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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1183 on 09/07/1947
British Railways 61183   04/03/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer E. Thompson
Class B1
Company History LNER
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2333
Works Number 5541
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service Mon 09/07/1947 to Gorton (GOR)
Withdrawal Mon 09/07/1962 off Sheffield Darnall (41A)
Service Life 15 yrs

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1962 at Locomotive Works (Doncaster)

Notes
Notes Cut up at Doncaster

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
GOR   Gorton (New) on 09/07/1947
SHF   Sheffield Darnall on 10/08/1947
     Withdrawn on 09/07/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW GOR Gorton on 09/07/1947
ALLOC SHF Sheffield Darnall on 10/08/1947
WDN   on 09/07/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
09/07/1947 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 9769)
04/03/1949 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 9747)
26/05/1951 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28318)
20/02/1953 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28547)
04/12/1954 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28117)
11/06/1956 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28551)
11/03/1958 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28304)
24/12/1959 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28571)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 20/04/1905 26/05/1905 37 days General    
Darlington Works 06/01/1949 04/03/1949 58 days General Boiler number 9747 (Diagram 100A)
Renumbered to BR 61183
 
Darlington Works 04/12/1952 20/02/1953 79 days General Boiler number 28547 (Diagram 100A)
 
Darlington Works 07/11/1954 04/12/1954 28 days General Boiler number 28117 (Diagram 100A)
 
Darlington Works 06/05/1956 11/06/1956 37 days General Boiler number 28551 (Diagram 100A)
 
Darlington Works 01/11/1956 16/11/1956 16 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 08/02/1958 11/03/1958 32 days General Boiler number 28304 (Diagram 100A)
 
Doncaster Works 03/12/1959 24/12/1959 22 days General Boiler number 28571 (Diagram 100A)
 
Doncaster Works 27/01/1961 04/02/1961 9 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 05/07/1962 05/07/1962 1 day No repairs    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
20/04/1905 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/04/1905. Dep: 26/05/1905.    
09/07/1947 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1183
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 5541
Allocated to Gorton (GOR)
Diagram 100A boiler fitted
   
10/08/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    
06/01/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 06/01/1949. Dep: 04/03/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 9747 (Diagram 100A)
Renumbered to BR 61183
   
26/05/1951 Modification Diagram 100A number 28318 boiler fitted    
04/12/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 04/12/1952. Dep: 20/02/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28547 (Diagram 100A)
   
07/11/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 07/11/1954. Dep: 04/12/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28117 (Diagram 100A)
   
06/05/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 06/05/1956. Dep: 11/06/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28551 (Diagram 100A)
   
01/11/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 01/11/1956. Dep: 16/11/1956.    
08/02/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 08/02/1958. Dep: 11/03/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28304 (Diagram 100A)
   
03/12/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 03/12/1959. Dep: 24/12/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28571 (Diagram 100A)
   
27/01/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 27/01/1961. Dep: 04/02/1961.    
07/1962 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Doncaster    
05/07/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (No repairs) - Arr: 05/07/1962. Dep: 05/07/1962.    
09/07/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 61183 from Sheffield Darnall (41A)    

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