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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 2843 on 03/05/1935
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1643 m/e 09/1946
British Railways 61643 m/e 08/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
03/05/1935 CHAMPION LODGE

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class B17
Company History LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
B17/303/05/1935
B17/6 (4-6-0)10/1954
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1614
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service Mon 03/05/1935
Withdrawal Mon 14/07/1958
Service Life 23 yrs, 2 mths , 11 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1958

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 03/05/1935
CAM   Cambridge on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
MAR   March 4w/e 25/12/1948
CAM   Cambridge 4w/e 22/01/1949
31A   Cambridge w/e 16/04/1950
30A   Stratford 4w/e 26/01/1952
30A   Stratford 5w/e 16/02/1952
31A   Cambridge 4w/e 20/09/1952
31A   Cambridge 4w/e 04/10/1952
31B   March 4w/e 13/12/1952
31B   March 4w/e 27/12/1952
     Withdrawn on 14/07/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC MAR March 4w/e 25/12/1948
ALLOC CAM Cambridge 4w/e 22/01/1949
ALLOC 31A Cambridge w/e 16/04/1950
ALLOC 30A Stratford 4w/e 26/01/1952
ALLOC 31A Cambridge 4w/e 04/10/1952
ALLOC 31B March 4w/e 27/12/1952
WDN   on 14/07/1958

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/03/1949 Darlington Works Locomotives awaiting Works during March included: Nos. 1173, 1240, 2343, 2703, 3005/44, 3139, 3273, 5028/36, 5091, 5668, 5715, 5821, 8180, 8705, 9107, 9374/75, 9880, 61023, 61434, 61619/43, 62730/52, 63099, 63315/80, 65119, 67709/22 (both light repairs), 69807/65, Class '8' 77499, 78578/85, 79206. To scrap yard: Nos, 3332, 5649/68, 5715, 9374. Locomotives ex Works during March included: Nos. 5629/33 (both fitted small snow ploughs at Gateshead Works), 60816, 61020 (name removed), 61216, 61422, 61618, 61644 (rebuilt 2 cyls.), 61645/47/48, 62700/21/64, 63392, 63411/17/30/65, 65094, 65656, 65800/76, 67244/68, 67344, 67615, 68265, 68409/25/32, 68708/13, 69401, 69773, W.D. 90008 (light repair), 90103, 90235, 90391, 90606. No. 5626 has been sold out of service to the Bolton Colliery, it is understood. Easingwold Rly. 0-6-OT No. 2 has been broken up in the scrap yard here by a private firm. SLS/194905

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/05/1935 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2843, name: CHAMPION LODGE
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1614
   
09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1643    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Cambridge (CAM)    
08/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 61643    
25/12/1948 Allocation Reallocated to March (MAR)    
22/01/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (CAM)    
16/04/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
26/01/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
16/02/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
20/09/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
04/10/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
13/12/1952 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
27/12/1952 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
07/1958 Scrapped Scrapped    
14/07/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 61643    

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