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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 2840 on 18/05/1933
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1640 m/e 08/1946
British Railways 61640 m/e 01/1949

Names Carried
Date From Name
18/05/1933 SOMERLEYTON HALL

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class B17
Company History LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
B17/218/05/1933
B17/6 (4-6-0)05/1955
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1567
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service Sat 18/05/1933
Withdrawal Sat 15/11/1958
Service Life 25 yrs, 5 mths , 28 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1958

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 18/05/1933
GOR   Gorton m/e 11/1935
CAM   Cambridge on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 15/11/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC PKS Parkeston Quay m/e 03/12/1945
ALLOC STR Stratford w/e 19/10/1946
ALLOC CAM Cambridge on 25/01/1947
WDN   on 15/11/1958

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
18/05/1933 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2840, name: SOMERLEYTON HALL
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1567
   
11/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
08/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1640    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Cambridge (CAM)    
01/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 61640    
11/1958 Scrapped Scrapped    
15/11/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 61640    

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