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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 1368 m/e 08/1929
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1878 m/e 05/1946
British Railways 61878 m/e 10/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class K3
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
K308/1929
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 315
Works Number 1719
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service During 08/1929
Withdrawal Thu 06/08/1959
Service Life 30 yrs , 6 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1960

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1929
GHD   Gateshead on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
HTN   Heaton w/e 12/02/1949
STM   St Margarets w/e 19/02/1949
     Withdrawn on 06/08/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC GHD Gateshead m/e 03/12/1945
ALLOC HTN Heaton w/e 12/02/1949
ALLOC STM St Margarets w/e 19/02/1949
WDN   on 06/08/1959

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
02/1932 Steam Brakes fitted
02/1932 Vacuum Ejector fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
27/08/1949 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works 1/8 to 27/8: These included Nos. 60502/05, 61081, 61727, 1729, 61736/46, 1753, 61759/83/91, 1823, 61876/78, 61988/93, 2428, 62683, 2687, 62688, 3180, 4546/47/64/79, 4703, 64855, 4945/86, 65913, 67478, 68113, 8321, 8477, 68481, 8544, 68955, 69183, 69213, 77306, ex L.M.S. 40170, 44795, 45022, 45451, 54654. During W/E 20/8 Cowlairs started putting the crest on both passenger and goods tender engines which had received a general repair (not intermediate repair) and the following have been noted: Nos. 61308, 61766, 64700 an 90313; no tank engines have so far been noted with the crest-No. 68477 appeared in lined black, with British Railways on the tanks. SLS/194910

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1929 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1368
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1719
   
02/1932 Modification Modification: Steam Brakes fitted    
02/1932 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
05/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1878    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Gateshead (GHD)    
10/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 61878    
12/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (HTN)    
19/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to St Margarets (STM)    
06/08/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 61878    
1960 Scrapped Scrapped    

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