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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 1449   07/1908
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4449   23/08/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2879   31/08/1946

Locomotive Specifics
Designer H. Ivatt
Class C1
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 4-4-2
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 255
Works Number 1200
To Service During 07/1908
Withdrawal Fri 04/07/1947
Service Life 39 yrs , 4 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Darlington)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1908
SHF   Sheffield Neepsend m/e 06/1923
HIT   Hitchin (GNR) on 23/02/1937
KX   Kings Cross on 18/02/1939
NWE   New England w/e 22/01/1947
     Withdrawn on 04/07/1947

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC NWE New England on 22/01/1947
ALLOC GRA Grantham on 30/03/1947
WDN GRA Grantham on 04/07/1947

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

Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 1912 02/1912   General    
Doncaster Works 1916 03/1916   General    
Doncaster Works 12/05/1922 17/06/1922 37 days General Superheated boiler fitted
 
Doncaster Works 16/06/1924 23/08/1924 69 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 4449
 
Doncaster Works 03/06/1926 01/09/1926 91 days General    
Doncaster Works 05/03/1928 22/06/1928 110 days General    
Doncaster Works 16/11/1929 14/12/1929 29 days General    
Doncaster Works 20/06/1931 25/07/1931 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 11/02/1933 18/03/1933 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 22/09/1934 20/10/1934 29 days General    
Doncaster Works 21/11/1936 19/12/1936 29 days General    
Doncaster Works 18/06/1938 16/08/1938 60 days General    
Doncaster Works 02/03/1940 01/06/1940 92 days General    
Doncaster Works 10/10/1942 14/11/1942 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 22/05/1943 12/06/1943 22 days Light Repair After collision
 
Doncaster Works 24/03/1945 05/05/1945 43 days General    
Doncaster Works 07/06/1947 07/06/1947 1 day No repairs    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
16/01/1943 Doncaster Notes (engines lettered 'NE') No. 2005, converted to Class 'A,' was due out 16/1. Another 'Q.4' 5048 is on hand for conversion to 'Q.1.' Other arrivals for works are 3838, 3465 an 4993. Streamlined 'B.17' 2870 has left works after a 'general,' also 'J.55' 3859 (BFD). Following on the previous list of engines lettered 'NE' at Plant:- October: 2957, 4474, 1125, 4513, 180, 4003, 4663, 4340, 3488, 4266, 2572, 4655, 3497, 1158, 1367, 4471, 1312, 4312, 3350, 4601, 1141, 4377, 2598, 4490, 2859, 2555, 2461, 483, 3076, 4637, 590, 2766, 4834, 4664, 1118, 4888, 2394, 3224, 4594, 4462, November: 3476, 2439, 4871, 4594, 4646, 4008, 2960, 601, 4053, 4805, 2426, 118, 135, 2563, 112, 1300, 4035, 4449, 4246, 4884, 2744, 4843, 3298, 2417, 5961, 178, 4495, 608, 2958, 2579, 2453, 3050, 125, 114, 4853, 3500, 3494, 2593, 3167. December: 3821, 4497, 4414, 4426, 3276, 4824, 586, 4545, 3621, 4018, 4225, 587, 3275 4793, 2546, 4456, 3819, 4851, 4316, 3631, 3819, 599, 3010, 3593, 17, 3387, 6139, 3498, 1156, 2870, 4240, 2955, 3232, 3047. SLS/194302
19/08/1947 Darlington Works The following newly painted locos. were observed on shed here on 19/8: W.D. Nos. 77129, 77209, 77431, 78514 and 79204, together with 'D49' 2708 THJ. On the same day the following newly painted locos. were seen in the Works' yard: 'D49' 2738; 'Q5' 3287; 'J21' 5108; 'J24' 5604; 'J25' 5689 and ex H. & B. 'N13' 9113; whilst the following were stripped but not marked for scrapping: 'J24' 5636; 'J25' 5648/71/81/99, 5701; 'Q5' 3276/78/83/93. Further locos. also stripped were: 'D49' 2727; 'J26' 5731/60/73/77; 'Ql' 9931; W.D. Nos. 77365 (ex N.S. No. 4364) and 77162 (ex N.S. No. 4482). 'T1' 9919, 9921 and 'J77' 8429 TWD were in the Erecting Shop, whilst the frames for the new Class 'Bl' locos. were laid up to No. 1036. 'A2' 507 was in the Works yard but has since been noted in traffic while 'A2' 511 was in Stooperdale boiler yard. 'Austerity' 2-8-0's Nos. 77080 (ex N.S. No. 4330), 77225, 77306 and 77456 were stored in the Paint Shop with the cab fittings removed. The electric locos. that were previously stored had been removed. The scrap yard contained 'J21' 5053 which was almost completely cut up. The scrapping of 'Cl' No. 2845 had been commenced and outside the Works yard Nos. 2825, 2855 and 2879 were awaiting their doom. Owing to the large number of 'CI's' now being withdrawn it is quite impossible for them all to be broken up at Doncaster and consequently a number of these engines are being dealt with at Darlington. SLS/194710

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1908 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 1449
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1200
   
1912 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: ?/1912. Dep: ?/02/1912.    
1916 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: ?/1916. Dep: ?/03/1916.    
12/05/1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 12/05/1922. Dep: 17/06/1922.
Work undertaken:
Superheated boiler fitted
   
06/1923 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)    
16/06/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 16/06/1924. Dep: 23/08/1924.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 4449
   
03/06/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 03/06/1926. Dep: 01/09/1926.    
05/03/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 05/03/1928. Dep: 22/06/1928.    
16/11/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 16/11/1929. Dep: 14/12/1929.    
20/06/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 20/06/1931. Dep: 25/07/1931.    
11/02/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 11/02/1933. Dep: 18/03/1933.    
22/09/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 22/09/1934. Dep: 20/10/1934.    
21/11/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 21/11/1936. Dep: 19/12/1936.    
23/02/1937 Allocation Reallocated to Hitchin (GNR) (HIT )    
18/06/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 18/06/1938. Dep: 16/08/1938.    
18/02/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (KX)    
02/03/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 02/03/1940. Dep: 01/06/1940.    
10/10/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 10/10/1942. Dep: 14/11/1942.    
22/05/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 22/05/1943. Dep: 12/06/1943.
Work undertaken:
After collision
   
24/03/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 24/03/1945. Dep: 05/05/1945.    
31/08/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2879    
22/01/1947 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
07/06/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (No repairs) - Arr: 07/06/1947. Dep: 07/06/1947.    
04/07/1947 Withdrawn Condemned as 2879    

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