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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1261 on 28/11/1947
British Railways 61261   04/06/1949

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 26162
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service Fri 28/11/1947 to Eastfield (EFD)
Withdrawal Fri 23/09/1966 off Thornton Junction (62A)
Service Life 18 yrs, 9 mths , 26 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1966 at Motherwell Machinery and Scrap (Wishaw)

Notes
Notes Sold 11/66 for scrap to Motherwell Machinery & Scrap Co, Wishaw

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
EFD   Eastfield (New) on 28/11/1947
64B   Haymarket on 21/03/1957
65A   Eastfield on 26/01/1959
67A   Corkerhill on 31/12/1962
67C   Ayr on 11/03/1963
62A   Thornton Junction on 31/07/1964
     Withdrawn on 23/09/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW EFD Eastfield on 28/11/1947
ALLOC 64A St Margarets 4w/e 23/03/1957
ALLOC 65A Eastfield 4w/e 14/02/1959
ALLOC 67A Corkerhill 2w/e 12/01/1963
ALLOC 67C Ayr 4w/e 06/04/1963
ALLOC 62A Thornton Junction 4w/e 08/08/1964
WDN   on 23/09/1966

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
28/11/1947 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 9898)
19/06/1951 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28635)
11/09/1954 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28652)
15/08/1958 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28625)
02/03/1963 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28619)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Cowlairs Works 17/05/1949 04/06/1949 19 days Light Intermediate Renumbered to BR 61261
 
Cowlairs Works 23/05/1951 19/06/1951 28 days General Boiler number 28635 (Diagram 100A)
 
Cowlairs Works 11/07/1951 11/07/1951 1 day Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 16/01/1953 19/02/1953 35 days Light Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 31/12/1953 16/01/1954 17 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 29/03/1954 17/04/1954 20 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 06/08/1954 11/09/1954 37 days General Boiler number 28652 (Diagram 100A)
 
Cowlairs Works 17/05/1956 16/06/1956 31 days Light Intermediate    
R & W Hawthorn 26/10/1957 08/11/1957 14 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 01/07/1958 15/08/1958 46 days General Boiler number 28625 (Diagram 100A)
 
Cowlairs Works 20/10/1958 30/10/1958 11 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 09/03/1959 20/03/1959 12 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 27/05/1959 05/06/1959 10 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 19/09/1960 29/10/1960 41 days Light Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 10/01/1963 02/03/1963 52 days General Boiler number 28619 (Diagram 100A)
 
Cowlairs Works 04/10/1963 17/10/1963 14 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 09/05/1966 03/06/1966 26 days Light Casual    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/12/1947 Queens Park Works Further new Class 'B.1' 4-6-0's have appeared ex Q.P. Works as follows: Nos. 1253 (10/11), 1254 (12/11), 1255 (14/11), 1256 (17/11), 1257 (19/11), 1258 (21/11), 1259 (24/11), 1260 (26/11), 1261 (28/11), 1262 (1/12), 1263 (3/12), 1264 (5/12), 1265 (9/12), 1266 (10/12), 1267 (12/12), 1268 (16/12), 1269 (24/12), 1270 (25/12), 1271 (26/12), 1272 (29/12) and 1273 (30/12). Additional Works' Nos. checked are: Nos. 1251 (26152/47), 1252 (26153/47), 1253 (26154/47), 1254 (26155/47), 1256 (26157/47), 1257 (26158/47), 1259 (26160/47), 1260 (26161/47), 1261 (26162/47), 1263 (26164/47), 1264 (26165/47), 1266 (26167/47), 1267 (26168/47), 1270 (26171/47), 1271 (26172/47) and 1272 (26173/47). SLS/194802
05/06/1949 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works 9/5 to 5/6: These included Nos. 60503/06, 61002, 1260/1/2, 1742/66/93, 61998, 2402/40/60, 4594, 4617/26, 4818/58, 65933, 7480/91, 67631, 8104, 9209, 69500/10, 9553, 69565, Class '8' 73799, 77031, 77431/42/76, ex L.M.S. Nos. 44994, 16156. SLS/194907

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
28/11/1947 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1261
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 26162
Allocated to Eastfield (EFD)
Diagram 100A boiler fitted
   
17/05/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 17/05/1949. Dep: 04/06/1949.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 61261
   
23/05/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 23/05/1951. Dep: 19/06/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28635 (Diagram 100A)
   
11/07/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 11/07/1951. Dep: 11/07/1951.    
16/01/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 16/01/1953. Dep: 19/02/1953.    
31/12/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 31/12/1953. Dep: 16/01/1954.    
29/03/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 29/03/1954. Dep: 17/04/1954.    
06/08/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 06/08/1954. Dep: 11/09/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28652 (Diagram 100A)
   
17/05/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 17/05/1956. Dep: 16/06/1956.    
21/03/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Haymarket (64B)    
26/10/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - R & W Hawthorn (Light Casual) - Arr: 26/10/1957. Dep: 08/11/1957.    
01/07/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 01/07/1958. Dep: 15/08/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28625 (Diagram 100A)
   
20/10/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 20/10/1958. Dep: 30/10/1958.    
26/01/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Eastfield (65A)    
09/03/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 09/03/1959. Dep: 20/03/1959.    
27/05/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 27/05/1959. Dep: 05/06/1959.    
19/09/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 19/09/1960. Dep: 29/10/1960.    
31/12/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Corkerhill (67A)    
10/01/1963 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 10/01/1963. Dep: 02/03/1963.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28619 (Diagram 100A)
   
11/03/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Ayr (67C)    
04/10/1963 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 04/10/1963. Dep: 17/10/1963.    
31/07/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Thornton Junction (62A)    
09/05/1966 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 09/05/1966. Dep: 03/06/1966.    
23/09/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 61261 from Thornton Junction (62A)    
11/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Motherwell Machinery and Scrap: Wishaw    

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