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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 1631 m/e 02/1913
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4631   20/09/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1721   03/02/1946
British Railways 61721   04/09/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class K2
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
K102/1913
K2/1 (2-6-0)03/1921
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 272
Works Number 1372
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 02/1913 to Colwick (CLK)
Withdrawal Wed 30/12/1959 off Dunfermline Upper (62C)
Service Life 46 yrs, 10 mths , 29 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1960

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
CLK   Colwick (New) m/e 02/1913
CAM   Cambridge m/e 05/1924
NWE   New England on 30/09/1927
STR   Southend Victoria   1928
STR   Stratford on 25/01/1930
COL   Colchester on 15/09/1932
PKS   Parkeston Quay on 03/04/1934
COL   Colchester on 14/11/1935
NOR   Norwich Thorpe m/e 01/1936
NOR   Norwich Thorpe on 05/02/1936
MAR   March on 19/02/1945
NOR   Norwich Thorpe on 22/06/1947
STR   Stratford on 13/10/1947
65A   Eastfield on 03/06/1951
91X   To Scottish Region w/e 09/06/1951
62C   Dunfermline Upper on 20/01/1952
62C   Dunfermline Upper 4w/e 26/01/1952
     Withdrawn on 30/12/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC NOR Norwich Thorpe on 22/06/1947
ALLOC STR Stratford w/e 18/10/1947
ALLOC 65A Eastfield w/e 03/06/1951
ALLOC 91X To Scottish Region w/e 09/06/1951
ALLOC 62C Dunfermline Upper 4w/e 26/01/1952
WDN   on 30/12/1959

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
12/1927 Westinghouse Brake fitted
22/01/1954 Westinghouse Brake removed


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 12/10/1920 19/03/1921 159 days General Rebuilt to K2
 
Doncaster Works 19/02/1924 20/09/1924 215 days General New chimney to G E gauge
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 4631
 
Doncaster Works 31/03/1926 01/10/1926 185 days General    
Stratford Works 1927 12/1927   Light Repair Westinghouse brake fitted
Westinghouse Brake fitted
 
Doncaster Works 23/02/1929 13/04/1929 50 days General    
Doncaster Works 14/05/1932 25/06/1932 43 days General    
Doncaster Works 09/03/1935 06/04/1935 29 days General    
Doncaster Works 15/05/1937 19/06/1937 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 30/12/1939 10/02/1940 43 days General    
Doncaster Works 07/11/1942 12/12/1942 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 05/06/1943 12/06/1943 8 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 05/02/1944 04/03/1944 29 days General    
Cowlairs Works 01/05/1946 15/06/1946 46 days Heavy    
Cowlairs Works 05/01/1947 20/02/1947 47 days General    
Cowlairs Works 23/06/1948 04/09/1948 74 days General Renumbered to BR 61721
 
Cowlairs Works 01/03/1951 07/04/1951 38 days Heavy Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 17/04/1951 19/04/1951 3 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 17/10/1951 23/11/1951 38 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 16/12/1953 22/01/1954 38 days General Westinghouse brake removed
Westinghouse Brake removed
 
