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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 288   08/1904
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3288   12/07/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2817   17/02/1946
British Railways 62817   Not applied

Locomotive Specifics
Designer H. Ivatt
Class C1
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 4-4-2
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 236
Works Number 1047
To Service During 08/1904
Withdrawal Mon 08/05/1950
Service Life 45 yrs, 9 mths , 7 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Doncaster)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1904
HIT   Hitchin (GNR) on 12/07/1924
KX   Kings Cross on 14/06/1928
HIT   Hitchin (GNR) on 16/02/1939
KX   Kings Cross on 05/01/1947
HIT   Hitchin (GNR) w/e 12/06/1948
SHF   Sheffield Darnall w/e 25/06/1949
     Withdrawn on 08/05/1950

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC KX Kings Cross on 05/01/1947
ALLOC HITL Hitchin (GNR) w/e 12/06/1948
ALLOC SHF Sheffield Darnall w/e 25/06/1949
WDN 39B Sheffield Darnall on 08/05/1950

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

Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 1910 07/1910   General    
Doncaster Works 1918 03/1918   General Superheated boiler fitted
 
Doncaster Works 19/06/1922 29/07/1922 41 days General    
Doncaster Works 06/05/1924 12/07/1924 68 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 3288
 
Doncaster Works 21/12/1925 20/03/1926 90 days General    
Doncaster Works 12/01/1929 23/02/1929 43 days General    
Doncaster Works 12/07/1930 06/09/1930 57 days General    
Doncaster Works 09/05/1931 13/06/1931 36 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 29/10/1932 26/11/1932 29 days General    
Doncaster Works 28/04/1934 02/06/1934 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 06/06/1936 18/07/1936 43 days General    
Doncaster Works 12/06/1937 03/07/1937 22 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 07/05/1938 18/06/1938 43 days General    
Doncaster Works 06/01/1940 10/02/1940 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 02/10/1943 30/10/1943 29 days General    
Doncaster Works 23/02/1947 30/04/1947 67 days General    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1904 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 288
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1047
   
1910 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: ?/1910. Dep: ?/07/1910.    
1918 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: ?/1918. Dep: ?/03/1918.
Work undertaken:
Superheated boiler fitted
   
19/06/1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 19/06/1922. Dep: 29/07/1922.    
06/05/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 06/05/1924. Dep: 12/07/1924.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 3288
   
12/07/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Hitchin (GNR) (HIT )    
21/12/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 21/12/1925. Dep: 20/03/1926.    
14/06/1928 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (KX)    
12/01/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 12/01/1929. Dep: 23/02/1929.    
12/07/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 12/07/1930. Dep: 06/09/1930.    
09/05/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 09/05/1931. Dep: 13/06/1931.    
29/10/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 29/10/1932. Dep: 26/11/1932.    
28/04/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 28/04/1934. Dep: 02/06/1934.    
06/06/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 06/06/1936. Dep: 18/07/1936.    
12/06/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 12/06/1937. Dep: 03/07/1937.    
07/05/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 07/05/1938. Dep: 18/06/1938.    
16/02/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Hitchin (GNR) (HIT )    
06/01/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 06/01/1940. Dep: 10/02/1940.    
02/10/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 02/10/1943. Dep: 30/10/1943.    
17/02/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2817    
05/01/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (KX)    
23/02/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 23/02/1947. Dep: 30/04/1947.    
1948 Number Allocated Allocated number 62817 but not taken up    
12/06/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Hitchin (GNR) (HIT )    
25/06/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    
08/05/1950 Withdrawn Condemned as 2817    

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