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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 153 m/e 02/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1845 m/e 12/1946
British Railways 61845 m/e 12/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class K3
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
K302/1925
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 1270
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 02/1925
Withdrawal Sun 16/09/1962
Service Life 37 yrs, 7 mths , 16 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1963

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1925
IMM   Immingham on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
40A   Lincoln 4w/e 18/04/1953
31B   March 4w/e 24/10/1953
32A   Norwich Thorpe w/e 04/07/1959
31B   March w/e 01/08/1959
40E   Colwick w/e 24/12/1960
40A   Lincoln w/e 01/04/1961
     Withdrawn on 16/09/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 40A Lincoln 4w/e 18/04/1953
ALLOC 31B March 4w/e 03/10/1953
ALLOC 32A Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 11/07/1959
ALLOC 31B March 4w/e 08/08/1959
ALLOC 40E Colwick 5w/e 31/12/1960
ALLOC 40A Lincoln 5w/e 08/04/1961
WDN   on 16/09/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
11/1932 Long Travel Valves fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
28/05/1961 Doncaster Works (Outside Erecting Shops) New Erecting Shop: D2392-4, D3489, E3062-7. Boiler Shop: E3068-70. Stripping Road: D2402, 60007/73, 60119/61, 61327, 61844/93, 61904/85/97, 62059, 63967, 70023. Scrap Road: 63947/58, 64970, 68916/29, 69561 all intact, with 63952 just cut up. Crimpsall: 70027, 73016. Outside Crimpsall: DEPT7, 60065. Erecting Shops: D2026, D2234, D3129/52, D3445, D5534/71, 12124, 13252, 13325, 43088, 43152/5, 60013/24/33/88/99, 60525, 61095, 61190, 61249, 61300/70, 61832, 62051, 63963, 70001/5/35. Outside Erecting Shops: 60017, 61845. Outside Weigh House: 43091, 60137, 62047. Paint Shop: D2390/1, D5698, D6715, D8215, D9004/5, E3056/61, 60038/9, 61122/88, 63938, 76031. Outside Paint Shop: D345/6. Works Shunters: DEPT10/1. SLS/196107

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1925 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 153
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1270		    
11/1932 Modification Modification: Long Travel Valves fitted    
12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1845    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Immingham (IMM)    
12/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 61845    
18/04/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Lincoln (40A)    
24/10/1953 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
04/07/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (32A)    
01/08/1959 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
24/12/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (40E)    
01/04/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Lincoln (40A)    
16/09/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 61845    
1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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