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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway 3445 m/e 01/1939
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1997   01/12/1946
British Railways 61997   29/01/1949

Names Carried
Date From Name
01/1939 MACCAILIN MÓR

Locomotive Specifics
Designer A. Peppercorn
Class K1
Company History LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
K401/1939
K1/1 (2-6-0)01/12/1945
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 1783
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 01/1939
Withdrawal Mon 12/06/1961 off Fort William (63B)
Service Life 22 yrs, 5 mths , 12 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1961

Notes
Notes Cut up at Doncaster

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1939
NWE   New England on 02/12/1945
BLA   Blaydon on 16/05/1946
STM   St Margarets on 05/07/1946
THJ   Thornton Junction on 06/07/1946
EFD   Eastfield on 24/08/1946
THJ   Thornton Junction on 01/09/1946
STM   St Margarets on 30/09/1946
NOR   Norwich Thorpe on 29/10/1946
NWE   New England on 15/10/1947
EFD   Eastfield on 13/11/1949
EFD   Eastfield w/e 19/11/1949
63D   Fort William on 24/05/1954
     Withdrawn on 12/06/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC NWE New England m/e 31/01/1946
ALLOC NOR Norwich Thorpe w/e 02/11/1946
ALLOC NWE New England on 15/10/1947
ALLOC NWE New England w/e 18/10/1947
ALLOC EFD Eastfield w/e 19/11/1949
ALLOC 63D Fort William 4w/e 15/05/1954
WDN   on 12/06/1961

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

Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 19/08/1947 25/08/1947 7 days Heavy    
Doncaster Works 14/01/1949 29/01/1949 16 days Light Repair Renumbered to BR 61997
 
Doncaster Works 30/12/1949 30/01/1950 32 days General    
Doncaster Works 30/12/1950 17/01/1951 19 days Light Intermediate    
Doncaster Works 08/10/1951 06/11/1951 30 days Heavy Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 09/04/1952 10/04/1952 2 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 02/01/1953 03/02/1953 33 days Light Intermediate    
Doncaster Works 31/08/1954 07/10/1954 38 days General    
Doncaster Works 07/05/1956 01/06/1956 26 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 29/04/1957 01/05/1957 3 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 02/10/1957 05/10/1957 4 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 19/11/1957 21/11/1957 3 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 17/04/1958 17/05/1958 31 days General    
Doncaster Works 10/11/1958 09/12/1958 30 days Heavy Casual    
Doncaster Works 24/04/1961   No repairs    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/12/1945 G.N. Section K1 3445 is working from New England, and K2 4639 has moved to Scotland in replacement of her. The name 'Mac Cailin Mor' must have, caused some mystification on the G.N.! SLS/194602
28/05/1961 Doncaster Works (Stripping Road) New Erecting Shop: D2392-4, D3489, E3062-7. Boiler Shop: E3068-70. Stripping Road: D2402, 60007/73, 60119/61, 61327, 61844/93, 61904/85/97, 62059, 63967, 70023. Scrap Road: 63947/58, 64970, 68916/29, 69561 all intact, with 63952 just cut up. Crimpsall: 70027, 73016. Outside Crimpsall: DEPT7, 60065. Erecting Shops: D2026, D2234, D3129/52, D3445, D5534/71, 12124, 13252, 13325, 43088, 43152/5, 60013/24/33/88/99, 60525, 61095, 61190, 61249, 61300/70, 61832, 62051, 63963, 70001/5/35. Outside Erecting Shops: 60017, 61845. Outside Weigh House: 43091, 60137, 62047. Paint Shop: D2390/1, D5698, D6715, D8215, D9004/5, E3056/61, 60038/9, 61122/88, 63938, 76031. Outside Paint Shop: D345/6. Works Shunters: DEPT10/1. SLS/196107
30/06/1961 K1/1 condemned The solitary Gresley rebuilt Thompson K1/1 2-6-0 loco. 61997 of Fort William (63B) was condemned in June. The loco. was constructed at Darlington Works as 3-Cyl. Class K4 L.N.E.R. 3445 MacCailin Mor in January, 1939, bearing Works No. 1783, and was rebuilt to Class K1/1 with 2-Cyls. at Doncaster Works during November, 1945. It was renumbered 1997 in December, 1946, and B.R. 61997 in January, 1949. The present Class K1 2-6-0s are the Peppercorn development of Class K1/1 for new construction, with increased length and other detail modifications. SLS/196109
02/07/1961 Doncaster Works (Scrap Yard) New Erecting Shop: D2394/5, E3064-9. Boiler Shop: E3070. Stripping Road: D2235, D3446, D3694, 60022, 60502/19, 61195, 61311. 61902/19, 64170, 70018/39. Scrap Yard: 61997 being cut up. Crimpsall: 61157, 61846. Outside Crimpsall: D3660, 61056/87, 76050. Erecting Shops: D2026, D2234, D2402, D3449, D5571/2, D8211, 12124, 13253, 43154, 60009/30/62/73/7, 60142/55/6, 61074, 61167, 61378, 61893, 61906/43, 63928, 70009/23/7/35. Outside Erecting Shop: DEPT7, 60029, 61231, 61850/65, 68591. Weigh House: Nil. Outside Weigh House: D5534, 60099, 62059, 63967. Paint Shop: D2393, D6720, D9006, E3062/3, 13252, 60161, 61120. Outside Paint Shop: D351, D5347, D5804, D6719. Works Shunters: DEPT10/1. SLS/196108

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1939 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 3445, name: MACCAILIN MÓR
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1783
   
02/12/1945 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
16/05/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Blaydon (BLA)    
05/07/1946 Allocation Reallocated to St Margarets (STM)    
06/07/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Thornton Junction (THJ)    
24/08/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Eastfield (EFD)    
01/09/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Thornton Junction (THJ)    
30/09/1946 Allocation Reallocated to St Margarets (STM)    
29/10/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (NOR)    
01/12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1997    
19/08/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy) - Arr: 19/08/1947. Dep: 25/08/1947.    
15/10/1947 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
14/01/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 14/01/1949. Dep: 29/01/1949.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 61997
   
13/11/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Eastfield (EFD)    
19/11/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Eastfield (EFD)    
30/12/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 30/12/1949. Dep: 30/01/1950.    
30/12/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 30/12/1950. Dep: 17/01/1951.    
08/10/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 08/10/1951. Dep: 06/11/1951.    
09/04/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 09/04/1952. Dep: 10/04/1952.    
02/01/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 02/01/1953. Dep: 03/02/1953.    
24/05/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Fort William (63D)    
31/08/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 31/08/1954. Dep: 07/10/1954.    
07/05/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 07/05/1956. Dep: 01/06/1956.    
29/04/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 29/04/1957. Dep: 01/05/1957.    
02/10/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 02/10/1957. Dep: 05/10/1957.    
19/11/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 19/11/1957. Dep: 21/11/1957.    
17/04/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 17/04/1958. Dep: 17/05/1958.    
10/11/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 10/11/1958. Dep: 09/12/1958.    
1961 Scrapped Scrapped    
24/04/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (No repairs) - Arr: 24/04/1961.    
12/06/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 61997 from Fort William (63B)    

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