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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 1379 m/e 01/1901
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4379 m/e 06/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2178 m/e 09/1946

Locomotive Specifics
Designer H. Ivatt
Class D2
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
D201/1901
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 221
Works Number 920
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 01/1901
Withdrawal During 07/1947
Service Life 46 yrs, 5 mths , 30 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1901
NWE   New England m/e 12/1935
     Withdrawn m/e 07/1947

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC FRO Frodingham m/e 31/01/1946
WDN FRO Frodingham on 28/07/1947

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
02/1935 Superheated boiler fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/12/1947 Darlington Works New 'B.1' Class 4-6-0 No. 1036 (Dar. 2016/47) has appeared with the name Ralph Assheton, No. 1037 Jairou (Dar. 2017/47), No. 1038 Blacktail (Dar. 2018/47) and No. 1039 Steinbok (Dar. 2019/47); the plate dates of the last two are December. The first of the 'L1' Class 2-6-4T's to be built here, 9001 was completed in December and on 29/12 was in the Paint Shop. A number of 'Atlantics' have arrived on Works and include 'C6' Nos. 2931/34/41/47; 'Cl' 2991/96; with the exception of No. 2941, all have recently been withdrawn. 'D2' No. 2178 and 'C1' No. 2835 have now gone in for scrapping, while the last 'B15' No. 1696 is on the Works road at the shed. No. 508 is awaiting shops. SLS/194801

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1901 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 1379
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 920
   
06/1925 Renumbered Renumbered to 4379    
02/1935 Modification Modification: Superheated boiler fitted    
12/1935 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2178    
07/1947 Withdrawn Condemned as 2178    

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