Cowlairs Works 28/12/1955 28/01/1956 32 days Heavy Intermediate WPU gear removed
 
Cowlairs Works 06/02/1956 17/03/1956 41 days Light Casual    
  26/06/1957 11/07/1957 16 days Light Casual    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/09/1943 Cambridge Area Notes (By The Cambridge University Railway Club) Interest in the Cambridge area continues to centre upon the procession of locomotives to and from Stratford works. These usually spend some time on the dead road at Cambridge shed before proceeding on their journey; luckily they are then easily visible from the public highway. Only one 'O4' has been so reported recently-6502, which passed through on 31/8, newly repainted. This seems rather a roundabout way to return to Woodford-may the practice continue!
There has been a recent tendency for 'E4's' and 'J15's' to be returned to Norwich via Cambridge; and 7791, 7497, 7516 & 7825 have been seen. Nos. 7360(LIN), 7323(NWE) and 7400(FRO) have been noted returning from Stratford-the former stayed in Cambridge for about three weeks. 7340(BSE) (Bury) has also been to Cambridge and worked in the yard for about a month, presumably on loan, as 7011 & 7190 have gone to Stratford for repair; and the stud of shunting tanks has been further depleted by the loan of 7256 to KL.
No. 2095 was in Cambridge yards on 21/9 presumably returning to Darlington. Nos. 4355, 3400, 089 an 092 have recently been in Cambridge for repairs, whilst 065 was in the yard on 18/9 and probably has gone to Stratford. Light repairs to South Lynn engines are often performed in Cambridge-usually at the back of the running shed unless the lift shop gear is required. This practice results in little check being possible on the rarest of our visitors!
Nos. 8883/7/99 have returned from Stratford rebuilt as class D16/3; 8896 returned not so rebuilt. 8899 is the first of the 8890 series to be rebuilt. 8887 has been transferred from KL to CAM on rebuilding. A number of 'D15's' can be seen still-8867(COL) is almost a daily visitor, and spent some time recently in the lift shops; 8881/90/3/5/6(KL) of King's Lynn often appear; 8892/7(BSE) of Bury appear on most days whilst 7764 is stationed at Cambridge.
The large stud of Passenger locomotives attached results in a certain dullness of workings. Duties on the Liverpool St. line are split between Cambridge and Stratford; there is one regular Colchester working via Haverhill and also one from Ipswich and King's Lynn and two from Bury. Certain other trains, especially those from March via St. Ives, are often powered from March or King's Lynn sheds. Norwich locomotives appear irregularly-most frequently 'Sandringhams,' which appear sometimes on Stratford turns.
Recently a certain amount of variety has crept into the Liverpool St. workings as 'K3's' and 'K2's' have appeared fairly frequently. On 23/8/43 Nos. 4647, 2459 an 163 appeared on successive trains. On 19/9 the first part of the 2.20 p.m. ex Liverpool St. came in behind 2816(IPS) and the second behind 4631 (NOR).
The majority of trains on the King's Cross line continue to be hauled by 'C1' Atlantics. There are three turns on which Pacifics and 'V2's' appear fairly regularly-almost invariably King's Cross locomotives. There is a certain amount of variety with the 'Atlantics'; though those from sheds North of Peterborough are very rare. Two trains are usually hauled by Cambridge locos. almost always 'B17's' or 'Clauds.' Recently 2844(NOR) worked one of these, and must have been a very rare visitor at King's Cross. The turntable at Cambridge is now under repair and, as a result, the big engines do not work in as they cannot be turned on the LMS table. Cambridge 'Claud' workings compensate for the increase in strain on the GN sheds.
March is, of course, the main source of Goods locos. and its 'O2's' and 0-6-0's are abundant. Since the arrival of the American locomotives, the 'K3's' have become less common though the K2's' the more so. On a recent afternoon there were four types of 2-8-0 in the yard-'02'; USA; 'Austerity' (one from LNE and one from LMS); and a standard LMS freight built by SR. Later one of the Vulcan-built 'Austerities' came in (the other 2 were by N.B. Loco), followed by an 'O4.'
The LNW trains, as ever, specialise in bringing us Bletchley 'Princes,' 2-6-4T and 0-8-0. There is one regular 2D turn per day. Occasionally standard 0-6-0's (usually from the Midland division) appear and also standard 2-8-0's from 1A. Recently 4-4-0 420 (2A) appeared on a passenger train; another recent visitor has been Compound No. 900. On the Midland trains, Kettering supplies a variety of 2F 0-6-0's which, together with 2-4-0 No. 20216, appear to be well suited to this type of work on local passenger trains.
SLS/194401

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1913 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 1631
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1372
Allocated to Colwick (CLK)
   
12/10/1920 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 12/10/1920. Dep: 19/03/1921.
Work undertaken:
Rebuilt to K2
   
19/02/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 19/02/1924. Dep: 20/09/1924.
Work undertaken:
New chimney to G E gauge
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 4631
   
05/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (CAM)    
31/03/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 31/03/1926. Dep: 01/10/1926.    
1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (Light Repair) - Arr: ?/1927. Dep: ?/12/1927.
Work undertaken:
Westinghouse brake fitted
Westinghouse Brake fitted
   
30/09/1927 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
1928 Allocation Reallocated to Southend Victoria (STR)    
23/02/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 23/02/1929. Dep: 13/04/1929.    
25/01/1930 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (STR)    
14/05/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 14/05/1932. Dep: 25/06/1932.    
15/09/1932 Allocation Reallocated to Colchester (COL)    
03/04/1934 Allocation Reallocated to Parkeston Quay (PKS)    
09/03/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 09/03/1935. Dep: 06/04/1935.    
14/11/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Colchester (COL)    
01/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (NOR)    
05/02/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (NOR)    
15/05/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 15/05/1937. Dep: 19/06/1937.    
30/12/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 30/12/1939. Dep: 10/02/1940.    
07/11/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 07/11/1942. Dep: 12/12/1942.    
05/06/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 05/06/1943. Dep: 12/06/1943.    
05/02/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 05/02/1944. Dep: 04/03/1944.    
19/02/1945 Allocation Reallocated to March (MAR)    
03/02/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1721    
01/05/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy) - Arr: 01/05/1946. Dep: 15/06/1946.    
05/01/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 05/01/1947. Dep: 20/02/1947.    
22/06/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (NOR)    
13/10/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (STR)    
23/06/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 23/06/1948. Dep: 04/09/1948.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 61721
   
01/03/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 01/03/1951. Dep: 07/04/1951.    
17/04/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 17/04/1951. Dep: 19/04/1951.    
03/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Eastfield (65A)    
09/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to To Scottish Region (91X)    
17/10/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 17/10/1951. Dep: 23/11/1951.    
20/01/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Dunfermline Upper (62C)    
26/01/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Dunfermline Upper (62C)    
16/12/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 16/12/1953. Dep: 22/01/1954.
Work undertaken:
Westinghouse brake removed
Westinghouse Brake removed
   
28/12/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 28/12/1955. Dep: 28/01/1956.
Work undertaken:
WPU gear removed
   
06/02/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 06/02/1956. Dep: 17/03/1956.    
30/12/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 61721 from Dunfermline Upper (62C)    
1960 Scrapped Scrapped    

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