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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 1133 m/e 04/1931
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1909 on 13/01/1946
British Railways 61909 m/e 08/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class K3
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
K304/1931
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Armstrong Whitworth
Order Number L86
Works Number 1121
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service During 04/1931
Withdrawal Fri 01/04/1960
Service Life 29 yrs , 1 dy

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1960

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1931
STM   St Margarets on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 01/04/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 01/04/1960

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/11/1949 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works during November: These included Nos. 60501/05, 61002, 1293, 61701/49/86/88, 61857, 61909, 2422, 62426, 62706, 3049, 3126, 4548/90, 4615/16, 4706, 64794, 4842, 4923/41, 5902, 65907, 5909/12/26, 7477, 67608, 8121, 8445, 8503, 8952, 9143/76/88, 69199, 9205, 90004, 73798, 77342/71. SLS/195001
31/12/1949 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works during December: These included Nos. 61061, 1724, 61909/94, 62411/17/29/55, 2462/69, 62472, 2480, 62485/98, 62675, 2691, 63019/63, 3172, 64527, 4568/74/77, 4922, 5908, 8453, 8952, 68958, 9133, 69150, 9193, 69221, 9518/64, 73777, 77016, 79306, 90313. SLS/195002
30/04/1950 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works during April: These included Nos. 60529, 61103/72, 61738/68, 61854, 61909/83, 62423, 2430, 62436, 2475, 62479, 3143, 4544, 64593, 64849/54, 4865/68, 64899, 4917, 65921, 7469, 8458, 8550, 9151/62, 69174, 9182, 69553, 90071, 90306, ex-L.M.S. 2835, 42909/18, ex-W.D. 77087, 77107, 77302/99. SLS/195006

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1931 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1133
Built at Armstrong Whitworth, Works Number 1121
   
13/01/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1909    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - St Margarets (STM)    
08/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 61909    
1960 Scrapped Scrapped    
01/04/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 61909    

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