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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 1634 m/e 02/1913
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4634   05/07/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1724   26/07/1946
British Railways 61724   11/02/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class K2
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
K102/1913
K2/1 (2-6-0)06/1931
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 272
Works Number 1375
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 02/1913 to Ardsley (ARD)
Withdrawal Fri 03/01/1958 off Sheffield Darnall (41A)
Service Life 44 yrs, 11 mths , 3 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1958

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
ARD   Ardsley (New) m/e 02/1913
STR   Stratford m/e 05/1924
CLK   Colwick on 22/06/1925
NWE   New England on 23/08/1927
DON   Doncaster on 10/05/1929
MEX   Mexborough on 16/05/1929
DON   Doncaster m/e 11/1935
DON   Doncaster on 07/12/1935
FRO   Frodingham on 04/07/1943
DON   Doncaster on 25/07/1943
CLK   Colwick on 23/08/1946
IMM   Immingham on 27/04/1947
41A   Sheffield Darnall on 10/07/1955
     Withdrawn on 03/01/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC IMM Immingham on 27/04/1947
ALLOC 39B Sheffield Darnall 4w/e 16/07/1955
WDN   on 03/01/1958

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

Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 30/10/1921 04/03/1922 126 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 11/05/1923 30/06/1923 51 days General New chimney to G E gauge
 
Doncaster Works 14/02/1924 05/07/1924 143 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 4634
 
Doncaster Works 22/03/1926 19/07/1926 120 days General    
Doncaster Works 17/06/1928 25/08/1928 70 days General    
Doncaster Works 28/03/1931 20/06/1931 85 days General Rebuilt to K2
 
Gorton Works 04/07/1931 25/07/1931 22 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 02/12/1933 06/01/1934 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 21/03/1936 25/04/1936 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 26/02/1938 12/03/1938 15 days General    
Doncaster Works 02/09/1939 14/10/1939 43 days General    
Doncaster Works 23/11/1940 21/12/1940 29 days General    
Doncaster Works 12/12/1942 09/01/1943 29 days General    
Cowlairs Works 22/11/1944 30/12/1944 39 days General    
Cowlairs Works 1945 10/01/1945   Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 05/08/1945 08/09/1945 35 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 20/09/1945 20/10/1945 31 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 26/10/1946 30/11/1946 36 days General    
Cowlairs Works 01/01/1950 11/02/1950 42 days General Renumbered to BR 61724
 
Cowlairs Works 18/06/1952 08/07/1952 21 days Light Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 01/10/1952 05/11/1952 36 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 04/03/1954 17/04/1954 45 days General    
Cowlairs Works 04/05/1954 12/05/1954 9 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 20/05/1954 22/05/1954 3 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 16/11/1957   No repairs    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/12/1949 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works during December: These included Nos. 61061, 1724, 61909/94, 62411/17/29/55, 2462/69, 62472, 2480, 62485/98, 62675, 2691, 63019/63, 3172, 64527, 4568/74/77, 4922, 5908, 8453, 8952, 68958, 9133, 69150, 9193, 69221, 9518/64, 73777, 77016, 79306, 90313. SLS/195002

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1913 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 1634
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1375
Allocated to Ardsley (ARD)
   
30/10/1921 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 30/10/1921. Dep: 04/03/1922.    
11/05/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 11/05/1923. Dep: 30/06/1923.
Work undertaken:
New chimney to G E gauge
   
14/02/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 14/02/1924. Dep: 05/07/1924.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 4634
   
05/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (STR)    
22/06/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
22/03/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 22/03/1926. Dep: 19/07/1926.    
23/08/1927 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
17/06/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 17/06/1928. Dep: 25/08/1928.    
10/05/1929 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
16/05/1929 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
28/03/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 28/03/1931. Dep: 20/06/1931.
Work undertaken:
Rebuilt to K2
   
04/07/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 04/07/1931. Dep: 25/07/1931.    
02/12/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 02/12/1933. Dep: 06/01/1934.    
11/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
07/12/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
21/03/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 21/03/1936. Dep: 25/04/1936.    
26/02/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 26/02/1938. Dep: 12/03/1938.    
02/09/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 02/09/1939. Dep: 14/10/1939.    
23/11/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 23/11/1940. Dep: 21/12/1940.    
12/12/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 12/12/1942. Dep: 09/01/1943.    
04/07/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (FRO)    
25/07/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
22/11/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 22/11/1944. Dep: 30/12/1944.    
1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: ?/1945. Dep: 10/01/1945.    
05/08/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 05/08/1945. Dep: 08/09/1945.    
20/09/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 20/09/1945. Dep: 20/10/1945.    
26/07/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1724    
23/08/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
26/10/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 26/10/1946. Dep: 30/11/1946.    
27/04/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
01/01/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 01/01/1950. Dep: 11/02/1950.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 61724
   
18/06/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 18/06/1952. Dep: 08/07/1952.    
01/10/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 01/10/1952. Dep: 05/11/1952.    
04/03/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 04/03/1954. Dep: 17/04/1954.    
04/05/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 04/05/1954. Dep: 12/05/1954.    
20/05/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 20/05/1954. Dep: 22/05/1954.    
10/07/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (41A)    
16/11/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (No repairs) - Arr: 16/11/1957.    
1958 Scrapped Scrapped    
03/01/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 61724 from Sheffield Darnall (41A)    

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