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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 1438   03/1908
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4438   11/10/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2868   26/01/1946

Locomotive Specifics
Designer H. Ivatt
Class C1
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 4-4-2
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 253
Works Number 1187
To Service During 03/1908
Withdrawal Fri 08/08/1947
Service Life 39 yrs, 5 mths , 10 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Doncaster)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1908
GRA   Grantham on 23/06/1923
KX   Kings Cross on 23/03/1944
     Withdrawn on 08/08/1947

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN KX Kings Cross on 08/08/1947

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

Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 1916 06/1916   General    
Doncaster Works 06/04/1922 15/07/1922 101 days General    
Doncaster Works 21/03/1923 23/06/1923 95 days Heavy Superheated boiler fitted
 
Doncaster Works 11/07/1924 11/10/1924 93 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 4438
 
Doncaster Works 12/06/1926 27/10/1926 138 days General    
Doncaster Works 21/04/1928 12/07/1928 83 days General    
Doncaster Works 29/03/1930 17/05/1930 50 days General    
Doncaster Works 06/05/1933 17/06/1933 43 days General    
Doncaster Works 30/03/1935 04/05/1935 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 17/04/1937 15/05/1937 29 days General    
Doncaster Works 26/08/1939 28/10/1939 64 days General    
Doncaster Works 04/01/1941 25/01/1941 22 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 03/04/1943 15/05/1943 43 days General    
Doncaster Works 18/11/1944 23/12/1944 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 15/12/1945 05/01/1946 22 days Light Repair    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1908 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 1438
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1187
   
1916 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: ?/1916. Dep: ?/06/1916.    
06/04/1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 06/04/1922. Dep: 15/07/1922.    
21/03/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy) - Arr: 21/03/1923. Dep: 23/06/1923.
Work undertaken:
Superheated boiler fitted
   
23/06/1923 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (GRA)    
11/07/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 11/07/1924. Dep: 11/10/1924.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 4438
   
12/06/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 12/06/1926. Dep: 27/10/1926.    
21/04/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 21/04/1928. Dep: 12/07/1928.    
29/03/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 29/03/1930. Dep: 17/05/1930.    
06/05/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 06/05/1933. Dep: 17/06/1933.    
30/03/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 30/03/1935. Dep: 04/05/1935.    
17/04/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 17/04/1937. Dep: 15/05/1937.    
26/08/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 26/08/1939. Dep: 28/10/1939.    
04/01/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 04/01/1941. Dep: 25/01/1941.    
03/04/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 03/04/1943. Dep: 15/05/1943.    
23/03/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (KX)    
18/11/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 18/11/1944. Dep: 23/12/1944.    
15/12/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 15/12/1945. Dep: 05/01/1946.    
26/01/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2868    
08/08/1947 Withdrawn Condemned as 2868    

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