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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 2449 m/e 09/1935
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1950 on 17/03/1946
British Railways 61950 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 24236
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 09/1935
Withdrawal Sun 04/11/1962
Service Life 27 yrs, 2 mths , 4 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1963

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1935
NWE   New England on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
MAR   March w/e 18/06/1949
GOR   Gorton w/e 07/01/1950
39B   Sheffield Darnall 4w/e 19/06/1954
40A   Lincoln 4w/e 23/10/1954
40B   Immingham 3w/e 14/05/1955
40E   Colwick w/e 24/12/1960
40B   Immingham w/e 15/07/1961
40A   Lincoln w/e 20/01/1962
36A   Doncaster w/e 22/09/1962
     Withdrawn on 04/11/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC MAR March w/e 18/06/1949
ALLOC GOR Gorton w/e 07/01/1950
ALLOC 39B Sheffield Darnall 4w/e 19/06/1954
ALLOC 40A Lincoln 4w/e 18/09/1954
ALLOC 40B Immingham 4w/e 21/05/1955
ALLOC 40E Colwick 5w/e 31/12/1960
ALLOC 40B Immingham 4w/e 05/08/1961
ALLOC 40A Lincoln 5w/e 03/02/1962
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 06/10/1962
WDN   on 04/11/1962

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
19/02/1961 Doncaster Works (Stripping Road) 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
19/03/1961 Doncaster Works (Outside Weigh House) New Erecting Shop: D2388/9, E3059-64. Stripping Road: D2402, D3489, 13252, 60040, 61144, 61227, 61828, 62013, 63954, 68522, 68869/90, 68916, 69572; Scrap Yard: 64729/87, with 64746, 68875, 68979, 69586 being cut-up. Crimpsall: 60047/90, 61066, 62061. Outside Crimpsall: 60026, 60532, 61971. Erecting Shop: 13326, D3452, D5564, D8214, D9002, 43092, 43151, 60014/28/53/8, 60102/33/8, 61066/73, 61819/32/43/89, 61939, 62009, 63949/68, 70039, 76032. Outside Erecting Shop: D2400, 60128, 68925. Weigh House: D336. Outside Weigh House: 61950. Paint Shop: D320/37, D2387, D5690/1, D6712, D9000, E3058, 60041, 60118/36, 60529, 61835, 73096. Works Shunters: DEPT10/1. SLS/196105

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1935 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2449
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 24236
   
17/03/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1950    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - New England (NWE)    
02/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 61950    
18/06/1949 Allocation Reallocated to March (MAR)    
07/01/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
19/06/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (39B)    
23/10/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Lincoln (40A)    
14/05/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (40B)    
24/12/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (40E)    
15/07/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (40B)    
20/01/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Lincoln (40A)    
22/09/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
04/11/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 61950    
1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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