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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 1008 m/e 07/1921
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4008 m/e 02/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1808 m/e 09/1946
British Railways 61808 m/e 05/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class K3
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
K307/1921
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 290
Works Number 1526
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 07/1921
Withdrawal Mon 25/09/1961
Service Life 40 yrs, 2 mths , 26 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1961

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1921
CLK   Colwick on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
39A   Gorton w/e 14/05/1950
39A   Gorton 3w/e 31/05/1950
38A   Colwick 4w/e 14/12/1957
31B   March w/e 27/06/1959
40E   Colwick w/e 01/08/1959
     Withdrawn on 25/09/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC CLK Colwick on 12/10/1947
ALLOC 39A Gorton w/e 14/05/1950
ALLOC 38E Woodford Halse 4w/e 30/11/1957
ALLOC 38A Colwick 4w/e 28/12/1957
ALLOC 31B March 4w/e 11/07/1959
WDN   on 25/09/1961

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
12/1931 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
10/05/1947 Doncaster Works Locos. ex Plant, end April-May were: Nos. 16, 41, 51, 63, 86, 90, 101, 102, 113, 521, 863, 878, 890, 942, 1808, 1832, 1919, 1961, 2169, 3031, 3505, 3950, 3986, 5021, 7391, 8786 and 9492. Further locos. ex Plant include Nos. 29 (4/6) and 1949, 8784, 9464 (5/6). SLS/194708
01/10/1961 Doncaster Works (Stripping Road) New Erecting Shop: D2399, E3067-73. Outside New Erecting Shop: 13251. Stripping Road: 43159, 60055/64/71/89, 60162, 60525, 61207/27, 61808/88, 61920, 63973, 68894, 73000, 73170. Scrap Yard-intact: 68950, 69533/85/92. Scrap Yard-being cut up: 60035/79, 61833, 64779. Crimpsal: D3447, 43062, 60080, 61361. Outside Crimpsal: D3478, 60017, 60106, 63969, 70000. Erecting Shop: D3254, D4061, D5578, D5602, D5805, 13166, 13333, 43158, 60012/33, 60050/91/2, 60128/59, 60511/3/37, 61145, 61299, 61867, 62006, 63965/80, 70035/8. Outside Erecting Shop: 61897, 70030, 73169. Weigh House : Nil. Outside Weigh House: 61075. Paint Shop: D5050, D5583, D9014, E3066, 60001, 61248. Outside Paint Shop: D5355, D5604, D5816. Works Shunters: DEPT10/1. SLS/196111

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1921 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 1008
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1526
   
02/1925 Renumbered Renumbered to 4008    
12/1931 Modification Modification: Long Travel Valves fitted    
09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1808    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Colwick (CLK)    
05/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 61808    
14/05/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (39A)    
31/05/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (39A)    
14/12/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
27/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
01/08/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (40E)    
1961 Scrapped Scrapped    
25/09/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 61808    

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