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Record: 10235 (26/09/2023)
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Numbers Carried
Company |
Number |
|
Date From |
Great Eastern Railway |
1851 |
m/e |
12/1903 |
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) |
8851 |
y/e |
1924 |
London and North Eastern Railway (1942) |
7721 |
y/e |
Not applied |
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) |
2542 |
m/e |
05/1946 |
British Railways |
62542 |
m/e |
10/1948 |
Locomotive Specifics
Designer |
J. Holden |
Class |
D15 |
Company History |
GER/LNER |
Rebuild History |
|
Wheels |
4-4-0 |
Builder |
Stratford Works |
Order Number |
D56 |
Fittings (as built) |
Engine Brakes | Westinghouse |
|
To Service |
During 12/1903 |
Withdrawal |
Mon 15/10/1956 off March (31B) |
Service Life |
52 yrs, 10 mths , 15 dys |
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Allocations
Code |
Subsequent Codes |
Name |
|
From Date |
|
|
(New) |
m/e |
12/1903 |
MAR |
|
March |
on |
01/01/1948 (Snapshot) |
|
|
Withdrawn |
on |
15/10/1956 |
SLS Allocations*
Type |
Code |
Name |
|
From Date |
WDN |
|
|
on |
15/10/1956 |
* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified |
Modification |
01/1918 |
Diagram 27Sup boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox) |
06/1927 |
Extended Smokebox fitted |
06/1927 |
Vacuum Ejector fitted |
06/1927 |
Diagram 26 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox) |
06/1938 |
Decorative Valance over driving wheels retained after rebuilding |
06/1938 |
Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1936) boiler Fitted |
06/1938 |
Diagram 28A (1936) boiler fitted (Round Top firebox) |
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Summary
Date |
Event |
Details |
Source |
See Also |
12/1903 |
To Service |
To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 1851 Built at Stratford Works Diagram 28 boiler fitted |
|
|
01/1918 |
Modification |
Diagram 27Sup boiler fitted |
|
|
1924 |
Renumbered |
Renumbered to 8851 |
|
|
06/1927 |
Modification |
Diagram 26 boiler fitted |
|
|
06/1927 |
Modification |
Modification: Extended Smokebox fitted |
|
|
06/1927 |
Modification |
Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted |
|
|
06/1938 |
Modification |
Diagram 28A (1936) boiler fitted |
|
|
06/1938 |
Modification |
Modification: Decorative Valance over driving wheels retained after rebuilding |
|
|
06/1938 |
Modification |
Modification: Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1936) boiler Fitted |
|
|
1942 |
Number Allocated |
Allocated number 7721 but not taken up |
|
|
05/1946 |
Renumbered |
Renumbered to 2542 |
|
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01/01/1948 |
Allocation |
Allocation Snapshot - March (MAR) |
|
|
10/1948 |
Renumbered |
Renumbered to 62542 |
|
|
15/10/1956 |
Withdrawn |
Condemned as 62542 from March (31B) |
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