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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3818 m/e 11/1936
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1978 m/e 07/1946
British Railways 61978 m/e 09/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class K3
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
K311/1936
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 1687
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 11/1936
Withdrawal Thu 17/08/1961
Service Life 24 yrs, 9 mths , 17 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1961

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1936
DON   Doncaster on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
35A   New England 4w/e 17/11/1956
     Withdrawn on 17/08/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 31B March 4w/e 03/10/1953
ALLOC 35A New England 4w/e 10/11/1956
WDN   on 17/08/1961

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
04/01/1959 Doncaster MPD (Ex Wks.) On shed, waiting Works-60101 (64B), 60506 (34E), 60118 (56C), 60078 (52A), 61159 (40B). Ex Wks.-60517 (52B), 60137 (52A), 61978 (34E), 70000 (30A), 61894 (40A), 61956 (40B), 60094 (64B), 61212 (36E). Stored-63939/41/2/3/54/6/7/63/4/7/9/77/81/3/4, 64876/981 all in open. Others-60031 (64B), D3646/7 (36C), 92035 (36C), D3621/2, D3481/2, 92172/3/95/2201, 69586 (34C), 48269 (2E), 62017/55/70 (31B), 43060 (40F). SLS/195902

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1936 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 3818
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1687
   
07/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1978    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Doncaster (DON)    
09/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 61978    
17/11/1956 Allocation Reallocated to New England (35A)    
1961 Scrapped Scrapped    
17/08/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 61978    

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