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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1245 on 20/10/1947
British Railways 61245   22/05/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
12/1947 MURRAY OF ELIBANK

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 26146
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service Mon 20/10/1947 to Haymarket (HAY)
Withdrawal Mon 05/07/1965 off Dalry Road (64C)
Service Life 17 yrs, 8 mths , 15 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1965 at Motherwell Machinery and Scrap (Wishaw)

Notes
Notes Sold 8/65 for scrap to Motherwell Machinery & Scrap Co, Wishaw

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
HAY   Haymarket (New) on 20/10/1947
64C   Dalry Road on 09/09/1963
64A   St Margarets on 02/12/1963
64C   Dalry Road on 12/10/1964
     Withdrawn on 05/07/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW HAY Haymarket on 20/10/1947
ALLOC 64C Dalry Road on 08/09/1963
ALLOC 64C Dalry Road 5w/e 12/10/1963
ALLOC 64A St Margarets 4w/e 07/12/1963
ALLOC 64C Dalry Road 6w/e 07/11/1964
WDN   on 05/07/1965

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
20/10/1947 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 9882)
31/12/1951 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28608)
10/03/1956 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28633)
26/03/1959 BR Automatic Warning System (AWS) fitted
04/02/1961 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28706)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Cowlairs Works 07/07/1949 19/08/1949 44 days Light Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 06/12/1951 31/12/1951 26 days General Boiler number 28608 (Diagram 100A)
 
Cowlairs Works 07/07/1953 12/08/1953 37 days Light Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 14/05/1954 03/06/1954 21 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 05/07/1954 13/07/1954 9 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 04/05/1955 14/05/1955 11 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 03/02/1956 10/03/1956 37 days General Boiler number 28633 (Diagram 100A)
 
R & W Hawthorn 28/04/1957 09/05/1957 12 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 04/06/1958 27/06/1958 24 days Heavy Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 19/03/1959 26/03/1959 8 days Unclassified BR Automatic Warning System (AWS) fitted
 
Cowlairs Works 24/12/1960 04/02/1961 43 days General Boiler number 10848 (Diagram 100A)
 
Cowlairs Works 24/07/1963 20/09/1963 59 days Light Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 01/10/1963 10/10/1963 10 days Unclassified    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/11/1947 Darlington Further new Class 'Bl' 4-6-0's have appeared ex Q.P. Works as follows: Nos. 1241 (8/10), 1242 (10/10), 1243 (14/10), 1244 (16/10), 1245 (20/10), 1246 (22/10), 1247 (24/10), 1248 (27/10), 1249 (29/10), 1250 (31/10)), 1251 (4/11) and 1252 (6/11), which with 1239 (2/10) and 1240 (6/10) give a total of twelve ex Works during October. Additional Works' Nos. checked are: Nos. 1242 (26143/47) and 1245-1250 (26146/47-26151/47). No. 1250 is the first loco. ex N.B. Loco. Co. Ltd. noted with electric headlamps fitted to engine and tender. SLS/194712
09/07/1949 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works 6/6 to 9/7: These included Nos. 1221, 61245, 61308, 1726/32, 61772/89, 61936, 2461/81/90, 2689, 62692, 63177, 4541, 64567, 4591, 64625, 4706, 64790, 4864, 64915, 5925/31, 67475/78, 8120, 8338/40, 68499, 8551, 9129/32, 69144, 9157/66/92, 70802, 77442, ex L.M.S. Nos. 45086, 7162, 54651. During June, locomotives were still being turned out lettered 'British Railways' from this Works. SLS/194908

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
20/10/1947 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1245
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 26146
Allocated to Haymarket (HAY)
Diagram 100A boiler fitted
   
12/1947 Naming Named 'MURRAY OF ELIBANK'    
22/05/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 61245    
07/07/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 07/07/1949. Dep: 19/08/1949.    
06/12/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 06/12/1951. Dep: 31/12/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28608 (Diagram 100A)
   
07/07/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 07/07/1953. Dep: 12/08/1953.    
14/05/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 14/05/1954. Dep: 03/06/1954.    
05/07/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 05/07/1954. Dep: 13/07/1954.    
04/05/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 04/05/1955. Dep: 14/05/1955.    
03/02/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 03/02/1956. Dep: 10/03/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28633 (Diagram 100A)
   
28/04/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - R & W Hawthorn (Light Casual) - Arr: 28/04/1957. Dep: 09/05/1957.    
04/06/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 04/06/1958. Dep: 27/06/1958.    
19/03/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 19/03/1959. Dep: 26/03/1959.
Work undertaken:
BR Automatic Warning System (AWS) fitted
   
24/12/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 24/12/1960. Dep: 04/02/1961.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 10848 (Diagram 100A)
   
24/07/1963 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 24/07/1963. Dep: 20/09/1963.    
09/09/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Dalry Road (64C)    
01/10/1963 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 01/10/1963. Dep: 10/10/1963.    
02/12/1963 Allocation Reallocated to St Margarets (64A)    
12/10/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Dalry Road (64C)    
05/07/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 61245 from Dalry Road (64C)    
08/1965 Scrapped Broken up by Motherwell Machinery and Scrap: Wishaw    

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