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**Numbers Carried**
Type	Number	Date From	Notes
Pre TOPS (Pre Tops)	D2298	11/10/1960

Locomotive Specifics

Class as Built

Subclass/Rebuild History

Class	From
3' 7" engines	11/10/1960

Wheel Arrangement

0-6-0

Builder

Drewry Car Co. Ltd.

Works Number

2679

To Service

11/10/1960 to Lincoln (40A)

Withdrawn

28/12/1968

Time in Service

8 yrs, 2 mths , 17 dys

Status

Preserved

**Allocations - WIP**
Code	Name		From Date
40A	Lincoln (New)	on	11/10/1960
40F	Boston	w/e	03/08/1963
40E	Colwick	w/e	19/10/1963
40A	Lincoln	w/e	13/11/1965
52A	Gateshead	w/e	20/07/1968
	Withdrawn	on	28/12/1968

**Configuration - WIP**
Date	Configuration	Description	Additional	Diagram	Source
11/10/1960	v	Vacuum brakes

**Preservation**
Current Status	Unknown

**Summary**
Start	Event	Details
11/10/1960	To Service	To service as British Railways number D2298 Built at Drewry Car Co. Ltd., Works Number 2679 Allocated to Lincoln (40A)
03/08/1963	Allocation	Reallocated to Boston (40F)
19/10/1963	Allocation	Reallocated to Colwick (40E)
13/11/1965	Allocation	Reallocated to Lincoln (40A)
20/07/1968	Allocation	Reallocated to Gateshead (52A)
28/12/1968	Withdrawn	Condemned as 2298

Complete BR Locomotive Database 1948-1997

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