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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 1654 m/e 07/1916
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4654   21/03/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1744   20/05/1946
British Railways 61744   21/01/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class K2
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
K2/107/1916
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 281
Works Number 1470
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 07/1916 to Kings Cross (KX)
Withdrawal Mon 07/01/1957 off Boston (40F)
Service Life 40 yrs, 6 mths , 8 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1957

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
KX   Kings Cross (New) m/e 07/1916
ARD   Ardsley on 21/02/1925
LIV   Brunswick on 04/12/1925
NWE   New England on 12/02/1927
CLK   Colwick on 31/07/1930
NWE   New England on 25/09/1930
BOS   Boston on 24/06/1933
NWE   New England on 31/08/1933
BOS   Boston on 21/06/1940
NWE   New England on 16/04/1945
BOS   Boston on 16/06/1946
     Withdrawn on 07/01/1957

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 07/01/1957

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
07/1916 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 7266)
21/03/1925 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 7453)
02/08/1930 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 7267)
25/04/1936 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 8867)
15/06/1940 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 9201)
15/03/1947 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 8860)
18/02/1952 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 21129)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 29/03/1922 19/08/1922 144 days General    
Doncaster Works 30/10/1924 21/03/1925 143 days General Boiler number 7453 (Diagram 3)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 4654
  
Doncaster Works 30/03/1928 16/06/1928 79 days General Altered to GE gauge
  
Doncaster Works 21/06/1930 02/08/1930 43 days General Boiler number 7267 (Diagram 3)
  
Doncaster Works 20/08/1932 08/10/1932 50 days General    
Doncaster Works 07/07/1934 11/08/1934 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 21/03/1936 25/04/1936 36 days General Boiler number 8867 (Diagram 3)
  
Doncaster Works 05/03/1938 09/04/1938 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 18/05/1940 15/06/1940 29 days General Boiler number 9201 (Diagram 3)
  
Doncaster Works 08/05/1943 05/06/1943 29 days General    
Doncaster Works 10/02/1945 03/03/1945 22 days General    
Cowlairs Works 16/01/1947 15/03/1947 59 days General Boiler number 8860 (Diagram 3)
  
Cowlairs Works 07/12/1949 21/01/1950 46 days Heavy Intermediate Renumbered to BR 61744
  
Cowlairs Works 11/09/1950 06/10/1950 26 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 02/01/1952 18/02/1952 48 days General Boiler number 21129 (Diagram 3)
  
Cowlairs Works 16/02/1955 17/03/1955 30 days Heavy Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 22/03/1955 24/03/1955 3 days Unclassified    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
02/02/1955 York Station 44927 (24E) visited York on 2nd February with an excursion from Blackpool. On the following day 43051 (51D) was at York en route for Doncaster Works, and on 8th February 67748 (34E) was at York bound for Darlington Works with 67720 (34A) proceeding south again after overhaul at Darlington. On 10th February 61078 (38E) was at York returning to the GC section after repair at Darlington and 61141 (38C) arrived in similar circumstances on 12th February. Other unusual visitors to York on 12th February were 78022 on the 9.40 a.m. Sheffield to York (S.O.) and the 1.0 p.m. York to Sheffield (S.O.), 48252 (5B), and 68429 (50C) presumed returning to Selby again after a period of loan to Sunderland. In the northbound direction were 61744 (40F) and 61757 (40F), heading for Cowlairs Works and 90550 (31B) for repair at Darlington. SLS/195504

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1916 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 1654
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1470
Allocated to Kings Cross (KX)
Diagram 3 boiler fitted		    
29/03/1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 29/03/1922. Dep: 19/08/1922.    
30/10/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 30/10/1924. Dep: 21/03/1925.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7453 (Diagram 3)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 4654
    
21/02/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (ARD)    
04/12/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Brunswick (LIV)    
12/02/1927 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
30/03/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 30/03/1928. Dep: 16/06/1928.
Work undertaken:
Altered to GE gauge
    
21/06/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 21/06/1930. Dep: 02/08/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7267 (Diagram 3)
    
31/07/1930 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
25/09/1930 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
20/08/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 20/08/1932. Dep: 08/10/1932.    
24/06/1933 Allocation Reallocated to Boston (BOS)    
31/08/1933 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
07/07/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 07/07/1934. Dep: 11/08/1934.    
21/03/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 21/03/1936. Dep: 25/04/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 8867 (Diagram 3)
    
05/03/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 05/03/1938. Dep: 09/04/1938.    
18/05/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 18/05/1940. Dep: 15/06/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 9201 (Diagram 3)
    
21/06/1940 Allocation Reallocated to Boston (BOS)    
08/05/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 08/05/1943. Dep: 05/06/1943.    
10/02/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 10/02/1945. Dep: 03/03/1945.    
16/04/1945 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
20/05/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1744    
16/06/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Boston (BOS)    
16/01/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 16/01/1947. Dep: 15/03/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 8860 (Diagram 3)
    
07/12/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 07/12/1949. Dep: 21/01/1950.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 61744
    
11/09/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 11/09/1950. Dep: 06/10/1950.    
02/01/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 02/01/1952. Dep: 18/02/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 21129 (Diagram 3)
    
16/02/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 16/02/1955. Dep: 17/03/1955.    
22/03/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 22/03/1955. Dep: 24/03/1955.    
1957 Scrapped Scrapped    
07/01/1957 Withdrawn Condemned as 61744 from Boston (40F)    

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