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**Numbers Carried**
Company	Number		Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924)	2461	m/e	10/1935
London and North Eastern Railway (1946)	1954	m/e	09/1946
British Railways	61954	m/e	09/1949

Locomotive Specifics

Designer

N. Gresley

Class

Company History

GNR/LNER

Rebuild History

Class	From
K3	10/1935

Wheels

2-6-0

Builder

North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow

Order Number

L890

Works Number

24240

Fittings (as built)

Engine Brakes

Vacuum

To Service

During 10/1935

Withdrawal

Sun 16/09/1962

Service Life

26 yrs, 11 mths , 17 dys

**Disposal**
Scrapping	During y/e 1963

**Allocations**
Code	Name		From Date
	(New)	m/e	10/1935
NWE	New England	on	01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
MAR	March	w/e	29/05/1948
NWE	New England	w/e	09/10/1948
41A	Sheffield Darnall	4w/e	22/09/1956
31B	March	w/e	21/03/1959
32A	Norwich Thorpe	w/e	04/07/1959
31B	March	w/e	01/08/1959
	Withdrawn	on	16/09/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type	Code	Name		From Date
ALLOC	MAR	March	w/e	29/05/1948
ALLOC	NWE	New England	w/e	09/10/1948
ALLOC	31B	March	4w/e	03/10/1953
ALLOC	41A	Sheffield Darnall	4w/e	13/10/1956
ALLOC	31B	March	4w/e	21/03/1959
ALLOC	32A	Norwich Thorpe	4w/e	11/07/1959
ALLOC	31B	March	4w/e	08/08/1959
WDN			on	16/09/1962

* 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
19/02/1961	Doncaster Works (Outside Paint 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
10/1935	To Service	To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2461 Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 24240
09/1946	Renumbered	Renumbered to 1954
01/01/1948	Allocation	Allocation Snapshot - New England (NWE)
29/05/1948	Allocation	Reallocated to March (MAR)
09/10/1948	Allocation	Reallocated to New England (NWE)
09/1949	Renumbered	Renumbered to 61954
22/09/1956	Allocation	Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (41A)
21/03/1959	Allocation	Reallocated to March (31B)
04/07/1959	Allocation	Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (32A)
01/08/1959	Allocation	Reallocated to March (31B)
16/09/1962	Withdrawn	Condemned as 61954
1963	Scrapped	Scrapped

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