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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 231 m/e 12/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1869 on 24/03/1946
British Railways 61869 m/e 10/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class K3
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
K312/1925
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 1294
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service During 12/1925
Withdrawal Mon 03/12/1962
Service Life 37 yrs , 3 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1963

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1925
NWE   New England on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
MAR   March 5w/e 26/02/1949
53A   Hull Dairycoates on 02/09/1951
53A   Hull Dairycoates 5w/e 22/09/1951
52B   Heaton 4w/e 20/10/1956
50B   Hull Dairycoates w/e 23/01/1960
     Withdrawn on 03/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC MAR March 5w/e 26/02/1949
ALLOC 53A Hull Dairycoates on 02/09/1951
ALLOC 52B Heaton 4w/e 13/10/1956
ALLOC 53A Hull Dairycoates 4w/e 23/01/1960
WDN   on 03/12/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
11/1931 Steam Reverse Removed
11/1931 Long Travel Valves fitted


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1925 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 231
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1294
   
11/1931 Modification Modification: Long Travel Valves fitted    
11/1931 Modification Modification: Steam Reverse Removed    
24/03/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1869    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - New England (NWE)    
10/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 61869    
26/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to March (MAR)    
02/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (53A)    
22/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (53A)    
20/10/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (52B)    
23/01/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (50B)    
03/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 61869    
1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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