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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4822 on 24/03/1939
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 751 on Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 851   13/10/1946
British Railways (BR Tmp) E851   30/01/1948
British Railways 60851   07/01/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V2
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1792
To Service Sat 24/03/1939 to Dundee Tay Bridge (DEE)
Withdrawal Sat 29/12/1962 off Aberdeen Ferryhill (61B)
Service Life 23 yrs, 9 mths , 5 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Fri 13/09/1963 at Locomotive Works (Inverurie)

Notes
Notes Into Inverurie Works for cutting-up 13/9/63

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
DEE   Dundee Tay Bridge (New) on 24/03/1939
ABD   Aberdeen Ferryhill on 01/04/1939
     Withdrawn on 29/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 29/12/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
24/03/1939 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3010)
18/10/1944 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 2918)
18/05/1946 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3363)
30/01/1948 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3018)
07/01/1950 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 2942)
24/01/1952 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29484)
06/01/1955 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29527)
13/08/1956 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29488)
05/06/1958 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29456)
18/08/1960 Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
18/08/1960 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 28079)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Cowlairs Works 23/08/1939 24/08/1939 2 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 09/02/1940 17/02/1940 9 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 18/01/1941 15/02/1941 29 days General    
Doncaster Works 27/06/1942 01/08/1942 36 days Heavy Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 05/12/1942 12/12/1942 8 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 26/06/1943 07/08/1943 43 days General    
Darlington Works 13/09/1944 18/10/1944 36 days General Boiler number 2918 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 18/06/1945 18/07/1945 31 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 16/04/1946 18/05/1946 33 days General Boiler number 3363 (Diagram 109)
 
Cowlairs Works 04/05/1947 10/05/1947 7 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 02/12/1947 30/01/1948 60 days General Boiler number 3018 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR (BR Tmp) number E851
 
Darlington Works 05/12/1949 07/01/1950 34 days General Boiler number 2942 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60851
 
Cowlairs Works 05/08/1950 19/08/1950 15 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 19/12/1951 24/01/1952 37 days General Boiler number 29484 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 30/01/1952 07/02/1952 9 days Unclassified    
Gateshead Works 15/02/1952 19/02/1952 5 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 25/06/1953 02/09/1953 70 days Heavy Casual    
Darlington Works 30/11/1954 06/01/1955 38 days General Boiler number 29527 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 22/06/1956 13/08/1956 53 days General Boiler number 29488 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 06/05/1958 05/06/1958 31 days General Boiler number 29456 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 20/06/1960 18/08/1960 60 days General Boiler number 28079 (Diagram 109)
Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
 
Darlington Works 30/08/1960 08/09/1960 10 days Unclassified    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
11/09/1963 Inverurie Works (Being cup up) In Shops: 44724, 45066, 80126; awaiting shops-42737, 45475. Shopped during period 5/8-6/9: 42129, 65234, 65908/22, D6140/3/4. Scrapped during same period: 57565, 61260, 65210/41/60, 67606/15/49/74. Being cup up: 60851, 65316. Awaiting cut up: 60959, 64568, 90536/42. SLS/196310
10/10/1963 Inverurie Works (Scrapped) 42737, 42909, 45475, 65918. In Scrap Yard: 60819/27, 64627, 65253/341. Shopped four weeks ended 4/10-44724, 45066, 80126, D6148/50, D8031; Scrapped same period-45049, 60851/959, 64568, 65316, 90193, 90536/42. SLS/196311

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
24/03/1939 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 4822
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1792
Allocated to Dundee Tay Bridge (DEE)
Diagram 109 boiler fitted
   
01/04/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Aberdeen Ferryhill (ABD)    
23/08/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 23/08/1939. Dep: 24/08/1939.    
09/02/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 09/02/1940. Dep: 17/02/1940.    
18/01/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 18/01/1941. Dep: 15/02/1941.    
27/06/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 27/06/1942. Dep: 01/08/1942.    
05/12/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 05/12/1942. Dep: 12/12/1942.    
26/06/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 26/06/1943. Dep: 07/08/1943.    
13/09/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 13/09/1944. Dep: 18/10/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2918 (Diagram 109)
   
18/06/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 18/06/1945. Dep: 18/07/1945.    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 751 but not taken up    
16/04/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 16/04/1946. Dep: 18/05/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3363 (Diagram 109)
   
13/10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 851    
04/05/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 04/05/1947. Dep: 10/05/1947.    
02/12/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 02/12/1947. Dep: 30/01/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3018 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR (BR Tmp) number E851
   
05/12/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 05/12/1949. Dep: 07/01/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2942 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60851
   
05/08/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 05/08/1950. Dep: 19/08/1950.    
19/12/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 19/12/1951. Dep: 24/01/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29484 (Diagram 109)
   
30/01/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 30/01/1952. Dep: 07/02/1952.    
15/02/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 15/02/1952. Dep: 19/02/1952.    
25/06/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 25/06/1953. Dep: 02/09/1953.    
30/11/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 30/11/1954. Dep: 06/01/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29527 (Diagram 109)
   
22/06/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 22/06/1956. Dep: 13/08/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29488 (Diagram 109)
   
06/05/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 06/05/1958. Dep: 05/06/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29456 (Diagram 109)
   
20/06/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 20/06/1960. Dep: 18/08/1960.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28079 (Diagram 109)
Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
   
30/08/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 30/08/1960. Dep: 08/09/1960.    
29/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 60851 from Aberdeen Ferryhill (61B)    
13/09/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Inverurie    

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