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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1189 on 08/08/1947
British Railways 61189   29/12/1949

Names Carried
Date From Name
12/1947 SIR WILLIAM GRAY

Locomotive Specifics
Designer E. Thompson
Class B1
Company History LNER
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number 2333
Works Number 5547
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service Thu 08/08/1947 to Stockton (SKN)
Withdrawal Thu 11/05/1967 off York (North) (50A)
Service Life 19 yrs, 9 mths , 3 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1967 at Drapers (Hull)

Notes
Notes Sold 7/67 for scrap to A Draper, Hull

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
SKN   Stockton (New) on 08/08/1947
56B   Ardsley on 23/09/1956
56C   Copley Hill (Leeds) on 22/02/1959
56F   Low Moor on 20/08/1961
56D   Mirfield on 08/09/1963
56F   Low Moor on 12/04/1964
56A   Wakefield on 13/11/1966
50A   York (North) on 15/01/1967
     Withdrawn on 11/05/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW SKN Stockton on 08/08/1947
ALLOC 56B Ardsley 4w/e 13/10/1956
ALLOC 56C Copley Hill (Leeds) 4w/e 21/03/1959
ALLOC 56F Low Moor 4w/e 09/09/1961
ALLOC 56D Mirfield w/e 14/09/1963
ALLOC 56F Low Moor 4w/e 09/05/1964
ALLOC 56A Wakefield 8w/e 31/12/1966
ALLOC 50A York (North) 8w/e 25/02/1967
WDN   on 11/05/1967

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
08/08/1947 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 9775)
29/12/1949 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 9835)
27/11/1951 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28820)
24/11/1955 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28398)
02/09/1958 Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
02/09/1958 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28552)
16/02/1959 Electrical elements of ATC fitted
12/12/1962 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28419)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 02/10/1947 02/10/1947 1 day Unclassified Stub axle to weld
 
Darlington Works 02/12/1949 29/12/1949 28 days General Boiler number 9835 (Diagram 100A)
Renumbered to BR 61189
 
Darlington Works 02/11/1951 27/11/1951 26 days General Boiler number 28820 (Diagram 100A)
 
Darlington Works 03/12/1951 07/12/1951 5 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 07/09/1953 01/10/1953 25 days Heavy Intermediate    
Darlington Works 07/10/1953 10/10/1953 4 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 31/10/1955 24/11/1955 25 days General Boiler number 28398 (Diagram 100A)
 
Darlington Works 30/07/1958 02/09/1958 35 days General Boiler number 28552 (Diagram 100A)
Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 09/09/1958 30/09/1958 22 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 03/02/1959 16/02/1959 14 days Unclassified Electrical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 12/11/1962 12/12/1962 31 days General Boiler number 28419 (Diagram 100A)
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/08/1947 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1189
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 5547
Allocated to Stockton (SKN)
Diagram 100A boiler fitted
   
02/10/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 02/10/1947. Dep: 02/10/1947.
Work undertaken:
Stub axle to weld
   
12/1947 Naming Named 'SIR WILLIAM GRAY'    
02/12/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 02/12/1949. Dep: 29/12/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 9835 (Diagram 100A)
Renumbered to BR 61189
   
02/11/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 02/11/1951. Dep: 27/11/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28820 (Diagram 100A)
   
03/12/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 03/12/1951. Dep: 07/12/1951.    
07/09/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 07/09/1953. Dep: 01/10/1953.    
07/10/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 07/10/1953. Dep: 10/10/1953.    
31/10/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 31/10/1955. Dep: 24/11/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28398 (Diagram 100A)
   
23/09/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (56B)    
30/07/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 30/07/1958. Dep: 02/09/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28552 (Diagram 100A)
Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
   
09/09/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 09/09/1958. Dep: 30/09/1958.    
03/02/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 03/02/1959. Dep: 16/02/1959.
Work undertaken:
Electrical elements of ATC fitted
   
22/02/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Copley Hill (Leeds) (56C)    
20/08/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Low Moor (56F)    
12/11/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 12/11/1962. Dep: 12/12/1962.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28419 (Diagram 100A)
   
08/09/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Mirfield (56D)    
12/04/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Low Moor (56F)    
13/11/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Wakefield (56A)    
15/01/1967 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
11/05/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 61189 from York (North) (50A)    
07/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Drapers: Hull    

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