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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 2811 on 22/08/1930
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1611 on 08/02/1946
British Railways 61611 m/e 04/1949

Names Carried
Date From Name
22/08/1930 RAYNHAM HALL

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class B17
Company History LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
B17/222/08/1930
B17/6 (4-6-0)02/1956
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1505
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service Wed 22/08/1930
Withdrawal Wed 14/10/1959
Service Life 29 yrs, 1 mth , 22 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1959

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 22/08/1930
CAM   Cambridge on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
STR   Stratford w/e 13/03/1948
30E   Colchester 4w/e 17/11/1956
32B   Ipswich 5w/e 19/01/1957
32A   Norwich Thorpe w/e 01/08/1959
     Withdrawn on 14/10/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC CAM Cambridge on 12/12/1946
ALLOC STR Stratford w/e 13/03/1948
ALLOC 30E Colchester 4w/e 10/11/1956
ALLOC 32B Ipswich 4w/e 26/01/1957
ALLOC 32A Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 08/08/1959
WDN   on 14/10/1959

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
28/02/1949 Darlington Works Locomotives awaiting Works during February included:-Nos. 1274, 1605/11/18/31/45, 2745/67, 3199, 3411, 5096, 5606/28, 5800, 7262, 8708, 9105, 60816, 60133, (adjustment), 61015 (damaged), 63140, 65057 (damaged in the Crook derailment), 65712, 67705/54, 69827 (NEA), Class '8' W.D. 77320 an 79239.To scrap yard: Nos. 3291/97/99, 3301/08/17/32, 63322 (badly damaged at Old Town Jct., Middlesboro').Locomotives ex Works during February included:-Nos. 60141, 60142 (Darlington 2061/1949-the first 1949 locomotive), 60143, 60509 (light repair), 60923, 60931 (light repair), 61022 (unlined black), 61161 (lined out), 61162 (unlined black), 61181/86, 61237/58, 61400, 61635/41, 61659 (light repair), 61660, 62353/59/78, 62718/32/64, 63341/49, 65098, 65601, 65633 (repaired at Gateshead-buffer beam snow plough fitted), 65712/49, 65827/60, 67255, 67386, 67623, 67714 (light repair), 68010/39, 68160, 68260, 69933, Class '8' W.D. 90252 (ex 77352), 90344 (ex 70877), 90613 (ex 77469). SLS/194904

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
22/08/1930 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2811, name: RAYNHAM HALL
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1505
   
08/02/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1611    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Cambridge (CAM)    
13/03/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (STR)    
04/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 61611    
17/11/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Colchester (30E)    
19/01/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Ipswich (32B)    
01/08/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (32A)    
10/1959 Scrapped Scrapped    
14/10/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 61611    

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