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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 2814 on 23/10/1930
British Railways 61614 4w/e 25/12/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
23/10/1930 CASTLE HEDINGHAM

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley / E. Thompson
Class B2
Company History LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
B17/223/10/1930
B2 (4-6-0)11/1946
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1508
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service Mon 23/10/1930
Withdrawal Mon 08/06/1959
Service Life 28 yrs, 7 mths , 16 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1959

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 23/10/1930
COL   Colchester on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
31A   Cambridge 4w/e 17/11/1956
     Withdrawn on 08/06/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 31A Cambridge 4w/e 10/11/1956
WDN   on 08/06/1959

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
23/10/1930 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2814, name: CASTLE HEDINGHAM
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1508
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Colchester (COL)    
25/12/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 61614    
17/11/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
06/1959 Scrapped Scrapped    
08/06/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 61614    

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