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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 1117 m/e 03/1931
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1904 on 20/01/1946
British Railways 61904 m/e 05/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class K3
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
K303/1931
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Armstrong Whitworth
Order Number L86
Works Number 1116
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service During 03/1931
Withdrawal Mon 05/06/1961
Service Life 30 yrs, 3 mths , 8 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1961

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1931
GHD   Gateshead on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
MAR   March w/e 05/06/1948
HTN   Heaton w/e 06/11/1948
53A   Hull Dairycoates 5w/e 22/10/1955
     Withdrawn on 05/06/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC MAR March w/e 05/06/1948
ALLOC HTN Heaton w/e 06/11/1948
ALLOC 53A Hull Dairycoates 4w/e 08/10/1955
WDN   on 05/06/1961

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/01/1949 Doncaster Works Locomotives in Works at the end of January, included Nos. 53, 88, 90, 95, 110, 800/59/84/93, 922/30/44/67, 3491, 3959/75/85, 4200/68, 5005/08/14 an 60045. 884, 930 and 3959 were in for light repairs. The following are ex Works painted green:-Nos. 60514 an 60524, while those painted black and fully lined are: Nos. 1904/14, 61139/44/93, 61805 an 61883. New 'A.1' No. 60123 was ready for trial, but the next batch of six were held up awaiting materials. SLS/194903
28/05/1961 Doncaster Works (Stripping Road) New Erecting Shop: D2392-4, D3489, E3062-7. Boiler Shop: E3068-70. Stripping Road: D2402, 60007/73, 60119/61, 61327, 61844/93, 61904/85/97, 62059, 63967, 70023. Scrap Road: 63947/58, 64970, 68916/29, 69561 all intact, with 63952 just cut up. Crimpsall: 70027, 73016. Outside Crimpsall: DEPT7, 60065. Erecting Shops: D2026, D2234, D3129/52, D3445, D5534/71, 12124, 13252, 13325, 43088, 43152/5, 60013/24/33/88/99, 60525, 61095, 61190, 61249, 61300/70, 61832, 62051, 63963, 70001/5/35. Outside Erecting Shops: 60017, 61845. Outside Weigh House: 43091, 60137, 62047. Paint Shop: D2390/1, D5698, D6715, D8215, D9004/5, E3056/61, 60038/9, 61122/88, 63938, 76031. Outside Paint Shop: D345/6. Works Shunters: DEPT10/1. SLS/196107

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1931 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1117
Built at Armstrong Whitworth, Works Number 1116
   
20/01/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1904    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Gateshead (GHD)    
05/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 61904    
05/06/1948 Allocation Reallocated to March (MAR)    
06/11/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (HTN)    
22/10/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (53A)    
1961 Scrapped Scrapped    
05/06/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 61904    

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