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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 1003 m/e 10/1920
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4003 m/e 06/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1803 m/e 12/1946
British Railways 61803 m/e 05/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class K3
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
K310/1920
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 290
Works Number 1515
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 10/1920
Withdrawal Thu 13/07/1961
Service Life 40 yrs, 9 mths , 13 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1961

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1920
IMM   Immingham on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
36A   Doncaster w/e 07/02/1959
     Withdrawn on 13/07/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC IMM Immingham m/e 31/01/1946
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 21/02/1959
WDN   on 13/07/1961

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
05/1933 Long Travel Valves fitted


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
16/07/1961 Doncaster Works (Stripping Road) New Erecting Shop: D2395/6, E3064-9, 13253. Boiler Shop: E3071/2. Stripping Road: D2235, 60044/56/63/94, 60502, 61088, 61803, 61902, 73043. Scrap Road: 61824, 61927/64, 64736, 69531 intact, 68951 just cut up. Crimpsal: 60150, 61204. Outside Crimpsal: 60147, 62015, 70034. Erecting Shop: D3446/9, D3660, D5560/72, D8212, 12124, 60022/30, 60155, 60519, 61055, 61157/95, 61208, 61312/26, 61846, 70009/18/38/9, 76050. Outside Erecting Shop: DEPT7, 60034. Weigh House: Nil. Outside Weigh House: 60029, 61906. Paint Shop: D2234, D2394, D5571, D6722, E3063, 60009/73, 61056, 61378, 61893. Outside Paint Shop: D353, D5806, D9008. Works Shunters: DEPT10/1. SLS/196109

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1920 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 1003
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1515
   
06/1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 4003    
05/1933 Modification Modification: Long Travel Valves fitted    
12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1803    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Immingham (IMM)    
05/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 61803    
07/02/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
1961 Scrapped Scrapped    
13/07/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 61803    

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