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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 61315 on 30/04/1948
(Dept) 32 m/e 02/1966

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 26216
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service Thu 30/04/1948 to Gorton (GOR)
Withdrawal Thu 10/02/1966 off Shirebrook (41J)
Service Life 17 yrs, 9 mths , 11 dys
Information Transferred to Departmental Stock for use as a stationary boiler for train heating purposes. Drawhook removed to preclude use as a normal engine.

Disposal
Scrapping Wed 02/10/1968 at Hesslewoods (Attercliffe)

Notes
Notes Made S B Dept'l No 32
Sold 2/10/68 for cutting up, engine only. Tender to snowplough. Engine scrap to G Haselwood, Attercliffe

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
GOR   Gorton (New) on 30/04/1948
SHF   Sheffield Darnall on 03/10/1948
SHF   Sheffield Darnall w/e 09/10/1948
41D   Canklow on 16/06/1963
41J   Langwith Junction on 13/06/1965
     Withdrawn on 10/02/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW GOR Gorton on 30/04/1948
ALLOC SHF Sheffield Darnall w/e 09/10/1948
ALLOC 41D Canklow 4w/e 29/06/1963
ALLOC 41J Langwith Junction 2w/e 26/06/1965

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
30/04/1948 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 9952)
06/05/1950 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 9964)
09/05/1952 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28425)
13/02/1954 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28398)
05/11/1955 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28217)
21/09/1957 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28242)
06/11/1959 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28186)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 25/03/1950 06/05/1950 43 days General Boiler number 9964 (Diagram 100A)
  
Gorton Works 22/05/1950 25/05/1950 4 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 16/04/1952 09/05/1952 24 days General Boiler number 28425 (Diagram 100A)
  
Gorton Works 09/01/1954 13/02/1954 36 days General Boiler number 28398 (Diagram 100A)
  
Darlington Works 06/10/1955 05/11/1955 31 days General Boiler number 28217 (Diagram 100A)
  
Darlington Works 30/08/1957 21/09/1957 23 days General Boiler number 28242 (Diagram 100A)
  
Darlington Works 29/09/1959 06/11/1959 39 days General Boiler number 28186 (Diagram 100A)
  
Doncaster Works 31/01/1961 17/02/1961 18 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 22/01/1962 03/03/1962 41 days General    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/04/1948 Queens Park Works Further new Class 'B.1' 4-6-0's have appeared ex Q.P. Works as follows:-Nos. 61304 (31/3), 61305 (1/4), 61306 (5/4), 61307 (7/4), 61308 (9/4), 61309 (15/4), 61310 (19/4), 61311 (21/4), 61312 (23/4), 61313 (27/4), 61314 (28/4) and 61315 (W/E 1/5) leaving only twenty-four to come. Additional Works' Nos. checked are Nos. 61305-09 (26206-10/48) and 61311-15 (26212-16/48). The 35 new 'L.1's' to be built at the Q.P. Works have been allotted Nos. 67731-65, while the 70 'K.1's ' which are also to be built there have been allotted Nos. 62001-70. SLS/194806
30/06/1948 Queens Park Works Further new Class 'B.1' 4-6-0's have appeared ex Q.P. Works as follows:-Nos. 61324 (1/6), 61325 (3/6), 61326 (8/6), 61327 (11/6), 61328 (16/6), 61329 (18/6), 61330 (23/6), 61331 (25/6), 61332 (30/6). No. 61315 was ex Works on 30/4. Further Works' Nos. checked are Nos. 61324-25 (26225-26/48), 61327-33 (26228-34/48). SLS/194808
28/01/1962 Doncaster Works (Stripping Road) New Erecting Shop: D5643, D8213, E3072-6. Stripping Road: D4055/63, 60129, 60853, 61285, 61315, 63630, 73036. Crimpsall: 60119, 63962. Outside Crimpsall: 60870, 60938, 61168, 62021/34. Scrap Road: 68900 intact, 61862, 61908 being cut up. Erecting Shop: D3482, D5525/95, D5642/57, 12126/33, 13288, 60043/61/78/83/97, 60107, 60817, 61252, 61374/5, 61899, 63571, 70003/7, 76021. Erecting Shop Yard: 60062, 60112. Boiler Park: 60014/47. Weigh House: D5547. Outside Weigh House: D3289, 61223, 63924, 68928, 70006. Paint Shop: D3336, D3487, D5371/2, D5822, E3070/1, 60087, 76046. Paint Shop Yard: Nil. Works Shunters: DEPT. 10/1. SLS/196203
26/02/1962 Doncaster Works (Paint Shop) Works Yard: 43158, 60039/67, 60153, 60517, 60905/28, 61000/58, 61234, 62014, 63942. Stripping Shop: 60108, 60500, 63932. Outside Stripping Shop: 60040, 60162, 60850/75, 62034, 63652, 70036, 73016. Erecting Shop: D3129, D3440/80/2, D5655/63, D6707/9/15, D8210, 43080, 60030/2/51, 60129/39, 60871, 61281, 63630, 63872, 63945/84, 70038, 73036. Outside Erecting Shop: D5525, D5605/43/70, 60028. Weigh House: 60026, 60119. Scrap Road: 61818, 61945/66, 64177/91, 64245. Paint Shop: D380, D2408, D5376, E3071/2, 12126, 60078, 60870, 61315, 63571. New Erecting Shop: D6700, D8027, E3073-8. Boiler Shop: E3079/80. Works Shunters: DEPT.10/1, 63858, 68928. Ex-Works: 61285. SLS/196204

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
30/04/1948 To Service To service as British Railways Number 61315
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 26216
Allocated to Gorton (GOR)
Diagram 100A boiler fitted		    
03/10/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    
09/10/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    
25/03/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 25/03/1950. Dep: 06/05/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 9964 (Diagram 100A)
    
22/05/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 22/05/1950. Dep: 25/05/1950.    
16/04/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 16/04/1952. Dep: 09/05/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28425 (Diagram 100A)
    
09/01/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 09/01/1954. Dep: 13/02/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28398 (Diagram 100A)
    
06/10/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 06/10/1955. Dep: 05/11/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28217 (Diagram 100A)
    
30/08/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 30/08/1957. Dep: 21/09/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28242 (Diagram 100A)
    
29/09/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 29/09/1959. Dep: 06/11/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28186 (Diagram 100A)
    
31/01/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 31/01/1961. Dep: 17/02/1961.    
22/01/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 22/01/1962. Dep: 03/03/1962.    
16/06/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Canklow (41D)    
13/06/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (41J)    
02/1966 Renumbered Renumbered to 32    
10/02/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 32 from Shirebrook (41J)    
02/10/1968 Scrapped Broken up by Hesslewoods: Attercliffe    

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