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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 281   06/1904
London and North Eastern Railway (1924 Tmp) 281N   01/09/1923
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3281   05/07/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2810   26/11/1946
British Railways 62810   Not applied

Locomotive Specifics
Designer H. Ivatt
Class C1
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 4-4-2
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 236
Works Number 1039
To Service During 06/1904
Withdrawal Fri 27/05/1949
Service Life 44 yrs, 11 mths , 26 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Doncaster)

Notes
Notes In for cutting up at Doncaster 1/6/49

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1904
     Withdrawn on 27/05/1949

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN GRA Grantham on 27/05/1949

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

Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 1908 11/1908   General    
Doncaster Works 1911 10/1911   General    
Doncaster Works 1916 03/1916   General    
Doncaster Works 1920 07/1920   General Superheated boiler fitted
 
Doncaster Works 16/06/1922 23/09/1922 100 days General    
Doncaster Works 21/08/1923 01/09/1923 12 days Light Repair Renumbered to LNER (1924 Tmp) number 281N
 
Doncaster Works 24/04/1924 05/07/1924 73 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 3281
 
Doncaster Works 15/07/1924 19/07/1924 5 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 16/02/1925 11/07/1925 146 days General    
Doncaster Works 15/11/1926 26/03/1927 132 days General    
Doncaster Works 30/11/1928 09/02/1929 72 days General    
Doncaster Works 02/05/1931 27/06/1931 57 days General    
Doncaster Works 07/10/1933 11/11/1933 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 21/09/1935 26/10/1935 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 29/01/1938 19/02/1938 22 days General    
Doncaster Works 31/05/1941 05/07/1941 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 20/05/1944 17/06/1944 29 days General    
Doncaster Works 20/10/1945 10/11/1945 22 days General    
Doncaster Works 27/08/1947 13/10/1947 48 days General    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1904 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 281
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1039
   
1908 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: ?/1908. Dep: ?/11/1908.    
1911 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: ?/1911. Dep: ?/10/1911.    
1916 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: ?/1916. Dep: ?/03/1916.    
1920 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: ?/1920. Dep: ?/07/1920.
Work undertaken:
Superheated boiler fitted
   
16/06/1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 16/06/1922. Dep: 23/09/1922.    
21/08/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 21/08/1923. Dep: 01/09/1923.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924 Tmp) number 281N
   
24/04/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 24/04/1924. Dep: 05/07/1924.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 3281
   
15/07/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 15/07/1924. Dep: 19/07/1924.    
16/02/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 16/02/1925. Dep: 11/07/1925.    
15/11/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 15/11/1926. Dep: 26/03/1927.    
30/11/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 30/11/1928. Dep: 09/02/1929.    
02/05/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 02/05/1931. Dep: 27/06/1931.    
07/10/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 07/10/1933. Dep: 11/11/1933.    
21/09/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 21/09/1935. Dep: 26/10/1935.    
29/01/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 29/01/1938. Dep: 19/02/1938.    
31/05/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 31/05/1941. Dep: 05/07/1941.    
20/05/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 20/05/1944. Dep: 17/06/1944.    
20/10/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 20/10/1945. Dep: 10/11/1945.    
26/11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2810    
27/08/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 27/08/1947. Dep: 13/10/1947.    
1948 Number Allocated Allocated number 62810 but not taken up    
27/05/1949 Withdrawn Condemned as 2810    

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