Summary of B17 & B2 Classes
During the service life of the B17s, detail design changes were designated by a series of subsections as shown in the table below.
|
LNER B17 & B2 'Sandringham' Class 4-6-0s - Details as of Summer 1955 |
|
|
|
|
|
Original Build Details |
|
|
|
|
|
B17/1 |
The first 10 locomotives, built by the North British Locomotive Company |
|
B17/2 |
33 Locomotives built by the LNER at Darlington Works |
|
B17/3 |
5 Locomotives built by the LNER with GE Tenders & Vacuum Brakes |
|
B17/4 |
14 Locomotives, built by the LNER with Group Standard Tenders |
|
B17/4 |
The last 11 of the Class, built by Robert Stephenson & Co. Ltd. |
|
B17/5 |
2 Locomotives from Class B17/4 rebuilt with Streamlining |
|
B17/6 |
Locomotives from the above Classes, rebuilt with 100A Boilers |
|
B2 |
10 Locomotives, from the above Classes, rebuilt with Outside Cylinders and 100A (B1 type) boiler |
The original numbers of the locomotives were in the series beginning with 2800. The change to LNER numbers was simply to replace the “28” with “16”, so that the transition to BR numbers becomes one of replacing the “28” with “616”. For example, “2808” becomes “61608”.
Service Life of each B17 Locomotive
|
LNER |
BR |
Original Name (Rename(s)) |
Date built |
Date rebuilt |
Rebuilt |
Date |
|
2800 |
61600 |
Sandringham |
December 1928 |
June 1950 |
B17/6 |
July 1958 |
|
2801 |
61601 |
Holkham |
December 1928 |
— |
— |
January 1958 |
|
2802 |
61602 |
Walsingham |
November 1928 |
October 1951 |
B17/6 |
January 1958 |
|
2803 |
61603 |
Framlingham |
December 1928 |
October 1946 |
B2 |
September 1958 |
|
2804 |
61604 |
Elveden |
December 1928 |
November 1951 |
B17/6 |
August 1953 |
|
2805 |
61605 |
Burnham Thorpe |
December 1928 |
January 1948 |
B17/6 |
May 1958 |
|
2806 |
61606 |
Audley End |
December 1928 |
March 1950 |
B17/6 |
September 1958 |
|
2807 |
61607 |
Blickling |
December 1928 |
May 1947 |
B2 |
December 1959 |
|
2808 |
61608 |
Gunton |
December 1928 |
October 1950 |
B17/6 |
March 1960 |
|
2809 |
61609 |
Quidenham |
December 1928 |
January 1952 |
B17/6 |
June 1958 |
|
2810 |
61610 |
Honingham Hall |
August 1930 |
October 1953 |
B17/6 |
January 1960 |
|
2811 |
61611 |
Raynham Hall |
August 1930 |
February 1956 |
B17/6 |
October 1959 |
|
2812 |
61612 |
Houghton Hall |
October 1930 |
March 1950 |
B17/6 |
September 1959 |
|
2813 |
61613 |
Woodbastwick Hall |
October 1930 |
December 1951 |
B17/6 |
December 1959 |
|
2814 |
61614 |
Castle Hedingham |
October 1930 |
November 1946 |
B2 |
June 1959 |
|
2815 |
61615 |
Culford Hall |
October 1930 |
April 1946 |
B2 |
February 1959 |
|
2816 |
61616 |
Fallodon |
October 1930 |
November 1945 |
B2 |
September 1959 |
|
2817 |
61617 |
Ford Castle |
November 1930 |
December 1946 |
B2 |
August 1958 |
|
2818 |
61618 |
Wynyard Park |
November 1930 |
April 1958 |
B17/6 |
January 1960 |
|
2819 |
61619 |
Welbeck Abbey |
November 1930 |
January 1953 |
B17/6 |
September 1958 |
|
2820 |
61620 |
Clumber |
November 1930 |
December 1951 |
B17/6 |
January 1960 |
|
2821 |
61621 |
Hatfield House |
November 1930 |
January 1955 |
B17/6 |
November 1958 |
|
2822 |
61622 |
Alnwick Castle |
January 1931 |
October 1943 |
B17/6 |
September 1958 |
|
2823 |
61623 |
Lambton Castle |
February 1931 |
April 1948 |
B17/6 |
July 1959 |
|
2824 |
61624 |
Lumley Castle |
February 1931 |
— |
— |
March 1953 |
|
2825 |
61625 |
Raby Castle |
February 1931 |
— |
— |
December 1959 |
|
2826 |
61626 |
Brancepeth Castle |
March 1931 |
April 1955 |
B17/6 |
January 1960 |
|
2827 |
61627 |
Aske Hall |
March 1931 |
November 1948 |
B17/6 |
July 1959 |
|
2828 |
61628 |
Harewood House |
March 1931 |
