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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway 3444 m/e 12/1938
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1996 m/e 12/1946
British Railways 61996 m/e 11/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
12/1938 LORD OF THE ISLES

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class K4
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 1782
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 12/1938
Withdrawal Mon 02/10/1961
Service Life 22 yrs, 10 mths , 2 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1962

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1938
FW   Fort William on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
65A   Eastfield 4w/e 12/06/1954
62A   Thornton Junction 4w/e 09/05/1959
     Withdrawn on 02/10/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 65A Eastfield 4w/e 15/05/1954
ALLOC 62A Thornton Junction 4w/e 09/05/1959
WDN   on 02/10/1961

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/10/1947 Eastfield MPD Further locos. ex Works that have been noted here during October were: Nos. 1743/46/51/68, *1791 (green), 1879, 2432/62/73/95, 2685/91 (both green), 4526/65/67/98, 4607, 4703/04, 4852, 4926/28/42, 5345, 7461/69/97, *8474 (green), 9147/91 an 9205; whilst those observed on 2/11 were *1995 (green), 4608, 4938 an 9500 . Nos. 1701, 1996 an 1998 were observed here fitted with snow-ploughs. Nos. 2479, 4474 an 4633 have been supplying steam to the canteen here during the period approximately from 15/10 to 26/10, while No. 5308 is again in use as a stationary boiler, after having been temporarily replaced by No. 5339. SLS/194712
28/02/1950 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works during February: These included Nos. 61002/64, 61350, 61742/43/57/58, 1760, 61792, 61851, 61996/98, 62215, 2431/89, 62719, 4556, 64589, 4597/99, 64613, 4922, 5903, 65926, 67455, 67605, 8956, 69139, 69203/08, 69500/96, ex-W.D. 73789. 90755/66. SLS/195004
18/04/1962 Inverurie Works (Cut up) In shops-44322/28, 45009, 64572, 64606, 65905. Awaiting shops: 65479. Shopped in previous five weeks-64552/91, 64602/27, 65297. Cut up previous five weeks- 55165/229, 57559, 61996/8, 64542/53, 65296, 68338. Being cut up: 40645/7, 57411, 57557, 64628. Awaiting cut up: 57560, 64566, 64963. 64553 was involved in an accident which resulted in a large 'tear' along the frame and although there was a possibility of repair it was scrapped in the shops. The battery rail-car is back in shops after further trials. SLS/196205

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1938 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 3444, name: LORD OF THE ISLES
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1782
   
12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1996    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Fort William (FW)    
11/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 61996    
12/06/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Eastfield (65A)    
09/05/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Thornton Junction (62A)    
02/10/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 61996    
1962 Scrapped Scrapped    

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