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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 1859 m/e 04/1904
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 8859 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1942) 7729 y/e Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2550 m/e 09/1946

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class D15
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Claud Hamilton04/1904
D16/3 (4-4-0)05/1934
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number D56
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 04/1904
Withdrawal During 11/1946
Service Life 42 yrs , 7 mths

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1904
NOR   Norwich Thorpe m/e 11/1935
     Withdrawn m/e 11/1946

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
by 1924 Vacuum Ejector fitted
05/1931 Extended Smokebox fitted
05/1934 Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1933) boiler fitted
05/1934 Diagram 28A (1933) boiler fitted (Round Top firebox)


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1904 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 1859
Built at Stratford Works
Diagram 28 boiler fitted
   
1924 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 8859    
05/1931 Modification Modification: Extended Smokebox fitted    
05/1934 Modification Diagram 28A (1933) boiler fitted    
05/1934 Modification Modification: Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1933) boiler fitted    
11/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (NOR)    
1942 Number Allocated Allocated number 7729 but not taken up    
09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2550    
11/1946 Withdrawn Condemned as 2550    

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