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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 1162 m/e 05/1931
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1916 on 27/01/1946
British Railways 61916 m/e 07/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class K3
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
K305/1931
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Armstrong Whitworth
Order Number L86
Works Number 1128
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service During 05/1931
Withdrawal w/e Sat 31/12/1960
Service Life 29 yrs, 8 mths , 1 dy

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1961

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1931
STM   St Margarets on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
12B   Carlisle Canal 4w/e 14/07/1951
12B   Carlisle Canal 4w/e 11/08/1951
     Withdrawn w/e 31/12/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 12B Carlisle Canal 4w/e 14/07/1951
WDN   w/e 31/12/1960
TOSTORE   4w/e 01/07/1961

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
19/06/1948 Cowlairs Works (Erecting Shop) Locomotives in the yard awaiting repair were Nos. 502, 1745, 2436/39, 4532, 4600, 4791, 5237, 5913, 8118, 8350, 8955, 9178, 9503/11, 61002 an 61735-the last two being lettered B.R. Locomotives in the Works were: Stripping Pit Nos. 1102, 9927; Erecting Shop Nos. 1116, 1774/75/77/92/94, 1885, 1916/95, 2686/90, 4524/50/60/89, 4821, 7492, 8567, 9126/45, 61767; Steaming Pits Nos. 1787, 4925, 61134, 61292, 69206; Paint Shop Nos. 1101, 1783. 61292 is fitted with ex L.M.S. tablet catcher and is to be used on Perth-Inverness trials. SLS/194808

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1931 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1162
Built at Armstrong Whitworth, Works Number 1128
   
27/01/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1916    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - St Margarets (STM)    
07/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 61916    
14/07/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Canal (12B)    
11/08/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Canal (12B)    
31/12/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 61916    
1961 Scrapped Scrapped    

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