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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 1633 m/e 02/1913
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4633   12/07/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1723   22/09/1946
British Railways 61723   26/03/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class K2
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
K102/1913
K2/1 (2-6-0)01/1933
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 272
Works Number 1374
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 02/1913 to Colwick (CLK)
Withdrawal Wed 04/11/1959 off Colwick (40E)
Service Life 46 yrs, 9 mths , 4 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1960

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
CLK   Colwick (New) m/e 02/1913
STR   Stratford m/e 05/1924
CLK   Colwick on 01/07/1925
MEX   Mexborough on 14/01/1931
DON   Doncaster on 18/01/1933
MEX   Mexborough on 06/03/1933
DON   Doncaster m/e 11/1935
DON   Doncaster on 11/12/1935
MAR   March on 04/11/1937
DON   Doncaster on 16/02/1938
FRO   Frodingham on 04/07/1943
DON   Doncaster on 25/07/1943
BFD   Bradford Hammerton Street on 30/07/1945
ARD   Ardsley on 30/12/1945
BFD   Bradford Hammerton Street on 30/06/1946
CLK   Colwick on 18/08/1946
     Withdrawn on 04/11/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC ARD Ardsley m/e 31/01/1946
WDN   on 04/11/1959

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

Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 08/05/1922 17/06/1922 41 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 14/08/1923 13/10/1923 61 days General As 1633N
 
Doncaster Works 02/06/1924 12/07/1924 41 days Heavy New chimney to G E gauge
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 4633
 
Doncaster Works 09/12/1925 22/04/1926 135 days General    
Doncaster Works 18/08/1928 06/10/1928 50 days General    
Doncaster Works 13/12/1930 17/01/1931 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 26/11/1932 21/01/1933 57 days General Rebuilt to K2
 
Doncaster Works 11/05/1935 08/06/1935 29 days General    
Doncaster Works 27/03/1937 24/04/1937 29 days General    
Doncaster Works 10/12/1938 14/01/1939 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 02/11/1940 30/11/1940 29 days General    
Doncaster Works 24/05/1941 21/06/1941 29 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 25/07/1942 19/09/1942 57 days General    
Cowlairs Works 01/10/1944 11/11/1944 42 days General    
Cowlairs Works 26/06/1945 21/07/1945 26 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 01/11/1945 08/12/1945 38 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 28/11/1946 11/04/1947 135 days General    
Cowlairs Works 10/01/1949 26/03/1949 76 days General Renumbered to BR 61723
 
Cowlairs Works 28/03/1951 23/06/1951 88 days General    
Cowlairs Works 06/06/1952 17/07/1952 42 days Heavy Casual    
Cowlairs Works 28/09/1953 28/11/1953 62 days General    
Cowlairs Works 04/10/1955 03/12/1955 61 days Light Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 08/06/1956 25/06/1956 18 days Unclassified    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1913 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 1633
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1374
Allocated to Colwick (CLK)
   
08/05/1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 08/05/1922. Dep: 17/06/1922.    
14/08/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 14/08/1923. Dep: 13/10/1923.
Work undertaken:
As 1633N
   
05/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (STR)    
02/06/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy) - Arr: 02/06/1924. Dep: 12/07/1924.
Work undertaken:
New chimney to G E gauge
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 4633
   
01/07/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
09/12/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 09/12/1925. Dep: 22/04/1926.    
18/08/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 18/08/1928. Dep: 06/10/1928.    
13/12/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 13/12/1930. Dep: 17/01/1931.    
14/01/1931 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
26/11/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 26/11/1932. Dep: 21/01/1933.
Work undertaken:
Rebuilt to K2
   
18/01/1933 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
06/03/1933 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
11/05/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 11/05/1935. Dep: 08/06/1935.    
11/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
11/12/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
27/03/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 27/03/1937. Dep: 24/04/1937.    
04/11/1937 Allocation Reallocated to March (MAR)    
16/02/1938 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
10/12/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 10/12/1938. Dep: 14/01/1939.    
02/11/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 02/11/1940. Dep: 30/11/1940.    
24/05/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 24/05/1941. Dep: 21/06/1941.    
25/07/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 25/07/1942. Dep: 19/09/1942.    
04/07/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (FRO)    
25/07/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
01/10/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 01/10/1944. Dep: 11/11/1944.    
26/06/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 26/06/1945. Dep: 21/07/1945.    
30/07/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Bradford Hammerton Street (BFD)    
01/11/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 01/11/1945. Dep: 08/12/1945.    
30/12/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (ARD)    
30/06/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Bradford Hammerton Street (BFD)    
18/08/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
22/09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1723    
28/11/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 28/11/1946. Dep: 11/04/1947.    
10/01/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 10/01/1949. Dep: 26/03/1949.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 61723
   
28/03/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 28/03/1951. Dep: 23/06/1951.    
06/06/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 06/06/1952. Dep: 17/07/1952.    
28/09/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 28/09/1953. Dep: 28/11/1953.    
04/10/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 04/10/1955. Dep: 03/12/1955.    
08/06/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 08/06/1956. Dep: 25/06/1956.    
04/11/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 61723 from Colwick (40E)    
1960 Scrapped Scrapped    

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