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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1161 on 16/05/1947
British Railways 61161   12/02/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer E. Thompson
Class B1
Company History LNER
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2333
Works Number 5519
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service Tue 16/05/1947 to Gorton (GOR)
Withdrawal Tue 06/12/1966 off Wakefield (56A)
Service Life 19 yrs, 6 mths , 20 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1967 at Arnott Young (Parkgate)

Notes
Notes Sold 2/67 for scrap to Arnott, Young, Parkgate

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
GOR   Gorton (New) on 16/05/1947
15E   Leicester (G.C.) on 30/05/1959
9G   Gorton on 25/07/1959
56D   Mirfield on 17/07/1960
56F   Low Moor on 20/08/1961
56A   Wakefield on 10/09/1961
     Withdrawn on 06/12/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW GOR Gorton on 16/05/1947
LOAN 9H Gorton on 01/02/1958
ALLOC 9H Gorton on 23/02/1958
LOAN 15E Leicester (G.C.) 4w/e 30/05/1959
EXLOAN 9G Gorton 8w/e 05/09/1959
LOAN 91NE   5w/e 02/07/1960
ALLOC 91NE   4w/e 30/07/1960
ALLOC 56D Mirfield 5w/e 06/08/1960
ALLOC 56F Low Moor 4w/e 09/09/1961
ALLOC 56A Wakefield 3w/e 30/09/1961
WDN   on 06/12/1966

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
16/05/1947 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 9747)
12/02/1949 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 3868)
28/10/1950 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28270)
30/05/1952 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28439)
13/03/1954 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28222)
11/04/1958 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28204)
08/06/1960 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28126)
03/02/1962 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28243)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 02/01/1949 12/02/1949 42 days General Boiler number 3868 (Diagram 100A)
Renumbered to BR 61161
 
Gorton Works 19/09/1950 28/10/1950 40 days General Boiler number 28270 (Diagram 100A)
 
Gorton Works 01/11/1950 08/11/1950 8 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 05/05/1952 30/05/1952 26 days General Boiler number 28439 (Diagram 100A)
 
Darlington Works 05/06/1952 12/06/1952 8 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 30/01/1954 13/03/1954 43 days General Boiler number 28222 (Diagram 100A)
 
Gorton Works 31/07/1954 07/08/1954 8 days Light Casual    
Gorton Works 29/09/1955 01/10/1955 3 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 12/01/1957 16/02/1957 36 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 07/03/1958 11/04/1958 36 days General Boiler number 28204 (Diagram 100A)
 
Darlington Works 04/05/1960 08/06/1960 36 days General Complete AWS fltted
Boiler number 28126 (Diagram 100A)
 
Darlington Works 01/08/1961 03/08/1961 3 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 04/01/1962 03/02/1962 31 days General Boiler number 28243 (Diagram 100A)
 
Darlington Works 14/02/1962 20/02/1962 7 days Unclassified    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
28/02/1949 Darlington Works Locomotives awaiting Works during February included:-Nos. 1274, 1605/11/18/31/45, 2745/67, 3199, 3411, 5096, 5606/28, 5800, 7262, 8708, 9105, 60816, 60133, (adjustment), 61015 (damaged), 63140, 65057 (damaged in the Crook derailment), 65712, 67705/54, 69827 (NEA), Class '8' W.D. 77320 an 79239.To scrap yard: Nos. 3291/97/99, 3301/08/17/32, 63322 (badly damaged at Old Town Jct., Middlesboro').Locomotives ex Works during February included:-Nos. 60141, 60142 (Darlington 2061/1949-the first 1949 locomotive), 60143, 60509 (light repair), 60923, 60931 (light repair), 61022 (unlined black), 61161 (lined out), 61162 (unlined black), 61181/86, 61237/58, 61400, 61635/41, 61659 (light repair), 61660, 62353/59/78, 62718/32/64, 63341/49, 65098, 65601, 65633 (repaired at Gateshead-buffer beam snow plough fitted), 65712/49, 65827/60, 67255, 67386, 67623, 67714 (light repair), 68010/39, 68160, 68260, 69933, Class '8' W.D. 90252 (ex 77352), 90344 (ex 70877), 90613 (ex 77469). SLS/194904
14/01/1962 Darlington Works (Outside Stripping Shop) Erecting Shop: D11, D256/71, D3316, D4083-8, D5107/8/49/72-5, 12119/20, 43053/7, 60812/98, 61275, 61388, 61454, 63381, 63467, 65768/72, 67638, 69005, 78026, 80118, 90397, 90620. Stripping Shop: 43071, 65892, 80117. Outside Stripping Shop: 60835, 61161, 92202. Works Yard: D18, D5096, 43055, 46450, 60809/22, 60963, 64897, 65099, 65862/9, 67681, 67718, 68017/43, 92064, 92199. Crossing: D17, D270/3, D2173, D2247/65, D3140, D4082, D5113. Scrap Road: 61411-3/5/9/36/43/50-2/9/60, 64979, 65741/69, 67707/13/22/39/50/72/5, 68688/9, 68729 all intact. SLS/196203

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
16/05/1947 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1161
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 5519
Allocated to Gorton (GOR)
Diagram 100A boiler fitted
   
02/01/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 02/01/1949. Dep: 12/02/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3868 (Diagram 100A)
Renumbered to BR 61161
   
19/09/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/09/1950. Dep: 28/10/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28270 (Diagram 100A)
   
01/11/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 01/11/1950. Dep: 08/11/1950.    
05/05/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 05/05/1952. Dep: 30/05/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28439 (Diagram 100A)
   
05/06/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 05/06/1952. Dep: 12/06/1952.    
30/01/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 30/01/1954. Dep: 13/03/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28222 (Diagram 100A)
   
31/07/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 31/07/1954. Dep: 07/08/1954.    
29/09/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 29/09/1955. Dep: 01/10/1955.    
12/01/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 12/01/1957. Dep: 16/02/1957.    
07/03/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 07/03/1958. Dep: 11/04/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28204 (Diagram 100A)
   
30/05/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester (G.C.) (15E)    
25/07/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (9G)    
04/05/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 04/05/1960. Dep: 08/06/1960.
Work undertaken:
Complete AWS fltted
Boiler number 28126 (Diagram 100A)
   
17/07/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Mirfield (56D)    
01/08/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 01/08/1961. Dep: 03/08/1961.    
20/08/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Low Moor (56F)    
10/09/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Wakefield (56A)    
04/01/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 04/01/1962. Dep: 03/02/1962.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28243 (Diagram 100A)
   
14/02/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 14/02/1962. Dep: 20/02/1962.    
06/12/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 61161 from Wakefield (56A)    
02/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Arnott Young: Parkgate    

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