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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 1447   06/1908
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4447   18/12/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2877   21/07/1946
British Railways (BR Tmp) E2877   10/03/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer H. Ivatt
Class C1
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 4-4-2
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 255
Works Number 1196
To Service During 06/1908
Withdrawal Mon 07/11/1949
Service Life 41 yrs, 5 mths , 7 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Doncaster)

Notes
Notes Used as Stationery Boiler at Doncaster Wagon Works 2/50 to 7/50 then on same duty at Doncaster Carriage Works from 7/50 to 4/52

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1908
DON   Doncaster on 10/03/1923
YK   York (North) m/e 12/1923
YK   York (North) S 01/1936
SEL   Selby on 17/06/1936
YK   York (North) on 29/08/1936
DON   Doncaster on 01/07/1943
SHF   Sheffield Darnall w/e 09/07/1949
     Withdrawn on 07/11/1949

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC SHF Sheffield Darnall w/e 09/07/1949
WDN SHF Sheffield Darnall on 07/11/1949

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

Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 1914 05/1914   General Superheated boiler fitted
 
Doncaster Works 1921 06/1921   General    
Doncaster Works 22/02/1922 25/03/1922 32 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 05/05/1923 14/07/1923 71 days General Cut down for NBR loading gauge
 
Doncaster Works 14/09/1925 18/12/1925 96 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 4447
 
Doncaster Works 17/11/1927 03/02/1928 79 days General    
Doncaster Works 01/03/1930 12/04/1930 43 days General    
Doncaster Works 24/06/1933 05/08/1933 43 days General    
Doncaster Works 16/06/1934 28/07/1934 43 days General    
Doncaster Works 11/07/1936 22/08/1936 43 days General    
Doncaster Works 28/05/1938 25/06/1938 29 days General    
Doncaster Works 11/01/1941 15/02/1941 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 30/08/1941 01/11/1941 64 days General    
Doncaster Works 04/09/1943 25/09/1943 22 days General    
Doncaster Works 09/06/1945 23/06/1945 15 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 02/02/1946 23/02/1946 22 days Heavy    
Doncaster Works 01/02/1948 10/03/1948 39 days General Renumbered to BR (BR Tmp) number E2877
 

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
31/08/1950 General Several Doncaster V.2 were on Leicester turns in August. Class 4 2-6-0 No. 43051, built Doncaster, has been noted on South Yorkshire turns. The 'C.1' E2877 (G.N.1447) was outside Doncaster Works on 16th July. B.17 4-6-0 are used extensively on the Clacton-Liverpool Street hourly buffet-car expresses. SLS/195010

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1908 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 1447
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1196
   
1914 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: ?/1914. Dep: ?/05/1914.
Work undertaken:
Superheated boiler fitted
   
1921 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: ?/1921. Dep: ?/06/1921.    
22/02/1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 22/02/1922. Dep: 25/03/1922.    
10/03/1923 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
05/05/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 05/05/1923. Dep: 14/07/1923.
Work undertaken:
Cut down for NBR loading gauge
   
12/1923 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (YK)    
14/09/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 14/09/1925. Dep: 18/12/1925.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 4447
   
17/11/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 17/11/1927. Dep: 03/02/1928.    
01/03/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 01/03/1930. Dep: 12/04/1930.    
24/06/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 24/06/1933. Dep: 05/08/1933.    
16/06/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 16/06/1934. Dep: 28/07/1934.    
01/1936 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (YK)    
17/06/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Selby (SEL)    
11/07/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 11/07/1936. Dep: 22/08/1936.    
29/08/1936 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (YK)    
28/05/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 28/05/1938. Dep: 25/06/1938.    
11/01/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 11/01/1941. Dep: 15/02/1941.    
30/08/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 30/08/1941. Dep: 01/11/1941.    
01/07/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
04/09/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 04/09/1943. Dep: 25/09/1943.    
09/06/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 09/06/1945. Dep: 23/06/1945.    
02/02/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy) - Arr: 02/02/1946. Dep: 23/02/1946.    
21/07/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2877    
01/02/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 01/02/1948. Dep: 10/03/1948.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR (BR Tmp) number E2877
   
09/07/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    
07/11/1949 Withdrawn Condemned as 2877    

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