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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 1666 m/e 07/1918
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4666   21/02/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1756   06/10/1946
British Railways 61756   11/12/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class K2
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
K2/107/1918
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L698
Works Number 21977
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 07/1918 to Kings Cross (KX)
Withdrawal Fri 22/06/1962 off Kings Cross (34A)
Service Life 43 yrs, 11 mths , 23 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1963

Notes
Notes Into DO for cut up 22/6/62

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
KX   Kings Cross (New) m/e 07/1918
DON   Doncaster on 30/10/1925
MAR   March on 22/06/1931
DON   Doncaster on 09/09/1931
BOS   Boston on 24/06/1933
DON   Doncaster on 25/08/1933
BOS   Boston on 03/07/1935
CLK   Colwick on 09/09/1935
BRD   Bristol Bath Road m/e 01/1936
BFD   Bradford Hammerton Street on 12/02/1936
ARD   Ardsley on 25/01/1940
NWE   New England on 23/02/1940
CLK   Colwick on 18/08/1946
BOS   Boston on 08/01/1950
BOS   Boston w/e 14/01/1950
40B   Immingham on 01/03/1959
40E   Colwick on 12/06/1960
34A   Kings Cross on 29/01/1961
     Withdrawn on 22/06/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC BOS Boston w/e 14/01/1950
ALLOC 40B Immingham 4w/e 21/03/1959
ALLOC 40E Colwick 3w/e 02/07/1960
ALLOC 34A Kings Cross 5w/e 04/02/1961
WDN   on 22/06/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
07/1918 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 7457)
08/10/1927 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 7452)
23/11/1928 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 7265)
25/04/1931 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 7686)
13/05/1933 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 7546)
01/04/1944 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 7616)
11/01/1947 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number C1828)
04/10/1958 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 21186)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 07/11/1921 19/11/1921 13 days General    
Doncaster Works 09/01/1923 05/05/1923 117 days General    
Doncaster Works 19/05/1925 19/09/1925 124 days General    
Doncaster Works 12/01/1926 23/01/1926 12 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 08/07/1927 08/10/1927 93 days General Altered to GE gauge
Boiler number 7452 (Diagram 3)
 
Doncaster Works 21/09/1928 23/11/1928 64 days General Boiler number 7265 (Diagram 3)
 
Doncaster Works 09/11/1929 21/12/1929 43 days General    
Doncaster Works 21/03/1931 25/04/1931 36 days General Boiler number 7686 (Diagram 3)
 
Doncaster Works 18/03/1933 13/05/1933 57 days General Boiler number 7546 (Diagram 3)
 
Doncaster Works 16/02/1935 09/03/1935 22 days General    
Doncaster Works 20/03/1937 24/04/1937 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 14/10/1939 18/11/1939 36 days General Boiler number 21142 (Diagram 3)
 
Doncaster Works 04/04/1942 02/05/1942 29 days General    
Cowlairs Works 20/02/1944 01/04/1944 42 days General Boiler number 7616 (Diagram 3)
 
Cowlairs Works 03/10/1945 10/11/1945 39 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 19/09/1947 11/01/1947 -250 days General    
Cowlairs Works 14/09/1948 11/12/1948 89 days General Boiler number 21128 (Diagram 3)
Renumbered to BR 61756
 
Cowlairs Works 03/06/1951 23/06/1951 21 days Light Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 12/10/1951 04/12/1951 54 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 28/10/1952 06/12/1952 40 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 01/04/1954 26/06/1954 87 days General Boiler number 21161 (Diagram 3)
 
Cowlairs Works 30/06/1955 03/09/1955 66 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 13/06/1957 10/08/1957 59 days Heavy Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 06/11/1957 14/12/1957 39 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 29/08/1958 04/10/1958 37 days General Boiler number 21186 (Diagram 3)
 

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
11/05/1958 Spalding MPD Spalding, ex M. & G.N. shed is no longer supplied by New England but by Boston. On 11th May the following were on shed-D2234, 43059/ 61/2/4/5/80/3/5, 61756, 64171/2/91, 64231 /78 an 68560 all of Boston (40F). SLS/195806

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1918 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 1666
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 21977
Allocated to Kings Cross (KX)
Diagram 3 boiler fitted
   
07/11/1921 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 07/11/1921. Dep: 19/11/1921.    
09/01/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 09/01/1923. Dep: 05/05/1923.    
21/02/1925 Renumbered Renumbered to 4666    
19/05/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 19/05/1925. Dep: 19/09/1925.    
30/10/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
12/01/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 12/01/1926. Dep: 23/01/1926.    
08/07/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 08/07/1927. Dep: 08/10/1927.
Work undertaken:
Altered to GE gauge
Boiler number 7452 (Diagram 3)
   
21/09/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 21/09/1928. Dep: 23/11/1928.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7265 (Diagram 3)
   
09/11/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 09/11/1929. Dep: 21/12/1929.    
21/03/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 21/03/1931. Dep: 25/04/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7686 (Diagram 3)
   
22/06/1931 Allocation Reallocated to March (MAR)    
09/09/1931 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
18/03/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 18/03/1933. Dep: 13/05/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7546 (Diagram 3)
   
24/06/1933 Allocation Reallocated to Boston (BOS)    
25/08/1933 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
16/02/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 16/02/1935. Dep: 09/03/1935.    
03/07/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Boston (BOS)    
09/09/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
01/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Bristol Bath Road (BRD)    
12/02/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Bradford Hammerton Street (BFD)    
20/03/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 20/03/1937. Dep: 24/04/1937.    
14/10/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 14/10/1939. Dep: 18/11/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 21142 (Diagram 3)
   
25/01/1940 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (ARD)    
23/02/1940 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
04/04/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 04/04/1942. Dep: 02/05/1942.    
20/02/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 20/02/1944. Dep: 01/04/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7616 (Diagram 3)
   
03/10/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 03/10/1945. Dep: 10/11/1945.    
18/08/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
06/10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1756    
11/01/1947 Modification Diagram 3 number C1828 boiler fitted    
19/09/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 19/09/1947. Dep: 11/01/1947.    
14/09/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 14/09/1948. Dep: 11/12/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 21128 (Diagram 3)
Renumbered to BR 61756
   
08/01/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Boston (BOS)    
14/01/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Boston (BOS)    
03/06/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 03/06/1951. Dep: 23/06/1951.    
12/10/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 12/10/1951. Dep: 04/12/1951.    
28/10/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 28/10/1952. Dep: 06/12/1952.    
01/04/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 01/04/1954. Dep: 26/06/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 21161 (Diagram 3)
   
30/06/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 30/06/1955. Dep: 03/09/1955.    
13/06/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 13/06/1957. Dep: 10/08/1957.    
06/11/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 06/11/1957. Dep: 14/12/1957.    
29/08/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 29/08/1958. Dep: 04/10/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 21186 (Diagram 3)
   
01/03/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (40B)    
12/06/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (40E)    
29/01/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (34A)    
22/06/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 61756 from Kings Cross (34A)    
1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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