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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 2448 m/e 09/1935
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1949 on 17/03/1946
British Railways 61949 m/e 02/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class K3
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
K309/1935
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L890
Works Number 24235
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 09/1935
Withdrawal Tue 10/04/1962
Service Life 26 yrs, 7 mths , 10 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1962

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1935
LOW   Lowestoft on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
32A   Norwich Thorpe w/e 10/01/1959
40A   Lincoln w/e 10/12/1960
40E   Colwick w/e 17/12/1960
36A   Doncaster w/e 23/09/1961
     Withdrawn on 10/04/1962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 24/01/1959
ALLOC 40E Colwick 5w/e 31/12/1960
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 5w/e 07/10/1961
WDN   on 10/04/1962

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
10/05/1947 Doncaster Works Locos. ex Plant, end April-May were: Nos. 16, 41, 51, 63, 86, 90, 101, 102, 113, 521, 863, 878, 890, 942, 1808, 1832, 1919, 1961, 2169, 3031, 3505, 3950, 3986, 5021, 7391, 8786 and 9492. Further locos. ex Plant include Nos. 29 (4/6) and 1949, 8784, 9464 (5/6). SLS/194708

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1935 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2448
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 24235
   
17/03/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1949    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Lowestoft (LOW)    
02/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 61949    
10/01/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (32A)    
10/12/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Lincoln (40A)    
17/12/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (40E)    
23/09/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
1962 Scrapped Scrapped    
10/04/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 61949    

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