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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3813 m/e 11/1936
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1973 m/e 11/1946
British Railways 61973 m/e 09/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class K3
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
K311/1936
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 1682
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 11/1936
Withdrawal Sun 04/11/1962
Service Life 26 yrs , 4 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1962

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1936
NOR   Norwich Thorpe on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
LOW   Lowestoft w/e 09/10/1948
32A   Norwich Thorpe w/e 10/01/1959
41H   Staveley (G.C.) w/e 16/04/1960
40E   Colwick w/e 09/06/1962
40A   Lincoln w/e 23/06/1962
36A   Doncaster w/e 22/09/1962
     Withdrawn on 04/11/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC MAR March on 25/05/1947
ALLOC NOR Norwich Thorpe w/e 18/10/1947
ALLOC LOW Lowestoft w/e 22/11/1947
ALLOC NOR Norwich Thorpe w/e 13/12/1947
ALLOC LOW Lowestoft w/e 09/10/1948
ALLOC 32A Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 24/01/1959
ALLOC 41H Staveley (G.C.) 4w/e 16/04/1960
ALLOC 40E Colwick 6w/e 09/06/1962
ALLOC 40A Lincoln 2w/e 23/06/1962
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 06/10/1962
WDN   on 04/11/1962

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1936 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 3813
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1682		    
11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1973    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Norwich Thorpe (NOR)    
09/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 61973    
09/10/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Lowestoft (LOW)    
10/01/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (32A)    
16/04/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Staveley (G.C.) (41H)    
1962 Scrapped Scrapped    
09/06/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (40E)    
23/06/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Lincoln (40A)    
22/09/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
04/11/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 61973    

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