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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1198 on 02/06/1947
British Railways 61198   06/10/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer E. Thompson
Class B1
Company History LNER
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L963
Works Number 26099
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service Mon 02/06/1947 to Tweedmouth (TWD)
Withdrawal Mon 05/04/1965 off York (North) (50A)
Service Life 17 yrs, 10 mths , 3 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1965 at Drapers (Hull)

Notes
Notes Sold 5/65 for scrap to A Drapcr, Hull

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
TWD   Tweedmouth (New) on 02/06/1947
BOR   Borough Gardens on 26/12/1948
BOR   Borough Gardens w/e 01/01/1949
DAR   Darlington on 06/02/1949
DAR   Darlington w/e 12/02/1949
56F   Low Moor on 14/06/1959
50A   York (North) on 30/08/1959
     Withdrawn on 05/04/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW TWD Tweedmouth on 02/06/1947
ALLOC BOR Borough Gardens w/e 01/01/1949
ALLOC DAR Darlington w/e 12/02/1949
ALLOC 56F Low Moor 4w/e 11/07/1959
ALLOC 50A York (North) 4w/e 05/09/1959
WDN   on 05/04/1965

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
02/06/1947 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 9835)
01/12/1949 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 3702)
17/11/1951 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28817)
21/11/1953 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28814)
16/06/1954 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28537)
07/05/1956 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28243)
10/12/1958 Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
10/12/1958 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28535)
22/06/1959 Electrical elements of ATC fitted
26/08/1961 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28411)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gateshead Works 12/02/1949 24/02/1949 13 days Light Intermediate    
Darlington Works 03/11/1949 01/12/1949 29 days General Boiler number 28700 (Diagram 100A)
 
Darlington Works 16/09/1950 07/10/1950 22 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 24/10/1951 17/11/1951 25 days General Boiler number 28817 (Diagram 100A)
 
Darlington Works 30/10/1953 21/11/1953 23 days General Boiler number 28814 (Diagram 100A)
 
Darlington Works 23/11/1953 25/11/1953 3 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 24/05/1954 16/06/1954 24 days Heavy Casual Boiler number 28537 (Diagram 100A)
 
Darlington Works 02/01/1956 12/01/1956 11 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 09/04/1956 07/05/1956 29 days General Boiler number 28243 (Diagram 100A)
 
Darlington Works 17/06/1957 02/07/1957 16 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 10/11/1958 10/12/1958 31 days General Boiler number 28535 (Diagram 100A)
Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 10/06/1959 22/06/1959 13 days Unclassified Electrical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 31/07/1961 26/08/1961 27 days General Boiler number 28411 (Diagram 100A)
 
Darlington Works 12/08/1963 25/09/1963 45 days Light Casual    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/05/1947 Queens Park Works During May eight new Class 'B.1' 4-6-0's appeared ex Q.P. Works, Nos. 1190-1197 inclusive. Up to 27/6 another eleven 'B.1's' had appeared, viz., Nos. 1198-1208. They were ex Works as follows: 1196 (27/5), 1197 (29/5), 1198 (3/6), 1199 (4/6), 1200 (6/6), 1201 (10/6), 1202 (12/6), 1203 (17/6), 1204 (19/6), 1205 and 1206 (24/6), and 1207 and 1208 . (27/6). Works' Nos. checked are as follows: Nos. 1190-1205 (26091-26106/47) and No. 1207 (26108/47). SLS/194708

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/06/1947 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1198
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 26099
Allocated to Tweedmouth (TWD)
Diagram 100A boiler fitted
   
06/10/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 61198    
26/12/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Borough Gardens (BOR)    
01/01/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Borough Gardens (BOR)    
06/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (DAR)    
12/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (DAR)    
12/02/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 12/02/1949. Dep: 24/02/1949.    
03/11/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 03/11/1949. Dep: 01/12/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28700 (Diagram 100A)
   
16/09/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 16/09/1950. Dep: 07/10/1950.    
24/10/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 24/10/1951. Dep: 17/11/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28817 (Diagram 100A)
   
30/10/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 30/10/1953. Dep: 21/11/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28814 (Diagram 100A)
   
23/11/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 23/11/1953. Dep: 25/11/1953.    
24/05/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 24/05/1954. Dep: 16/06/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28537 (Diagram 100A)
   
02/01/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 02/01/1956. Dep: 12/01/1956.    
09/04/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 09/04/1956. Dep: 07/05/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28243 (Diagram 100A)
   
17/06/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 17/06/1957. Dep: 02/07/1957.    
10/11/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 10/11/1958. Dep: 10/12/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28535 (Diagram 100A)
Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
   
10/06/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 10/06/1959. Dep: 22/06/1959.
Work undertaken:
Electrical elements of ATC fitted
   
14/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Low Moor (56F)    
30/08/1959 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
31/07/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 31/07/1961. Dep: 26/08/1961.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28411 (Diagram 100A)
   
12/08/1963 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 12/08/1963. Dep: 25/09/1963.    
05/04/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 61198 from York (North) (50A)    
05/1965 Scrapped Broken up by Drapers: Hull    

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