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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 2846 on 23/08/1935
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1646 m/e 12/1946
British Railways 61646 m/e 12/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
23/08/1935 GILWELL PARK

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class B17
Company History LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
B17/323/08/1935
B17/6 (4-6-0)02/1951
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1632
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service Fri 23/08/1935
Withdrawal Fri 09/01/1959
Service Life 23 yrs, 4 mths , 17 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1959

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 23/08/1935
MAR   March on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
30A   Stratford 5w/e 16/02/1952
30A   Stratford 4w/e 23/02/1952
30E   Colchester 4w/e 19/12/1953
30A   Stratford 4w/e 22/09/1956
31A   Cambridge 4w/e 20/10/1956
31B   March 4w/e 14/12/1957
     Withdrawn on 09/01/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC MAR March w/e 12/10/1946
ALLOC 30A Stratford 4w/e 23/02/1952
ALLOC 30E Colchester 4w/e 26/12/1953
ALLOC 31A Cambridge 4w/e 13/10/1956
ALLOC 31B March 4w/e 30/11/1957
WDN   on 09/01/1959

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
23/08/1935 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2846, name: GILWELL PARK
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1632
   
12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1646    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - March (MAR)    
12/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 61646    
16/02/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
23/02/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
19/12/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Colchester (30E)    
22/09/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
20/10/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
14/12/1957 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
01/1959 Scrapped Scrapped    
09/01/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 61646    

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