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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3821 m/e 12/1936
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1981 m/e 11/1946
British Railways 61981 m/e 12/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class K3
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
K312/1936
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 1690
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 12/1936
Withdrawal Sun 04/11/1962
Service Life 25 yrs, 11 mths , 5 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1963

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1936
LOW   Lowestoft on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
31B   March 4w/e 19/05/1951
32C   Lowestoft w/e 13/10/1951
32C   Lowestoft 4w/e 20/10/1951
32A   Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 29/12/1951
32C   Lowestoft 4w/e 18/10/1952
32C   Lowestoft 4w/e 01/11/1952
32A   Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 14/02/1953
32C   Lowestoft 5w/e 21/03/1953
32A   Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 18/04/1953
41H   Staveley (G.C.) w/e 19/03/1960
41F   Mexborough w/e 24/06/1961
40E   Colwick w/e 09/06/1962
40A   Lincoln w/e 23/06/1962
36A   Doncaster w/e 22/09/1962
     Withdrawn on 04/11/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC NWE New England m/e 31/01/1946
ALLOC NWE New England w/e 26/10/1946
ALLOC MAR March on 16/02/1947
ALLOC LOW Lowestoft w/e 18/10/1947
ALLOC 31B March w/e 19/05/1951
ALLOC 32C Lowestoft w/e 13/10/1951
ALLOC 32A Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 29/12/1951
ALLOC 32C Lowestoft 4w/e 01/11/1952
ALLOC 32A Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 18/04/1953
ALLOC 41H Staveley (G.C.) 4w/e 19/03/1960
ALLOC 41F Mexborough 4w/e 08/07/1961
ALLOC 40E Colwick 6w/e 09/06/1962
ALLOC 40A Lincoln 2w/e 23/06/1962
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 06/10/1962
WDN   on 04/11/1962

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
16/01/1943 Doncaster Notes (engines lettered 'NE') No. 2005, converted to Class 'A,' was due out 16/1. Another 'Q.4' 5048 is on hand for conversion to 'Q.1.' Other arrivals for works are 3838, 3465 an 4993. Streamlined 'B.17' 2870 has left works after a 'general,' also 'J.55' 3859 (BFD). Following on the previous list of engines lettered 'NE' at Plant:- October: 2957, 4474, 1125, 4513, 180, 4003, 4663, 4340, 3488, 4266, 2572, 4655, 3497, 1158, 1367, 4471, 1312, 4312, 3350, 4601, 1141, 4377, 2598, 4490, 2859, 2555, 2461, 483, 3076, 4637, 590, 2766, 4834, 4664, 1118, 4888, 2394, 3224, 4594, 4462, November: 3476, 2439, 4871, 4594, 4646, 4008, 2960, 601, 4053, 4805, 2426, 118, 135, 2563, 112, 1300, 4035, 4449, 4246, 4884, 2744, 4843, 3298, 2417, 5961, 178, 4495, 608, 2958, 2579, 2453, 3050, 125, 114, 4853, 3500, 3494, 2593, 3167. December: 3821, 4497, 4414, 4426, 3276, 4824, 586, 4545, 3621, 4018, 4225, 587, 3275 4793, 2546, 4456, 3819, 4851, 4316, 3631, 3819, 599, 3010, 3593, 17, 3387, 6139, 3498, 1156, 2870, 4240, 2955, 3232, 3047. SLS/194302

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1936 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 3821
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1690
   
11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1981    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Lowestoft (LOW)    
12/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 61981    
19/05/1951 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
13/10/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Lowestoft (32C)    
20/10/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Lowestoft (32C)    
29/12/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (32A)    
18/10/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Lowestoft (32C)    
01/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Lowestoft (32C)    
14/02/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (32A)    
21/03/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Lowestoft (32C)    
18/04/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (32A)    
19/03/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Staveley (G.C.) (41H)    
24/06/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (41F)    
09/06/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (40E)    
23/06/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Lincoln (40A)    
22/09/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
04/11/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 61981    
1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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