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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 61338 on 20/08/1948

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 26239
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service Mon 20/08/1948 to Neville Hill (NEV)
Withdrawal Mon 11/01/1965 off Wakefield (56A)
Service Life 16 yrs, 4 mths , 22 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1965 at Drapers (Hull)

Notes
Notes Sold 3/65 for scrap to A Draper, Hull

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
NEV   Neville Hill (New) on 20/08/1948
52B   Heaton on 19/11/1950
52B   Heaton m/e 30/11/1950
50B   Neville Hill on 01/01/1951
50B   Neville Hill m/e 31/01/1951
50A   York (North) on 02/09/1951
50A   York (North) w/e 08/09/1951
SR   To Southern Region on 19/05/1953
50A   York (North) on 21/06/1953
51A   Darlington on 25/09/1955
55H   Neville Hill on 16/06/1963
56A   Wakefield on 07/06/1964
     Withdrawn on 11/01/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW NEV Neville Hill on 20/08/1948
ALLOC 52B Heaton m/e 30/11/1950
ALLOC 50B Neville Hill m/e 31/01/1951
ALLOC 50A York (North) w/e 08/09/1951
ALLOC 73A Stewarts Lane 4w/e 13/06/1953
EXLOAN 50A York (North) 4w/e 11/07/1953
ALLOC 51A Darlington 4w/e 08/10/1955
ALLOC 55H Neville Hill 4w/e 06/07/1963
ALLOC 56A Wakefield 5w/e 13/06/1964

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
20/08/1948 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 9975)
02/02/1950 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 4045)
21/03/1953 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28458)
13/11/1954 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28224)
03/10/1956 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28209)
13/03/1959 Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
13/03/1959 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28547)
29/07/1959 Electrical elements of ATC fitted
08/09/1961 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28318)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 06/01/1950 02/02/1950 28 days General Boiler number 28224 (Diagram 100A)
 
Darlington Works 09/02/1950 15/02/1950 7 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 27/06/1951 20/07/1951 24 days General    
Darlington Works 23/02/1953 21/03/1953 27 days General Boiler number 28458 (Diagram 100A)
 
Darlington Works 25/03/1953 28/03/1953 4 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 11/03/1954 24/03/1954 14 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 18/10/1954 13/11/1954 27 days General Boiler number 28224 (Diagram 100A)
 
Darlington Works 05/09/1956 03/10/1956 29 days General Boiler number 28209 (Diagram 100A)
 
Darlington Works 14/03/1957 19/03/1957 6 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 09/09/1958 24/09/1958 16 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 16/02/1959 13/03/1959 26 days General Boiler number 28547 (Diagram 100A)
Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 28/07/1959 29/07/1959 2 days Unclassified Electrical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 14/08/1961 08/09/1961 26 days General Boiler number 28318 (Diagram 100A)
 
Darlington Works 14/10/1962 21/12/1962 69 days Light Casual    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/08/1948 Queens Park Works Further new Class 'B.1' 4-6-0's have appeared ex Q.P. Works as follows:-Nos. 61336 (5/8), 61337 (12/8) and 61338 (20/8), but No. 61339 (the last of the batch) had not appeared on 3/9. Additional Works' Nos. checked are Nos. 61336-38 (26237-39 of 1948) SLS/194810

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
20/08/1948 To Service To service as British Railways Number 61338
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 26239
Allocated to Neville Hill (NEV)
Diagram 100A boiler fitted
   
06/01/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 06/01/1950. Dep: 02/02/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28224 (Diagram 100A)
   
09/02/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 09/02/1950. Dep: 15/02/1950.    
19/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (52B)    
30/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (52B)    
01/01/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (50B)    
31/01/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (50B)    
27/06/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 27/06/1951. Dep: 20/07/1951.    
02/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
08/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
23/02/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 23/02/1953. Dep: 21/03/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28458 (Diagram 100A)
   
25/03/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 25/03/1953. Dep: 28/03/1953.    
19/05/1953 Allocation Reallocated to To Southern Region (SR)    
21/06/1953 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
11/03/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 11/03/1954. Dep: 24/03/1954.    
18/10/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 18/10/1954. Dep: 13/11/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28224 (Diagram 100A)
   
25/09/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (51A)    
05/09/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 05/09/1956. Dep: 03/10/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28209 (Diagram 100A)
   
14/03/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 14/03/1957. Dep: 19/03/1957.    
09/09/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 09/09/1958. Dep: 24/09/1958.    
16/02/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 16/02/1959. Dep: 13/03/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28547 (Diagram 100A)
Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
   
28/07/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 28/07/1959. Dep: 29/07/1959.
Work undertaken:
Electrical elements of ATC fitted
   
14/08/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 14/08/1961. Dep: 08/09/1961.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28318 (Diagram 100A)
   
14/10/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 14/10/1962. Dep: 21/12/1962.    
16/06/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (55H)    
07/06/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Wakefield (56A)    
11/01/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 61338 from Wakefield (56A)    
03/1965 Scrapped Broken up by Drapers: Hull    

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