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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 2428 m/e 08/1935
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1942 m/e 10/1946
British Railways 61942 m/e 08/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class K3
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
K308/1935
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L890
Works Number 24228
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 08/1935
Withdrawal Sun 16/09/1962
Service Life 27 yrs, 1 mth , 16 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1963

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1935
NOR   Norwich Thorpe on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
NOR   Norwich Thorpe w/e 07/01/1950
31B   March w/e 30/06/1951
31B   March 4w/e 21/07/1951
40A   Lincoln 4w/e 12/07/1952
40A   Lincoln 4w/e 19/07/1952
30A   Stratford 4w/e 18/10/1952
30A   Stratford 4w/e 01/11/1952
30F   Parkeston Quay 4w/e 08/03/1958
31B   March w/e 18/06/1960
     Withdrawn on 16/09/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC NOR Norwich Thorpe w/e 18/10/1947
ALLOC NOR Norwich Thorpe w/e 07/01/1950
ALLOC 31B March w/e 30/06/1951
ALLOC 40A Lincoln 4w/e 12/07/1952
ALLOC 30A Stratford 4w/e 01/11/1952
ALLOC 30F Parkeston Quay 4w/e 28/03/1958
ALLOC 31B March 3w/e 02/07/1960
WDN   on 16/09/1962

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1935 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2428
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 24228
   
10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1942    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Norwich Thorpe (NOR)    
08/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 61942    
07/01/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (NOR)    
30/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
21/07/1951 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
12/07/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Lincoln (40A)    
19/07/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Lincoln (40A)    
18/10/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
01/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
08/03/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Parkeston Quay (30F)    
18/06/1960 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
16/09/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 61942    
1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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