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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Eastern Railway 1780 m/e 06/1923
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 8780 y/e 1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1942) 7650 y/e Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2611 m/e 12/1946
British Railways 62611 m/e 12/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer A. Hill
Class D16
Company History LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
D16/106/1923
D16/2 (4-4-0)11/1928
D16/3 (4-4-0)09/1944
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Stratford Works
Order Number H88
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 06/1923
Withdrawal Tue 01/01/1957 off Yarmouth South Town (32D)
Service Life 33 yrs, 7 mths , 1 dy

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1957

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1923
IPS   Ipswich on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
NOR   Norwich Thorpe w/e 23/10/1948
32E   Yarmouth Vauxhall 3w/e 31/05/1950
32D   Yarmouth South Town m/e 30/06/1950
     Withdrawn on 01/01/1957

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC IPS Ipswich m/e 03/12/1945
ALLOC IPS Ipswich m/e 28/02/1946
ALLOC NOR Norwich Thorpe w/e 23/10/1948
ALLOC 32D Yarmouth South Town m/e 30/06/1950
WDN   on 01/01/1957

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
11/1928 Extended Smokebox fitted
11/1928 Vacuum Ejector fitted
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)


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
13/08/1946 Liverpool Street Station The loco. hauling the Scandinavian now carries a headboard on the smokebox-first time noted was 8780 on 13/8. The 'Hook' has in its formation two of the new L.N.E.R vestibule coaches with middle doors, easily picked out by their brown roofs. On 16/9 'J.67' 8591 was in charge of a very lengthy train of wagons proceeding along the marshes from Temple Mills, with more than 55 vehicles! SLS/194701

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1923 To Service To service as Great Eastern Railway Number 1780
Built at Stratford Works
Diagram 26 boiler fitted		    
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 8780    
11/1928 Modification Modification: Extended Smokebox fitted    
11/1928 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
1942 Number Allocated Allocated number 7650 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    
12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2611    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Ipswich (IPS)    
23/10/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (NOR)    
12/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 62611    
31/05/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Yarmouth Vauxhall (32E)    
30/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Yarmouth South Town (32D)    
01/01/1957 Withdrawn Condemned as 62611 from Yarmouth South Town (32D)    
02/1957 Scrapped Scrapped    

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