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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 2417 m/e 05/1936
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1959 m/e 08/1946
British Railways 61959 m/e 01/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class K3
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
K305/1936
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Armstrong Whitworth
Order Number L92
Works Number 1270
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 05/1936
Withdrawal Mon 13/11/1961
Service Life 25 yrs, 6 mths , 14 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1962

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1936
LOW   Lowestoft on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
NOR   Norwich Thorpe w/e 16/10/1948
LOW   Lowestoft 4w/e 22/01/1949
41H   Staveley (G.C.) w/e 05/03/1960
41F   Mexborough w/e 18/06/1960
41C   Sheffield Millhouses w/e 29/07/1961
41H   Staveley (G.C.) w/e 16/09/1961
     Withdrawn on 13/11/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC LOW Lowestoft w/e 18/10/1947
ALLOC NOR Norwich Thorpe w/e 16/10/1948
ALLOC LOW Lowestoft 4w/e 22/01/1949
ALLOC 41H Staveley (G.C.) 4w/e 19/03/1960
ALLOC 41F Mexborough 3w/e 02/07/1960
ALLOC 41C Sheffield Millhouses 4w/e 05/08/1961
ALLOC 41H Staveley (G.C.) 5w/e 07/10/1961
WDN   on 13/11/1961

* 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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1936 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2417
Built at Armstrong Whitworth, Works Number 1270		    
08/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1959    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Lowestoft (LOW)    
16/10/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (NOR)    
01/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 61959    
22/01/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Lowestoft (LOW)    
05/03/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Staveley (G.C.) (41H)    
18/06/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (41F)    
29/07/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Millhouses (41C)    
16/09/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Staveley (G.C.) (41H)    
13/11/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 61959    
1962 Scrapped Scrapped    

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