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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1208 on 08/07/1947
British Railways 61208   31/10/1949

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 26109
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service Sun 08/07/1947 to Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (RET)
Withdrawal Sun 26/09/1965 off Doncaster (36A)
Service Life 18 yrs, 2 mths , 18 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1965 at T W Ward (Beighton)

Notes
Notes Sold 11/65 for scrap to T W Ward, Beighton

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
RET   Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (New) on 08/07/1947
36A   Doncaster on 13/06/1965
     Withdrawn on 26/09/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW RET Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) on 08/07/1947
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 2w/e 26/06/1965
WDN   w/e 26/09/1965

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
08/07/1947 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 9845)
31/10/1949 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 9756)
28/12/1951 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28164)
10/04/1954 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28822)
16/05/1956 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28370)
10/10/1958 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28953)
02/08/1961 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28506)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 02/10/1949 31/10/1949 30 days General Boiler number 9756 (Diagram 100A)
Renumbered to BR 61208
 
Doncaster Works 02/12/1951 28/12/1951 27 days General Boiler number 28164 (Diagram 100A)
 
Stratford Works 02/03/1954 10/04/1954 40 days General Boiler number 28822 (Diagram 100A)
 
Doncaster Works 13/04/1956 16/05/1956 34 days General Boiler number 28370 (Diagram 100A)
 
Doncaster Works 29/08/1958 10/10/1958 43 days General Boiler number 28953 (Diagram 100A)
 
Doncaster Works 11/07/1960 20/07/1960 10 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 06/07/1961 02/08/1961 28 days General Boiler number 28506 (Diagram 100A)
 

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
06/08/1947 Queens Park Works On 6/8 Nos. 1201-1203 were in the Paint Shop, Nos. 1204-1210 were complete in the Erecting Shop, the latter being in steam prior to under-going steaming trials that afternoon. No. 1211 was in an advanced state of completion, being only minus bogie and chimney, while No. 1212 was awaiting wheels, cab and chimney. No. 1210 onwards have a rocking grate fitted, while all of this batch have hopper ash-pans, self-cleaning smoke-boxes, and electric lighting provided by a Stone's turbo-generator mounted on the footplating at the right-hand side of the smoke-box. The cab lighting comprises a lamp with wire guard on the underside of the cab roof, and a hooded lamp at each water gauge and at the steam pressure and vacuum gauges-five in all. Sockets for an inspection lamp are provided under the footplating on each side of the engine (above the driving wheels), but neither the sockets for the headlamps or the lamps themselves are fitted, the cables being run forward and the ends bound with insulating tape. As in the previous batch, the speed indicator drive off the left-hand rear coupled wheel crank pin is fitted, but not the speed indicator itself. SLS/194708
31/10/1949 Doncaster Works Locomotives noted in the Paint Shop at the beginning of November included: Nos. 60030/91, 60109/11, 60891, 60900/38/40, 61208, 61819/91, 61906/53/87, 67379, 69527/47. No. 67387 has been fitted for 'Pull and Push' working. SLS/194912
16/07/1961 Doncaster Works (Erecting Shop) New Erecting Shop: D2395/6, E3064-9, 13253. Boiler Shop: E3071/2. Stripping Road: D2235, 60044/56/63/94, 60502, 61088, 61803, 61902, 73043. Scrap Road: 61824, 61927/64, 64736, 69531 intact, 68951 just cut up. Crimpsal: 60150, 61204. Outside Crimpsal: 60147, 62015, 70034. Erecting Shop: D3446/9, D3660, D5560/72, D8212, 12124, 60022/30, 60155, 60519, 61055, 61157/95, 61208, 61312/26, 61846, 70009/18/38/9, 76050. Outside Erecting Shop: DEPT7, 60034. Weigh House: Nil. Outside Weigh House: 60029, 61906. Paint Shop: D2234, D2394, D5571, D6722, E3063, 60009/73, 61056, 61378, 61893. Outside Paint Shop: D353, D5806, D9008. Works Shunters: DEPT10/1. SLS/196109
10/10/1965 Doncaster Shed (Stored) Stationary boiler: 92190. Stored: 61107/96, 61208, 61367, 63593, 63688, 63738, 90085/96/195/235/52/93/349/64/5/454/76/557/687. SLS/196511

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/07/1947 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1208
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 26109
Allocated to Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (RET)
Diagram 100A boiler fitted
   
02/10/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 02/10/1949. Dep: 31/10/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 9756 (Diagram 100A)
Renumbered to BR 61208
   
02/12/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 02/12/1951. Dep: 28/12/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28164 (Diagram 100A)
   
02/03/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 02/03/1954. Dep: 10/04/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28822 (Diagram 100A)
   
13/04/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 13/04/1956. Dep: 16/05/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28370 (Diagram 100A)
   
29/08/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 29/08/1958. Dep: 10/10/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28953 (Diagram 100A)
   
11/07/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 11/07/1960. Dep: 20/07/1960.    
06/07/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 06/07/1961. Dep: 02/08/1961.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28506 (Diagram 100A)
   
13/06/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
26/09/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 61208 from Doncaster (36A)    
11/1965 Scrapped Broken up by T W Ward: Beighton    

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