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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 2866 on 15/02/1937
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1666 on 07/02/1946
British Railways 61666 m/e 05/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
15/02/1937 NOTTINGHAM FOREST

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class B17
Company History LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
B17/415/02/1937
B17/6 (4-6-0)12/1947
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd
Works Number 4128
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service Mon 15/02/1937
Withdrawal Mon 07/03/1960
Service Life 23 yrs , 21 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1960

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 15/02/1937
CAM   Cambridge on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
MAR   March w/e 31/12/1949
30A   Stratford 4w/e 12/07/1952
30A   Stratford 4w/e 19/07/1952
31B   March 5w/e 21/03/1953
30A   Stratford 4w/e 20/06/1953
30E   Colchester 4w/e 22/05/1954
30A   Stratford w/e 07/11/1959
     Withdrawn on 07/03/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC MAR March w/e 31/12/1949
ALLOC 30A Stratford 4w/e 12/07/1952
ALLOC 31B March 4w/e 21/03/1953
ALLOC 30A Stratford 4w/e 13/06/1953
ALLOC 30E Colchester 4w/e 22/05/1954
ALLOC 30A Stratford 4w/e 28/11/1959
WDN   on 07/03/1960

* 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 *Officially withdrawn.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
15/02/1937 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2866, name: NOTTINGHAM FOREST
Built at Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd, Works Number 4128
   
07/02/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1666    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Cambridge (CAM)    
05/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 61666    
31/12/1949 Allocation Reallocated to March (MAR)    
12/07/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
19/07/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
21/03/1953 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
20/06/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
22/05/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Colchester (30E)    
07/11/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
03/1960 Scrapped Scrapped    
07/03/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 61666    

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