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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 208 m/e 09/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1865 m/e 05/1946
British Railways 61865 m/e 12/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class K3
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
K309/1925
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 1290
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service During 09/1925
Withdrawal During 06/1961
Service Life 35 yrs , 9 mths

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1963

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1925
CLK   Colwick on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
MAR   March w/e 29/05/1948
CLK   Colwick w/e 06/11/1948
39A   Gorton w/e 14/05/1950
39A   Gorton 3w/e 31/05/1950
2F   Woodford Halse w/e 09/04/1960
     Withdrawn m/e 06/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC MAR March w/e 29/05/1948
ALLOC CLK Colwick w/e 06/11/1948
ALLOC 39A Gorton w/e 14/05/1950
LOAN 9H Gorton on 01/02/1958
ALLOC 9H Gorton on 23/02/1958
ALLOC 2F Woodford Halse 5w/e 30/04/1960
WDN   w/e 01/07/1961

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
04/1931 Steam Reverse Removed
04/1932 Long Travel Valves fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
02/07/1961 Doncaster Works (Outside Erecting Shop) New Erecting Shop: D2394/5, E3064-9. Boiler Shop: E3070. Stripping Road: D2235, D3446, D3694, 60022, 60502/19, 61195, 61311. 61902/19, 64170, 70018/39. Scrap Yard: 61997 being cut up. Crimpsall: 61157, 61846. Outside Crimpsall: D3660, 61056/87, 76050. Erecting Shops: D2026, D2234, D2402, D3449, D5571/2, D8211, 12124, 13253, 43154, 60009/30/62/73/7, 60142/55/6, 61074, 61167, 61378, 61893, 61906/43, 63928, 70009/23/7/35. Outside Erecting Shop: DEPT7, 60029, 61231, 61850/65, 68591. Weigh House: Nil. Outside Weigh House: D5534, 60099, 62059, 63967. Paint Shop: D2393, D6720, D9006, E3062/3, 13252, 60161, 61120. Outside Paint Shop: D351, D5347, D5804, D6719. Works Shunters: DEPT10/1. SLS/196108

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1925 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 208
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1290
   
04/1931 Modification Modification: Steam Reverse Removed    
04/1932 Modification Modification: Long Travel Valves fitted    
05/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1865    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Colwick (CLK)    
29/05/1948 Allocation Reallocated to March (MAR)    
06/11/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
12/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 61865    
14/05/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (39A)    
31/05/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (39A)    
09/04/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (2F)    
06/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 61865    
1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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