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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4828 on 10/05/1939
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 757 on Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 857   30/06/1946
British Railways 60857   21/10/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V2
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1798
To Service Tue 10/05/1939 to Gorton (GOR)
Withdrawal Tue 17/04/1962 off Doncaster (36A)
Service Life 22 yrs, 11 mths , 7 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Tue 17/04/1962 at Locomotive Works (Doncaster)

Notes
Notes Into Doncaster Works for cutting up 17/4/62

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
GOR   Gorton (New) on 10/05/1939
DON   Doncaster on 26/01/1940
SHF   Sheffield Neepsend on 01/03/1940
SHF   Sheffield Darnall on 11/04/1943
DON   Doncaster on 22/09/1946
34F   Grantham on 12/06/1960
36A   Doncaster on 09/10/1960
     Withdrawn on 17/04/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 34F Grantham 3w/e 02/07/1960
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 29/10/1960
WDN   on 17/04/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
10/05/1939 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3020)
03/11/1945 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 2897)
21/10/1949 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3144)
09/01/1952 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29388)
01/12/1953 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29381)
20/07/1955 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29364)
30/05/1957 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29542)
02/10/1958 Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
21/10/1959 Electrical elements of ATC fitted


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 23/09/1939 07/10/1939 15 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 12/04/1941 17/05/1941 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 16/10/1943 13/11/1943 29 days General    
Doncaster Works 31/03/1945 28/04/1945 29 days General    
Doncaster Works 20/10/1945 03/11/1945 15 days Heavy Boiler number 2897 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 26/10/1946 02/11/1946 8 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 14/08/1947 22/09/1947 40 days General    
Doncaster Works 12/09/1949 21/10/1949 40 days General Boiler number 3144 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60857
 
Doncaster Works 05/02/1951 09/03/1951 33 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 09/12/1951 09/01/1952 32 days General Boiler number 29388 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 01/11/1953 01/12/1953 31 days General Boiler number 29381 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 14/06/1955 20/07/1955 37 days General Boiler number 29364 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 30/04/1957 30/05/1957 31 days General Boiler number 29542 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 29/09/1958 02/10/1958 4 days Unclassified Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 10/09/1959 21/10/1959 42 days Heavy Intermediate Electrical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 04/12/1959 24/12/1959 21 days Light Casual    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
04/06/1961 Darlington Works (Erecting Shop) Erecting Shop: D272, D2243, D2700, D3456, D4071-5, D5098, D5157-61, 43085, 60816/23/57/8/97, 60900, 61028, 61206/69, 61303, 63468, 67620/91. 67733, 80100, 90124, 90465/70, 90518. Stripping Shop: 60974, 65868. 67636, 80099. Outside Stripping Shop: 43116, 61464, 63382, 63466. Works Yard: D4070, D5101, 60852/69/99, 60920/75/81, 61238, 63341/58, 63452, 65099, 65753, 65801, 67643/90, 68007/43/80, 92060, 92192. Crossing: D280, D3322, D5106/56. Scrap Yard: 61416/62, 68673 all intact. SLS/196107

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/05/1939 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 4828
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1798
Allocated to Gorton (GOR)
Diagram 109 boiler fitted
   
23/09/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 23/09/1939. Dep: 07/10/1939.    
26/01/1940 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
01/03/1940 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)    
12/04/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 12/04/1941. Dep: 17/05/1941.    
11/04/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    
16/10/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 16/10/1943. Dep: 13/11/1943.    
31/03/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 31/03/1945. Dep: 28/04/1945.    
20/10/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy) - Arr: 20/10/1945. Dep: 03/11/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2897 (Diagram 109)
   
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 757 but not taken up    
30/06/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 857    
22/09/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
26/10/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 26/10/1946. Dep: 02/11/1946.    
14/08/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 14/08/1947. Dep: 22/09/1947.    
12/09/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 12/09/1949. Dep: 21/10/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3144 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60857
   
05/02/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 05/02/1951. Dep: 09/03/1951.    
09/12/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 09/12/1951. Dep: 09/01/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29388 (Diagram 109)
   
01/11/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 01/11/1953. Dep: 01/12/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29381 (Diagram 109)
   
14/06/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 14/06/1955. Dep: 20/07/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29364 (Diagram 109)
   
30/04/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 30/04/1957. Dep: 30/05/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29542 (Diagram 109)
   
29/09/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 29/09/1958. Dep: 02/10/1958.
Work undertaken:
Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
   
10/09/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 10/09/1959. Dep: 21/10/1959.
Work undertaken:
Electrical elements of ATC fitted
   
04/12/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 04/12/1959. Dep: 24/12/1959.    
12/06/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (34F)    
09/10/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
17/04/1962 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Doncaster    
17/04/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 60857 from Doncaster (36A)    

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