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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4829 on 16/05/1939
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 758 on Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 858   21/12/1946
British Railways 60858   13/07/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V2
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1799
To Service Sun 16/05/1939 to Kings Cross (KX)
Withdrawal Sun 06/10/1963 off Doncaster (36A)
Service Life 24 yrs, 4 mths , 20 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Fri 10/01/1964 at Locomotive Works (Doncaster)

Notes
Notes Into Doncaster Works for cutting up 10/1/64

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
KX   Kings Cross (New) on 16/05/1939
NWE   New England on 20/06/1939
31B   March on 18/05/1952
31B   March 4w/e 14/06/1952
34E   New England on 29/10/1961
36A   Doncaster on 16/06/1963
     Withdrawn on 06/10/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 31B March 4w/e 14/06/1952
ALLOC 34E New England 4w/e 04/11/1961
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 29/06/1963
WDN   on 06/10/1963

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
16/05/1939 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3022)
09/06/1945 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 2899)
13/07/1949 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3028)
08/02/1954 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29398)
05/10/1956 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29405)
23/05/1958 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29346)
06/04/1959 Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
14/10/1961 Double Chimney fitted
14/10/1961 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29359)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 08/03/1941 19/04/1941 43 days General    
Doncaster Works 12/06/1943 17/07/1943 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 21/04/1945 09/06/1945 50 days General Boiler number 2899 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 07/07/1945 21/07/1945 15 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 20/02/1947 24/03/1947 33 days General    
Doncaster Works 01/06/1949 13/07/1949 43 days General Boiler number 29366 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60858
 
Doncaster Works 05/06/1951 10/07/1951 36 days Heavy Intermediate    
Doncaster Works 11/03/1952 21/03/1952 11 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 04/01/1954 08/02/1954 36 days General Boiler number 29398 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 08/07/1955 05/08/1955 29 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 07/08/1956 05/10/1956 60 days General Boiler number 29405 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 29/10/1956 03/11/1956 6 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 07/01/1957 11/01/1957 5 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 01/02/1957 09/02/1957 9 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 21/04/1958 23/05/1958 33 days Heavy Casual Boiler number 29346 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 23/02/1959 06/04/1959 43 days Heavy Intermediate Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
 
Darlington Works 15/09/1961 14/10/1961 30 days General Boiler number 29359 (Diagram 109)
Double Chimney fitted
 

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
16/05/1939 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 4829
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1799
Allocated to Kings Cross (KX)
Diagram 109 boiler fitted
   
20/06/1939 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
08/03/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 08/03/1941. Dep: 19/04/1941.    
12/06/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 12/06/1943. Dep: 17/07/1943.    
21/04/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 21/04/1945. Dep: 09/06/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2899 (Diagram 109)
   
07/07/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 07/07/1945. Dep: 21/07/1945.    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 758 but not taken up    
21/12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 858    
20/02/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 20/02/1947. Dep: 24/03/1947.    
01/06/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 01/06/1949. Dep: 13/07/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29366 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60858
   
05/06/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 05/06/1951. Dep: 10/07/1951.    
11/03/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 11/03/1952. Dep: 21/03/1952.    
18/05/1952 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
14/06/1952 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
04/01/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 04/01/1954. Dep: 08/02/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29398 (Diagram 109)
   
08/07/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 08/07/1955. Dep: 05/08/1955.    
07/08/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 07/08/1956. Dep: 05/10/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29405 (Diagram 109)
   
29/10/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 29/10/1956. Dep: 03/11/1956.    
07/01/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 07/01/1957. Dep: 11/01/1957.    
01/02/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 01/02/1957. Dep: 09/02/1957.    
21/04/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 21/04/1958. Dep: 23/05/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29346 (Diagram 109)
   
23/02/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 23/02/1959. Dep: 06/04/1959.
Work undertaken:
Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
   
15/09/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 15/09/1961. Dep: 14/10/1961.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29359 (Diagram 109)
Double Chimney fitted
   
29/10/1961 Allocation Reallocated to New England (34E)    
16/06/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
06/10/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 60858 from Doncaster (36A)    
10/01/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Doncaster    

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