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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 2818 on 05/11/1930
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1618 m/e 11/1946
British Railways 61618 m/e 03/1949

Names Carried
Date From Name
05/11/1930 WYNYARD PARK

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class B17
Company History LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
B17/205/11/1930
B17/6 (4-6-0)04/1958
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1512
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service Sat 05/11/1930
Withdrawal Sat 23/01/1960
Service Life 29 yrs, 2 mths , 18 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1960

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 05/11/1930
IPS   Ipswich on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
30A   Stratford 4w/e 21/11/1953
32B   Ipswich 4w/e 23/01/1954
31A   Cambridge w/e 31/10/1959
     Withdrawn on 23/01/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC CAM Cambridge on 03/10/1947
ALLOC IPS Ipswich w/e 08/11/1947
ALLOC 30A Stratford 4w/e 31/10/1953
ALLOC 32B Ipswich 4w/e 23/01/1954
ALLOC 31A Cambridge 4w/e 31/10/1959
WDN   on 23/01/1960

* 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
31/03/1949 Darlington Works Locomotives awaiting Works during March included: Nos. 1173, 1240, 2343, 2703, 3005/44, 3139, 3273, 5028/36, 5091, 5668, 5715, 5821, 8180, 8705, 9107, 9374/75, 9880, 61023, 61434, 61619/43, 62730/52, 63099, 63315/80, 65119, 67709/22 (both light repairs), 69807/65, Class '8' 77499, 78578/85, 79206. To scrap yard: Nos, 3332, 5649/68, 5715, 9374. Locomotives ex Works during March included: Nos. 5629/33 (both fitted small snow ploughs at Gateshead Works), 60816, 61020 (name removed), 61216, 61422, 61618, 61644 (rebuilt 2 cyls.), 61645/47/48, 62700/21/64, 63392, 63411/17/30/65, 65094, 65656, 65800/76, 67244/68, 67344, 67615, 68265, 68409/25/32, 68708/13, 69401, 69773, W.D. 90008 (light repair), 90103, 90235, 90391, 90606. No. 5626 has been sold out of service to the Bolton Colliery, it is understood. Easingwold Rly. 0-6-OT No. 2 has been broken up in the scrap yard here by a private firm. SLS/194905

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/11/1930 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2818, name: WYNYARD PARK
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1512
   
11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1618    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Ipswich (IPS)    
03/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 61618    
21/11/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
23/01/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Ipswich (32B)    
31/10/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
01/1960 Scrapped Scrapped    
23/01/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 61618    

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