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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 52 m/e 10/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1818 m/e 05/1946
British Railways 61818 m/e 11/1949

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 1243
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 10/1924
Withdrawal Mon 05/03/1962
Service Life 37 yrs, 5 mths , 3 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1962

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1924
HTN   Heaton on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
52H   Tyne Dock w/e 10/12/1960
51L   Thornaby w/e 24/12/1960
50B   Hull Dairycoates w/e 17/06/1961
     Withdrawn on 05/03/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 51L Thornaby 5w/e 31/12/1960
ALLOC 50B Hull Dairycoates 5w/e 08/07/1961
WDN   on 05/03/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
11/1927 Steam Reverse Fitted
11/1934 Steam Reverse Removed
11/1934 Long Travel Valves fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
26/02/1962 Doncaster Works (Scrap Road) Works Yard: 43158, 60039/67, 60153, 60517, 60905/28, 61000/58, 61234, 62014, 63942. Stripping Shop: 60108, 60500, 63932. Outside Stripping Shop: 60040, 60162, 60850/75, 62034, 63652, 70036, 73016. Erecting Shop: D3129, D3440/80/2, D5655/63, D6707/9/15, D8210, 43080, 60030/2/51, 60129/39, 60871, 61281, 63630, 63872, 63945/84, 70038, 73036. Outside Erecting Shop: D5525, D5605/43/70, 60028. Weigh House: 60026, 60119. Scrap Road: 61818, 61945/66, 64177/91, 64245. Paint Shop: D380, D2408, D5376, E3071/2, 12126, 60078, 60870, 61315, 63571. New Erecting Shop: D6700, D8027, E3073-8. Boiler Shop: E3079/80. Works Shunters: DEPT.10/1, 63858, 68928. Ex-Works: 61285. SLS/196204

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1924 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 52
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1243
   
11/1927 Modification Modification: Steam Reverse Fitted    
11/1934 Modification Modification: Long Travel Valves fitted    
11/1934 Modification Modification: Steam Reverse Removed    
05/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1818    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Heaton (HTN)    
11/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 61818    
10/12/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Tyne Dock (52H)    
24/12/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Thornaby (51L)    
17/06/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (50B)    
1962 Scrapped Scrapped    
05/03/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 61818    

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