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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3825 m/e 01/1937
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1985 m/e 11/1946
British Railways 61985 m/e 04/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class K3
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
K301/1937
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 1694
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 01/1937
Withdrawal Fri 21/12/1962
Service Life 25 yrs, 11 mths , 20 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1963

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1937
GHD   Gateshead on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
HTN   Heaton w/e 12/02/1949
52D   Tweedmouth 4w/e 19/01/1952
52D   Tweedmouth 4w/e 26/01/1952
50B   Hull Dairycoates w/e 26/11/1960
     Withdrawn on 21/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC HTN Heaton w/e 12/02/1949
ALLOC 52D Tweedmouth 4w/e 26/01/1952
ALLOC 50B Hull Dairycoates 4w/e 26/11/1960
WDN   on 21/12/1962

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/03/1950 Doncaster Works Locomotives entering Works during March: These included Nos. 60020/43/54, 60133/41, 60512/39, 60820/65/67, 61083, 61634, 61822/24/61, 61947/85, 67713/24, 69444, 69505. A considerable number of 'Pacific' and 'V.2' Class locomotives are being fitted with A.T.C. gear, as part of the ex-G.N. main line has already been equipped with A.T.C. apparatus; this may be extended. SLS/195005
30/04/1950 Doncaster Works Class A.1 named include 60120 Kittiwake, 60133 Pommern, 60141 Abbotsford in, April; other engines through Doncaster Plant included A.1 60122; A.2 60500/12/39; A.3 60039/43/54/94; A.4 60018/20/1/3; V.2 60814/20/32/65/67/80/97, 60912/14; K.3 61802/22/24/46/61/67/77, 61947/69/85; B.17 61634; C.12 67366; K.5 61863 (light repair); B.1 61036/83/95, 61113, 61267. Some exchanges of 'Pacifics' and 'Green Arrows' are afoot on account of A.T.C. trials on the G.N. Section. SLS/195006
28/05/1961 Doncaster Works (Stripping Road) New Erecting Shop: D2392-4, D3489, E3062-7. Boiler Shop: E3068-70. Stripping Road: D2402, 60007/73, 60119/61, 61327, 61844/93, 61904/85/97, 62059, 63967, 70023. Scrap Road: 63947/58, 64970, 68916/29, 69561 all intact, with 63952 just cut up. Crimpsall: 70027, 73016. Outside Crimpsall: DEPT7, 60065. Erecting Shops: D2026, D2234, D3129/52, D3445, D5534/71, 12124, 13252, 13325, 43088, 43152/5, 60013/24/33/88/99, 60525, 61095, 61190, 61249, 61300/70, 61832, 62051, 63963, 70001/5/35. Outside Erecting Shops: 60017, 61845. Outside Weigh House: 43091, 60137, 62047. Paint Shop: D2390/1, D5698, D6715, D8215, D9004/5, E3056/61, 60038/9, 61122/88, 63938, 76031. Outside Paint Shop: D345/6. Works Shunters: DEPT10/1. SLS/196107
02/07/1961 Doncaster MPD (Shed) Ex-Works on Doncaster (36A) Shed: 60013, 61327, 61985, 70005. SLS/196108

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1937 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 3825
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1694
   
11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1985    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Gateshead (GHD)    
04/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 61985    
12/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (HTN)    
19/01/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Tweedmouth (52D)    
26/01/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Tweedmouth (52D)    
26/11/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (50B)    
21/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 61985    
1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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