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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4781 on 03/09/1937
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 710 on 17/03/1946
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 810   26/05/1946
British Railways (BR Tmp) E810   07/02/1948
British Railways 60810   01/10/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V2
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1708
To Service Sun 03/09/1937 to Heaton (HTN)
Withdrawal w/e Sun 21/11/1965 off York (North) (50A)
Service Life 28 yrs, 2 mths , 18 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1966 at W George, Station Steel (Wath)

Notes
Notes Sold 1/66 for scrap to W George, Station Steel, Wath

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
HTN   Heaton (New) on 03/09/1937
GHD   Gateshead on 28/03/1943
HTN   Heaton on 06/02/1949
HTN   Heaton w/e 12/02/1949
52A   Gateshead on 01/07/1951
52A   Gateshead w/e 07/07/1951
52B   Heaton on 09/09/1951
52B   Heaton w/e 15/09/1951
50A   York (North) on 12/06/1960
     Withdrawn w/e 21/11/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC HTN Heaton w/e 12/02/1949
ALLOC 52A Gateshead w/e 07/07/1951
ALLOC 52B Heaton w/e 15/09/1951
ALLOC 50A York (North) 3w/e 02/07/1960
WDN   on 21/11/1965

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
03/09/1937 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 2897)
25/09/1940 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3156)
26/10/1942 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 2892)
03/02/1945 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 2919)
02/10/1948 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 9166)
17/08/1950 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3158)
29/09/1951 Modified pony truck
16/08/1952 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29472)
16/07/1954 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29515)
07/05/1956 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29526)
08/03/1958 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29531)
18/03/1959 Electrical elements of ATC fitted
21/01/1960 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29500)
26/10/1962 Smith speedometer fitted
26/10/1962 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29475)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 25/05/1938 26/05/1938 2 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 05/01/1939 24/02/1939 51 days General    
Darlington Works 25/01/1940 01/02/1940 8 days Unclassified Pony truck exam
 
Darlington Works 06/08/1940 25/09/1940 51 days General Boiler number 29460 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 09/09/1942 26/10/1942 48 days General Boiler number 2892 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 13/12/1944 03/02/1945 53 days General Boiler number 2919 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 05/02/1945 10/02/1945 6 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 10/04/1945 10/04/1945 1 day Weighing    
Doncaster Works 01/02/1947 01/03/1947 29 days General    
Doncaster Works 16/01/1948 07/02/1948 23 days Light Repair Renumbered to BR (BR Tmp) number E810
 
Doncaster Works 23/08/1948 02/10/1948 41 days General Boiler number 9166 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60810
 
Darlington Works 05/07/1950 17/08/1950 44 days General Boiler number 29511 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 23/08/1950 04/09/1950 13 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 02/10/1950 02/10/1950 1 day Weighing    
Darlington Works 18/09/1951 29/09/1951 12 days Light Casual Modified pony truck
 
Darlington Works 03/07/1952 16/08/1952 45 days General Boiler number 29472 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 20/11/1952 10/01/1953 52 days Heavy Casual    
Darlington Works 16/06/1954 16/07/1954 31 days General Boiler number 29515 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 10/08/1954 13/08/1954 4 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 29/03/1956 07/05/1956 40 days General Boiler number 29526 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 06/02/1958 08/03/1958 31 days General Boiler number 29531 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 10/03/1958 11/03/1958 2 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 16/03/1959 18/03/1959 3 days Unclassified Electrical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 15/12/1959 21/01/1960 38 days General Boiler number 29500 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 18/09/1962 26/10/1962 39 days General Boiler number 29475 (Diagram 109)
Smith speedometer fitted
 
Darlington Works 09/11/1962 07/12/1962 29 days Light Casual    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/09/1937 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 4781
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1708
Allocated to Heaton (HTN)
Diagram 109 boiler fitted
   
25/05/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 25/05/1938. Dep: 26/05/1938.    
05/01/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 05/01/1939. Dep: 24/02/1939.    
25/01/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 25/01/1940. Dep: 01/02/1940.
Work undertaken:
Pony truck exam
   
06/08/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 06/08/1940. Dep: 25/09/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29460 (Diagram 109)
   
09/09/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 09/09/1942. Dep: 26/10/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2892 (Diagram 109)
   
28/03/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Gateshead (GHD)    
13/12/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 13/12/1944. Dep: 03/02/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2919 (Diagram 109)
   
05/02/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 05/02/1945. Dep: 10/02/1945.    
10/04/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 10/04/1945. Dep: 10/04/1945.    
17/03/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 710    
26/05/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 810    
01/02/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 01/02/1947. Dep: 01/03/1947.    
16/01/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 16/01/1948. Dep: 07/02/1948.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR (BR Tmp) number E810
   
23/08/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 23/08/1948. Dep: 02/10/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 9166 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60810
   
06/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (HTN)    
12/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (HTN)    
05/07/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 05/07/1950. Dep: 17/08/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29511 (Diagram 109)
   
23/08/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 23/08/1950. Dep: 04/09/1950.    
02/10/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 02/10/1950. Dep: 02/10/1950.    
01/07/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Gateshead (52A)    
07/07/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Gateshead (52A)    
09/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (52B)    
15/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (52B)    
18/09/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 18/09/1951. Dep: 29/09/1951.
Work undertaken:
Modified pony truck
   
03/07/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 03/07/1952. Dep: 16/08/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29472 (Diagram 109)
   
20/11/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 20/11/1952. Dep: 10/01/1953.    
16/06/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 16/06/1954. Dep: 16/07/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29515 (Diagram 109)
   
10/08/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 10/08/1954. Dep: 13/08/1954.    
29/03/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 29/03/1956. Dep: 07/05/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29526 (Diagram 109)
   
06/02/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 06/02/1958. Dep: 08/03/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29531 (Diagram 109)
   
10/03/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 10/03/1958. Dep: 11/03/1958.    
16/03/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 16/03/1959. Dep: 18/03/1959.
Work undertaken:
Electrical elements of ATC fitted
   
15/12/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 15/12/1959. Dep: 21/01/1960.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29500 (Diagram 109)
   
12/06/1960 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
18/09/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 18/09/1962. Dep: 26/10/1962.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29475 (Diagram 109)
Smith speedometer fitted
   
09/11/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 09/11/1962. Dep: 07/12/1962.    
21/11/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 60810 from York (North) (50A)    
01/1966 Scrapped Broken up by W George, Station Steel: Wath    

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