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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 1561 m/e 03/1920
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 8561 m/e 01/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1942) 7475 m/e Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1561 m/e 10/1946
British Railways 61561 m/e 01/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer S. Holden
Class B12
Company History GER/LNER
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number H82
To Service During 03/1920
Withdrawal Tue 30/09/1958
Service Life 38 yrs, 7 mths , 1 dy

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1958

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1920
IPS   Ipswich on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 30/09/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC IPS Ipswich on 03/09/1947
WDN   on 30/09/1958

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
03/1924 Vacuum Ejector fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/12/1958 Stratford Works (Waiting Cut Up) Old Works-61003 (30F), 43107 (31D), 61066 (31A), 61089 (30A), 61136 (14D), 61160 (32B), 61164 (30A), 61254 (32B), 61299 (40E), 61361 (30E), 61372 (30A), 61632 (31A), 64677 (30A), 64965 (33A), 65561 (32B), 69695-Wdn., 80079 (33B). Diesel Shop-12064 (14A), 15214 (75C), D208 (34B), D2208 (30A), D2210 (32A), D2214 (32A), D3221 (75C), D3444 (34A), D3460 (73C), D3476 (34C), D5514 (30A), D8407 (30A). Waiting Wks.-61336 (30E), 61573 (31E), 61576 (31E), 62571 (40A), 62582 (31A), 62610 (31C), 64651 (30E), 64672 (31B), 64688 (31A), 68625 (32D), 68630 (30A), 68636 (30A), 69610 (30A), 69616 (31A), 69703 (30A), 69717 (30A), Departmental 36. Stripping-62614, 69608/41. Foundry-65568, 65587, 69624. On Shed Ex Wks.-D2573 (32G), D3217 (75A). Waiting Cut Up-61547/61/4, 62518/34/6/43/5/66/72/88/615, 62788, 64645, 65390/438/41/4, 65504/74, 68529/41/616/8/32, 68653/7/9/62/6, 69628. SLS/195902

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1920 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 1561
Built at Stratford Works
   
01/1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 8561    
03/1924 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
1942 Number Allocated Allocated number 7475 but not taken up    
10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1561    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Ipswich (IPS)    
01/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 61561    
30/09/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 61561    
12/1958 Scrapped Scrapped    

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