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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 2935 m/e 09/1934
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1926 m/e 01/1947
British Railways 61926 m/e 07/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class K3
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
K309/1934
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Armstrong Whitworth
Order Number L88
Works Number 1163
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 09/1934
Withdrawal Tue 10/04/1962
Service Life 27 yrs, 7 mths , 10 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1962

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1934
LOW   Lowestoft on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
32A   Norwich Thorpe w/e 21/11/1959
31B   March w/e 06/02/1960
41H   Staveley (G.C.) w/e 27/02/1960
40A   Lincoln w/e 26/03/1960
     Withdrawn on 10/04/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC LOW Lowestoft w/e 18/10/1947
ALLOC 32A Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 28/11/1959
ALLOC 31B March 4w/e 20/02/1960
ALLOC 41H Staveley (G.C.) 4w/e 19/03/1960
ALLOC 40A Lincoln 4w/e 16/04/1960
WDN   on 10/04/1962

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
19/02/1961 Doncaster Works (Outside Erecting Shop) New Erecting Shop: D3063, D2385-9, E3056-61. New Erecting Shop Yard: E3062. Scrap Road: DEPT2, DEPT9, 61766, 64231, 68623, 68875, 68930/47/79, 69574. Stripping Road: D3452/85, 60010/23/92, 60118/36/40, 60529, 61950, 63943, 64878/85, 68943, 76032. Erecting Shop: D2233, D2402, D3165, D3575, D3630, D8210, 43081, 60030/1/68, 60103/10/29/39, 60521, 61138, 61254, 61313/8, 61807, 61901/13/61, 62032/50, 63926/86, 73001. Outside Erecting Shop: 60021/41, 61150, 61234, 61926, 63964, 73096. Crimpsall: 60133, 62039. Paint Shop: D318/33, D5686/7, D6708/9, D8046, 43152, 60514/34, 61096, 70054. Outside Paint Shop: 60124, 60522, 61165, 61954. Works Shunters: DEPT10 (ex-68911), DEPT11 (ex-68914), 68977. SLS/196104

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1934 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2935
Built at Armstrong Whitworth, Works Number 1163
   
01/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 1926    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Lowestoft (LOW)    
07/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 61926    
21/11/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (32A)    
06/02/1960 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
27/02/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Staveley (G.C.) (41H)    
26/03/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Lincoln (40A)    
1962 Scrapped Scrapped    
10/04/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 61926    

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