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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 134 m/e 01/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1839 m/e 01/1947
British Railways 61839 m/e 01/1950

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 1264
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 01/1925
Withdrawal Tue 09/01/1962
Service Life 37 yrs , 9 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1962

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1925
WFD   Woodford Halse on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
GOR   Gorton w/e 25/06/1949
GOR   Gorton m/e 07/1949
40B   Immingham w/e 02/06/1951
40B   Immingham 5w/e 23/06/1951
41F   Mexborough w/e 07/02/1959
36A   Doncaster w/e 20/06/1959
     Withdrawn on 09/01/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC GOR Gorton w/e 25/06/1949
ALLOC 40B Immingham w/e 02/06/1951
ALLOC 41F Mexborough 4w/e 21/02/1959
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 11/07/1959
WDN   on 09/01/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
10/1928 Long Travel Valves fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
11/08/1959 Doncaster Works (Stripping) 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
01/1925 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 134
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1264
   
10/1928 Modification Modification: Long Travel Valves fitted    
01/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 1839    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Woodford Halse (WFD)    
25/06/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
07/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
01/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 61839    
02/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (40B)    
23/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (40B)    
07/02/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (41F)    
20/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
1962 Scrapped Scrapped    
09/01/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 61839    

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