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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 1794 m/e 05/1911
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 8794 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1942) 7664 y/e Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2605 m/e 10/1946
British Railways 62605 m/e 10/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class D15
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Claud Hamilton05/1911
D16/2 (4-4-0)02/1929
D16/3 (4-4-0)03/1940
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number E69
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 05/1911
Withdrawal Thu 06/06/1957 off March (31B)
Service Life 46 yrs, 1 mth , 7 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1957

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1911
MAR   March on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
31A   Cambridge 5w/e 17/12/1955
31A   Cambridge 4w/e 20/10/1956
     Withdrawn on 06/06/1957

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 31A Cambridge 4w/e 31/12/1955
ALLOC 31B March 4w/e 13/10/1956
WDN   on 06/06/1957

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
02/1925 Vacuum Ejector fitted
02/1929 Extended Smokebox fitted
02/1929 Diagram 26 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)
03/1940 Decorative Valance over driving wheels retained after rebuilding
03/1940 Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1936) boiler Fitted
03/1940 Diagram 28A (1936) boiler fitted (Round Top firebox)


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1911 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 1794
Built at Stratford Works
Diagram 28 boiler fitted
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 8794    
02/1925 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
02/1929 Modification Diagram 26 boiler fitted    
02/1929 Modification Modification: Extended Smokebox fitted    
03/1940 Modification Diagram 28A (1936) boiler fitted    
03/1940 Modification Modification: Decorative Valance over driving wheels retained after rebuilding    
03/1940 Modification Modification: Superheated LNER Diagram 28A (1936) boiler Fitted    
1942 Number Allocated Allocated number 7664 but not taken up    
10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2605    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - March (MAR)    
10/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 62605    
17/12/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
20/10/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
06/06/1957 Withdrawn Condemned as 62605 from March (31B)    
08/1957 Scrapped Scrapped    

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