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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 2762 m/e 07/1930
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1891 m/e 11/1946
British Railways 61891 m/e 10/1949

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 1496
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service During 07/1930
Withdrawal Tue 12/09/1961
Service Life 31 yrs, 2 mths , 13 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1961

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1930
IMM   Immingham on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
40A   Lincoln w/e 15/07/1961
     Withdrawn on 12/09/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 40A Lincoln 4w/e 05/08/1961
WDN   on 12/09/1961

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/10/1949 Doncaster Works Locomotives noted in the Paint Shop at the beginning of November included: Nos. 60030/91, 60109/11, 60891, 60900/38/40, 61208, 61819/91, 61906/53/87, 67379, 69527/47. No. 67387 has been fitted for 'Pull and Push' working. SLS/194912

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1930 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2762
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1496
   
11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1891    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Immingham (IMM)    
10/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 61891    
1961 Scrapped Scrapped    
15/07/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Lincoln (40A)    
12/09/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 61891    

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