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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 2857 on 15/05/1936
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1657 m/e 10/1946
British Railways 61657 m/e 07/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
15/05/1936 DONCASTER ROVERS

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class B17
Company History LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
B17/415/05/1936
B17/6 (4-6-0)10/1950
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1667
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service Fri 15/05/1936
Withdrawal Fri 03/06/1960
Service Life 24 yrs , 19 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1960

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 15/05/1936
CLK   Colwick on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
31A   Cambridge 5w/e 24/03/1951
31A   Cambridge m/e 31/03/1951
31B   March 5w/e 24/03/1956
     Withdrawn on 03/06/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC CLK Colwick on 19/01/1947
ALLOC 31A Cambridge m/e 31/03/1951
ALLOC 31B March 5w/e 31/03/1956
WDN   on 03/06/1960

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
15/05/1936 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2857, name: DONCASTER ROVERS
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1667
   
10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1657    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Colwick (CLK)    
07/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 61657    
24/03/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
31/03/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
24/03/1956 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
06/1960 Scrapped Scrapped    
03/06/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 61657    

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