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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 279   06/1904
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3279   02/08/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2808   17/02/1946
British Railways 62808   Not applied

Locomotive Specifics
Designer H. Ivatt
Class C1
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
C106/1904
C1 (4-4-2)08/05/1915
C1 (4-4-2)30/04/1938
Wheels 4-4-2
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 236
Works Number 1037
To Service During 06/1904
Withdrawal Sat 14/02/1948
Service Life 43 yrs, 8 mths , 14 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Doncaster)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1904
NWE   New England on 12/02/1935
     Withdrawn on 14/02/1948

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN NWE New England on 14/02/1948

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

Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 1908 05/1908   General    
Doncaster Works 1915 08/05/1915   General Converted to 4-cylinders and Superheated boiler fitted
 
Doncaster Works 08/05/1922 15/07/1922 69 days General    
Doncaster Works 05/06/1923 30/06/1923 26 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 16/05/1924 02/08/1924 79 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 3279
 
Doncaster Works 23/02/1925 02/04/1925 39 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 19/05/1925 25/01/1926 252 days General    
Doncaster Works 22/10/1927 10/02/1928 112 days General    
Doncaster Works 17/05/1930 05/07/1930 50 days General    
Doncaster Works 06/08/1932 08/10/1932 64 days General    
Doncaster Works 03/02/1934 03/03/1934 29 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 22/12/1934 09/02/1935 50 days General    
Doncaster Works 05/09/1936 30/04/1938 603 days General Converted to 2-cylinders
 
Doncaster Works 23/08/1938 27/08/1938 5 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 17/02/1940 23/03/1940 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 28/09/1940 30/11/1940 64 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 16/05/1942 20/06/1942 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 21/11/1942 28/11/1942 8 days Light Repair After collision
 
Doncaster Works 03/04/1943 08/05/1943 36 days Light Repair Derailed at Hitchin
 
Doncaster Works 29/07/1944 26/08/1944 29 days General    
Doncaster Works 19/05/1945 02/06/1945 15 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 15/10/1946 10/10/1947 361 days General    
Doncaster Works 29/01/1948 29/01/1948 1 day No repairs    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/03/1948 Doncaster Works Nos. 22, 23, 27, 34, 79, 91, 103, 504, 511/2/4 were all in Doncaster Plant about the beginning of March, but not all were in for general repair. Owing to a defective cylinder and piston, 'C.1' No. 2808 has been condemned, the boiler of which has now been placed on No. 2877. New 'A.2' No. 60532 Blue Peter was ready towards the end of March. The first re-numbered engines (green) ex Doncaster were: Nos. 60079, 60066 (after Goswick crash), 60512, 61070 an 60982, while others in hand included Nos. 60007/23 an 61828. No. 60534 will soon be ready, completing E.O. 380. Order 381 is for five 'A.2' following on. It is understood Orders 382-3 will be for 16 new 'A.1' 4-6-2's. SLS/194805

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1904 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 279
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1037
   
1908 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: ?/1908. Dep: ?/05/1908.    
1915 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: ?/1915. Dep: 08/05/1915.
Work undertaken:
Converted to 4-cylinders and Superheated boiler fitted
   
08/05/1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 08/05/1922. Dep: 15/07/1922.    
05/06/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 05/06/1923. Dep: 30/06/1923.    
16/05/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 16/05/1924. Dep: 02/08/1924.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 3279
   
23/02/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 23/02/1925. Dep: 02/04/1925.    
19/05/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 19/05/1925. Dep: 25/01/1926.    
22/10/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 22/10/1927. Dep: 10/02/1928.    
17/05/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 17/05/1930. Dep: 05/07/1930.    
06/08/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 06/08/1932. Dep: 08/10/1932.    
03/02/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 03/02/1934. Dep: 03/03/1934.    
22/12/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 22/12/1934. Dep: 09/02/1935.    
12/02/1935 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
05/09/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 05/09/1936. Dep: 30/04/1938.
Work undertaken:
Converted to 2-cylinders
   
23/08/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 23/08/1938. Dep: 27/08/1938.    
17/02/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 17/02/1940. Dep: 23/03/1940.    
28/09/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 28/09/1940. Dep: 30/11/1940.    
16/05/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 16/05/1942. Dep: 20/06/1942.    
21/11/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 21/11/1942. Dep: 28/11/1942.
Work undertaken:
After collision
   
03/04/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 03/04/1943. Dep: 08/05/1943.
Work undertaken:
Derailed at Hitchin
   
29/07/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 29/07/1944. Dep: 26/08/1944.    
19/05/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 19/05/1945. Dep: 02/06/1945.    
17/02/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2808    
15/10/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 15/10/1946. Dep: 10/10/1947.    
1948 Number Allocated Allocated number 62808 but not taken up    
29/01/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (No repairs) - Arr: 29/01/1948. Dep: 29/01/1948.    
14/02/1948 Withdrawn Condemned as 2808    

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