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Numbers Carried
Company Number 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
ClassFrom
Claud Hamilton12/1909
D16/2 (4-4-0)07/1927
D16/3 (4-4-0)09/1944
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number B66
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
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

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1909
MC   Melton Constable on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 21/10/1957

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC MC Melton Constable m/e 03/12/1945
ALLOC NOR Norwich Thorpe m/e 03/12/1945
WDN   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)


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    
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    
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    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Melton Constable (MC)    
04/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 62578    
21/10/1957 Withdrawn Condemned as 62578 from Melton Constable (32G)    
11/1957 Scrapped Scrapped    

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