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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 2865 on 26/01/1937
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1665 m/e 10/1946
British Railways 61665 m/e 07/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
26/01/1937 LEICESTER CITY

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class B17
Company History LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
B17/426/01/1937
B17/6 (4-6-0)08/1949
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd
Works Number 4127
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service Thu 26/01/1937
Withdrawal Thu 16/04/1959
Scrapping During 04/1959
Service Life 22 yrs, 2 mths , 21 dys

Allocations
Code Name From Date
  (New) on 26/01/1937
CAM Cambridge on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
32A Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 21/07/1951
32D Yarmouth South Town 5w/e 16/02/1952
32A Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 20/06/1953
32D Yarmouth South Town 4w/e 22/01/1955
   Withdrawn on 16/04/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC IPS Ipswich w/e 03/07/1948
ALLOC YAR Yarmouth South Town w/e 10/07/1948
ALLOC 32A Norwich Thorpe w/e 07/07/1951
ALLOC 32D Yarmouth South Town 4w/e 23/02/1952
ALLOC 32A Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 13/06/1953
ALLOC 32D Yarmouth South Town 4w/e 29/01/1955
WDN   on 16/04/1959

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
04/1942 Vacuum Brakes fitted
04/1942 Westinghouse Brake fitted


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
26/01/1937 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2865, name: LEICESTER CITY
Built at Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd, Works Number 4127		    
04/1942 Modification Modification: Vacuum Brakes fitted    
04/1942 Modification Modification: Westinghouse Brake fitted    
10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1665    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Cambridge (CAM)    
07/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 61665    
21/07/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (32A)    
16/02/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Yarmouth South Town (32D)    
20/06/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (32A)    
22/01/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Yarmouth South Town (32D)    
16/04/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 61665    

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