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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 1118 m/e 03/1931
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1905 on 20/01/1946
British Railways 61905 m/e 04/1948

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 1117
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service During 03/1931
Withdrawal Sun 04/11/1962
Service Life 31 yrs, 8 mths , 7 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1963

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1931
CLK   Colwick on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
IMM   Immingham w/e 14/08/1948
40E   Colwick w/e 20/01/1962
40A   Lincoln w/e 07/07/1962
     Withdrawn on 04/11/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC IMM Immingham w/e 14/08/1948
ALLOC 40E Colwick 5w/e 03/02/1962
ALLOC 40A Lincoln 3w/e 14/07/1962
WDN   on 04/11/1962

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
16/01/1943 Doncaster Notes (engines lettered 'NE') No. 2005, converted to Class 'A,' was due out 16/1. Another 'Q.4' 5048 is on hand for conversion to 'Q.1.' Other arrivals for works are 3838, 3465 an 4993. Streamlined 'B.17' 2870 has left works after a 'general,' also 'J.55' 3859 (BFD). Following on the previous list of engines lettered 'NE' at Plant:- October: 2957, 4474, 1125, 4513, 180, 4003, 4663, 4340, 3488, 4266, 2572, 4655, 3497, 1158, 1367, 4471, 1312, 4312, 3350, 4601, 1141, 4377, 2598, 4490, 2859, 2555, 2461, 483, 3076, 4637, 590, 2766, 4834, 4664, 1118, 4888, 2394, 3224, 4594, 4462, November: 3476, 2439, 4871, 4594, 4646, 4008, 2960, 601, 4053, 4805, 2426, 118, 135, 2563, 112, 1300, 4035, 4449, 4246, 4884, 2744, 4843, 3298, 2417, 5961, 178, 4495, 608, 2958, 2579, 2453, 3050, 125, 114, 4853, 3500, 3494, 2593, 3167. December: 3821, 4497, 4414, 4426, 3276, 4824, 586, 4545, 3621, 4018, 4225, 587, 3275 4793, 2546, 4456, 3819, 4851, 4316, 3631, 3819, 599, 3010, 3593, 17, 3387, 6139, 3498, 1156, 2870, 4240, 2955, 3232, 3047. SLS/194302

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1931 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1118
Built at Armstrong Whitworth, Works Number 1117
   
20/01/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1905    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Colwick (CLK)    
04/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 61905    
14/08/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
20/01/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (40E)    
07/07/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Lincoln (40A)    
04/11/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 61905    
1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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