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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 2848 on 03/03/1936
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1648 m/e 12/1946
British Railways 61648 m/e 04/1949

Names Carried
Date From Name
03/03/1936 ARSENAL

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class B17
Company History LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
B17/403/03/1936
B17/6 (4-6-0)10/1957
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1658
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service Mon 03/03/1936
Withdrawal Mon 01/12/1958
Service Life 22 yrs, 8 mths , 28 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1958

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 03/03/1936
MAR   March on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
STR   Stratford 5w/e 26/02/1949
30E   Colchester m/e 21/07/1956
30A   Stratford 4w/e 22/09/1956
     Withdrawn on 01/12/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC STR Stratford 5w/e 26/02/1949
ALLOC 30E Colchester 4w/e 23/06/1956
ALLOC 30A Stratford 4w/e 13/10/1956
WDN   on 01/12/1958

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
04/1941 Vacuum Brakes fitted
04/1941 Westinghouse Brake fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/03/1949 Darlington Works Locomotives awaiting Works during March included: Nos. 1173, 1240, 2343, 2703, 3005/44, 3139, 3273, 5028/36, 5091, 5668, 5715, 5821, 8180, 8705, 9107, 9374/75, 9880, 61023, 61434, 61619/43, 62730/52, 63099, 63315/80, 65119, 67709/22 (both light repairs), 69807/65, Class '8' 77499, 78578/85, 79206. To scrap yard: Nos, 3332, 5649/68, 5715, 9374. Locomotives ex Works during March included: Nos. 5629/33 (both fitted small snow ploughs at Gateshead Works), 60816, 61020 (name removed), 61216, 61422, 61618, 61644 (rebuilt 2 cyls.), 61645/47/48, 62700/21/64, 63392, 63411/17/30/65, 65094, 65656, 65800/76, 67244/68, 67344, 67615, 68265, 68409/25/32, 68708/13, 69401, 69773, W.D. 90008 (light repair), 90103, 90235, 90391, 90606. No. 5626 has been sold out of service to the Bolton Colliery, it is understood. Easingwold Rly. 0-6-OT No. 2 has been broken up in the scrap yard here by a private firm. SLS/194905
30/04/1949 Darlington Works New work April: Nos. 60146 an 60147. Locomotives awaiting Works during April included: Nos. 888, 1035, 61199, 1224, 1405, 61625, 1668, 2726, 62753. 2760, 3044, 3260, 3275, 63286, 5044/68, 5109, 65633/50, 5653, 65684, 5858, 65868, 7278, 7675, 67729 (light re-pair), 67739 (damaged), 8156, 69842, Class '8' W.D. 77037, 77178 an 79206. Broken up: Nos. 63286, 3316, 65633/84.
Locomotives ex Works during April included: Nos. 60816, 61023, 61215/40/57, 61422, 61434 (rebuilt), 61648, 62700/03/64/67, 63348/80/92, 63411, 65110, 65739, 65821/44, 67722 (light repair), 68015/27, 68409/14/32, 68705, 69107, 69391, 69835/36/88, Class '8' W.D. 90382, 90449 (light repair) and 90460.
SLS/194906
04/01/1959 Doncaster Works (Withdrawn) 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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/03/1936 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2848, name: ARSENAL
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1658
   
04/1941 Modification Modification: Vacuum Brakes fitted    
04/1941 Modification Modification: Westinghouse Brake fitted    
12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1648    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - March (MAR)    
26/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (STR)    
04/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 61648    
21/07/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Colchester (30E)    
22/09/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
12/1958 Scrapped Scrapped    
01/12/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 61648    

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