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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4815 on 03/02/1939
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 744 on Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 844   15/06/1946
British Railways 60844 on 17/11/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V2
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1785
To Service Mon 03/02/1939 to St Margarets (STM)
Withdrawal Mon 08/11/1965 off Dundee Tay Bridge (62B)
Service Life 26 yrs, 9 mths , 5 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1965 at Motherwell Machinery and Scrap (Wishaw)

Notes
Notes Sold for scrap to Motherwell Machinery and Scrap Co , Wishaw, 12/65

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
STM   St Margarets (New) on 03/02/1939
HAY   Haymarket m/e 05/1941
DEE   Dundee Tay Bridge on 12/12/1943
     Withdrawn on 08/11/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 08/11/1965

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
03/02/1939 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 2994)
06/10/1945 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3018)
05/12/1947 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3227)
17/11/1949 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 2912)
22/11/1951 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29473)
03/12/1955 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29469)
21/11/1957 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29370)
10/06/1959 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29501)
22/09/1960 Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
02/05/1962 Smith speedometer fitted
02/05/1962 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29496)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Cowlairs Works 02/03/1939 03/03/1939 2 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 25/04/1939 29/04/1939 5 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 22/01/1940 27/01/1940 6 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 05/10/1940 09/11/1940 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 14/02/1942 28/03/1942 43 days General    
Cowlairs Works 29/03/1943 02/04/1943 5 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 14/08/1943 18/09/1943 36 days General    
Darlington Works 13/08/1945 06/10/1945 55 days General Boiler number 3018 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 06/06/1946 16/06/1946 11 days Light Repair Renumbered to LNER (1946 2nd) number 844
 
Darlington Works 20/08/1946 14/09/1946 26 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 07/11/1946 25/11/1946 19 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 04/11/1947 05/12/1947 32 days General Boiler number 3227 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 14/10/1949 17/11/1949 35 days General Boiler number 2912 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60844
 
Darlington Works 16/10/1951 22/11/1951 38 days General Boiler number 29473 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 28/11/1951 30/11/1951 3 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 04/08/1953 05/09/1953 33 days Heavy Intermediate    
Darlington Works 07/09/1953 10/09/1953 4 days Unclassified    
Inverurie Works 07/03/1955 08/03/1955 2 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 20/09/1955 03/12/1955 75 days General Boiler number 29469 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 05/12/1955 08/12/1955 4 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 17/10/1957 21/11/1957 36 days General Boiler number 29370 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 09/12/1957 23/12/1957 15 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 11/05/1959 10/06/1959 31 days General Boiler number 2918 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 29/06/1960 22/09/1960 86 days Light Casual After collision
Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
 
Darlington Works 26/03/1962 02/05/1962 38 days General Boiler number 29496 (Diagram 109)
Smith speedometer fitted
 
Darlington Works 08/05/1962 16/05/1962 9 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 20/12/1962 17/01/1963 29 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 09/06/1964 02/10/1964 116 days Heavy Casual Derailment damage
 

