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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4792 on 03/12/1937
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 721 on 17/03/1946
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 821   26/05/1946
British Railways 60821   16/04/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V2
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1719
To Service Sat 03/12/1937 to Doncaster (DON)
Withdrawal Sat 29/12/1962 off New England (34E)
Service Life 25 yrs , 26 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Thu 23/05/1963 at Locomotive Works (Doncaster)

Notes
Notes In for cutting up at Doncaster Works, 23/5/63

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
DON   Doncaster (New) on 03/12/1937
KX   Kings Cross on 29/11/1941
NWE   New England on 21/11/1942
KX   Kings Cross on 28/11/1943
64A   St Margarets on 22/04/1951
91X   To Scottish Region w/e 28/04/1951
64A   St Margarets 4w/e 19/05/1951
34A   Kings Cross on 25/01/1953
35A   New England on 29/07/1956
35B   Grantham on 11/08/1957
34E   New England on 14/12/1958
     Withdrawn on 29/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 91X To Scottish Region w/e 28/04/1951
ALLOC 64A St Margarets 4w/e 19/05/1951
ALLOC 34A Kings Cross 4w/e 21/02/1953
ALLOC 35A New England 4w/e 18/08/1956
ALLOC 35B Grantham 4w/e 07/09/1957
ALLOC 34E New England 4w/e 27/12/1958
WDN   on 29/12/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
03/12/1937 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 2915)
10/08/1946 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3024)
16/04/1948 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 2965)
24/03/1950 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3231)
23/03/1954 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29375)
08/02/1958 Separate cylinders fitted (monobloc replaced)
08/02/1958 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29358)
03/05/1960 Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
13/05/1960 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29527)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 26/05/1938 31/05/1938 6 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 06/03/1939 11/03/1939 6 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 13/05/1939 24/06/1939 43 days General    
Doncaster Works 22/02/1940 02/03/1940 10 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 26/04/1941 24/05/1941 29 days General    
Doncaster Works 07/03/1942 21/03/1942 15 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 30/01/1943 27/02/1943 29 days General    
Doncaster Works 28/10/1944 02/12/1944 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 22/06/1946 10/08/1946 50 days General Boiler number 3024 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 16/03/1948 16/04/1948 32 days General Boiler number 2965 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60821
 
Doncaster Works 24/01/1950 24/03/1950 60 days General Boiler number 29546 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 20/11/1950 28/11/1950 9 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 29/04/1952 29/05/1952 31 days Heavy Intermediate    
Doncaster Works 11/02/1953 17/02/1953 7 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 18/02/1954 23/03/1954 34 days General Boiler number 29375 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 07/10/1955 11/11/1955 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 13/03/1956 15/03/1956 3 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 26/03/1956 27/03/1956 2 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 30/12/1957 08/02/1958 41 days General Boiler number 29358 (Diagram 109)
Separate cylinders fitted (monobloc replaced)
 
Darlington Works 04/04/1960 03/05/1960 30 days General Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/12/1937 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 4792
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1719
Allocated to Doncaster (DON)
Diagram 109 boiler fitted
   
26/05/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 26/05/1938. Dep: 31/05/1938.    
06/03/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 06/03/1939. Dep: 11/03/1939.    
13/05/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 13/05/1939. Dep: 24/06/1939.    
22/02/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 22/02/1940. Dep: 02/03/1940.    
26/04/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 26/04/1941. Dep: 24/05/1941.    
29/11/1941 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (KX)    
07/03/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 07/03/1942. Dep: 21/03/1942.    
21/11/1942 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
30/01/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 30/01/1943. Dep: 27/02/1943.    
28/11/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (KX)    
28/10/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 28/10/1944. Dep: 02/12/1944.    
17/03/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 721    
26/05/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 821    
22/06/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 22/06/1946. Dep: 10/08/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3024 (Diagram 109)
   
16/03/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 16/03/1948. Dep: 16/04/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2965 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60821
   
24/01/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 24/01/1950. Dep: 24/03/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29546 (Diagram 109)
   
20/11/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 20/11/1950. Dep: 28/11/1950.    
22/04/1951 Allocation Reallocated to St Margarets (64A)    
28/04/1951 Allocation Reallocated to To Scottish Region (91X)    
19/05/1951 Allocation Reallocated to St Margarets (64A)    
29/04/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 29/04/1952. Dep: 29/05/1952.    
25/01/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (34A)    
11/02/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 11/02/1953. Dep: 17/02/1953.    
18/02/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 18/02/1954. Dep: 23/03/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29375 (Diagram 109)
   
07/10/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 07/10/1955. Dep: 11/11/1955.    
13/03/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 13/03/1956. Dep: 15/03/1956.    
26/03/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 26/03/1956. Dep: 27/03/1956.    
29/07/1956 Allocation Reallocated to New England (35A)    
11/08/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (35B)    
30/12/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 30/12/1957. Dep: 08/02/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29358 (Diagram 109)
Separate cylinders fitted (monobloc replaced)
   
14/12/1958 Allocation Reallocated to New England (34E)    
04/04/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 04/04/1960. Dep: 03/05/1960.
Work undertaken:
Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
   
13/05/1960 Modification Diagram 109 number 29527 boiler fitted    
13/05/1960 Modification Diagram 109 number 3125 boiler fitted    
29/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 60821 from New England (34E)    
23/05/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Doncaster    

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