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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4811 on 28/10/1938
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 740 on Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 840   20/10/1946
British Railways 60840   12/05/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V2
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1777
To Service Sat 28/10/1938 to Dundee Tay Bridge (DEE)
Withdrawal Sat 29/12/1962 off St Margarets (64A)
Service Life 24 yrs, 2 mths , 1 dy

Disposal
Scrapping Fri 29/11/1963 at Locomotive Works (Inverurie)

Notes
Notes Into Inverurie Works for cutting up 29/11/63

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
DEE   Dundee Tay Bridge (New) on 28/10/1938
64A   St Margarets on 19/10/1952
64A   St Margarets 4w/e 01/11/1952
     Withdrawn on 29/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 64A St Margarets 4w/e 01/11/1952
WDN   on 29/12/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
28/10/1938 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 2963)
18/04/1945 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 2912)
28/06/1947 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3010)
12/05/1949 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3438)
06/12/1952 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 28054)
25/03/1955 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29492)
14/11/1956 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29493)
30/09/1958 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29361)
14/01/1961 Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
14/01/1961 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29394)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Cowlairs Works 04/11/1938 04/11/1938 1 day Unclassified    
Darlington Works 28/01/1939 15/02/1939 19 days Unclassified Alteration to tender
 
Cowlairs Works 12/01/1940 25/01/1940 14 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 24/08/1940 05/10/1940 43 days General    
Doncaster Works 31/01/1942 14/03/1942 43 days General    
Doncaster Works 31/07/1943 28/08/1943 29 days General    
Darlington Works 13/03/1945 18/04/1945 37 days General Boiler number 2912 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 22/05/1947 28/06/1947 38 days General Boiler number 29522 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 06/04/1949 12/05/1949 37 days General Boiler number 29449 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60840
 
Darlington Works 11/09/1950 28/10/1950 48 days Heavy Intermediate    
Darlington Works 07/11/1952 06/12/1952 30 days General Boiler number 28054 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 08/12/1952 09/12/1952 2 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 24/06/1953 29/08/1953 67 days Heavy Casual    
Darlington Works 24/02/1955 25/03/1955 30 days General Boiler number 29492 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 15/10/1956 14/11/1956 31 days General Boiler number 29493 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 27/08/1958 30/09/1958 35 days General Boiler number 29361 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 09/12/1960 14/01/1961 37 days General Boiler number 29394 (Diagram 109)
Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
 

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
02/11/1963 Inverurie Works (Cut Up) Shopped: 42737, 45475, D6149, D8030. Cut Up: 60819/27, 60937, 64627, 65253, 65341. Four weeks ending 30th November, 1963. Shopped: 42909, 44955, 65918, D6147/57. Cut Up: 57269, 57336, 57634, 60840/94, 64950, 64629. Four weeks ending 28th December, 1963. Shopped: 42919, 44703, D3930, D6140/42/45/52/54/55/56. Cut Up: 60898, 60972, 64557, 64600, 65900, 90019. Total for 1963: Steam-33 Shopped, 31 other repairs; Diesel-31 Shopped, 15 other repairs; Cut Up 86. Two weeks ending 10th January, 1964. Shopped: 61132, D6150. Cut Up: 60161, 64619. In Shops on 10th January: 44722, 64558/99, D368, D3935, D6139/51/53. Awaiting scrapping: 60089, 60159, 64579. SLS/196402

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
28/10/1938 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 4811
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1777
Allocated to Dundee Tay Bridge (DEE)
Diagram 109 boiler fitted
   
04/11/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 04/11/1938. Dep: 04/11/1938.    
28/01/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 28/01/1939. Dep: 15/02/1939.
Work undertaken:
Alteration to tender
   
12/01/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 12/01/1940. Dep: 25/01/1940.    
24/08/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 24/08/1940. Dep: 05/10/1940.    
31/01/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 31/01/1942. Dep: 14/03/1942.    
31/07/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 31/07/1943. Dep: 28/08/1943.    
13/03/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 13/03/1945. Dep: 18/04/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2912 (Diagram 109)
   
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 740 but not taken up    
20/10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 840    
22/05/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 22/05/1947. Dep: 28/06/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29522 (Diagram 109)
   
06/04/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 06/04/1949. Dep: 12/05/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29449 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60840
   
11/09/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 11/09/1950. Dep: 28/10/1950.    
19/10/1952 Allocation Reallocated to St Margarets (64A)    
01/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to St Margarets (64A)    
07/11/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 07/11/1952. Dep: 06/12/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28054 (Diagram 109)
   
08/12/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 08/12/1952. Dep: 09/12/1952.    
24/06/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 24/06/1953. Dep: 29/08/1953.    
24/02/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 24/02/1955. Dep: 25/03/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29492 (Diagram 109)
   
15/10/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 15/10/1956. Dep: 14/11/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29493 (Diagram 109)
   
27/08/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 27/08/1958. Dep: 30/09/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29361 (Diagram 109)
   
09/12/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 09/12/1960. Dep: 14/01/1961.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29394 (Diagram 109)
Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
   
29/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 60840 from St Margarets (64A)    
29/11/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Inverurie    

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