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
06/04/1946 Market Harborough On 6/4/46 the three parts of the 12 noon ex St. Pancras were hauled by 5279 (14B); 5259 (10C); and 5715 (12A), respectively. In the up direction, the 2.40 p.m. ex Leicester was behind 4808 (5A), whilst of the two portions of the 4.50 p.m. ex Leicester (nominally a 19G duty) were worked by 5105 (26A), and 4815 (17A). SLS/194605
30/03/1946 Crewe/Horwich - Class 5 builds Further class 5 4-6-0 will be built during 1946 a follows: 4932-66/82-96 or Horwich, 4967-81 at Crewe. SLS/194605
25/03/1962 Darlington MPD (Waiting works) Ex-Works on 51A: D3072, D3874, D5108, 43055, 43101, 60835, 60939, 61019/39, 63388, 65794, 65889/92, 68011, 80116, 90072, 90342, 90503. Waiting works on 51A: 12115, 43070/5, 46494, 60811/44, 61237, 68754, 78015, 92098. SLS/196205
04/07/1964 Darlington Works (Works Yard) Erecting Shop: D32, D171/6/7/74/8, D5096, D5112/67, D7596/7, DEPT84, D2242/64, D2605, D3151, 60024, 61386, 62062, 65880, 73026/35, 75059/62, 90056/230/43/429/704, 90061. Stripping Shop: 43005, 60836/55, 61030, 63345/70, 90011. Paint Shop: D3675, 75017. Level Crossing: D25, D27, D169, D187. Works Yard: D170/80/9/91, D2163, D2700, 60011/20/527/844/910, 61038, 62002/41, 63460, 65053/99, 73133/55, 90233. Waiting Works: D2586, 60916, 61037, 63383, 63415/22/39, 69003/11/9/20, 90511. Ex Works. 43010/33. Stored: 68016/46/51/4. SLS/196408
19/09/1964 Darlington Works (Main Erecting shop) New Engine Shop: D3940, 12116, tender of 60530. Main Erecting shop: 60530 Sayajirao, 60844, 61214, 61330, 62059, 73095, 73132, 76095/9, 93368/610, D2246/72, D3657. Yard Paint shop: 60118 Archibald Sturrock. Yard: 43008 an 62041 being painted, 60522 Straight Deal, 60145 Saint Mungo, 60011 frames only, 61038 without nameplates, 61084, 63393, 65033/99, 43123, 44734, 68062, D2700, 90407; North Rd. scrap yard: 61229, 61321 and tender of 60020. SLS/196410

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/02/1939 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 4815
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1785
Allocated to St Margarets (STM)
Diagram 109 boiler fitted
   
02/03/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 02/03/1939. Dep: 03/03/1939.    
25/04/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 25/04/1939. Dep: 29/04/1939.    
22/01/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 22/01/1940. Dep: 27/01/1940.    
05/10/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 05/10/1940. Dep: 09/11/1940.    
05/1941 Allocation Reallocated to Haymarket (HAY)    
14/02/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 14/02/1942. Dep: 28/03/1942.    
29/03/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 29/03/1943. Dep: 02/04/1943.    
14/08/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 14/08/1943. Dep: 18/09/1943.    
12/12/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Dundee Tay Bridge (DEE)    
13/08/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 13/08/1945. Dep: 06/10/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3018 (Diagram 109)
   
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 744 but not taken up    
06/06/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 06/06/1946. Dep: 16/06/1946.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1946 2nd) number 844
   
20/08/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 20/08/1946. Dep: 14/09/1946.    
07/11/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 07/11/1946. Dep: 25/11/1946.    
04/11/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 04/11/1947. Dep: 05/12/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3227 (Diagram 109)
   
14/10/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 14/10/1949. Dep: 17/11/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2912 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60844
   
16/10/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 16/10/1951. Dep: 22/11/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29473 (Diagram 109)
   
28/11/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 28/11/1951. Dep: 30/11/1951.    
04/08/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 04/08/1953. Dep: 05/09/1953.    
07/09/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 07/09/1953. Dep: 10/09/1953.    
07/03/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Inverurie Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 07/03/1955. Dep: 08/03/1955.    
20/09/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 20/09/1955. Dep: 03/12/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29469 (Diagram 109)
   
05/12/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 05/12/1955. Dep: 08/12/1955.    
17/10/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 17/10/1957. Dep: 21/11/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29370 (Diagram 109)
   
09/12/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 09/12/1957. Dep: 23/12/1957.    
11/05/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 11/05/1959. Dep: 10/06/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2918 (Diagram 109)
   
29/06/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 29/06/1960. Dep: 22/09/1960.
Work undertaken:
After collision
Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
   
26/03/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 26/03/1962. Dep: 02/05/1962.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29496 (Diagram 109)
Smith speedometer fitted
   
08/05/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 08/05/1962. Dep: 16/05/1962.    
20/12/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 20/12/1962. Dep: 17/01/1963.    
09/06/1964 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 09/06/1964. Dep: 02/10/1964.
Work undertaken:
Derailment damage
   
08/11/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 60844 from Dundee Tay Bridge (62B)    
12/1965 Scrapped Broken up by Motherwell Machinery and Scrap: Wishaw    

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