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**Numbers Carried**
Type	Number	Date From	Notes
Pre TOPS (Pre Tops)	D8216	31/12/1959

Locomotive Specifics

Class as Built

Subclass/Rebuild History

Class	From
15	31/12/1959

Wheels

Bo-Bo

Builder

British Thompson Houston Co. Ltd.

Fittings (as built)

Train Brakes	Vacuum Brakes fitted
Multiple Fitting	Blue Star

To Service

31/12/1959 to March (31B)

Withdrawn

27/03/1971

Time in Service

11 yrs, 2 mths , 24 dys

Cut Up

m/e 01/1972

Cut At

Locomotive Works (Crewe, Cheshire)

Status

Scrapped

**Liveries Carried - WIP**
Code	Colour	Date From
GNP	Green all over, forward facing windows surrounds painted light green	31/12/1959

**Allocations - WIP**
Code	Name		From Date
31B	March (New)	on	31/12/1959
30A	Stratford	w/e	23/06/1962
32B	Ipswich	w/e	22/06/1963
30A	Stratford	w/e	23/04/1966
	Withdrawn	on	27/03/1971

**Configuration - WIP**
Date	Configuration	Description	Additional	Diagram	Source
31/12/1959	vo	Vacuum brakes, No heat

**Fires**
Date of Fire	Severity	Damage	Source of Fire	Material	Details	Location
10/10/1962	Not severe		Hot engine parts, including exhaust blows	Fuel or lubricating oil sprays or leaks

**Summary**
Start	Event	Details
31/12/1959	To Service	To service as British Railways number D8216 Built at British Thompson Houston Co. Ltd. Allocated to March (31B) Livery applied: Green all over, forward facing windows surrounds painted light green
23/06/1962	Allocation	Reallocated to Stratford (30A)
22/06/1963	Allocation	Reallocated to Ipswich (32B)
23/04/1966	Allocation	Reallocated to Stratford (30A)
27/03/1971	Withdrawn	Condemned as 8216
01/1972	Scrapped	Broken up by Locomotive Works: Crewe, Cheshire

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