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Record: 10235 (26/09/2023)
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Numbers Carried
Company |
Number |
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Date From |
Great Eastern Railway |
1827 |
m/e |
12/1909 |
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) |
8827 |
y/e |
1924 |
London and North Eastern Railway (1942) |
7697 |
y/e |
Not applied |
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) |
2578 |
m/e |
11/1946 |
British Railways |
62578 |
m/e |
04/1948 |
Locomotive Specifics
Designer |
J. Holden |
Class |
D15 |
Company History |
GER/LNER |
Rebuild History |
|
Wheels |
4-4-0 |
Builder |
Stratford Works |
Order Number |
B66 |
Fittings (as built) |
Engine Brakes | Westinghouse |
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To Service |
During 12/1909 |
Withdrawal |
Mon 21/10/1957 off Melton Constable (32G) |
Service Life |
47 yrs, 10 mths , 21 dys |
Disposal
Scrapping |
During 11/1957 |
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Allocations
Code |
Subsequent Codes |
Name |
|
From Date |
|
|
(New) |
m/e |
12/1909 |
MC |
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Melton Constable |
on |
01/01/1948 (Snapshot) |
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Withdrawn |
on |
21/10/1957 |
* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified |
Modification |
07/1927 |
Extended Smokebox fitted |
07/1927 |
Vacuum Ejector fitted |
07/1927 |
Diagram 26 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox) |
09/1944 |
Decorative Valance over driving wheels retained after rebuilding |
09/1944 |
Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1936) boiler Fitted |
09/1944 |
Diagram 28A (1936) boiler fitted (Round Top firebox) |
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Summary
Date |
Event |
Details |
Source |
See Also |
12/1909 |
To Service |
To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 1827 Built at Stratford Works Diagram 28 boiler fitted |
|
|
1924 |
Renumbered |
Renumbered to 8827 |
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07/1927 |
Modification |
Diagram 26 boiler fitted |
|
|
07/1927 |
Modification |
Modification: Extended Smokebox fitted |
|
|
07/1927 |
Modification |
Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted |
|
|
1942 |
Number Allocated |
Allocated number 7697 but not taken up |
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09/1944 |
Modification |
Diagram 28A (1936) boiler fitted |
|
|
09/1944 |
Modification |
Modification: Decorative Valance over driving wheels retained after rebuilding |
|
|
09/1944 |
Modification |
Modification: Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1936) boiler Fitted |
|
|
11/1946 |
Renumbered |
Renumbered to 2578 |
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01/01/1948 |
Allocation |
Allocation Snapshot - Melton Constable (MC) |
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04/1948 |
Renumbered |
Renumbered to 62578 |
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21/10/1957 |
Withdrawn |
Condemned as 62578 from Melton Constable (32G) |
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11/1957 |
Scrapped |
Scrapped |
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