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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1179 on 27/06/1947
British Railways 61179   26/03/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer E. Thompson
Class B1
Company History LNER
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2333
Works Number 5537
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service Sun 27/06/1947 to Gorton (GOR)
Withdrawal Sun 10/01/1965 off Immingham (40B)
Service Life 17 yrs, 6 mths , 14 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1965 at Drapers (Hull)

Notes
Notes Sold 2/65 for scrap to A Draper, Hull

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
GOR   Gorton (New) on 27/06/1947
SHF   Sheffield Darnall on 10/08/1947
34A   Kings Cross on 19/10/1958
36A   Doncaster on 16/06/1963
40B   Immingham on 14/06/1964
     Withdrawn on 10/01/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW GOR Gorton on 27/06/1947
ALLOC SHF Sheffield Darnall on 10/08/1947
ALLOC 34A Kings Cross 4w/e 01/11/1958
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 29/06/1963
ALLOC 40B Immingham 3w/e 04/07/1964
WDN   w/e 10/01/1965

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
27/06/1947 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 9765)
26/03/1949 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 9839)
27/10/1951 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28815)
12/08/1953 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28574)
30/04/1955 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28580)
21/06/1957 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28404)
26/03/1959 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28875)
06/04/1962 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28538)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 13/02/1949 26/03/1949 42 days General Boiler number 9839 (Diagram 100A)
Renumbered to BR 61179
 
Gorton Works 06/09/1951 27/10/1951 52 days General Boiler number 28815 (Diagram 100A)
 
Gorton Works 30/10/1951 31/10/1951 2 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 01/11/1951 02/11/1951 2 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 25/11/1952 11/12/1952 17 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 01/07/1953 12/08/1953 43 days General Boiler number 28574 (Diagram 100A)
 
Darlington Works 24/08/1953 26/08/1953 3 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 16/01/1954 23/01/1954 8 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 02/04/1955 30/04/1955 29 days General Boiler number 28580 (Diagram 100A)
 
Darlington Works 31/10/1955 06/12/1955 37 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 22/05/1957 21/06/1957 31 days General Boiler number 28404 (Diagram 100A)
 
Doncaster Works 19/02/1959 26/03/1959 36 days General Boiler number 28875 (Diagram 100A)
 
Doncaster Works 01/03/1962 06/04/1962 37 days General Boiler number 28538 (Diagram 100A)
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
27/06/1947 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1179
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 5537
Allocated to Gorton (GOR)
Diagram 100A boiler fitted
   
10/08/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    
13/02/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/02/1949. Dep: 26/03/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 9839 (Diagram 100A)
Renumbered to BR 61179
   
06/09/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 06/09/1951. Dep: 27/10/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28815 (Diagram 100A)
   
30/10/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 30/10/1951. Dep: 31/10/1951.    
01/11/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 01/11/1951. Dep: 02/11/1951.    
25/11/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 25/11/1952. Dep: 11/12/1952.    
01/07/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 01/07/1953. Dep: 12/08/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28574 (Diagram 100A)
   
24/08/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 24/08/1953. Dep: 26/08/1953.    
16/01/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 16/01/1954. Dep: 23/01/1954.    
02/04/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 02/04/1955. Dep: 30/04/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28580 (Diagram 100A)
   
31/10/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 31/10/1955. Dep: 06/12/1955.    
22/05/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 22/05/1957. Dep: 21/06/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28404 (Diagram 100A)
   
19/10/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (34A)    
19/02/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 19/02/1959. Dep: 26/03/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28875 (Diagram 100A)
   
01/03/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 01/03/1962. Dep: 06/04/1962.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28538 (Diagram 100A)
   
16/06/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
14/06/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (40B)    
10/01/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 61179 from Immingham (40B)    
02/1965 Scrapped Broken up by Drapers: Hull    

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