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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 188 m/e 03/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1856 m/e 12/1946
British Railways 61856 m/e 02/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class K3
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
K303/1925
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 1281
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 03/1925
Withdrawal Mon 17/12/1962
Service Life 37 yrs, 9 mths , 19 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1963

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1925
DON   Doncaster on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
39A   Gorton w/e 14/05/1950
39A   Gorton 3w/e 31/05/1950
38A   Colwick 4w/e 19/06/1954
38B   Annesley 4w/e 19/02/1955
56B   Ardsley w/e 16/05/1959
     Withdrawn on 17/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC DON Doncaster m/e 03/12/1945
ALLOC 39A Gorton w/e 14/05/1950
ALLOC 38A Colwick 4w/e 19/06/1954
ALLOC 38B Annesley 4w/e 26/02/1955
LOAN 16D Annesley on 01/02/1958
ALLOC 16D Annesley on 23/02/1958
LOAN 56B Ardsley 4w/e 16/05/1959
ALLOC 91NE   4w/e 30/05/1959
ALLOC 56B Ardsley 4w/e 13/06/1959
WDN   on 17/12/1962

* 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
03/1925 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 188
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1281		    
01/1932 Modification Modification: Long Travel Valves fitted    
12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1856    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Doncaster (DON)    
02/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 61856    
14/05/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (39A)    
31/05/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (39A)    
19/06/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
19/02/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (38B)    
16/05/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (56B)    
17/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 61856    
1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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