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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 2834 on 17/06/1931
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1634 m/e 06/1946
British Railways 61634 m/e 09/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
17/06/1931 HINCHINGBROOKE

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class B17
Company History LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
B17/217/06/1931
B17/6 (4-6-0)01/1957
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1528
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service Mon 17/06/1931
Withdrawal Mon 04/08/1958
Service Life 27 yrs, 1 mth , 18 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1958

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 17/06/1931
GOR   Gorton m/e 11/1935
IPS   Ipswich on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
30A   Stratford 4w/e 21/11/1953
30E   Colchester 4w/e 19/12/1953
30A   Stratford 4w/e 22/05/1954
31A   Cambridge 4w/e 21/04/1956
31B   March 4w/e 14/12/1957
     Withdrawn on 04/08/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 30A Stratford 4w/e 31/10/1953
ALLOC 30E Colchester 4w/e 26/12/1953
ALLOC 30A Stratford 4w/e 22/05/1954
ALLOC 31A Cambridge 5w/e 31/03/1956
ALLOC 31B March 4w/e 30/11/1957
WDN   on 04/08/1958

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/03/1950 Doncaster Works Locomotives entering Works during March: These included Nos. 60020/43/54, 60133/41, 60512/39, 60820/65/67, 61083, 61634, 61822/24/61, 61947/85, 67713/24, 69444, 69505. A considerable number of 'Pacific' and 'V.2' Class locomotives are being fitted with A.T.C. gear, as part of the ex-G.N. main line has already been equipped with A.T.C. apparatus; this may be extended. SLS/195005
30/04/1950 Doncaster Works Class A.1 named include 60120 Kittiwake, 60133 Pommern, 60141 Abbotsford in, April; other engines through Doncaster Plant included A.1 60122; A.2 60500/12/39; A.3 60039/43/54/94; A.4 60018/20/1/3; V.2 60814/20/32/65/67/80/97, 60912/14; K.3 61802/22/24/46/61/67/77, 61947/69/85; B.17 61634; C.12 67366; K.5 61863 (light repair); B.1 61036/83/95, 61113, 61267. Some exchanges of 'Pacifics' and 'Green Arrows' are afoot on account of A.T.C. trials on the G.N. Section. SLS/195006

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
17/06/1931 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2834, name: HINCHINGBROOKE
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1528
   
11/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
06/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1634    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Ipswich (IPS)    
09/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 61634    
21/11/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
19/12/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Colchester (30E)    
22/05/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
21/04/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
14/12/1957 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
08/1958 Scrapped Scrapped    
04/08/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 61634    

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