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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 1638 m/e 04/1913
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4638   16/08/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1728 on 29/01/1946
British Railways 61728   16/09/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class K2
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
K104/1913
K2/1 (2-6-0)02/1936
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 272
Works Number 1379
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 04/1913 to Colwick (CLK)
Withdrawal Tue 06/12/1960 off Sheffield Darnall (41A)
Service Life 47 yrs, 8 mths , 5 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1960

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
CLK   Colwick (New) m/e 04/1913
DON   Doncaster on 01/11/1933
MEX   Mexborough on 27/04/1935
DON   Doncaster on 28/02/1940
CLK   Colwick on 23/08/1946
IMM   Immingham on 27/04/1947
40F   Boston on 15/03/1953
41A   Sheffield Darnall on 10/07/1955
     Withdrawn on 06/12/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC IMM Immingham on 27/04/1947
ALLOC 40F Boston 4w/e 21/03/1953
ALLOC 39B Sheffield Darnall 4w/e 16/07/1955
TOSTORE   4w/e 27/12/1958
WDN   on 06/12/1960

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

Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 16/06/1921 08/10/1921 115 days General    
Doncaster Works 21/02/1924 16/08/1924 178 days General New chimney to G E gauge
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 4638
  
Doncaster Works 08/11/1926 10/02/1927 95 days General    
Doncaster Works 18/10/1928 22/12/1928 66 days General    
Doncaster Works 13/06/1931 01/08/1931 50 days General    
Doncaster Works 22/07/1933 02/09/1933 43 days General    
Doncaster Works 28/12/1935 08/02/1936 43 days General Rebuilt to K2
  
Doncaster Works 13/02/1937 06/03/1937 22 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 07/05/1938 21/05/1938 15 days General    
Doncaster Works 13/07/1940 17/08/1940 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 09/01/1943 06/02/1943 29 days General    
Cowlairs Works 01/02/1945 03/03/1945 31 days General    
Cowlairs Works 10/05/1947 01/11/1947 176 days General    
Cowlairs Works 07/07/1950 16/09/1950 72 days General Renumbered to BR 61728
  
Cowlairs Works 09/08/1951 08/09/1951 31 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 29/12/1952 17/01/1953 20 days Heavy Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 03/02/1954 27/03/1954 53 days General    
Cowlairs Works 19/08/1954 27/09/1954 40 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 28/01/1957 08/03/1957 40 days Heavy Intermediate    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/11/1947 Eastfield MPD Further locos. ex Cowlairs Works that have been noted here during November were: Nos. 1728/45, 1764/6 (green, with 1766 snowplough fitted), 2406/31/64/75, 4574, 4605/39, 4817, 4932, 5924, 7465, 8096, 8471, 8957, 9144/62/73. SLS/194801

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1913 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 1638
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1379
Allocated to Colwick (CLK)		    
16/06/1921 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 16/06/1921. Dep: 08/10/1921.    
21/02/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 21/02/1924. Dep: 16/08/1924.
Work undertaken:
New chimney to G E gauge
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 4638
    
08/11/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 08/11/1926. Dep: 10/02/1927.    
18/10/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 18/10/1928. Dep: 22/12/1928.    
13/06/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 13/06/1931. Dep: 01/08/1931.    
22/07/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 22/07/1933. Dep: 02/09/1933.    
01/11/1933 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
27/04/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
28/12/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 28/12/1935. Dep: 08/02/1936.
Work undertaken:
Rebuilt to K2
    
13/02/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 13/02/1937. Dep: 06/03/1937.    
07/05/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 07/05/1938. Dep: 21/05/1938.    
28/02/1940 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
13/07/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 13/07/1940. Dep: 17/08/1940.    
09/01/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 09/01/1943. Dep: 06/02/1943.    
01/02/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 01/02/1945. Dep: 03/03/1945.    
29/01/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1728    
23/08/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
27/04/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
10/05/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 10/05/1947. Dep: 01/11/1947.    
07/07/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 07/07/1950. Dep: 16/09/1950.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 61728
    
09/08/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 09/08/1951. Dep: 08/09/1951.    
29/12/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 29/12/1952. Dep: 17/01/1953.    
15/03/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Boston (40F)    
03/02/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 03/02/1954. Dep: 27/03/1954.    
19/08/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 19/08/1954. Dep: 27/09/1954.    
10/07/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (41A)    
28/01/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 28/01/1957. Dep: 08/03/1957.    
1960 Scrapped Scrapped    
06/12/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 61728 from Sheffield Darnall (41A)    

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