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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 127 m/e 01/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1838 m/e 06/1946
British Railways 61838 m/e 09/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class K3
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
K301/1925
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 1263
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 01/1925
Withdrawal Mon 21/03/1960
Service Life 35 yrs, 2 mths , 19 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1960

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1925
IMM   Immingham on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
38A   Colwick 4w/e 16/03/1957
38E   Woodford Halse 5w/e 20/07/1957
     Withdrawn on 21/03/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 38A Colwick 4w/e 23/02/1957
ALLOC 38E Woodford Halse 4w/e 13/07/1957
LOAN 2G Woodford Halse on 01/02/1958
ALLOC 2G Woodford Halse on 23/02/1958
WDN   w/e 26/03/1960

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


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1925 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 127
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1263
   
07/1933 Modification Modification: Long Travel Valves fitted    
06/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1838    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Immingham (IMM)    
09/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 61838    
16/03/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
20/07/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (38E)    
1960 Scrapped Scrapped    
21/03/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 61838    

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