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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 2440 m/e 09/1935
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1945 m/e 12/1946
British Railways 61945 m/e 01/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class K3
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
K309/1935
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L890
Works Number 24231
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 09/1935
Withdrawal Mon 26/02/1962
Service Life 26 yrs, 5 mths , 26 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1962

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1935
HLD   Hull Dairycoates on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 26/02/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC HLD Hull Dairycoates w/e 11/10/1947
WDN   on 26/02/1962

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
26/02/1962 Doncaster Works (Scrap Road) Works Yard: 43158, 60039/67, 60153, 60517, 60905/28, 61000/58, 61234, 62014, 63942. Stripping Shop: 60108, 60500, 63932. Outside Stripping Shop: 60040, 60162, 60850/75, 62034, 63652, 70036, 73016. Erecting Shop: D3129, D3440/80/2, D5655/63, D6707/9/15, D8210, 43080, 60030/2/51, 60129/39, 60871, 61281, 63630, 63872, 63945/84, 70038, 73036. Outside Erecting Shop: D5525, D5605/43/70, 60028. Weigh House: 60026, 60119. Scrap Road: 61818, 61945/66, 64177/91, 64245. Paint Shop: D380, D2408, D5376, E3071/2, 12126, 60078, 60870, 61315, 63571. New Erecting Shop: D6700, D8027, E3073-8. Boiler Shop: E3079/80. Works Shunters: DEPT.10/1, 63858, 68928. Ex-Works: 61285. SLS/196204

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1935 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2440
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 24231
   
12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1945    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
01/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 61945    
1962 Scrapped Scrapped    
26/02/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 61945    

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