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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 1009 m/e 08/1921
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4009 m/e 09/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1809 m/e 12/1946
British Railways 61809 m/e 03/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class K3
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
K308/1921
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 290
Works Number 1529
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 08/1921
Withdrawal w/e Sat 03/03/1962
Service Life 40 yrs, 7 mths , 0 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1962

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1921
NWE   New England on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
MAR   March w/e 18/06/1949
YAR   Yarmouth South Town w/e 05/11/1949
GOR   Gorton w/e 07/01/1950
38A   Colwick 4w/e 19/06/1954
38E   Woodford Halse 4w/e 08/01/1958
     Withdrawn w/e 03/03/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC MAR March w/e 18/06/1949
ALLOC YAR Yarmouth South Town w/e 05/11/1949
ALLOC GOR Gorton w/e 07/01/1950
ALLOC 38A Colwick 4w/e 19/06/1954
ALLOC 38E Woodford Halse 4w/e 25/01/1958
LOAN 2G Woodford Halse on 01/02/1958
ALLOC 2G Woodford Halse on 23/02/1958
WDN   w/e 03/03/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
07/1933 Long Travel Valves fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
11/08/1959 Doncaster Works (Crimpsall shops-No. 2 Bay) Paint shop- D223, D2066, D2265, D3060, 60075/511, 61825, 73010/165; Weigh-house- D224, D2065, 60006, 61211, 62054, 63934; New Erecting shop- D2067/8/9, E5010-4, D3070, D3137/49, D3230/2/3I; Crimpsall shops-No. 2 Bay- 12113, 13254, D3072, 61185, 61809/62/73/903/27, 63930/48, 68904/65; Crimpsall shops-No. 4 Bay- 60016/20/77/90/4/129/50/536; 61210, 62057 an 63957 on south side with Service loco 4; Stripping-60038/82, 61813/39, 63965, 70000, 73163/6. Awaiting cut up- 61661, 64181/258, 68973, 69515/7/45/8/76/84; Being cut up-60700, 61627, 64246, 69536/9. For condition reports- 61623, 68974, 69526/41/91. In yard D3229 an 11160. SLS/195909

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1921 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 1009
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1529
   
09/1925 Renumbered Renumbered to 4009    
07/1933 Modification Modification: Long Travel Valves fitted    
12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1809    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - New England (NWE)    
03/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 61809    
18/06/1949 Allocation Reallocated to March (MAR)    
05/11/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Yarmouth South Town (YAR)    
07/01/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
19/06/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
08/01/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (38E)    
1962 Scrapped Scrapped    
03/03/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 61809    

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