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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 2837 on 01/03/1933
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1637 m/e 06/1946
British Railways 61637 m/e 09/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
01/03/1933 THORPE HALL

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class B17
Company History LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
B17/201/03/1933
B17/6 (4-6-0)11/1957
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1564
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service Thu 01/03/1933
Withdrawal Thu 24/09/1959
Service Life 26 yrs, 6 mths , 23 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1959

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 01/03/1933
CAM   Cambridge on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
32A   Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 20/06/1953
32B   Ipswich 4w/e 25/07/1953
     Withdrawn on 24/09/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC STR Stratford w/e 19/10/1946
ALLOC CAM Cambridge w/e 01/11/1947
ALLOC 32A Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 13/06/1953
ALLOC 32B Ipswich 4w/e 11/07/1953
WDN   on 24/09/1959

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/03/1933 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2837, name: THORPE HALL
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1564
   
06/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1637    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Cambridge (CAM)    
09/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 61637    
20/06/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (32A)    
25/07/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Ipswich (32B)    
09/1959 Scrapped Scrapped    
24/09/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 61637    

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