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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 1455   08/1910
London and North Eastern Railway (1924 Tmp) 1455N   12/01/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4455   07/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2885   21/07/1946
British Railways 62885   06/05/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer H. Ivatt
Class C1
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 4-4-2
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 263
Works Number 1279
To Service During 08/1910
Withdrawal Mon 23/01/1950
Service Life 39 yrs, 5 mths , 23 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Doncaster)

Notes
Notes Into Doncaster for cutting up 24/1/50

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1910
KX   Kings Cross on 02/03/1929
DON   Doncaster on 21/03/1929
SHF   Sheffield Darnall w/e 19/11/1949
     Withdrawn on 23/01/1950

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC SHF Sheffield Darnall w/e 19/11/1949

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

Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 1913 03/1913   General    
Doncaster Works 16/06/1922 24/06/1922 9 days Heavy    
Doncaster Works 19/10/1923 12/01/1924 86 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924 Tmp) number 1455N
 
Doncaster Works 02/12/1925 03/03/1926 92 days General    
Doncaster Works 16/01/1928 22/03/1928 67 days General    
Doncaster Works 26/11/1928 03/12/1928 8 days Unclassified Flaman speed recorder fitted
 
Doncaster Works 12/10/1929 09/11/1929 29 days General    
Doncaster Works 03/12/1931 03/12/1931 1 day Special Flaman speed recorder removed
 
Doncaster Works 20/02/1932 16/04/1932 57 days General    
Doncaster Works 07/10/1933 11/11/1933 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 04/05/1935 01/06/1935 29 days General    
Doncaster Works 28/11/1936 31/12/1936 34 days General    
Doncaster Works 29/10/1938 03/12/1938 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 19/05/1939 19/05/1939 1 day Weighing    
Doncaster Works 30/11/1940 25/01/1941 57 days General    
Doncaster Works 17/07/1943 21/08/1943 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 31/03/1945 09/06/1945 71 days General    
Doncaster Works 18/05/1946 18/05/1946 1 day Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 14/04/1947 02/06/1947 50 days General    
Doncaster Works 23/04/1948 06/05/1948 14 days Light Repair Renumbered to BR 62885
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1910 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 1455
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1279
   
1913 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: ?/1913. Dep: ?/03/1913.    
16/06/1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy) - Arr: 16/06/1922. Dep: 24/06/1922.    
19/10/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 19/10/1923. Dep: 12/01/1924.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924 Tmp) number 1455N
   
07/1925 Renumbered Renumbered to 4455    
02/12/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 02/12/1925. Dep: 03/03/1926.    
16/01/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 16/01/1928. Dep: 22/03/1928.    
26/11/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 26/11/1928. Dep: 03/12/1928.
Work undertaken:
Flaman speed recorder fitted
   
02/03/1929 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (KX)    
21/03/1929 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
12/10/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 12/10/1929. Dep: 09/11/1929.    
03/12/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Special) - Arr: 03/12/1931. Dep: 03/12/1931.
Work undertaken:
Flaman speed recorder removed
   
20/02/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 20/02/1932. Dep: 16/04/1932.    
07/10/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 07/10/1933. Dep: 11/11/1933.    
04/05/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 04/05/1935. Dep: 01/06/1935.    
28/11/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 28/11/1936. Dep: 31/12/1936.    
29/10/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 29/10/1938. Dep: 03/12/1938.    
19/05/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Weighing) - Arr: 19/05/1939. Dep: 19/05/1939.    
30/11/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 30/11/1940. Dep: 25/01/1941.    
17/07/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 17/07/1943. Dep: 21/08/1943.    
31/03/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 31/03/1945. Dep: 09/06/1945.    
18/05/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 18/05/1946. Dep: 18/05/1946.    
21/07/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2885    
14/04/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 14/04/1947. Dep: 02/06/1947.    
23/04/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 23/04/1948. Dep: 06/05/1948.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 62885
   
19/11/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    
23/01/1950 Withdrawn Condemned as 62885    

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