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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 1898 m/e 07/1900
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 8898 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1942) 7768 y/e Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2509 m/e 11/1946
British Railways 62509 m/e 04/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class D14
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
D1407/1900
Claud Hamilton (4-4-0)06/1915
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number L47
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 07/1900
Withdrawal w/e Mon 22/09/1952 off Norwich Thorpe (32A)
Service Life 52 yrs, 2 mths , 23 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1900
STR   Stratford on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
MEL     4w/e 22/01/1949
32A   Norwich Thorpe 5w/e 16/02/1952
32A   Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 23/02/1952
     Withdrawn w/e 22/09/1952

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC MEL   4w/e 22/01/1949
ALLOC 32A Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 23/02/1952
WDN   w/e 22/09/1952
ALLOC 9E Trafford Park (LMS) 4w/e 30/10/1954

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
06/1915 Superheated LNER Diagram 27 boiler fitted
06/1915 Diagram 27Sup boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)
05/1924 Vacuum Ejector fitted
04/1933 Extended Smokebox fitted
06/1936 GNR style Chimney 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
07/1900 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 1898
Built at Stratford Works
Diagram 28 boiler fitted
   
06/1915 Modification Diagram 27Sup boiler fitted    
06/1915 Modification Modification: Superheated LNER Diagram 27 boiler fitted    
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 8898    
05/1924 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
04/1933 Modification Modification: Extended Smokebox fitted    
06/1936 Modification Modification: GNR style Chimney fitted    
1942 Number Allocated Allocated number 7768 but not taken up    
11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2509    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Stratford (STR)    
04/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 62509    
22/01/1949 Allocation      
16/02/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (32A)    
23/02/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (32A)    
22/09/1952 Withdrawn Condemned as 62509 from Norwich Thorpe (32A)    

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