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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 1789 m/e 09/1923
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 8789 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1942) 7659 y/e Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2620 m/e 10/1946
British Railways 62620 m/e 11/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer A. Hill
Class D16
Company History LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
D16/109/1923
D16/2 (4-4-0)12/1928
D16/3 (4-4-0)03/1948
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number H88
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service During 09/1923
Withdrawal Mon 10/10/1955 off Melton Constable (32G)
Service Life 32 yrs, 1 mth , 9 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1923
NOR   Norwich Thorpe on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
MEL     w/e 04/09/1948
     Withdrawn on 10/10/1955

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC YAR Yarmouth South Town w/e 18/10/1947
ALLOC NOR Norwich Thorpe w/e 01/11/1947
ALLOC MEL   w/e 04/09/1948
WDN   on 10/10/1955

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
12/1928 Extended Smokebox fitted
03/1948 Decorative Valance over driving wheels retained after rebuilding
03/1948 Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1936) boiler Fitted
03/1948 Diagram 28A (1936) boiler fitted (Round Top firebox)


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
12/02/1948 Stratford Works The following locomotives were seen stripped: Nos. *1518, 2620, 4766, 5391, *7118, *7122, *7148, 7203/18, an 9659, while in the process of being stripped were: Nos. 1623/39/52, 5522, an 8529. The following were in course of erection: Nos. 1046/7, 1609/10/21/31/53/59/61/2/3/6 an 8764; No. 4889 was complete, and No. 1553 was apparently in for examination. Awaiting Works at various points were: Nos. 1509/*44/78, 1624, 2536/63, 2590, 2602, 4663/89, *5360/*80/3, 5400/10/18/52, 5506, *7119/*20. *7130/*1/*2/*5/*6/*7/*44/*7/83, 7219/26/37, *7511/*2, 8168/74, 8213, 8372, *8485/*8/9, 8791/6, 8854 an 9604. *Officially withdrawn. The Paint Shop produced the following all newly painted, lettered 'BRITISH RAILWAYS' in yellow paint and prefixed 'E': Nos. 1056, 4687, 5565, an 8376. No. 8082 was stored here. The first locomotive to have been lettered in the above new style was No. 8619, which in addition was painted green and is now to be seen at Liverpool Street, acting as station pilot. The Running Shed produced the following additional locomotives painted in the new style: Nos. 1045, 1664, an 1667 SLS/194803

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1923 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 1789
Built at Stratford Works
Diagram 26 boiler fitted
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 8789    
12/1928 Modification Modification: Extended Smokebox fitted    
1942 Number Allocated Allocated number 7659 but not taken up    
10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2620    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Norwich Thorpe (NOR)    
03/1948 Modification Diagram 28A (1936) boiler fitted    
03/1948 Modification Modification: Decorative Valance over driving wheels retained after rebuilding    
03/1948 Modification Modification: Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1936) boiler Fitted    
04/09/1948 Allocation      
11/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 62620    
10/10/1955 Withdrawn Condemned as 62620 from Melton Constable (32G)    

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