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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 2868 on 28/04/1937
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1668 on 20/01/1946
British Railways 61668 m/e 06/1949

Names Carried
Date From Name
28/04/1937 BRADFORD CITY

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class B17
Company History LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
B17/428/04/1937
B17/6 (4-6-0)06/1949
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd
Works Number 4130
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service Mon 28/04/1937
Withdrawal Mon 22/08/1960
Service Life 23 yrs, 3 mths , 25 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1960

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 28/04/1937
IPS   Ipswich on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
30A   Stratford 4w/e 14/02/1953
30E   Colchester 5w/e 23/07/1955
30A   Stratford 5w/e 22/10/1955
30E   Colchester w/e 20/12/1958
30A   Stratford w/e 05/12/1959
     Withdrawn on 22/08/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC CLK Colwick w/e 11/10/1947
ALLOC IPS Ipswich w/e 08/11/1947
ALLOC 30A Stratford 4w/e 21/02/1953
ALLOC 30E Colchester 4w/e 16/07/1955
ALLOC 30A Stratford 4w/e 05/11/1955
ALLOC 30E Colchester 4w/e 27/12/1958
ALLOC 30A Stratford 4w/e 26/12/1959
WDN   on 22/08/1960

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
03/1941 Vacuum Brakes fitted
03/1941 Westinghouse Brake fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
28/04/1937 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2868, name: BRADFORD CITY
Built at Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd, Works Number 4130
   
03/1941 Modification Modification: Vacuum Brakes fitted    
03/1941 Modification Modification: Westinghouse Brake fitted    
20/01/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1668    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Ipswich (IPS)    
06/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 61668    
14/02/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
23/07/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Colchester (30E)    
22/10/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
20/12/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Colchester (30E)    
05/12/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
08/1960 Scrapped Scrapped    
22/08/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 61668    

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