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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 1658 m/e 12/1916
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4658   10/05/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1748   17/11/1946
British Railways 61748   30/04/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class K2
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
K2/112/1916
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 281
Works Number 1474
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 12/1916 to Ardsley (ARD)
Withdrawal Mon 22/06/1959 off Boston (40F)
Service Life 42 yrs, 6 mths , 23 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1960

Notes
Notes Sold for scrap to Motherwell Machinery & Scrap, Wisham 30/11/59

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
ARD   Ardsley (New) m/e 12/1916
DON   Doncaster on 21/02/1928
BOS   Boston on 08/07/1934
DON   Doncaster on 23/08/1934
MAR   March on 15/10/1937
NOR   Norwich Thorpe on 13/01/1946
LOW   Lowestoft on 26/03/1947
STR   Stratford on 13/10/1947
SL   South Lynn on 26/11/1947
40A   Lincoln on 13/09/1953
40F   Boston on 10/07/1955
     Withdrawn on 22/06/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC LOW Lowestoft on 26/03/1947
ALLOC STR Stratford w/e 18/10/1947
ALLOC SL South Lynn w/e 29/11/1947
ALLOC 40A Lincoln 4w/e 03/10/1953
ALLOC 40F Boston 4w/e 16/07/1955
TOSTORE   4w/e 29/11/1958
WDN   on 22/06/1959

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
12/1916 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 7269)
09/07/1921 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 7549)
31/08/1928 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 7457)
22/03/1930 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 7601)
30/11/1935 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 8861)
14/03/1942 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 8825)
02/11/1944 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 9154)
29/09/1952 Diagram 3 boiler fitted (number 21182)


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1916 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 1658
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1474
Allocated to Ardsley (ARD)
Diagram 3 boiler fitted
   
09/07/1921 Modification Diagram 3 number 7549 boiler fitted    
10/05/1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 4658    
21/02/1928 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
31/08/1928 Modification Diagram 3 number 7457 boiler fitted    
22/03/1930 Modification Diagram 3 number 7601 boiler fitted    
08/07/1934 Allocation Reallocated to Boston (BOS)    
23/08/1934 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
30/11/1935 Modification Diagram 3 number 8861 boiler fitted    
15/10/1937 Allocation Reallocated to March (MAR)    
14/03/1942 Modification Diagram 3 number 21118 boiler fitted    
14/03/1942 Modification Diagram 3 number 8825 boiler fitted    
02/11/1944 Modification Diagram 3 number 9154 boiler fitted    
13/01/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (NOR)    
17/11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1748    
26/03/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Lowestoft (LOW)    
13/10/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (STR)    
26/11/1947 Allocation Reallocated to South Lynn (SL)    
30/04/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 61748    
29/09/1952 Modification Diagram 3 number 21182 boiler fitted    
13/09/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Lincoln (40A)    
10/07/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Boston (40F)    
22/06/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 61748 from Boston (40F)    
1960 Scrapped Scrapped    

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