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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1078 on 23/09/1946
British Railways 61078   22/05/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer E. Thompson
Class B1
Company History LNER
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L958
Works Number 25834
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service Mon 23/09/1946 to Gorton (GOR)
Withdrawal Mon 08/10/1962 off Woodford Halse (2F)
Service Life 16 yrs , 15 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Fri 22/03/1963 at Locomotive Works (Darlington)

Notes
Notes 22/3/63 in for cutting up at Darlington

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
GOR   Gorton (New) on 23/09/1946
WFD   Woodford Halse on 02/03/1947
CLK   Colwick on 19/06/1949
CLK   Colwick w/e 25/06/1949
38C   Leicester (G.C.) on 27/01/1952
38C   Leicester (G.C.) 4w/e 23/02/1952
38E   Woodford Halse on 11/05/1952
38E   Woodford Halse 4w/e 17/05/1952
38C   Leicester (G.C.) on 06/07/1952
38C   Leicester (G.C.) 4w/e 12/07/1952
38E   Woodford Halse on 14/09/1952
38E   Woodford Halse 4w/e 04/10/1952
     Withdrawn on 08/10/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC WFD Woodford Halse on 02/03/1947
ALLOC CLK Colwick w/e 25/06/1949
ALLOC 38C Leicester (G.C.) 4w/e 23/02/1952
ALLOC 38E Woodford Halse 4w/e 17/05/1952
ALLOC 38C Leicester (G.C.) 4w/e 12/07/1952
ALLOC 38E Woodford Halse 4w/e 04/10/1952
LOAN 2G Woodford Halse on 01/02/1958
ALLOC 2G Woodford Halse on 23/02/1958
WDN   w/e 20/10/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
23/09/1946 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 3699)
22/05/1948 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 9710)
01/04/1950 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 9965)
08/12/1951 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28364)
13/06/1953 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28202)
05/02/1955 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28270)
18/10/1956 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28117)
03/12/1958 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28406)
16/09/1960 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28560)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 12/04/1948 22/05/1948 41 days General Boiler number 9710 (Diagram 100A)
Renumbered to BR 61078
 
Gorton Works 11/03/1950 01/04/1950 22 days General Boiler number 9965 (Diagram 100A)
 
Gorton Works 10/11/1951 08/12/1951 29 days General Boiler number 28364 (Diagram 100A)
 
Gorton Works 11/12/1951 19/12/1951 9 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 13/05/1953 13/06/1953 32 days General Boiler number 28202 (Diagram 100A)
 
Darlington Works 17/06/1953 22/06/1953 6 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 10/01/1955 05/02/1955 27 days General Boiler number 28270 (Diagram 100A)
 
Darlington Works 20/02/1956 01/03/1956 11 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 21/09/1956 18/10/1956 28 days General Boiler number 28117 (Diagram 100A)
 
Darlington Works 19/12/1957 20/01/1958 33 days Heavy Casual    
Darlington Works 31/10/1958 03/12/1958 34 days General Boiler number 28406 (Diagram 100A)
 
Darlington Works 12/08/1960 16/09/1960 36 days General Boiler number 28560 (Diagram 100A)
 
Darlington Works 24/08/1962 20/09/1962 28 days Light Casual    

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
23/09/1946 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1078
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 25834
Allocated to Gorton (GOR)
Diagram 100A boiler fitted
   
02/03/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
12/04/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/04/1948. Dep: 22/05/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 9710 (Diagram 100A)
Renumbered to BR 61078
   
19/06/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
25/06/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
11/03/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 11/03/1950. Dep: 01/04/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 9965 (Diagram 100A)
   
10/11/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 10/11/1951. Dep: 08/12/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28364 (Diagram 100A)
   
11/12/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 11/12/1951. Dep: 19/12/1951.    
27/01/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester (G.C.) (38C)    
23/02/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester (G.C.) (38C)    
11/05/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (38E)    
17/05/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (38E)    
06/07/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester (G.C.) (38C)    
12/07/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester (G.C.) (38C)    
14/09/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (38E)    
04/10/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (38E)    
13/05/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 13/05/1953. Dep: 13/06/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28202 (Diagram 100A)
   
17/06/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 17/06/1953. Dep: 22/06/1953.    
10/01/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 10/01/1955. Dep: 05/02/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28270 (Diagram 100A)
   
20/02/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 20/02/1956. Dep: 01/03/1956.    
21/09/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 21/09/1956. Dep: 18/10/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28117 (Diagram 100A)
   
19/12/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 19/12/1957. Dep: 20/01/1958.    
31/10/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 31/10/1958. Dep: 03/12/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28406 (Diagram 100A)
   
12/08/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 12/08/1960. Dep: 16/09/1960.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28560 (Diagram 100A)
   
24/08/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 24/08/1962. Dep: 20/09/1962.    
08/10/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 61078 from Woodford Halse (2F)    
22/03/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Darlington    

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