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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 2443 m/e 09/1935
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1947 m/e 06/1946
British Railways 61947 m/e 04/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class K3
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
K309/1935
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L890
Works Number 24233
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 09/1935
Withdrawal Wed 01/08/1962
Service Life 26 yrs, 11 mths , 1 dy

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1962

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1935
NOR   Norwich Thorpe on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
LOW   Lowestoft w/e 14/08/1948
YAR   Yarmouth South Town w/e 09/10/1948
NOR   Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 25/12/1948
31B   March w/e 30/06/1951
31B   March 4w/e 21/07/1951
38A   Colwick 4w/e 22/09/1956
     Withdrawn on 01/08/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC NOR Norwich Thorpe w/e 18/10/1947
ALLOC LOW Lowestoft w/e 14/08/1948
ALLOC YAR Yarmouth South Town w/e 09/10/1948
ALLOC NOR Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 25/12/1948
ALLOC 31B March w/e 30/06/1951
ALLOC 38A Colwick 4w/e 13/10/1956
WDN   on 01/08/1962

* 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
20/08/1954 York Area New BR Standard Class 5 4-6-0s 73053/54 (20A) joined 73045 at the end of June on the Holbeck working to York and Scarborough., During the Bank Holiday period. Horwich Moguls 42795/98 (20A) were also used on this turn, but it was worked on Saturday 7/8/54 by Jubilee 45605 (20A). Standard Diesel shunter 13127 from Darlington Works arrived at York on 21/7/54 hauled by Diesel 12115, which was returning from Darlington Works to Hull. 13127 proceeded to New England later in the day.
The Class Y8 shed pilot at York (formerly 8091) has been renumbered Departmental 55. Class B17 61660 (30A) was working on passenger trains between York and Doncaster from 22/7/54 until 24/7/54. York-Scarborough line LMR Stanier Class 5 4-6-0s working on through duties to Scarborough in July and August have included 44660 (21A), 44830 (19B), 44928 (25A), 44986 (19B), 45237 (25B)-on an excursion from Burton-on-Trent-45259 (10C), 45261 (25A), and 45336 (26A); also Standard 4-6-0 73016 (19B).
Class 4F 0-4-0 43963 (21A) also worked through from King's Norton to Scarborough on 24/7/54. K3 61889 (31B) worked the up Scarborough Flyer between Scarborough and York on 7/8/54 and on the same day 61947 (31B) worked the 4.45 p:m. from York to Scarborough. On 24/7/54 the 2.12 p.m. from Scarborough to Kings Cross was worked to York by K3 61980 (38B). An unusual B1 at Scarborough on 25/7/54 was 61331 (34A) on an excursion from Penistone.		 SLS/195410

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1935 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2443
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 24233		    
06/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1947    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Norwich Thorpe (NOR)    
04/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 61947    
14/08/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Lowestoft (LOW)    
09/10/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Yarmouth South Town (YAR)    
25/12/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (NOR)    
30/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
21/07/1951 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
22/09/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
1962 Scrapped Scrapped    
01/08/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 61947    

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