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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4819 on 03/03/1939
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 748 on Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 848   15/12/1946
British Railways 60848   27/05/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V2
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1789
To Service Mon 03/03/1939 to St Margarets (STM)
Withdrawal w/e Mon 16/07/1962 off York (North) (50A)
Service Life 23 yrs, 4 mths , 13 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Wed 01/08/1962 at Locomotive Works (Darlington)

Notes
Notes Into Darlington Works for cutting up 1/8/62

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
STM   St Margarets (New) on 03/03/1939
HAY   Haymarket m/e 05/1941
ABD   Aberdeen Ferryhill on 02/05/1943
HAY   Haymarket on 29/10/1944
64A   St Margarets on 11/12/1949
STM   St Margarets w/e 17/12/1949
52A   Gateshead on 09/09/1956
50A   York (North) on 15/09/1957
51A   Darlington on 08/06/1958
50A   York (North) on 10/09/1961
     Withdrawn w/e 16/07/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC STM St Margarets w/e 17/12/1949
ALLOC 52A Gateshead 4w/e 15/09/1956
ALLOC 50A York (North) 4w/e 05/10/1957
ALLOC 51A Darlington 4w/e 14/06/1958
ALLOC 50A York (North) 3w/e 30/09/1961
WDN   w/e 16/07/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
03/03/1939 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3003)
04/05/1944 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3101)
08/12/1945 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3438)
02/05/1947 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 2907)
27/05/1949 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3010)
11/07/1953 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29469)
12/10/1955 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 28053)
07/06/1957 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29393)
08/10/1958 Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
12/03/1959 Electrical elements of ATC fitted
01/04/1960 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 28077)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 13/09/1939 30/09/1939 18 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 11/06/1940 05/07/1940 25 days General    
Doncaster Works 17/10/1941 28/11/1941 43 days General    
Doncaster Works 23/02/1943 20/03/1943 26 days General    
Darlington Works 05/04/1944 04/05/1944 30 days General Boiler number 29497 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 09/04/1945 15/05/1945 37 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 05/11/1945 08/12/1945 34 days General Boiler number 29449 (Diagram 109)
 
Cowlairs Works 22/08/1946 24/08/1946 3 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 19/03/1947 02/05/1947 45 days General Boiler number 2907 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 23/04/1949 27/05/1949 35 days General Boiler number 29522 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60848
 
Darlington Works 12/12/1951 18/01/1952 38 days Heavy Intermediate    
Darlington Works 12/06/1953 11/07/1953 30 days General Boiler number 29469 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 13/07/1953 16/07/1953 4 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 05/08/1953 08/08/1953 4 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 13/09/1955 12/10/1955 30 days General Boiler number 28053 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 10/05/1957 07/06/1957 29 days General Boiler number 29393 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 03/10/1958 08/10/1958 6 days Unclassified Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 09/03/1959 12/03/1959 4 days Unclassified Electrical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 22/02/1960 01/04/1960 40 days General Boiler number 28077 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 22/11/1960 06/01/1961 46 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 01/09/1961 09/10/1961 39 days Light Casual    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/11/1946 General At this date (30/11/1946) only the following Scottish Area engines still require to be renumbered: 4488, 4491, 2745, 4819, 4891, 4898, 3658, 3682, 3692, 1996, 9765, 6897, 3057, 9499, 9886, 9384, 6398, 6399, 6401, 265, 320, 9201, 9204, 9368, 9255, 9263, 9429, 9046, 2980, 9632, 9644, 9668, 9757, 9790, 7348, 9524, 9527; a total of 37, or 3 per cent. of the total stock SLS/194701

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/03/1939 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 4819
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1789
Allocated to St Margarets (STM)
Diagram 109 boiler fitted
   
13/09/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 13/09/1939. Dep: 30/09/1939.    
11/06/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 11/06/1940. Dep: 05/07/1940.    
05/1941 Allocation Reallocated to Haymarket (HAY)    
17/10/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 17/10/1941. Dep: 28/11/1941.    
23/02/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 23/02/1943. Dep: 20/03/1943.    
02/05/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Aberdeen Ferryhill (ABD)    
05/04/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 05/04/1944. Dep: 04/05/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29497 (Diagram 109)
   
29/10/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Haymarket (HAY)    
09/04/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 09/04/1945. Dep: 15/05/1945.    
05/11/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 05/11/1945. Dep: 08/12/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29449 (Diagram 109)
   
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 748 but not taken up    
22/08/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 22/08/1946. Dep: 24/08/1946.    
15/12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 848    
19/03/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 19/03/1947. Dep: 02/05/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2907 (Diagram 109)
   
23/04/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 23/04/1949. Dep: 27/05/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29522 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60848
   
11/12/1949 Allocation Reallocated to St Margarets (64A)    
17/12/1949 Allocation Reallocated to St Margarets (STM)    
12/12/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 12/12/1951. Dep: 18/01/1952.    
12/06/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 12/06/1953. Dep: 11/07/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29469 (Diagram 109)
   
13/07/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 13/07/1953. Dep: 16/07/1953.    
05/08/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 05/08/1953. Dep: 08/08/1953.    
13/09/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 13/09/1955. Dep: 12/10/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28053 (Diagram 109)
   
09/09/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Gateshead (52A)    
10/05/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 10/05/1957. Dep: 07/06/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29393 (Diagram 109)
   
15/09/1957 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
08/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (51A)    
03/10/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 03/10/1958. Dep: 08/10/1958.
Work undertaken:
Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
   
09/03/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 09/03/1959. Dep: 12/03/1959.
Work undertaken:
Electrical elements of ATC fitted
   
22/02/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 22/02/1960. Dep: 01/04/1960.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28077 (Diagram 109)
   
22/11/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 22/11/1960. Dep: 06/01/1961.    
01/09/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 01/09/1961. Dep: 09/10/1961.    
10/09/1961 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
16/07/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 60848 from York (North) (50A)    
01/08/1962 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Darlington    

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