Peter Kerslake says "There always seemed to be a parcels van or two at the head of passenger workings on the former Great Eastern main line in the 'fifties, probably holding parcels or perishables and a work stained 61621 "Hatfield House" has a couple here in her charge at Ipswich as she runs in from the Norwich direction, doubtless bound for Liverpool Street.
One of the second batch of 42 of her class built at Darlington from August of 1930 until June of 1936 "Hatfield House" was condemned in November of 1958.
My 1956 shedbook has her allocated to March M.P.D. being one of nine "Sandringham" at that windswept Fenland freight depot at that time, with Stratford having twenty two of the class on its books and Colchester fifteen, the remainder being at Cambridge and Ipswich also with nine each and Yarmouth having six, making tht total in service at seventy.
Poor old 616288 "Harewood House" had been the first to be condemned, an early casualty in September of 1952 for some unknown reason, whilst 61668 "Bradford City" was the last survivor, remaining in service until August of 1960."