C), D208 (34B), D2208 (30A), D2210 (32A), D2214 (32A), D3221 (75C), D3444 (34A), D3460 (73C), D3476 (34C), D5514 (30A), D8407 (30A). Waiting Wks.-61336 (30E), 61573 (31E), 61576 (31E), 62571 (40A), 62582 (31A), 62610 (31C), 64651 (30E), 64672 (31B), 64688 (31A), 68625 (32D), 68630 (30A), 68636 (30A), 69610 (30A), 69616 (31A), 69703 (30A), 69717 (30A), Departmental 36. Stripping-62614, 69608/41. Foundry-65568, 65587, 69624. On Shed Ex Wks.-D2573 (32G), D3217 (75A). Waiting Cut Up-61547/61/4, 62518/34/6/43/5/66/72/88/615, 62788, 64645, 65390/438/41/4, 65504/74, 68529/41/616/8/32, 68653/7/9/62/6, 69628. SLS/195902

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1923 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 1784
Built at Stratford Works
Diagram 26 boiler fitted		    
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 8784    
06/1927 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
06/1929 Modification Modification: Extended Smokebox fitted    
1942 Number Allocated Allocated number 7654 but not taken up    
11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2615    
04/1947 Modification Diagram 28A (1936) boiler fitted    
04/1947 Modification Modification: Decorative Valance over driving wheels retained after rebuilding    
04/1947 Modification Modification: Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1936) boiler Fitted    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Bury St Edmunds (BSE)    
03/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 62615    
21/04/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
23/08/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Bury St Edmunds (31E)    
06/09/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Bury St Edmunds (31E)    
20/07/1957 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
13/10/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 62615 from March (31B)    
12/1958 Scrapped Scrapped    

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