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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 2823 on 03/02/1931
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1623 m/e 07/1946
British Railways 61623 m/e 04/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
03/02/1931 LAMBTON CASTLE

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class B17
Company History LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
B17/203/02/1931
B17/6 (4-6-0)04/1948
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1517
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service Fri 03/02/1931
Withdrawal Fri 31/07/1959
Service Life 28 yrs, 5 mths , 28 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Sun 30/08/1959

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 03/02/1931
CAM   Cambridge on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 31/07/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC CAM Cambridge m/e 03/12/1945
WDN   on 31/07/1959

* 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 *Officially withdrawn.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
11/08/1959 Doncaster Works (For condition reports) Paint shop- D223, D2066, D2265, D3060, 60075/511, 61825, 73010/165; Weigh-house- D224, D2065, 60006, 61211, 62054, 63934; New Erecting shop- D2067/8/9, E5010-4, D3070, D3137/49, D3230/2/3I; Crimpsall shops-No. 2 Bay- 12113, 13254, D3072, 61185, 61809/62/73/903/27, 63930/48, 68904/65; Crimpsall shops-No. 4 Bay- 60016/20/77/90/4/129/50/536; 61210, 62057 an 63957 on south side with Service loco 4; Stripping-60038/82, 61813/39, 63965, 70000, 73163/6. Awaiting cut up- 61661, 64181/258, 68973, 69515/7/45/8/76/84; Being cut up-60700, 61627, 64246, 69536/9. For condition reports- 61623, 68974, 69526/41/91. In yard D3229 an 11160. SLS/195909

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/02/1931 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2823, name: LAMBTON CASTLE
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1517
   
07/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1623    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Cambridge (CAM)    
04/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 61623    
31/07/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 61623    
30/08/1959 Scrapped Scrapped    

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