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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 126 m/e 01/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1837 m/e 06/1946
British Railways 61837 m/e 08/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class K3
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
K301/1925
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 1262
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 01/1925
Withdrawal Fri 27/04/1962
Service Life 37 yrs, 3 mths , 27 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1962

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1925
IMM   Immingham on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
38A   Colwick 4w/e 08/01/1958
     Withdrawn on 27/04/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 38A Colwick 4w/e 25/01/1958
WDN   on 27/04/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
07/1932 Long Travel Valves fitted


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1925 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 126
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1262
   
07/1932 Modification Modification: Long Travel Valves fitted    
06/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1837    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Immingham (IMM)    
08/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 61837    
08/01/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
1962 Scrapped Scrapped    
27/04/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 61837    

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