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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 2849 on 09/03/1936
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1649 m/e 11/1946
British Railways 61649 m/e 06/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
09/03/1936 SHEFFIELD UNITED

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class B17
Company History LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
B17/409/03/1936
B17/6 (4-6-0)03/1954
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1659
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service Mon 09/03/1936
Withdrawal Mon 10/02/1958
Service Life 21 yrs, 11 mths , 1 dy

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1959

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 09/03/1936
IPS   Ipswich on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
YAR   Yarmouth South Town w/e 15/10/1949
IPS   Ipswich w/e 05/11/1949
     Withdrawn on 10/02/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC YAR Yarmouth South Town w/e 15/10/1949
ALLOC IPS Ipswich w/e 05/11/1949
WDN   on 10/02/1959

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/03/1936 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2849, name: SHEFFIELD UNITED
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1659
   
11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1649    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Ipswich (IPS)    
06/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 61649    
15/10/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Yarmouth South Town (YAR)    
05/11/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Ipswich (IPS)    
10/02/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 61649    
02/1959 Scrapped Scrapped    

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