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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 158 m/e 02/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1847 m/e 12/1946
British Railways 61847 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 1272
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 02/1925
Withdrawal Mon 10/12/1962
Service Life 37 yrs, 10 mths , 9 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1963

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1925
MAR   March on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
NOR   Norwich Thorpe w/e 09/10/1948
53A   Hull Dairycoates on 02/09/1951
53A   Hull Dairycoates 5w/e 22/09/1951
     Withdrawn on 10/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC NOR Norwich Thorpe w/e 09/10/1948
ALLOC 53A Hull Dairycoates on 02/09/1951
WDN   on 10/12/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
08/1931 Long Travel Valves fitted


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1925 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 158
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1272
   
08/1931 Modification Modification: Long Travel Valves fitted    
12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1847    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - March (MAR)    
09/10/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (NOR)    
12/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 61847    
02/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (53A)    
22/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (53A)    
10/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 61847    
1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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