December 1948 |
B17/6 |
September 1952 |
|
2829 |
61629 |
Naworth Castle |
April 1931 |
— |
— |
September 1959 |
|
2830 |
61630 |
Thoresby Park |
April 1931 |
December 1948 |
B17/6 |
August 1958 |
|
2831 |
61631 |
Serlby Hall |
May 1931 |
October 1957 |
B17/6 |
April 1959 |
|
2832 |
61632 |
Belvoir Castle |
May 1931 |
June 1947 |
B2 |
February 1959 |
|
2833 |
61633 |
Kimbolton Castle |
May 1931 |
August 1948 |
B17/6 |
September 1959 |
|
2834 |
61634 |
Hinchingbrooke |
June 1931 |
January 1957 |
B17/6 |
August 1958 |
|
2835 |
61635 |
Milton |
July 1931 |
January 1949 |
B17/6 |
January 1959 |
|
2836 |
61636 |
Harlaxton Manor |
July 1931 |
May 1950 |
B17/6 |
October 1959 |
|
2837 |
61637 |
Thorpe Hall |
March 1933 |
November 1957 |
B17/6 |
September 1959 |
|
2838 |
61638 |
Melton Hall |
March 1933 |
December 1948 |
B17/6 |
March 1958 |
|
2839 |
61639 |
Rendlesham Hall |
May 1933 |
January 1946 |
B2 |
May 1959 |
|
2840 |
61640 |
Somerleyton Hall |
May 1933 |
May 1955 |
B17/6 |
November 1958 |
|
2841 |
61641 |
Gayton Hall |
May 1933 |
February 1949 |
B17/6 |
January 1960 |
|
2842 |
61642 |
Kilverstone Hall |
May 1933 |
January 1949 |
B17/6 |
September 1958 |
|
2843 |
61643 |
Champion Lodge |
May 1935 |
October 1954 |
B17/6 |
July 1958 |
|
2844 |
61644 |
Earlham Hall |
May 1935 |
March 1949 |
B2 |
February 1959 |
|
2845 |
61645 |
The Suffolk Regiment |
June 1935 |
December 1952 |
B17/6 |
February 1959 |
|
2846 |
61646 |
Gilwell Park |
August 1935 |
February 1951 |
B17/6 |
January 1959 |
|
2847 |
61647 |
Helmingham Hall |
September 1935 |
February 1958 |
B17/6 |
November 1959 |
|
2848 |
61648 |
Arsenal |
March 1936 |
October 1957 |
B17/6 |
December 1958 |
|
2849 |
61649 |
Sheffield United |
March 1936 |
March 1954 |
B17/6 |
February 1959 |
|
2850 |
61650 |
Grimsby Town |
March 1936 |
February 1955 |
B17/6 |
September 1958 |
|
2851 |
61651 |
Derby County |
March 1936 |
June 1953 |
B17/6 |
August 1959 |
|
2852 |
61652 |
Darlington |
April 1936 |
March 1948 |
B17/6 |
September 1959 |
|
2853 |
61653 |
Huddersfield Town |
April 1936 |
May 1954 |
B17/6 |
January 1960 |
|
2854 |
61654 |
Sunderland |
April 1936 |
April 1948 |
B17/6 |
November 1959 |
|
2855 |
61655 |
Middlesbrough |
April 1936 |
July 1950 |
B17/6 |
April 1959 |
|
2856 |
61656 |
Leeds United |
May 1936 |
November 1953 |
B17/6 |
January 1960 |
|
2857 |
61657 |
Doncaster Rovers |
May 1936 |
October 1950 |
B17/6 |
June 1960 |
|
2858 |
61658 |
Newcastle United |
May 1936 |
September 1950 |
B17/6 |
December 1959
|
|
2859 |
61659 |
Norwich City |
June 1936 |
July 1949 |
B17/6 |
March 1960 |
|
2860 |
61660 |
Hull City |
June 1936 |
— |
— |
June 1960 |
|
2861 |
61661 |
Sheffield Wednesday |
June 1936 |
August 1955 |
B17/6 |
July 1959 |
|
2862 |
61662 |
Manchester United |
January 1937 |
March 1955 |
B17/6 |
December 1959 |
|
2863 |
61663 |
Everton |
February 1937 |
November 1951 |
B17/6 |
February 1960 |
|
2864 |
61664 |
Liverpool |
January 1937 |
October 1943 |
B17/6 |
June 1960 |
|
2865 |
61665 |
Leicester City |
January 1937 |
August 1949 |
B17/6 |
April 1959 |
|
2866 |
61666 |
Nottingham Forest |
February 1937 |
December 1947 |
B17/6 |
March 1960 |
|
2867 |
61667 |
Bradford |
April 1937 |
— |
— |
June 1958 |
|
2868 |
61668 |
Bradford City |
April 1937 |
June 1949 |
B17/6 |
August 1960 |
|
2869 |
61669 |
Barnsley |
May 1937 |
September 1949 |
B17/6 |
September 1958 |
|
2870 |
61670 |
Manchester City |
May 1937 |
April 1951 |
B17/6 |
April 1960 |
|
2871 |
61671 |
Manchester City |
June 1937 |
August 1948 |
B2 |
September 1958 |
|
2872 |
61672 |
West Ham United |
July 1937 |
September 1950 |
B17/6 |
March 1960 |
