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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1186 on 16/07/1947
British Railways 61186   24/02/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer E. Thompson
Class B1
Company History LNER
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2333
Works Number 5544
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service Mon 16/07/1947 to Gorton (GOR)
Withdrawal Mon 05/11/1962 off Woodford Halse (2F)
Service Life 15 yrs, 3 mths , 20 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Wed 12/12/1962 at Locomotive Works (Darlington)

Notes
Notes 12/12/62 In for cutting up at Darlington

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
GOR   Gorton (New) on 16/07/1947
LEI   Leicester (G.C.) on 02/11/1947
38A   Colwick on 15/02/1953
38E   Woodford Halse on 01/09/1957
     Withdrawn on 05/11/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW GOR Gorton on 16/07/1947
ALLOC LEI Leicester (G.C.) w/e 08/11/1947
ALLOC 38A Colwick 4w/e 21/02/1953
ALLOC 38E Woodford Halse 4w/e 07/09/1957
WDN   w/e 10/11/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
16/07/1947 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 9772)
24/02/1949 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 3869)
25/08/1951 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28337)
13/06/1953 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28449)
18/06/1955 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28457)
28/06/1957 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28249)
26/05/1959 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28348)
08/09/1961 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28555)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 05/01/1949 24/02/1949 51 days General Boiler number 3869 (Diagram 100A)
Renumbered to BR 61186
  
Gorton Works 29/08/1949 01/10/1949 34 days Heavy Casual Cylinders ex1497
  
Gorton Works 16/07/1951 25/08/1951 41 days General Boiler number 28337 (Diagram 100A)
  
Gorton Works 28/08/1951 29/08/1951 2 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 01/05/1953 13/06/1953 44 days General Boiler number 28449 (Diagram 100A)
  
Darlington Works 17/05/1955 18/06/1955 33 days General Boiler number 28457 (Diagram 100A)
  
Darlington Works 29/05/1957 28/06/1957 31 days General Boiler number 28249 (Diagram 100A)
  
Darlington Works 28/04/1959 26/05/1959 29 days General Boiler number 28348 (Diagram 100A)
  
Darlington Works 01/06/1959 10/06/1959 10 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 20/09/1960 12/10/1960 23 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 17/08/1961 08/09/1961 23 days General Boiler number 28555 (Diagram 100A)
  
Darlington Works 26/09/1961 04/10/1961 9 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 27/07/1962 14/08/1962 19 days Light Casual    

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
16/07/1947 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1186
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 5544
Allocated to Gorton (GOR)
Diagram 100A boiler fitted		    
02/11/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester (G.C.) (LEI)    
05/01/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 05/01/1949. Dep: 24/02/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3869 (Diagram 100A)
Renumbered to BR 61186
    
29/08/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 29/08/1949. Dep: 01/10/1949.
Work undertaken:
Cylinders ex1497
    
16/07/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 16/07/1951. Dep: 25/08/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28337 (Diagram 100A)
    
28/08/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 28/08/1951. Dep: 29/08/1951.    
15/02/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
01/05/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 01/05/1953. Dep: 13/06/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28449 (Diagram 100A)
    
17/05/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 17/05/1955. Dep: 18/06/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28457 (Diagram 100A)
    
29/05/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 29/05/1957. Dep: 28/06/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28249 (Diagram 100A)
    
01/09/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (38E)    
28/04/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 28/04/1959. Dep: 26/05/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28348 (Diagram 100A)
    
01/06/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 01/06/1959. Dep: 10/06/1959.    
20/09/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 20/09/1960. Dep: 12/10/1960.    
17/08/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 17/08/1961. Dep: 08/09/1961.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28555 (Diagram 100A)
    
26/09/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 26/09/1961. Dep: 04/10/1961.    
27/07/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 27/07/1962. Dep: 14/08/1962.    
05/11/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 61186 from Woodford Halse (2F)    
12/12/1962 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Darlington    

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