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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 1675 m/e 07/1918
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4675   15/11/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1765   27/05/1946
British Railways 61765   19/02/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class K2
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
K2/107/1918
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L699
Works Number 21986
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 07/1918 to Ardsley (ARD)
Withdrawal Thu 01/05/1958 off Boston (40F)
Service Life 39 yrs, 10 mths , 1 dy

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1958

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
ARD   Ardsley (New) m/e 07/1918
DON   Doncaster m/e 1923
STR   Stratford on 02/09/1927
MAR   March on 23/02/1940
COL   Colchester on 13/01/1946
STR   Stratford on 25/09/1947
40A   Lincoln on 05/10/1952
40A   Lincoln 4w/e 01/11/1952
40F   Boston on 10/07/1955
     Withdrawn on 01/05/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC STR Stratford on 25/09/1947
ALLOC 40A Lincoln 4w/e 01/11/1952
ALLOC 40F Boston 4w/e 16/07/1955
WDN   on 01/05/1958

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
07/1918 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 7466)
15/11/1924 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 7687)
03/09/1927 Westinghouse Brake fitted
22/02/1930 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 7454)
14/07/1934 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 7685)
04/11/1939 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 7840)
18/05/1946 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 9473)
19/02/1949 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 9192)
16/08/1952 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 21178)
09/1955 Westinghouse Brake removed


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 10/08/1920 30/10/1920 82 days General    
Doncaster Works 10/04/1922 18/07/1922 100 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 16/01/1923 10/02/1923 26 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 26/06/1924 15/11/1924 143 days General Boiler number 7687 (Diagram 3)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 4675
 
Doncaster Works 05/11/1925 28/11/1925 24 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 17/01/1927 30/04/1927 104 days General Westinghouse pump fitted
 
Doncaster Works 08/08/1927 03/09/1927 27 days Light Repair Westinghouse brake completed
Westinghouse Brake fitted
 
Doncaster Works 25/01/1930 22/02/1930 29 days General Boiler number 7454 (Diagram 3)
 
Doncaster Works 16/01/1932 27/02/1932 43 days General    
Doncaster Works 02/06/1934 14/07/1934 43 days General Boiler number 7685 (Diagram 3)
 
Doncaster Works 27/02/1937 20/03/1937 22 days General    
Doncaster Works 23/09/1939 04/11/1939 43 days General Boiler number 7840 (Diagram 3)
 
Doncaster Works 03/01/1942 07/02/1942 36 days General    
Cowlairs Works 09/05/1944 17/06/1944 40 days General    
Cowlairs Works 02/01/1945 14/02/1945 44 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 30/03/1946 18/05/1946 50 days General Boiler number 21174 (Diagram 3)
 
Cowlairs Works 06/12/1948 19/02/1949 76 days General Boiler number 9192 (Diagram 3)
Renumbered to BR 61765
 
Cowlairs Works 01/09/1950 12/10/1950 42 days Heavy Intermediate    
Stratford Works 26/10/1951 17/11/1951 23 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 20/06/1952 16/08/1952 58 days General Boiler number 21178 (Diagram 3)
 
Cowlairs Works 11/08/1955 24/09/1955 45 days Light Intermediate Westinghouse Brake removed
 

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
08/10/1955 North Eastern Miscellany Class B16 engines have now appeared at sheds in the Newcastle-upon-Tyne area and the following have been noted working between Heaton and Berwick on various classes of trains: 61410/13/14/15/40/67/69. Class K2 2-6-0 locos noted en route between Newcastle and Cowlairs recently for overhaul and repainting have been Nos. 61720/27/62/65. Standard Class 5 4-6-0 73101 worked a Newcastle-Berwick passenger train on the 21st Sept. en route for the Scottish Region. Class J21 0-6-0 Nos. 65117 an 65070 were hauled dead by a Class J39 for the north on 4/10 and a class Dll 4-4-0 62684 hauled Class K1 62031 dead from Haymarket shed to Gateshead on October 5th. During mid-October, Class D49 4-4-0 Nos. 62752 an 62720 have been observed working a morning Sunderland-Newcastle slow passenger train as a running-in turn, both engines being recently ex-works. SLS/195512

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1918 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 1675
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 21986
Allocated to Ardsley (ARD)
Diagram 3 boiler fitted
   
10/08/1920 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 10/08/1920. Dep: 30/10/1920.    
10/04/1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 10/04/1922. Dep: 18/07/1922.    
1923 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
16/01/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 16/01/1923. Dep: 10/02/1923.    
26/06/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 26/06/1924. Dep: 15/11/1924.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7687 (Diagram 3)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 4675
   
05/11/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 05/11/1925. Dep: 28/11/1925.    
17/01/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 17/01/1927. Dep: 30/04/1927.
Work undertaken:
Westinghouse pump fitted
   
08/08/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 08/08/1927. Dep: 03/09/1927.
Work undertaken:
Westinghouse brake completed
Westinghouse Brake fitted
   
02/09/1927 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (STR)    
25/01/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 25/01/1930. Dep: 22/02/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7454 (Diagram 3)
   
16/01/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 16/01/1932. Dep: 27/02/1932.    
02/06/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 02/06/1934. Dep: 14/07/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7685 (Diagram 3)
   
27/02/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 27/02/1937. Dep: 20/03/1937.    
23/09/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 23/09/1939. Dep: 04/11/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7840 (Diagram 3)
   
23/02/1940 Allocation Reallocated to March (MAR)    
03/01/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 03/01/1942. Dep: 07/02/1942.    
09/05/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 09/05/1944. Dep: 17/06/1944.    
02/01/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 02/01/1945. Dep: 14/02/1945.    
13/01/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Colchester (COL)    
30/03/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 30/03/1946. Dep: 18/05/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 21174 (Diagram 3)
   
27/05/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1765    
25/09/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (STR)    
06/12/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 06/12/1948. Dep: 19/02/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 9192 (Diagram 3)
Renumbered to BR 61765
   
01/09/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 01/09/1950. Dep: 12/10/1950.    
26/10/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 26/10/1951. Dep: 17/11/1951.    
20/06/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 20/06/1952. Dep: 16/08/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 21178 (Diagram 3)
   
05/10/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Lincoln (40A)    
01/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Lincoln (40A)    
10/07/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Boston (40F)    
11/08/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 11/08/1955. Dep: 24/09/1955.
Work undertaken:
Westinghouse Brake removed
   
1958 Scrapped Scrapped    
01/05/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 61765 from Boston (40F)    

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