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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 1559 m/e 02/1921
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 8559 m/e 01/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1942) 7473 m/e Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1559 m/e 07/1946
British Railways 61559 m/e 08/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer S. Holden
Class B12
Company History GER/LNER
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Beardmore, Dalmuir, Glasgow
Order Number W82
Works Number 153
To Service During 02/1921
Withdrawal Mon 03/09/1951
Service Life 30 yrs, 7 mths , 3 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1921
STR   Stratford on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
30E   Colchester w/e 26/05/1951
30E   Colchester 5w/e 23/06/1951
     Withdrawn on 03/09/1951

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 30E Colchester w/e 26/05/1951
WDN   on 03/09/1951

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
05/1928 Vacuum Ejector fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
25/03/1950 Stratford Works One of the two 0-4-0T tram engines-No. 68083- has just been through shops. The crest is on the undercarriage, below the wooden body. One of the 0-6-0T tram engines has the words 'British Railways' in the same position, and does not look as neat. Locomotives in the new shops were Nos. 61004/42/50/54/89, 61332/35. 1639. 62531, 3040. 63101, 7160, 68527, 69704, 90013, 90502. ex-W.D. 77013, 79312 and outside awaiting shopping were Nos. 61235, 61559, 8386, 8647, 9684, 90392. The three Crane locomotives are now renumbered; No. 68667 noted 3/49, No. 68668 2/50 and No. 68669 3/50 (with crest). These dates are not given in the official lists, and the actual dates will be slightly earlier. In the Paint Shop were Nos. 61540 (lined), 61554. 68088, 68225, 68651, 69641, 69728; and in the old Works Nos. 61058, 61336, 61558, 62509, 2584, 2601. 62790, 2794, 4644/83, 65462, 65545/57, 7155, 7226, 8375, 8519/61, 8772, 8874/81, 9639/69. SLS/195005

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1921 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 1559
Built at Beardmore, Dalmuir, Glasgow, Works Number 153
   
01/1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 8559    
05/1928 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
1942 Number Allocated Allocated number 7473 but not taken up    
07/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1559    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Stratford (STR)    
08/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 61559    
26/05/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Colchester (30E)    
23/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Colchester (30E)    
03/09/1951 Withdrawn Condemned as 61559    

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