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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 2768 m/e 08/1930
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1897 m/e 10/1946
British Railways 61897 m/e 09/1948

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 1502
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service During 08/1930
Withdrawal Mon 17/12/1962
Service Life 32 yrs, 4 mths , 16 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1963

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1930
GHD   Gateshead on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
HTN   Heaton w/e 12/02/1949
STM   St Margarets w/e 19/02/1949
53A   Hull Dairycoates 4w/e 16/03/1957
     Withdrawn on 17/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC GHD Gateshead m/e 03/12/1945
ALLOC HTN Heaton w/e 12/02/1949
ALLOC STM St Margarets w/e 19/02/1949
ALLOC 53A Hull Dairycoates 4w/e 23/03/1957
ALLOC 91E To Eastern Region 4w/e 23/03/1957
WDN   on 17/12/1962

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
23/04/1961 Doncaster Works (Erecting Shop) New Erecting Shop: D2390/1, D3452, E3056/61-5. Stripping Road: D2402, D3152, D3487, 60033/8/9/64/83/8/95/8, 61814/49, 62049, 68945/90, 70010/35. Scrap Road: 64208/23/36, 64804/74/82, 68903/16/27/70/81, Crimpsall: 43149, 61384, 70001. Outside Crimpsall: DEPT7, 60143, 70053, 73012. Erecting Shop: D3445/89, D5573, D8217, 13252, 13326, 43126/44, 60020/40/63/8/75/90, 60126, 60520/8, 61162, 61205/11, 61363, 61897, 62025/42/60, 63985. Outside Erecting Shop: 60015, 61927, 62011. Paint Shop: D341, D2389, D5695, E3059/60, 60047/67, 60141, 60536, 61094, 73065. Works Shunters: DEPT10, DEPT11. SLS/196106
01/10/1961 Doncaster Works (Outside Erecting Shop) New Erecting Shop: D2399, E3067-73. Outside New Erecting Shop: 13251. Stripping Road: 43159, 60055/64/71/89, 60162, 60525, 61207/27, 61808/88, 61920, 63973, 68894, 73000, 73170. Scrap Yard-intact: 68950, 69533/85/92. Scrap Yard-being cut up: 60035/79, 61833, 64779. Crimpsal: D3447, 43062, 60080, 61361. Outside Crimpsal: D3478, 60017, 60106, 63969, 70000. Erecting Shop: D3254, D4061, D5578, D5602, D5805, 13166, 13333, 43158, 60012/33, 60050/91/2, 60128/59, 60511/3/37, 61145, 61299, 61867, 62006, 63965/80, 70035/8. Outside Erecting Shop: 61897, 70030, 73169. Weigh House : Nil. Outside Weigh House: 61075. Paint Shop: D5050, D5583, D9014, E3066, 60001, 61248. Outside Paint Shop: D5355, D5604, D5816. Works Shunters: DEPT10/1. SLS/196111

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1930 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2768
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1502
   
10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1897    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Gateshead (GHD)    
09/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 61897    
12/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (HTN)    
19/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to St Margarets (STM)    
16/03/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (53A)    
17/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 61897    
1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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