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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 1641 m/e 04/1914
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4641   25/04/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1731   15/12/1946
British Railways 61731   05/08/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class K2
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
K2/104/1914
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 277
Works Number 1426
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 04/1914
Withdrawal Mon 22/06/1959 off Boston (40F)
Service Life 45 yrs, 2 mths , 22 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1960

Notes
Notes Sold for scrap to Motherwell Machinery & Scrap, Wishaw, 30/Il/59

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1914
NWE   New England m/e 12/1923
CLK   Colwick on 04/08/1930
BOS   Boston on 02/07/1946
62A   Thornton Junction 4w/e 29/12/1951
     Withdrawn on 22/06/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 62A Thornton Junction 4w/e 29/12/1951
TOSTORE   4w/e 29/11/1958
WDN   on 22/06/1959

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
04/1914 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 7253)
16/08/1927 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 7459)
25/01/1930 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 7257)
09/05/1936 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 8868)
29/01/1938 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 9074)
11/08/1944 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 9194)
02/02/1946 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 8844)
31/01/1948 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 8760)
18/10/1952 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 21173)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 14/10/1921 05/11/1921 23 days General    
Doncaster Works 20/02/1923 11/06/1923 112 days General    
Doncaster Works 07/02/1925 25/04/1925 78 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 4641
 
Doncaster Works 12/05/1927 16/08/1927 97 days General Boiler number 7459 (Diagram 3)
 
Doncaster Works 28/12/1929 25/01/1930 29 days General Boiler number 7257 (Diagram 3)
 
Doncaster Works 09/07/1932 06/08/1932 29 days General    
Doncaster Works 23/06/1934 11/08/1934 50 days General    
Doncaster Works 18/04/1936 09/05/1936 22 days General Boiler number 21134 (Diagram 3)
 
Doncaster Works 08/01/1938 29/01/1938 22 days General Boiler number 21148 (Diagram 3)
 
Doncaster Works 30/12/1939 27/01/1940 29 days General    
Doncaster Works 23/11/1940 21/12/1940 29 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 18/04/1942 16/05/1942 29 days General    
Doncaster Works 05/07/1944 11/08/1944 38 days General Boiler number 21157 (Diagram 3)
 
Cowlairs Works 23/11/1945 02/02/1946 72 days General Boiler number 21123 (Diagram 3)
 
Doncaster Works 04/07/1946 16/11/1946 136 days General    
Cowlairs Works 07/12/1947 18/12/1947 12 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 04/01/1948 31/01/1948 28 days General Boiler number 8760 (Diagram 3)
 
Cowlairs Works 07/06/1950 06/08/1950 61 days Heavy Intermediate Renumbered to BR 61731
 
Cowlairs Works 01/09/1952 18/10/1952 48 days General Boiler number 21173 (Diagram 3)
 
Cowlairs Works 12/01/1956 13/02/1956 33 days General Boiler number 21117 (Diagram 3)
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1914 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 1641
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1426
Diagram 3 boiler fitted
   
14/10/1921 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 14/10/1921. Dep: 05/11/1921.    
20/02/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 20/02/1923. Dep: 11/06/1923.    
12/1923 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
07/02/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 07/02/1925. Dep: 25/04/1925.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 4641
   
12/05/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 12/05/1927. Dep: 16/08/1927.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7459 (Diagram 3)
   
28/12/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 28/12/1929. Dep: 25/01/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7257 (Diagram 3)
   
04/08/1930 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
09/07/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 09/07/1932. Dep: 06/08/1932.    
23/06/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 23/06/1934. Dep: 11/08/1934.    
18/04/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 18/04/1936. Dep: 09/05/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 21134 (Diagram 3)
   
08/01/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 08/01/1938. Dep: 29/01/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 21148 (Diagram 3)
   
30/12/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 30/12/1939. Dep: 27/01/1940.    
23/11/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 23/11/1940. Dep: 21/12/1940.    
18/04/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 18/04/1942. Dep: 16/05/1942.    
05/07/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 05/07/1944. Dep: 11/08/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 21157 (Diagram 3)
   
23/11/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 23/11/1945. Dep: 02/02/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 21123 (Diagram 3)
   
02/07/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Boston (BOS)    
04/07/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 04/07/1946. Dep: 16/11/1946.    
15/12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1731    
07/12/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 07/12/1947. Dep: 18/12/1947.    
04/01/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 04/01/1948. Dep: 31/01/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 8760 (Diagram 3)
   
07/06/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 07/06/1950. Dep: 06/08/1950.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 61731
   
29/12/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Thornton Junction (62A)    
01/09/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 01/09/1952. Dep: 18/10/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 21173 (Diagram 3)
   
12/01/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 12/01/1956. Dep: 13/02/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 21117 (Diagram 3)
   
22/06/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 61731 from Boston (40F)    
1960 Scrapped Scrapped    

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