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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 2761 m/e 07/1930
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1890 m/e 09/1946
British Railways 61890 m/e 12/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class K3
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
K307/1930
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 1495
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service During 07/1930
Withdrawal Sun 16/09/1962
Service Life 32 yrs, 2 mths , 17 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1963

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1930
NWE   New England on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
31B   March 4w/e 24/10/1953
     Withdrawn on 16/09/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 31B March 4w/e 03/10/1953
WDN   on 16/09/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
04/01/1959 Doncaster Works (Erecting Shop) Erecting Shop-60162 (64B), 60003 (34A), 60035 (64B), 60017 (34A), 60145 (52A), 60103 (34A), 62030 (52C), 73000 (41B), 73155 (41C), 61122 (36A), 61971 (32A), 61889 (31B), 61820 (30F), 61890 (31B), 68987 (34B), 61162 (36A), 61846 (53A), 61409 (40B), 60001 (52A), 61158 (36A), 60526/502 (50A), 60039 (34A), 60152 (64B), 60026 (34A), 60520 (34F). Paint Shop-D3321 (52B), D3148 (51L), D5308 (34B), D6101/2 (34B), 60117 (56C), 61925 (36A), 60160 (64B), 62032 (31B). Yard-70030 (32A), 68914 (56B), 73016 (41C), 63940 (34F), D3079 (53A), 60508 (34E), 11182 (40A), 63975 (36A), 60063 (34F), 60095 (12C), 61816 (31B), 61406 (40B). Diesel Shop-E5001/2 motors in, D2050/1 motors in, 11106 (51C), 13147/51 (51L). Withdrawn-64216/7, 61606/48/22, 69493, 67397, 69544, 64201/74/6, 69551, 69593, 64205/49, 64183. SLS/195902

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1930 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2761
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1495
   
09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1890    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - New England (NWE)    
12/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 61890    
24/10/1953 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
16/09/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 61890    
1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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