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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 61351 on 16/08/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer E. Thompson
Class B1
Company History LNER
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 2073
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service Mon 16/08/1949 to Kittybrewster (61A)
Withdrawal Mon 13/07/1964 off Dalry Road (64C)
Service Life 14 yrs, 10 mths , 27 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1964 at Locomotive Works (Darlington)

Notes
Notes 9/64 In for cutting up at Darlington. Tender to snowplough

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
61A   Kittybrewster (New) on 16/08/1949
64A   St Margarets on 19/08/1957
64C   Dalry Road on 14/06/1964
     Withdrawn on 13/07/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW KIT Kittybrewster on 16/08/1949
ALLOC 64A St Margarets 4w/e 07/09/1957
ALLOC 64C Dalry Road 4w/e 11/07/1964
WDN   w/e 13/07/1964

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
16/08/1949 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 3878)
19/09/1952 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28645)
14/05/1955 WPU Gear removed
11/05/1957 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28823)
20/02/1959 BR Automatic Warning System (AWS) fitted
14/10/1961 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28632)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 07/02/1950 11/02/1950 5 days Unclassified Special exam of copper firebox liner
 
Cowlairs Works 09/04/1951 28/04/1951 20 days Light Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 20/08/1952 19/09/1952 31 days General Boiler number 28645 (Diagram 100A)
 
Inverurie Works 04/02/1954 04/02/1954 1 day Unclassified    
Inverurie Works 02/06/1954 02/06/1954 1 day Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 14/04/1955 14/05/1955 31 days Heavy Intermediate WPU Gear removed
 
Cowlairs Works 02/04/1957 11/05/1957 40 days General Boiler number 28823 (Diagram 100A)
 
Cowlairs Works 17/09/1958 18/09/1958 2 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 23/01/1959 20/02/1959 29 days Light Intermediate BR Automatic Warning System (AWS) fitted
 
Cowlairs Works 24/11/1960 20/12/1960 27 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 23/08/1961 14/10/1961 53 days General Boiler number 28632 (Diagram 100A)
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
16/08/1949 To Service To service as British Railways Number 61351
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 2073
Allocated to Kittybrewster (61A)
Diagram 100A boiler fitted
   
07/02/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 07/02/1950. Dep: 11/02/1950.
Work undertaken:
Special exam of copper firebox liner
   
09/04/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 09/04/1951. Dep: 28/04/1951.    
20/08/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 20/08/1952. Dep: 19/09/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28645 (Diagram 100A)
   
04/02/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Inverurie Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 04/02/1954. Dep: 04/02/1954.    
02/06/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Inverurie Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 02/06/1954. Dep: 02/06/1954.    
14/04/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 14/04/1955. Dep: 14/05/1955.
Work undertaken:
WPU Gear removed
   
02/04/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 02/04/1957. Dep: 11/05/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28823 (Diagram 100A)
   
19/08/1957 Allocation Reallocated to St Margarets (64A)    
17/09/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 17/09/1958. Dep: 18/09/1958.    
23/01/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 23/01/1959. Dep: 20/02/1959.
Work undertaken:
BR Automatic Warning System (AWS) fitted
   
24/11/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 24/11/1960. Dep: 20/12/1960.    
23/08/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 23/08/1961. Dep: 14/10/1961.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28632 (Diagram 100A)
   
14/06/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Dalry Road (64C)    
13/07/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 61351 from Dalry Road (64C)    
09/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Darlington    

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