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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 1005 m/e 12/1920
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4005 m/e 01/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1805 m/e 11/1946
British Railways 61805 m/e 02/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class K3
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
K312/1920
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 290
Works Number 1517
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 12/1920
Withdrawal Sun 16/09/1962
Service Life 41 yrs, 9 mths , 17 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1962

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1920
MAR   March on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
STR   Stratford w/e 22/10/1949
35A   New England 4w/e 16/03/1957
     Withdrawn on 16/09/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC MAR March on 25/05/1947
ALLOC STR Stratford w/e 22/10/1949
ALLOC 35A New England 4w/e 23/02/1957
WDN   on 16/09/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
01/1930 Long Travel Valves fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/01/1949 Doncaster Works Locomotives in Works at the end of January, included Nos. 53, 88, 90, 95, 110, 800/59/84/93, 922/30/44/67, 3491, 3959/75/85, 4200/68, 5005/08/14 an 60045. 884, 930 and 3959 were in for light repairs. The following are ex Works painted green:-Nos. 60514 an 60524, while those painted black and fully lined are: Nos. 1904/14, 61139/44/93, 61805 an 61883. New 'A.1' No. 60123 was ready for trial, but the next batch of six were held up awaiting materials. SLS/194903

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1920 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 1005
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1517
   
01/1925 Renumbered Renumbered to 4005    
01/1930 Modification Modification: Long Travel Valves fitted    
11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1805    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - March (MAR)    
02/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 61805    
22/10/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (STR)    
16/03/1957 Allocation Reallocated to New England (35A)    
1962 Scrapped Scrapped    
16/09/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 61805    

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