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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 247   14/07/1932
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2741   09/1946
British Railways 62741 w/e 27/08/1949

Names Carried
Date From Name
14/07/1932 THE BLANKNEY

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class Shire/Hunt
Company History LNER
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 1555
To Service Thu 14/07/1932
Withdrawal Thu 30/10/1958
Service Life 26 yrs, 3 mths , 16 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1958

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 14/07/1932
HLB   Hull Botanic Gardens on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 30/10/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 30/10/1958

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/05/1949 Darlington Works New Work May: Class 'A.1' Nos. 60148 an 60149. No. 60150 was ex the Paint Shop on 14/6, painted green. Locomotives awaiting Works durine May included: Nos. 812, 61069. 1407/15, 61600/61. 62709, 2726/41/56, 5109, 5675, 5784/87, 67317, 7609/19/20, 67708, 67741 (light repair), 8159, 9377, 69824/34/36, Class '8' 79184 an 90001. To scrap yard: Nos. 2377 (frames only), 3275/77, 3300/05/07/34, 65107, 5114, 5602, 65629 an 5703. Locomotives ex Works during May included: Nos. 60955, 61035. 61100 (unlined), 61199, 61224, 62397, 62745/53, 63351/95, 63440, 65040/47/89/92, 65110, 65653/55/59, 65730, 65848, 67319/31, 68061, 69106/11, Class '8' 90662/74. Nos. 60083/86 an 60127 have been noted here painted in the new blue colours with the crest on the tender. SLS/194907

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
14/07/1932 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 247, name: THE BLANKNEY
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1555
   
09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2741    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Hull Botanic Gardens (HLB)    
27/08/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 62741    
30/10/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 62741    
11/1958 Scrapped Scrapped    

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