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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 1119 m/e 04/1931
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1906 on 27/01/1946
British Railways 61906 m/e 09/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class K3
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
K304/1931
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Armstrong Whitworth
Order Number L86
Works Number 1118
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service During 04/1931
Withdrawal Mon 17/12/1962
Service Life 31 yrs, 8 mths , 16 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1963

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date Reference
    (New) m/e 04/1931  
HTN   Heaton on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)  
52H   Tyne Dock w/e 21/01/1961  
50B   Hull Dairycoates w/e 22/07/1961  
     Withdrawn on 17/12/1962  

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 52H Tyne Dock 5w/e 04/02/1961
ALLOC 50B Hull Dairycoates 5w/e 12/08/1961
WDN   on 17/12/1962

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/10/1949 Doncaster Works Locomotives noted in the Paint Shop at the beginning of November included: Nos. 60030/91, 60109/11, 60891, 60900/38/40, 61208, 61819/91, 61906/53/87, 67379, 69527/47. No. 67387 has been fitted for 'Pull and Push' working. SLS/194912
02/07/1961 Doncaster Works (Erecting Shops) New Erecting Shop: D2394/5, E3064-9. Boiler Shop: E3070. Stripping Road: D2235, D3446, D3694, 60022, 60502/19, 61195, 61311. 61902/19, 64170, 70018/39. Scrap Yard: 61997 being cut up. Crimpsall: 61157, 61846. Outside Crimpsall: D3660, 61056/87, 76050. Erecting Shops: D2026, D2234, D2402, D3449, D5571/2, D8211, 12124, 13253, 43154, 60009/30/62/73/7, 60142/55/6, 61074, 61167, 61378, 61893, 61906/43, 63928, 70009/23/7/35. Outside Erecting Shop: DEPT7, 60029, 61231, 61850/65, 68591. Weigh House: Nil. Outside Weigh House: D5534, 60099, 62059, 63967. Paint Shop: D2393, D6720, D9006, E3062/3, 13252, 60161, 61120. Outside Paint Shop: D351, D5347, D5804, D6719. Works Shunters: DEPT10/1. SLS/196108
16/07/1961 Doncaster Works (Outside Weigh House) New Erecting Shop: D2395/6, E3064-9, 13253. Boiler Shop: E3071/2. Stripping Road: D2235, 60044/56/63/94, 60502, 61088, 61803, 61902, 73043. Scrap Road: 61824, 61927/64, 64736, 69531 intact, 68951 just cut up. Crimpsal: 60150, 61204. Outside Crimpsal: 60147, 62015, 70034. Erecting Shop: D3446/9, D3660, D5560/72, D8212, 12124, 60022/30, 60155, 60519, 61055, 61157/95, 61208, 61312/26, 61846, 70009/18/38/9, 76050. Outside Erecting Shop: DEPT7, 60034. Weigh House: Nil. Outside Weigh House: 60029, 61906. Paint Shop: D2234, D2394, D5571, D6722, E3063, 60009/73, 61056, 61378, 61893. Outside Paint Shop: D353, D5806, D9008. Works Shunters: DEPT10/1. SLS/196109

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1931 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1119
Built at Armstrong Whitworth, Works Number 1118		    
27/01/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1906    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Heaton (HTN)    
09/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 61906    
21/01/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Tyne Dock (52H)    
22/07/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (50B)    
17/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 61906    
1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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