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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 183 m/e 12/1908
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 7183 y/e 1924

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class F4
Company History GER/LNER
Wheels 2-4-2T
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number A65
Fittings (as built)
Condenser Fitted
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 12/1908
Withdrawal During 10/1934
Service Life 25 yrs , 10 mths

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1908
     Withdrawn m/e 10/1934
LOW   Lowestoft w/e 19/06/1948

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC LOW Lowestoft w/e 19/06/1948
WDN 32C Lowestoft on 17/04/1950

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced

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 *Officially withdrawn.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
12/1908 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 183
Built at Stratford Works
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 7183    
10/1934 Withdrawn Condemned as 7183    
19/06/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Lowestoft (LOW)    

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