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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 2821 on 21/11/1930
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1621 m/e 04/1946
British Railways 61621 m/e 06/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
21/11/1930 HATFIELD HOUSE

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class B17
Company History LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
B17/221/11/1930
B17/6 (4-6-0)01/1955
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1515
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service Mon 21/11/1930
Withdrawal Mon 10/11/1958
Service Life 27 yrs, 11 mths , 20 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1958

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 21/11/1930
CAM   Cambridge on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
30A   Stratford w/e 10/09/1950
30A   Stratford 4w/e 23/09/1950
31A   Cambridge w/e 07/04/1951
31A   Cambridge 4w/e 21/04/1951
30A   Stratford w/e 05/05/1951
30A   Stratford 4w/e 19/05/1951
31B   March w/e 16/06/1951
31B   March 5w/e 23/06/1951
32B   Ipswich 4w/e 20/06/1953
30A   Stratford 4w/e 21/11/1953
31B   March 4w/e 23/01/1954
     Withdrawn on 10/11/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 30A Stratford w/e 10/09/1950
ALLOC 31A Cambridge w/e 07/04/1951
ALLOC 30A Stratford w/e 05/05/1951
ALLOC 31B March w/e 16/06/1951
ALLOC 32B Ipswich 4w/e 13/06/1953
ALLOC 30A Stratford 4w/e 31/10/1953
ALLOC 31B March 4w/e 23/01/1954
WDN   on 10/11/1958

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
12/02/1948 Stratford Works The following locomotives were seen stripped: Nos. *1518, 2620, 4766, 5391, *7118, *7122, *7148, 7203/18, an 9659, while in the process of being stripped were: Nos. 1623/39/52, 5522, an 8529. The following were in course of erection: Nos. 1046/7, 1609/10/21/31/53/59/61/2/3/6 an 8764; No. 4889 was complete, and No. 1553 was apparently in for examination. Awaiting Works at various points were: Nos. 1509/*44/78, 1624, 2536/63, 2590, 2602, 4663/89, *5360/*80/3, 5400/10/18/52, 5506, *7119/*20. *7130/*1/*2/*5/*6/*7/*44/*7/83, 7219/26/37, *7511/*2, 8168/74, 8213, 8372, *8485/*8/9, 8791/6, 8854 an 9604. *Officially withdrawn. The Paint Shop produced the following all newly painted, lettered 'BRITISH RAILWAYS' in yellow paint and prefixed 'E': Nos. 1056, 4687, 5565, an 8376. No. 8082 was stored here. The first locomotive to have been lettered in the above new style was No. 8619, which in addition was painted green and is now to be seen at Liverpool Street, acting as station pilot. The Running Shed produced the following additional locomotives painted in the new style: Nos. 1045, 1664, an 1667 SLS/194803

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
21/11/1930 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2821, name: HATFIELD HOUSE
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1515
   
04/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1621    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Cambridge (CAM)    
06/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 61621    
10/09/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
23/09/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
07/04/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
21/04/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
05/05/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
19/05/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
16/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
23/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
20/06/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Ipswich (32B)    
21/11/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
23/01/1954 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
11/1958 Scrapped Scrapped    
10/11/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 61621    

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