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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 38 m/e 10/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1815 m/e 08/1946
British Railways 61815 m/e 11/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class K3
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
K310/1924
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 1240
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 10/1924
Withdrawal Mon 11/07/1960
Service Life 35 yrs, 9 mths , 11 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1960

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1924
MAR   March on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
STR   Stratford w/e 01/10/1949
40A   Lincoln 5w/e 24/07/1954
30A   Stratford 4w/e 23/10/1954
30F   Parkeston Quay 4w/e 08/03/1958
30A   Stratford w/e 14/11/1959
     Withdrawn on 11/07/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC MAR March on 23/03/1947
ALLOC STR Stratford w/e 01/10/1949
ALLOC 40A Lincoln 4w/e 17/07/1954
ALLOC 30A Stratford 4w/e 18/09/1954
ALLOC 30F Parkeston Quay 4w/e 28/03/1958
ALLOC 30A Stratford 4w/e 28/11/1959
WDN   w/e 11/07/1960

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
03/1928 Steam Reverse Fitted
10/1934 Steam Reverse Removed
10/1934 Long Travel Valves fitted


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1924 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 38
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1240
   
03/1928 Modification Modification: Steam Reverse Fitted    
10/1934 Modification Modification: Long Travel Valves fitted    
10/1934 Modification Modification: Steam Reverse Removed    
08/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1815    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - March (MAR)    
11/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 61815    
01/10/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (STR)    
24/07/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Lincoln (40A)    
23/10/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
08/03/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Parkeston Quay (30F)    
14/11/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
1960 Scrapped Scrapped    
11/07/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 61815    

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