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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1942) 7801   Not applied
Great Eastern Railway 478 m/e 10/1894
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 7478 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2784 m/e 11/1946
British Railways 62784 m/e 08/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Holden
Class E4
Company History GER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
E410/1894
Wheels 2-4-0
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number I34
To Service During 10/1894
Withdrawal w/e Mon 30/05/1955
Service Life 60 yrs , 8 mths

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1955

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1894
DAR   Darlington S 01/1936
CAM   Cambridge on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn w/e 30/05/1955

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   w/e 30/05/1955

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
25/09/1947 Stratford Works The following withdrawn locos. were noted in the vicinity of the stripping shop on 25/9: 'F3' 7118/21/29/38/45; 'B12/3' 1522; 'D16/3' 2500; 'J15' 5358 an 5403 (all stripped), whilst 7125 an 7148 were intact. Other locos. stripped were: 'J15' 5402/54; 'D16' 2535; 'J17' 5541/71. In the stripping shop were: 'E4' 2784; 'J15' 5472; 'J19/2' 4675 and 'J17' 5549. In the Paint shop were the 'Coffee Pot' 'Y5' 8081 and W.D. 77416. A curious sight was the crane tank shed filled by two W.D.'s 77119 an 77312 (the latter with a 15A shed plate). In the fields behind the New Works were 'F3' 7146; 'J70' 8225; 'H2' 7512; 'D16' 2591; 'B12' 1544 and 'J39' 4841, all awaiting works. W.D. 77476 was in the New Works, and W.D.'s 77302 and 77107 were in the shed yard. 'D16' 2584; 'J20' 4677/93; 'J39' 4708/61, 'J69' 8574/8632; 'F6' 7230 and 'F4' 7162 were all noted newly painted ex-works. 7162 was fitted with a tablet-catcher. SLS/194711

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
0000 Number Allocated Allocated number 7801 but not taken up    
10/1894 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 478
Built at Stratford Works
   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 7478    
01/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (DAR)    
11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2784    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Cambridge (CAM)    
08/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 62784    
30/05/1955 Withdrawn Condemned as 62784    
08/1955 Scrapped Scrapped    

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