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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 32 m/e 08/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1812 m/e 11/1946
British Railways 61812 m/e 02/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class K3
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
K308/1924
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 1237
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 08/1924
Withdrawal Sun 16/09/1962
Service Life 38 yrs, 1 mth , 16 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1962

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1924
MAR   March on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
NOR   Norwich Thorpe w/e 09/10/1948
CLK   Colwick w/e 07/01/1950
39A   Gorton 5w/e 16/02/1952
39A   Gorton 4w/e 23/02/1952
40A   Lincoln 4w/e 19/06/1954
32A   Norwich Thorpe 3w/e 16/06/1956
36A   Doncaster 4w/e 16/02/1957
     Withdrawn on 16/09/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC DON Doncaster m/e 03/12/1945
ALLOC MAR March on 25/05/1947
ALLOC NOR Norwich Thorpe w/e 09/10/1948
ALLOC CLK Colwick w/e 07/01/1950
ALLOC 39A Gorton 4w/e 23/02/1952
ALLOC 40A Lincoln 4w/e 19/06/1954
ALLOC 32A Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 23/06/1956
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 26/01/1957
WDN   on 16/09/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
01/1932 Long Travel Valves fitted


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1924 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 32
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1237
   
01/1932 Modification Modification: Long Travel Valves fitted    
11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1812    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - March (MAR)    
09/10/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (NOR)    
02/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 61812    
07/01/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
16/02/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (39A)    
23/02/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (39A)    
19/06/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Lincoln (40A)    
16/06/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (32A)    
16/02/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
1962 Scrapped Scrapped    
16/09/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 61812    

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