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Record: 10235 (26/09/2023)
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Numbers Carried
Company |
Number |
|
Date From |
Great Eastern Railway |
1857 |
m/e |
03/1904 |
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) |
8857 |
y/e |
1924 |
London and North Eastern Railway (1942) |
7727 |
m/e |
12/1942 |
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) |
2548 |
m/e |
05/1946 |
British Railways |
62548 |
m/e |
06/1948 |
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 03/1904 |
Withdrawal |
Tue 08/10/1957 off March (31B) |
Service Life |
53 yrs, 7 mths , 9 dys |
Disposal
Scrapping |
During 11/1957 |
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Allocations
Code |
Subsequent Codes |
Name |
|
From Date |
|
|
(New) |
m/e |
03/1904 |
MAR |
|
March |
on |
01/01/1948 (Snapshot) |
|
|
Withdrawn |
on |
08/10/1957 |
SLS Allocations*
Type |
Code |
Name |
|
From Date |
ALLOC |
COL |
Colchester |
m/e |
03/12/1945 |
WDN |
|
|
on |
08/10/1957 |
* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified |
Modification |
01/1916 |
Diagram 27Sup boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox) |
06/1927 |
Vacuum Ejector fitted |
10/1933 |
Extended Smokebox fitted |
07/1936 |
GNR style Chimney fitted |
07/1939 |
Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1936) boiler Fitted |
07/1939 |
Diagram 28A (1936) boiler fitted (Round Top firebox) |
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Summary
Date |
Event |
Details |
Source |
See Also |
03/1904 |
To Service |
To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 1857 Built at Stratford Works Diagram 28 boiler fitted |
|
|
01/1916 |
Modification |
Diagram 27Sup boiler fitted |
|
|
1924 |
Renumbered |
Renumbered to 8857 |
|
|
06/1927 |
Modification |
Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted |
|
|
10/1933 |
Modification |
Modification: Extended Smokebox fitted |
|
|
07/1936 |
Modification |
Modification: GNR style Chimney fitted |
|
|
07/1939 |
Modification |
Diagram 28A (1936) boiler fitted |
|
|
07/1939 |
Modification |
Modification: Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1936) boiler Fitted |
|
|
12/1942 |
Renumbered |
Renumbered to 7727 |
|
|
05/1946 |
Renumbered |
Renumbered to 2548 |
|
|
01/01/1948 |
Allocation |
Allocation Snapshot - March (MAR) |
|
|
06/1948 |
Renumbered |
Renumbered to 62548 |
|
|
08/10/1957 |
Withdrawn |
Condemned as 62548 from March (31B) |
|
|
11/1957 |
Scrapped |
Scrapped |
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