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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 2498 m/e 10/1936
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1971 m/e 09/1946
British Railways 61971 m/e 03/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class K3
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
K310/1936
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 1680
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 10/1936
Withdrawal Mon 20/03/1961
Service Life 24 yrs, 5 mths , 18 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1961

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1936
NOR   Norwich Thorpe on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
NOR   Norwich Thorpe w/e 03/01/1948
NOR   Norwich Thorpe w/e 07/01/1950
32F   Yarmouth Beach on 29/10/1950
32D   Yarmouth South Town 4w/e 25/11/1950
32A   Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 23/12/1950
32A   Norwich Thorpe m/e 31/12/1950
40E   Colwick w/e 07/01/1961
     Withdrawn on 20/03/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC LOW Lowestoft w/e 18/10/1947
ALLOC YAR Yarmouth South Town w/e 22/11/1947
ALLOC NOR Norwich Thorpe w/e 03/01/1948
ALLOC NOR Norwich Thorpe w/e 07/01/1950
ALLOC 32F Yarmouth Beach on 29/10/1950
ALLOC 32A Norwich Thorpe m/e 31/12/1950
ALLOC 40E Colwick 5w/e 04/02/1961
WDN   on 20/03/1961

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
04/01/1959 Doncaster Works (Erecting Shop) Erecting Shop-60162 (64B), 60003 (34A), 60035 (64B), 60017 (34A), 60145 (52A), 60103 (34A), 62030 (52C), 73000 (41B), 73155 (41C), 61122 (36A), 61971 (32A), 61889 (31B), 61820 (30F), 61890 (31B), 68987 (34B), 61162 (36A), 61846 (53A), 61409 (40B), 60001 (52A), 61158 (36A), 60526/502 (50A), 60039 (34A), 60152 (64B), 60026 (34A), 60520 (34F). Paint Shop-D3321 (52B), D3148 (51L), D5308 (34B), D6101/2 (34B), 60117 (56C), 61925 (36A), 60160 (64B), 62032 (31B). Yard-70030 (32A), 68914 (56B), 73016 (41C), 63940 (34F), D3079 (53A), 60508 (34E), 11182 (40A), 63975 (36A), 60063 (34F), 60095 (12C), 61816 (31B), 61406 (40B). Diesel Shop-E5001/2 motors in, D2050/1 motors in, 11106 (51C), 13147/51 (51L). Withdrawn-64216/7, 61606/48/22, 69493, 67397, 69544, 64201/74/6, 69551, 69593, 64205/49, 64183. SLS/195902
19/03/1961 Doncaster Works (Outside Crimpsall) New Erecting Shop: D2388/9, E3059-64. Stripping Road: D2402, D3489, 13252, 60040, 61144, 61227, 61828, 62013, 63954, 68522, 68869/90, 68916, 69572; Scrap Yard: 64729/87, with 64746, 68875, 68979, 69586 being cut-up. Crimpsall: 60047/90, 61066, 62061. Outside Crimpsall: 60026, 60532, 61971. Erecting Shop: 13326, D3452, D5564, D8214, D9002, 43092, 43151, 60014/28/53/8, 60102/33/8, 61066/73, 61819/32/43/89, 61939, 62009, 63949/68, 70039, 76032. Outside Erecting Shop: D2400, 60128, 68925. Weigh House: D336. Outside Weigh House: 61950. Paint Shop: D320/37, D2387, D5690/1, D6712, D9000, E3058, 60041, 60118/36, 60529, 61835, 73096. Works Shunters: DEPT10/1. SLS/196105

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1936 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2498
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1680
   
09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1971    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Norwich Thorpe (NOR)    
03/01/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (NOR)    
03/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 61971    
07/01/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (NOR)    
29/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Yarmouth Beach (32F)    
25/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Yarmouth South Town (32D)    
23/12/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (32A)    
31/12/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (32A)    
1961 Scrapped Scrapped    
07/01/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (40E)    
20/03/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 61971    

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