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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 2858 on 28/05/1936
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1658 m/e 12/1946
British Railways 61658 m/e 06/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
28/05/1936 THE ESSEX REGIMENT

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class B17
Company History LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
B17/428/05/1936
B17/3 (4-6-0)06/1936
B17/6 (4-6-0)09/1950
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1668
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service Thu 28/05/1936
Withdrawal Thu 03/12/1959
Service Life 23 yrs, 6 mths , 5 dys
Information Swapped tenders with 2847 in 1936 thereby becoming a class B17/3

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1959

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 28/05/1936
STR   Stratford on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
31B   March w/e 16/06/1951
31B   March 5w/e 23/06/1951
30E   Colchester 3w/e 14/05/1955
30A   Stratford w/e 20/12/1958
30E   Colchester w/e 14/02/1959
30A   Stratford w/e 07/11/1959
     Withdrawn on 03/12/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC PKS Parkeston Quay w/e 12/10/1946
ALLOC 31B March w/e 16/06/1951
ALLOC 30E Colchester 4w/e 21/05/1955
ALLOC 30A Stratford 4w/e 27/12/1958
ALLOC 30E Colchester 4w/e 21/02/1959
ALLOC 30A Stratford 4w/e 28/11/1959
WDN   on 03/12/1959

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
21/03/1959 Colchester shed closure Colchester shed is expected to close shortly, and its duties shared between Ipswich and Parkeston. In store are 61658/62. SLS/195905

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
28/05/1936 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2858, name: THE ESSEX REGIMENT
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1668
   
12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1658    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Stratford (STR)    
06/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 61658    
16/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
23/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
14/05/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Colchester (30E)    
20/12/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
14/02/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Colchester (30E)    
07/11/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
12/1959 Scrapped Scrapped    
03/12/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 61658    

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