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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3827 m/e 01/1937
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1987 m/e 11/1946
British Railways 61987 m/e 12/1948

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 1697
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 01/1937
Withdrawal Mon 19/03/1962
Service Life 25 yrs, 2 mths , 16 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1962

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1937
HTN   Heaton on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
MAR   March w/e 05/06/1948
HTN   Heaton w/e 06/11/1948
52H   Tyne Dock w/e 10/12/1960
50B   Hull Dairycoates w/e 05/08/1961
     Withdrawn on 19/03/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC MAR March w/e 05/06/1948
ALLOC HTN Heaton w/e 06/11/1948
ALLOC 52H Tyne Dock 5w/e 31/12/1960
ALLOC 50B Hull Dairycoates 5w/e 12/08/1961
WDN   on 19/03/1962

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/10/1949 Doncaster Works Locomotives noted in the Paint Shop at the beginning of November included: Nos. 60030/91, 60109/11, 60891, 60900/38/40, 61208, 61819/91, 61906/53/87, 67379, 69527/47. No. 67387 has been fitted for 'Pull and Push' working. SLS/194912

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1937 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 3827
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1697
   
11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1987    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Heaton (HTN)    
05/06/1948 Allocation Reallocated to March (MAR)    
06/11/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (HTN)    
12/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 61987    
10/12/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Tyne Dock (52H)    
05/08/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (50B)    
1962 Scrapped Scrapped    
19/03/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 61987    

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