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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 1670 m/e 06/1918
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4670   27/12/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1760   07/12/1946
British Railways 61760   21/04/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class K2
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
K2/106/1918
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L699
Works Number 21981
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 06/1918 to Doncaster (DON)
Withdrawal Tue 13/12/1960 off Sheffield Darnall (41A)
Service Life 42 yrs, 6 mths , 12 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1960

Notes
Notes Into DO for cut up I3/12/60

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
DON   Doncaster (New) m/e 06/1918
LIV   Brunswick on 16/03/1925
CAM   Cambridge on 13/06/1927
DON   Doncaster on 27/07/1927
MAR   March on 20/06/1931
DON   Doncaster on 10/09/1931
BOS   Boston on 28/06/1933
DON   Doncaster on 31/08/1933
MAR   March on 02/07/1935
BRD   Bristol Bath Road m/e 12/1935
BFD   Bradford Hammerton Street on 22/01/1936
ARD   Ardsley on 25/01/1940
NWE   New England on 23/02/1940
MAR   March on 21/05/1943
NWE   New England on 03/07/1943
BOS   Boston on 16/06/1946
41A   Sheffield Darnall on 10/07/1955
     Withdrawn on 13/12/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 39B Sheffield Darnall 4w/e 16/07/1955
TOSTORE   4w/e 27/12/1958
WDN   on 13/12/1960

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
06/1918 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 7461)
30/09/1922 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 7259)
27/12/1924 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 7265)
01/11/1927 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 7262)
22/11/1930 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 7459)
20/03/1937 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 8982)
26/08/1939 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 9194)
01/07/1944 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 8756)
12/01/1946 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number C1826)
04/09/1954 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 21107)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 07/07/1922 30/09/1922 86 days General Boiler number 7259 (Diagram 3)
 
Doncaster Works 17/09/1924 27/12/1924 102 days General Boiler number 7265 (Diagram 3)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 4670
 
Doncaster Works 15/04/1926 02/10/1926 171 days General    
Doncaster Works 15/08/1927 01/11/1927 79 days General Boiler number 7262 (Diagram 3)
 
Doncaster Works 16/03/1929 04/05/1929 50 days General    
Doncaster Works 18/10/1930 22/11/1930 36 days General Boiler number 7459 (Diagram 3)
 
Doncaster Works 03/09/1932 15/10/1932 43 days General    
Doncaster Works 27/10/1934 01/12/1934 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 27/02/1937 20/03/1937 22 days General Boiler number 8982 (Diagram 3)
 
Doncaster Works 22/07/1939 26/08/1939 36 days General Boiler number 21157 (Diagram 3)
 
Doncaster Works 27/06/1942 01/08/1942 36 days General    
Cowlairs Works 23/05/1944 01/07/1944 40 days General Boiler number 8756 (Diagram 3)
 
Cowlairs Works 14/01/1945 24/02/1945 42 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 15/11/1945 12/01/1946 59 days General Boiler number C1826 (Diagram 3)
 
Cowlairs Works 27/09/1946 28/12/1946 93 days General Boiler number 21151 (Diagram 3)
Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 1760
 
Cowlairs Works 12/02/1947 28/03/1947 45 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 19/02/1950 21/04/1950 62 days General Renumbered to BR 61760
 
Cowlairs Works 30/04/1950 04/05/1950 5 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 29/09/1952 25/10/1952 27 days Heavy Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 12/07/1954 04/09/1954 55 days General Boiler number 21107 (Diagram 3)
 
Cowlairs Works 11/02/1957 20/04/1957 69 days Heavy Intermediate    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
28/02/1950 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works during February: These included Nos. 61002/64, 61350, 61742/43/57/58, 1760, 61792, 61851, 61996/98, 62215, 2431/89, 62719, 4556, 64589, 4597/99, 64613, 4922, 5903, 65926, 67455, 67605, 8956, 69139, 69203/08, 69500/96, ex-W.D. 73789. 90755/66. SLS/195004

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1918 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 1670
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 21981
Allocated to Doncaster (DON)
Diagram 3 boiler fitted
   
07/07/1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 07/07/1922. Dep: 30/09/1922.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7259 (Diagram 3)
   
17/09/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 17/09/1924. Dep: 27/12/1924.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7265 (Diagram 3)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 4670
   
16/03/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Brunswick (LIV)    
15/04/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 15/04/1926. Dep: 02/10/1926.    
13/06/1927 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (CAM)    
27/07/1927 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
15/08/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 15/08/1927. Dep: 01/11/1927.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7262 (Diagram 3)
   
16/03/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 16/03/1929. Dep: 04/05/1929.    
18/10/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 18/10/1930. Dep: 22/11/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7459 (Diagram 3)
   
20/06/1931 Allocation Reallocated to March (MAR)    
10/09/1931 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
03/09/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 03/09/1932. Dep: 15/10/1932.    
28/06/1933 Allocation Reallocated to Boston (BOS)    
31/08/1933 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
27/10/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 27/10/1934. Dep: 01/12/1934.    
02/07/1935 Allocation Reallocated to March (MAR)    
12/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Bristol Bath Road (BRD)    
22/01/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Bradford Hammerton Street (BFD)    
27/02/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 27/02/1937. Dep: 20/03/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 8982 (Diagram 3)
   
22/07/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 22/07/1939. Dep: 26/08/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 21157 (Diagram 3)
   
25/01/1940 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (ARD)    
23/02/1940 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
27/06/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 27/06/1942. Dep: 01/08/1942.    
21/05/1943 Allocation Reallocated to March (MAR)    
03/07/1943 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
23/05/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 23/05/1944. Dep: 01/07/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 8756 (Diagram 3)
   
14/01/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 14/01/1945. Dep: 24/02/1945.    
15/11/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 15/11/1945. Dep: 12/01/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number C1826 (Diagram 3)
   
16/06/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Boston (BOS)    
27/09/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 27/09/1946. Dep: 28/12/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 21151 (Diagram 3)
Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 1760
   
12/02/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 12/02/1947. Dep: 28/03/1947.    
19/02/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 19/02/1950. Dep: 21/04/1950.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 61760
   
30/04/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 30/04/1950. Dep: 04/05/1950.    
29/09/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 29/09/1952. Dep: 25/10/1952.    
12/07/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 12/07/1954. Dep: 04/09/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 21107 (Diagram 3)
   
10/07/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (41A)    
11/02/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 11/02/1957. Dep: 20/04/1957.    
1960 Scrapped Scrapped    
13/12/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 61760 from Sheffield Darnall (41A)    

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