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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 2767 m/e 08/1930
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1896 m/e 11/1946
British Railways 61896 m/e 04/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class K3
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
K308/1930
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 1501
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service During 08/1930
Withdrawal Mon 14/05/1962
Service Life 31 yrs, 9 mths , 13 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1962

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1930
NWE   New England on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
MAR   March w/e 18/06/1949
GOR   Gorton w/e 07/01/1950
38A   Colwick 4w/e 19/06/1954
     Withdrawn on 14/05/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC MAR March w/e 18/06/1949
ALLOC GOR Gorton w/e 07/01/1950
ALLOC 38A Colwick 4w/e 19/06/1954
WDN   on 14/05/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1930 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2767
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1501
   
11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1896    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - New England (NWE)    
04/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 61896    
18/06/1949 Allocation Reallocated to March (MAR)    
07/01/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
19/06/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
1962 Scrapped Scrapped    
14/05/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 61896    

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