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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 206 m/e 09/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1863 m/e 03/1946
British Railways 61863 m/e 01/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class K3
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
K309/1925
K5 (2-6-0)06/1945
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 1288
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service During 09/1925 to Gorton (GOR)
Withdrawal Mon 06/06/1960
Service Life 34 yrs, 9 mths , 6 dys
Information Rebuilt by Thompson in 1945 - taken in to Doncaster in February and back to traffic on 16th June. However, it wan't reclassified as class K5 until 13th October 1945.

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1960

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
GOR   Gorton (New) m/e 09/1925
NEA   Neasden on 02/02/1926
DON   Doncaster on 31/05/1927
COP   Copley Hill (Leeds) on 18/07/1930
DON   Doncaster on 20/07/1930
NWE   New England on 12/06/1931
DON   Doncaster on 25/06/1945
NWE   New England on 13/09/1945
HLD   Hull Dairycoates on 27/10/1946
STM   St Margarets on 15/01/1947
NWE   New England on 28/02/1947
MAR   March on 18/04/1947
STR   Stratford on 04/05/1947
MAR   March on 17/05/1947
NWE   New England on 23/11/1947
30A   Stratford on 12/10/1952
30A   Stratford 4w/e 01/11/1952
     Withdrawn on 06/06/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC HLD Hull Dairycoates w/e 02/11/1946
ALLOC STM St Margarets on 15/01/1947
ALLOC NWE New England on 28/02/1947
ALLOC MAR March on 08/04/1947
ALLOC STR Stratford on 04/05/1947
ALLOC MAR March on 17/05/1947
ALLOC NWE New England w/e 29/11/1947
ALLOC 30A Stratford 4w/e 01/11/1952
WDN   on 06/06/1960

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
11/1930 Steam Reverse Removed
05/1933 Long Travel Valves fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/04/1950 Doncaster Works Class A.1 named include 60120 Kittiwake, 60133 Pommern, 60141 Abbotsford in, April; other engines through Doncaster Plant included A.1 60122; A.2 60500/12/39; A.3 60039/43/54/94; A.4 60018/20/1/3; V.2 60814/20/32/65/67/80/97, 60912/14; K.3 61802/22/24/46/61/67/77, 61947/69/85; B.17 61634; C.12 67366; K.5 61863 (light repair); B.1 61036/83/95, 61113, 61267. Some exchanges of 'Pacifics' and 'Green Arrows' are afoot on account of A.T.C. trials on the G.N. Section. SLS/195006

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1925 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 206
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1288
Allocated to Gorton (GOR)
   
02/02/1926 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (NEA)    
31/05/1927 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
18/07/1930 Allocation Reallocated to Copley Hill (Leeds) (COP)    
20/07/1930 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
11/1930 Modification Modification: Steam Reverse Removed    
12/06/1931 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
05/1933 Modification Modification: Long Travel Valves fitted    
25/06/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
13/09/1945 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
03/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1863    
27/10/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
15/01/1947 Allocation Reallocated to St Margarets (STM)    
28/02/1947 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
18/04/1947 Allocation Reallocated to March (MAR)    
04/05/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (STR)    
17/05/1947 Allocation Reallocated to March (MAR)    
23/11/1947 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
01/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 61863    
12/10/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
01/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
1960 Scrapped Scrapped    
06/06/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 61863    

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