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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1101 on 28/11/1946
British Railways 61101   26/06/1948

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 25857
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service Sat 28/11/1946 to Dundee Tay Bridge (DEE)
Withdrawal Sat 31/12/1966
Service Life 20 yrs, 1 mth , 3 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Mon 27/02/1967 at J McWilliams (Shettleston)

Notes
Notes Sold for scrap 27/2/67 to J McWilliams, Shettleston

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
DEE   Dundee Tay Bridge (New) on 28/11/1946
     Withdrawn on 31/12/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW DEE Dundee Tay Bridge on 28/11/1946
ALLOC 62C Dunfermline Upper 4w/e 14/05/1955
WDN   w/e 31/12/1966

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
28/11/1946 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 3700)
17/12/1955 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28626)
19/08/1961 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28633)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Cowlairs Works 25/05/1948 26/06/1948 33 days General Renumbered to BR 61101
 
Cowlairs Works 26/05/1950 16/06/1950 22 days Light Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 03/03/1952 15/04/1952 44 days General    
Cowlairs Works 01/02/1954 06/03/1954 34 days Heavy Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 25/08/1954 31/08/1954 7 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 08/03/1955 19/03/1955 12 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 09/09/1955 24/09/1955 16 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 10/11/1955 17/12/1955 38 days General Boiler number 28626 (Diagram 100A)
 
Cowlairs Works 11/07/1957 10/08/1957 31 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 14/05/1958 07/06/1958 25 days Heavy Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 15/05/1959 03/06/1959 20 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 20/12/1960 30/12/1960 11 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 21/06/1961 19/08/1961 60 days General Boiler number 28633 (Diagram 100A)
 
Cowlairs Works 19/09/1963 23/11/1963 66 days Light Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 02/02/1966 10/02/1966 9 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 07/03/1966 12/03/1966 6 days Unclassified    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
02/12/1946 Queens Park Works A further nine new 'B.1' Class locos were ex. Queen's Park Works as follows:-1093 1/11, 1094 6/11, 1095 11/11, 1096 13/11, 1097 w/e 16/11, 1098/9 w/e 23/11, 1100 26/11, 1101 w/e 30/11, and 1102 2/12. 1093-1101 carry works numbers 25849-57 (all checked). On the same date 1103 (25863) and 1104 (25864) were in the Paint Shop, whilst in the Erecting Shop were 1105-1109; 1105/6 were completed and the latter undergoing steam test. The other three were in an advanced state of construction. The green engines have the numbers on the cab sides in 'Gill Sans' style, but they and the lettering on the tender are not in pre-war shaded gilt, but in plain yellow, with a thin black line all round, about &nfrac18;' thick! The black engines of the series have yellow letters with red shading SLS/194701
19/06/1948 Cowlairs Works (Paint Shop) Locomotives in the yard awaiting repair were Nos. 502, 1745, 2436/39, 4532, 4600, 4791, 5237, 5913, 8118, 8350, 8955, 9178, 9503/11, 61002 an 61735-the last two being lettered B.R. Locomotives in the Works were: Stripping Pit Nos. 1102, 9927; Erecting Shop Nos. 1116, 1774/75/77/92/94, 1885, 1916/95, 2686/90, 4524/50/60/89, 4821, 7492, 8567, 9126/45, 61767; Steaming Pits Nos. 1787, 4925, 61134, 61292, 69206; Paint Shop Nos. 1101, 1783. 61292 is fitted with ex L.M.S. tablet catcher and is to be used on Perth-Inverness trials. SLS/194808
06/07/1961 Cowlairs Works (Waiting Works) Stripping Shop: 61342, 65902. Erecting Shop: 11713, 61132/97, 64864, 65903, 72005/9, 73078, 73120/51, 76097, 80124, 90097, GNS49. Works Yard: D2584, 72006. Works Shunters: D3393, 65228. Scrap Road: 40627, 56308, 64523, 64892, 67612. Waiting Works: 61101, 61341, 65915, 90542, 90753.Ex-Works : 90640. SLS/196108

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
28/11/1946 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1101
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 25857
Allocated to Dundee Tay Bridge (DEE)
Diagram 100A boiler fitted
   
25/05/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 25/05/1948. Dep: 26/06/1948.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 61101
   
26/05/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 26/05/1950. Dep: 16/06/1950.    
03/03/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 03/03/1952. Dep: 15/04/1952.    
01/02/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 01/02/1954. Dep: 06/03/1954.    
25/08/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 25/08/1954. Dep: 31/08/1954.    
08/03/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 08/03/1955. Dep: 19/03/1955.    
09/09/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 09/09/1955. Dep: 24/09/1955.    
10/11/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 10/11/1955. Dep: 17/12/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28626 (Diagram 100A)
   
11/07/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 11/07/1957. Dep: 10/08/1957.    
14/05/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 14/05/1958. Dep: 07/06/1958.    
15/05/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 15/05/1959. Dep: 03/06/1959.    
20/12/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 20/12/1960. Dep: 30/12/1960.    
21/06/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 21/06/1961. Dep: 19/08/1961.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28633 (Diagram 100A)
   
19/09/1963 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 19/09/1963. Dep: 23/11/1963.    
02/02/1966 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 02/02/1966. Dep: 10/02/1966.    
07/03/1966 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 07/03/1966. Dep: 12/03/1966.    
31/12/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 61101    
27/02/1967 Scrapped Broken up by J McWilliams: Shettleston    

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