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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 1630 m/e 08/1912
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4630   15/03/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1720   12/05/1946
British Railways 61720   26/04/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class K2
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
K108/1912
K2/1 (2-6-0)10/1932
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 270
Works Number 1354
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 08/1912 to Colwick (CLK)
Withdrawal Tue 12/06/1956 off Boston (40F)
Service Life 43 yrs, 10 mths , 12 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1957

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
CLK   Colwick (New) m/e 08/1912
MAR   March m/e 05/1924
CLK   Colwick on 30/07/1925
CAM   Cambridge on 11/06/1927
NWE   New England on 30/09/1927
GRA   Grantham on 30/12/1930
NWE   New England on 09/11/1932
BOS   Boston on 07/03/1936
NWE   New England on 16/05/1938
BOS   Boston on 17/06/1943
CLK   Colwick on 16/04/1945
IMM   Immingham on 27/04/1947
40F   Boston on 10/07/1955
     Withdrawn on 12/06/1956

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC IMM Immingham on 27/04/1947
ALLOC 40F Boston 4w/e 16/07/1955
WDN   on 12/06/1956

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

Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 06/07/1922 11/11/1922 129 days General    
Doncaster Works 16/04/1923 21/04/1923 6 days Light Repair New chimney to G E gauge
 
Doncaster Works 05/12/1923 15/03/1924 102 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 4630
 
Doncaster Works 25/10/1926 29/01/1927 97 days General    
Doncaster Works 19/10/1929 16/11/1929 29 days General    
Doncaster Works 27/08/1932 15/10/1932 50 days General Rebuilt to K2
 
Doncaster Works 04/07/1934 08/09/1934 67 days General    
Doncaster Works 25/04/1936 16/05/1936 22 days General    
Doncaster Works 22/01/1938 05/02/1938 15 days General    
Doncaster Works 23/12/1939 27/01/1940 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 02/01/1943 30/01/1943 29 days General    
Cowlairs Works 02/04/1945 07/05/1945 36 days General    
Cowlairs Works 07/05/1947 03/09/1947 120 days General    
Cowlairs Works 14/03/1950 26/04/1950 44 days General Renumbered to BR 61720
 
Cowlairs Works 1951 03/1951   Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 24/12/1951 01/02/1952 40 days General    
Cowlairs Works 02/04/1954 14/05/1954 43 days General    
Cowlairs Works 09/05/1954 15/05/1954 7 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 08/09/1955 29/10/1955 52 days Light Casual    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
24/08/1947 Cowlairs Works On 24/8 the following withdrawn locos. were in the Works yard: 'Dl' 2212, 'D29' 2415 and 'D31' 2068, the last two having been stripped; whilst those seen here newly painted were: 'D29' 2411 (green), 'J37' 4617 and 'J39' 4704. Locos. awaiting works, some of which had been stripped were: 'J39' 4711, 4817/40/49/65, 4919/22/28/42; 'K2' 1732/46/51/68/91; 'K3' 1879; 'D1' 2216; 'Dll' 2691; 'J38' 5909; 'J36' 5223/61; 'J35' 4503; 'J37' 4546/48/65/67, 4607/15; 'D31' 2059; 'D34' 2489; 'C15' 7453/65/66, 'N14' 9121; 'N15' 9191, 9214. The Erecting Shop was full and included: 'K2' 1720/34/52; 'K3' 1855; 'J39' 4912/16; 'J38' 5901/12; 'Dll' 2684/87 and 'Y9' 8120/22. SLS/194710
08/10/1955 North Eastern Miscellany Class B16 engines have now appeared at sheds in the Newcastle-upon-Tyne area and the following have been noted working between Heaton and Berwick on various classes of trains: 61410/13/14/15/40/67/69. Class K2 2-6-0 locos noted en route between Newcastle and Cowlairs recently for overhaul and repainting have been Nos. 61720/27/62/65. Standard Class 5 4-6-0 73101 worked a Newcastle-Berwick passenger train on the 21st Sept. en route for the Scottish Region. Class J21 0-6-0 Nos. 65117 an 65070 were hauled dead by a Class J39 for the north on 4/10 and a class Dll 4-4-0 62684 hauled Class K1 62031 dead from Haymarket shed to Gateshead on October 5th. During mid-October, Class D49 4-4-0 Nos. 62752 an 62720 have been observed working a morning Sunderland-Newcastle slow passenger train as a running-in turn, both engines being recently ex-works. SLS/195512

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1912 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 1630
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1354
Allocated to Colwick (CLK)
   
06/07/1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 06/07/1922. Dep: 11/11/1922.    
16/04/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 16/04/1923. Dep: 21/04/1923.
Work undertaken:
New chimney to G E gauge
   
05/12/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 05/12/1923. Dep: 15/03/1924.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 4630
   
05/1924 Allocation Reallocated to March (MAR)    
30/07/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
25/10/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 25/10/1926. Dep: 29/01/1927.    
11/06/1927 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (CAM)    
30/09/1927 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
19/10/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 19/10/1929. Dep: 16/11/1929.    
30/12/1930 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (GRA)    
27/08/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 27/08/1932. Dep: 15/10/1932.
Work undertaken:
Rebuilt to K2
   
09/11/1932 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
04/07/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 04/07/1934. Dep: 08/09/1934.    
07/03/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Boston (BOS)    
25/04/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 25/04/1936. Dep: 16/05/1936.    
22/01/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 22/01/1938. Dep: 05/02/1938.    
16/05/1938 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
23/12/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 23/12/1939. Dep: 27/01/1940.    
02/01/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 02/01/1943. Dep: 30/01/1943.    
17/06/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Boston (BOS)    
02/04/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 02/04/1945. Dep: 07/05/1945.    
16/04/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
12/05/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1720    
27/04/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
07/05/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 07/05/1947. Dep: 03/09/1947.    
14/03/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 14/03/1950. Dep: 26/04/1950.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 61720
   
1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: ?/1951. Dep: ?/03/1951.    
24/12/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 24/12/1951. Dep: 01/02/1952.    
02/04/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 02/04/1954. Dep: 14/05/1954.    
09/05/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 09/05/1954. Dep: 15/05/1954.    
10/07/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Boston (40F)    
08/09/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 08/09/1955. Dep: 29/10/1955.    
12/06/1956 Withdrawn Condemned as 61720 from Boston (40F)    
1957 Scrapped Scrapped    

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