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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 1787 m/e 08/1923
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 8787 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1942) 7657 y/e Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2618 m/e 11/1946
British Railways 62618 m/e 10/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer A. Hill
Class D16
Company History LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
D16/108/1923
D16/2 (4-4-0)01/1929
D16/3 (4-4-0)08/1944
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number H88
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service During 08/1923
Withdrawal Mon 23/11/1959 off March (31B)
Service Life 36 yrs, 3 mths , 23 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1959

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1923
CAM   Cambridge on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
31C   Kings Lynn 4w/e 08/03/1958
31B   March w/e 06/12/1958
     Withdrawn on 23/11/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 31C Kings Lynn 4w/e 28/03/1958
ALLOC 31B March 4w/e 27/12/1958
WDN   on 23/11/1959

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
01/1929 Extended Smokebox fitted
08/1944 Decorative Valance over driving wheels retained after rebuilding
08/1944 Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1936) boiler Fitted
08/1944 Diagram 28A (1936) boiler fitted (Round Top firebox)


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1923 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 1787
Built at Stratford Works
Diagram 26 boiler fitted
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 8787    
01/1929 Modification Modification: Extended Smokebox fitted    
1942 Number Allocated Allocated number 7657 but not taken up    
08/1944 Modification Diagram 28A (1936) boiler fitted    
08/1944 Modification Modification: Decorative Valance over driving wheels retained after rebuilding    
08/1944 Modification Modification: Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1936) boiler Fitted    
11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2618    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Cambridge (CAM)    
10/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 62618    
08/03/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Lynn (31C)    
06/12/1958 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
23/11/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 62618 from March (31B)    
12/1959 Scrapped Scrapped    

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