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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 1318 m/e 06/1929
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1872 m/e 04/1946
British Railways 61872 m/e 07/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class K3
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
K306/1929
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 315
Works Number 1713
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service During 06/1929
Withdrawal Mon 03/12/1962
Service Life 33 yrs, 6 mths , 2 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1963

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1929
HLD   Hull Dairycoates on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 03/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC HLD Hull Dairycoates w/e 11/10/1947
WDN   on 03/12/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
04/1933 Steam Brakes fitted
04/1933 Vacuum Ejector fitted


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1929 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1318
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1713
   
04/1933 Modification Modification: Steam Brakes fitted    
04/1933 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
04/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1872    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
07/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 61872    
03/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 61872    
1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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