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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 1643 m/e 04/1914
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4643   13/10/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1733   08/06/1946
British Railways 61733   09/09/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class K2
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
K2/104/1914
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 277
Works Number 1429
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 04/1914 to New England (NWE)
Withdrawal Thu 17/10/1957 off Parkhead (65C)
Service Life 43 yrs, 6 mths , 16 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1958

Notes
Notes Cut up at Kilmarnock

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
NWE   New England (New) m/e 04/1914
CLK   Colwick m/e 01/1929
IMM   Immingham on 27/04/1947
65A   Eastfield on 14/01/1951
65C   Parkhead on 21/01/1951
65C   Parkhead m/e 31/01/1951
     Withdrawn on 17/10/1957

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC IMM Immingham on 27/04/1947
ALLOC 65A Eastfield on 14/01/1951
ALLOC 65C Parkhead m/e 31/01/1951
WDN   on 17/10/1957

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
04/1914 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 7252)
08/11/1924 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 7254)
07/11/1925 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 7607)
21/03/1928 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 7266)
22/08/1936 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 8978)
13/04/1940 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 9199)
27/05/1944 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 8868)
08/06/1946 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 9075)
04/07/1953 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 21186)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
  24/02/1921 22/07/1921 149 days General    
Doncaster Works 11/07/1924 08/11/1924 121 days General Boiler number 7254 (Diagram 3)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 4643
 
Doncaster Works 22/08/1925 07/11/1925 78 days General Boiler number 7607 (Diagram 3)
 
Doncaster Works 03/01/1928 21/03/1928 79 days General Boiler number 7266 (Diagram 3)
 
Doncaster Works 01/02/1930 15/03/1930 43 days General    
Doncaster Works 01/10/1932 05/11/1932 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 22/09/1934 13/10/1934 22 days General    
Doncaster Works 25/07/1936 22/08/1936 29 days General Boiler number 8978 (Diagram 3)
 
Doncaster Works 23/04/1938 07/05/1938 15 days General    
Doncaster Works 23/03/1940 13/04/1940 22 days General Boiler number 21162 (Diagram 3)
 
Doncaster Works 21/06/1941 02/08/1941 43 days General    
Doncaster Works 27/06/1942 01/08/1942 36 days General    
Cowlairs Works 1944 27/05/1944   General Boiler number 21134 (Diagram 3)
 
Cowlairs Works 1945 03/03/1945   Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 24/04/1946 08/06/1946 46 days General Boiler number 21149 (Diagram 3)
Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 1733
 
Cowlairs Works 04/07/1948 09/09/1948 68 days General Renumbered to BR 61733
 
Cowlairs Works 12/04/1949 28/05/1949 47 days Heavy Casual    
Cowlairs Works 23/01/1951 16/02/1951 25 days Heavy Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 23/02/1951 28/02/1951 6 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 09/07/1952 10/07/1952 2 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 15/09/1952 04/10/1952 20 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 15/06/1953 04/07/1953 20 days General Boiler number 21186 (Diagram 3)
 
Cowlairs Works 17/05/1955 25/06/1955 40 days Heavy    
Cowlairs Works 24/05/1956 02/06/1956 10 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 26/11/1956 12/01/1957 48 days Heavy Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 28/01/1957 29/01/1957 2 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 30/01/1957 01/02/1957 3 days Unclassified    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1914 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 1643
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1429
Allocated to New England (NWE)
Diagram 3 boiler fitted
   
11/07/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 11/07/1924. Dep: 08/11/1924.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7254 (Diagram 3)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 4643
   
22/08/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 22/08/1925. Dep: 07/11/1925.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7607 (Diagram 3)
   
03/01/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 03/01/1928. Dep: 21/03/1928.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7266 (Diagram 3)
   
01/1929 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
01/02/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 01/02/1930. Dep: 15/03/1930.    
01/10/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 01/10/1932. Dep: 05/11/1932.    
22/09/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 22/09/1934. Dep: 13/10/1934.    
25/07/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 25/07/1936. Dep: 22/08/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 8978 (Diagram 3)
   
23/04/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 23/04/1938. Dep: 07/05/1938.    
23/03/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 23/03/1940. Dep: 13/04/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 21162 (Diagram 3)
   
21/06/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 21/06/1941. Dep: 02/08/1941.    
27/06/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 27/06/1942. Dep: 01/08/1942.    
1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: ?/1944. Dep: 27/05/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 21134 (Diagram 3)
   
1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: ?/1945. Dep: 03/03/1945.    
24/04/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 24/04/1946. Dep: 08/06/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 21149 (Diagram 3)
Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 1733
   
27/04/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
04/07/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 04/07/1948. Dep: 09/09/1948.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 61733
   
12/04/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 12/04/1949. Dep: 28/05/1949.    
14/01/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Eastfield (65A)    
21/01/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Parkhead (65C)    
23/01/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 23/01/1951. Dep: 16/02/1951.    
31/01/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Parkhead (65C)    
23/02/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 23/02/1951. Dep: 28/02/1951.    
09/07/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 09/07/1952. Dep: 10/07/1952.    
15/09/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 15/09/1952. Dep: 04/10/1952.    
15/06/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 15/06/1953. Dep: 04/07/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 21186 (Diagram 3)
   
17/05/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy) - Arr: 17/05/1955. Dep: 25/06/1955.    
24/05/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 24/05/1956. Dep: 02/06/1956.    
26/11/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 26/11/1956. Dep: 12/01/1957.    
28/01/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 28/01/1957. Dep: 29/01/1957.    
30/01/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 30/01/1957. Dep: 01/02/1957.    
17/10/1957 Withdrawn Condemned as 61733 from Parkhead (65C)    
1958 Scrapped Scrapped    

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