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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 1672 m/e 06/1918
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4672   03/03/1926
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1762   28/03/1946
British Railways 61762   03/07/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class K2
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
K2/106/1918
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L699
Works Number 21983
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 06/1918 to Doncaster (DON)
Withdrawal Mon 22/06/1959 off Boston (40F)
Service Life 41 yrs , 22 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1960

Notes
Notes Sold for scrap to Motherwell Machinery & Scrap, Wishaw 30/11/59

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date Reference
DON   Doncaster (New) m/e 06/1918  
ARD   Ardsley m/e 1923  
DON   Doncaster on 01/08/1927  
NWE   New England on 06/08/1932  
BOS   Boston on 26/06/1939  
NWE   New England on 30/09/1939  
MAR   March on 24/05/1943  
NWE   New England on 03/07/1943  
BOS   Boston on 09/06/1946  
     Withdrawn on 22/06/1959  

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
TOSTORE   4w/e 29/11/1958
WDN   on 22/06/1959

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
06/1918 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 7463)
03/03/1926 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 7462)
18/01/1930 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 7259)
19/10/1935 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 7838)
16/10/1937 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 7839)
18/12/1947 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 8868)
27/08/1955 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 21165)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 28/05/1923 06/10/1923 132 days General    
Doncaster Works 12/11/1923 17/11/1923 6 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 02/11/1925 03/03/1926 122 days General Boiler number 7462 (Diagram 3)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 4672
  
Doncaster Works 10/03/1926 26/03/1926 17 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 27/01/1928 13/04/1928 78 days General Altered to GE gauge
  
Doncaster Works 21/12/1929 18/01/1930 29 days General Boiler number 7259 (Diagram 3)
  
Doncaster Works 07/05/1932 11/06/1932 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 03/03/1934 07/04/1934 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 21/09/1935 19/10/1935 29 days General Boiler number 7838 (Diagram 3)
  
Doncaster Works 25/09/1937 16/10/1937 22 days General Boiler number 7839 (Diagram 3)
  
Doncaster Works 29/10/1937 08/11/1937 11 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 25/11/1939 06/01/1940 43 days General    
Doncaster Works 21/03/1942 25/04/1942 36 days General    
Cowlairs Works 25/04/1944 10/06/1944 47 days General    
Cowlairs Works 10/01/1946 16/02/1946 38 days General    
Cowlairs Works 05/10/1947 18/12/1947 75 days General Boiler number 21134 (Diagram 3)
  
Cowlairs Works 20/06/1948 03/07/1948 14 days Light Repair Renumbered to BR 61762
  
Cowlairs Works 15/03/1949 07/05/1949 54 days Heavy Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 13/05/1951 15/09/1951 126 days General    
Cowlairs Works 04/07/1955 27/08/1955 55 days General Boiler number 21165 (Diagram 3)
  
Cowlairs Works 12/09/1955 17/09/1955 6 days Unclassified    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
08/10/1955 North Eastern Miscellany Class B16 engines have now appeared at sheds in the Newcastle-upon-Tyne area and the following have been noted working between Heaton and Berwick on various classes of trains: 61410/13/14/15/40/67/69. Class K2 2-6-0 locos noted en route between Newcastle and Cowlairs recently for overhaul and repainting have been Nos. 61720/27/62/65. Standard Class 5 4-6-0 73101 worked a Newcastle-Berwick passenger train on the 21st Sept. en route for the Scottish Region. Class J21 0-6-0 Nos. 65117 an 65070 were hauled dead by a Class J39 for the north on 4/10 and a class Dll 4-4-0 62684 hauled Class K1 62031 dead from Haymarket shed to Gateshead on October 5th. During mid-October, Class D49 4-4-0 Nos. 62752 an 62720 have been observed working a morning Sunderland-Newcastle slow passenger train as a running-in turn, both engines being recently ex-works. SLS/195512

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1918 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 1672
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 21983
Allocated to Doncaster (DON)
Diagram 3 boiler fitted		    
1923 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (ARD)    
28/05/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 28/05/1923. Dep: 06/10/1923.    
12/11/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 12/11/1923. Dep: 17/11/1923.    
02/11/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 02/11/1925. Dep: 03/03/1926.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7462 (Diagram 3)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 4672
    
10/03/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 10/03/1926. Dep: 26/03/1926.    
01/08/1927 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
27/01/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 27/01/1928. Dep: 13/04/1928.
Work undertaken:
Altered to GE gauge
    
21/12/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 21/12/1929. Dep: 18/01/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7259 (Diagram 3)
    
07/05/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 07/05/1932. Dep: 11/06/1932.    
06/08/1932 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
03/03/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 03/03/1934. Dep: 07/04/1934.    
21/09/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 21/09/1935. Dep: 19/10/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7838 (Diagram 3)
    
25/09/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 25/09/1937. Dep: 16/10/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7839 (Diagram 3)
    
29/10/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 29/10/1937. Dep: 08/11/1937.    
26/06/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Boston (BOS)    
30/09/1939 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
25/11/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 25/11/1939. Dep: 06/01/1940.    
21/03/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 21/03/1942. Dep: 25/04/1942.    
24/05/1943 Allocation Reallocated to March (MAR)    
03/07/1943 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
25/04/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 25/04/1944. Dep: 10/06/1944.    
10/01/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 10/01/1946. Dep: 16/02/1946.    
28/03/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1762    
09/06/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Boston (BOS)    
05/10/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 05/10/1947. Dep: 18/12/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 21134 (Diagram 3)
    
20/06/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 20/06/1948. Dep: 03/07/1948.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 61762
    
15/03/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 15/03/1949. Dep: 07/05/1949.    
13/05/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 13/05/1951. Dep: 15/09/1951.    
04/07/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 04/07/1955. Dep: 27/08/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 21165 (Diagram 3)
    
12/09/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 12/09/1955. Dep: 17/09/1955.    
22/06/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 61762 from Boston (40F)    
1960 Scrapped Scrapped    

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