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LNER B17 & B2 'Sandringham' Class: 1955 Allocation Summary

The following table provides a detailed summary of locomotive types, tender varieties, and shed allocations as of the Summer of 1955.


Engine Name Class Tender Shed Code Notes
61600SandringhamB17/6GER30A StratfordFirst of Class (FOC) - Built by NBL Glasgow
61601HolkhamB17/1GER30A StratfordRetained original boiler type
61602WalsinghamB17/6GER30A Stratford
61603FramlinghamB2NER30E Colchester
61604ElvedenB17/6GER30A Stratford
61605Lincolnshire RegimentB17/6GER30A Stratford
61606Audley EndB17/6GER30A StratfordDelivered new to Ipswich in 1929 to work North Country Continental.
61607BlicklingB2NER30E ColchesterLast B2 in Service. Delivered new to Ipswich in 1929.
61608GuntonB17/6GER30A StratfordLongest surviving B17 in service.
61609QuidenhamB17/6GER30A Stratford
61610Honingham HallB17/6GER30A StratfordFirst of Class B17/2.
61611Raynham HallB17/2GER30A StratfordRebuilt to B17/6 in 1956.
61612Houghton HallB17/6GER30A Stratford
61613Woodbastwick HallB17/6GER30A Stratford
61614Castle HedinghamB2NER30E Colchester
61615Culford HallB2LNER30E ColchesterEx P1 Class Tender.
61616FallodonB2NER30E Colchester
61617Ford CastleB2NER31A CambridgeFirst B2 to be Withdrawn.
61618Wynyard ParkB17/6GER32B Ipswich
61619Welbeck AbbeyB17/6GER31B March
61620ClumberB17/6GER31B March
61621Hatfield HouseB17/2GER31B MarchRetained original boiler type.
61622Alnwick CastleB17/6GER32D Yarmouth
61623Lambton CastleB17/6GER31A Cambridge
61624Lumley CastleB17/2GERWithdrawnWithdrawn March 1953.
61625Raby CastleB17/2GER32B IpswichRetained original boiler type.
61626Brancepeth CastleB17/6GER31B March
61627Aske HallB17/6GER31B March
61628Harewood HouseB17/6GERWithdrawn 9/52First B17 to be Withdrawn (Sept, 1952)
61629Naworth CastleB17/2GER32A NorwichRetained original boiler type; derailment at Sleaford N. Jct Feb 15, 1937
61630Tottenham HotspurB17/6GER30A StratfordOnly GE Tender Footballer
61631Serlby HallB17/2GER32B IpswichRebuilt to B17/6 in 1957
61632Belvoir CastleB2LNER30E Colchester“Royal Sovereign” in 1958
61633Kimbolton CastleB17/6GER31B March
61634HinchingbrookeB17/2GER30A StratfordRebuilt to B17/6 in 1957
61635MiltonB17/6GER31B MarchLongest stay at a single depot (March): 17 years
61636Harlaxton ManorB17/6GER31A Cambridge
61637Thorpe HallB17/2GER32B IpswichRebuilt to B17/6 in 1957
61638Melton HallB17/6GER31B March
61639Norwich CityB2NER30E Colchester
61640Somerleyton HallB17/6GER31A CambridgeShortest stay at a single depot (March): 13 days
61641Gayton HallB17/6GER31B March
61642Kilverstone HallB17/6GER31A Cambridge
61643Champion LodgeB17/6GER31B MarchWas First of Class B17/3
61644Earlham HallB2NER30E ColchesterRetained original boiler type
61668Bradford CityB17/6LNER30A StratfordLast of Class in service, withdrawn Aug 1960
61669BarnsleyB17/6LNER32B Ipswich
61670City of LondonB17/6LNER32D YarmouthCarried "A4" streamlining Sept 1937–April 1951
61671Royal SovereignB2LNER31A CambridgeThe Royal Engine
61672West Ham UnitedB17/6LNER30A Stratford