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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 1396 m/e 11/1929
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1887 m/e 10/1946
British Railways 61887 m/e 09/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class K3
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
K311/1929
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 316
Works Number 1728
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service During 11/1929
Withdrawal Fri 02/03/1962
Service Life 32 yrs, 4 mths , -1 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1962

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1929
MAR   March on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
36A   Doncaster 4w/e 22/09/1956
     Withdrawn on 02/03/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 13/10/1956
WDN   on 02/03/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
04/1932 Steam Brakes fitted
04/1932 Vacuum Ejector fitted


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1929 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1396
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1728
   
04/1932 Modification Modification: Steam Brakes fitted    
04/1932 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1887    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - March (MAR)    
09/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 61887    
22/09/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
1962 Scrapped Scrapped    
02/03/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 61887    

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