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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 1542 m/e 07/1920
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 8542 m/e 01/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1942) 7456 m/e Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1542 m/e 09/1946
British Railways 61542 m/e 08/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer S. Holden
Class B12
Company History GER/LNER
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Beardmore, Dalmuir, Glasgow
Order Number W82
Works Number 136
To Service During 07/1920
Withdrawal Mon 14/07/1958
Service Life 38 yrs , 14 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1920
STR   Stratford on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
32A   Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 19/05/1951
32D   Yarmouth South Town 5w/e 23/06/1951
32A   Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 22/01/1955
     Withdrawn on 14/07/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 32A Norwich Thorpe w/e 19/05/1951
ALLOC 32D Yarmouth South Town w/e 23/06/1951
ALLOC 32A Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 29/01/1955
WDN   on 14/07/1958

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
04/1929 Vacuum Ejector fitted
02/1932 ACFI feed water heating apparatus fitted
02/1935 ACFI feed water heating apparatus removed


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
20/08/1949 Stratford Works On 20/8 the Repair Shop contained the following: Nos. 1542, 2501/07/90, 64667/91, 65440, 5551, 8317, 8576, 8654, 9633, 69653, 9685. The last M. & G.N. 'J.93' tank-No. 8489-is in Stratford Yard. Stratford still paints 'British Railways' on tanks and tenders which do not carry the crest. SLS/194909
19/04/1958 Cromer MPD The allocation at Beach shed is-B12/3, 61514/6/42/7/68 and B1 61312; the latter works usually on the Melton Constable branch and the B12's on Norwich trains. SLS/195805

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1920 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 1542
Built at Beardmore, Dalmuir, Glasgow, Works Number 136
   
01/1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 8542    
04/1929 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
02/1932 Modification Modification: ACFI feed water heating apparatus fitted    
02/1935 Modification Modification: ACFI feed water heating apparatus removed    
1942 Number Allocated Allocated number 7456 but not taken up    
09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1542    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Stratford (STR)    
08/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 61542    
19/05/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (32A)    
23/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Yarmouth South Town (32D)    
22/01/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (32A)    
14/07/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 61542    

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