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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4836 on 29/06/1939
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 765 on Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 865   02/08/1946
British Railways (BR Tmp) E865   04/03/1948
British Railways 60865   21/04/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V2
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1806
To Service Mon 29/06/1939 to New England (NWE)
Withdrawal Mon 14/06/1965 off Gateshead (52A)
Service Life 25 yrs, 11 mths , 16 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1965 at Ellis Metals (Derwenthaugh Road, Swalwell)

Notes
Notes Sold for scrap to Ellis Metals, Swalwell 7/65

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
NWE   New England (New) on 29/06/1939
31B   March on 24/06/1951
31B   March w/e 30/06/1951
37B   Copley Hill (Leeds) on 14/10/1951
37B   Copley Hill (Leeds) w/e 20/10/1951
52D   Tweedmouth on 14/09/1958
52B   Heaton on 30/12/1962
52A   Gateshead on 16/06/1963
     Withdrawn on 14/06/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 31B March w/e 30/06/1951
ALLOC 37B Copley Hill (Leeds) w/e 20/10/1951
ALLOC 52D Tweedmouth 5w/e 04/10/1958
ALLOC 52B Heaton 5w/e 12/01/1963
ALLOC 52A Gateshead 4w/e 06/07/1963
WDN   w/e 14/06/1965

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
29/06/1939 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3037)
16/06/1945 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 2931)
04/03/1948 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 2910)
21/04/1950 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 2962)
30/06/1954 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29516)
14/11/1959 Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
14/11/1959 Separate cylinders fitted (monobloc replaced)
14/11/1959 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29547)
07/06/1962 Smith speedometer fitted
07/06/1962 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29548)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 21/12/1940 25/01/1941 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 12/06/1943 17/07/1943 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 21/04/1945 16/06/1945 57 days General Boiler number 2931 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 11/05/1946 15/06/1946 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 12/10/1946 19/10/1946 8 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 29/01/1948 04/03/1948 36 days General Boiler number 2910 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR (BR Tmp) number E865
 
Doncaster Works 20/02/1950 21/04/1950 61 days General Boiler number 29396 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60865
 
Doncaster Works 03/02/1952 04/03/1952 31 days Heavy Intermediate    
Doncaster Works 19/05/1954 30/06/1954 43 days General Boiler number 29516 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 23/08/1956 28/09/1956 37 days Heavy Intermediate    
Darlington Works 16/01/1959 04/02/1959 20 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 16/03/1959 20/03/1959 5 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 14/04/1959 06/05/1959 23 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 14/08/1959 14/11/1959 93 days General Boiler number 29547 (Diagram 109)
Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
 
Darlington Works 18/10/1961 01/11/1961 15 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 01/05/1962 07/06/1962 38 days General Boiler number 29548 (Diagram 109)
Smith speedometer fitted
 
Darlington Works 19/06/1962 03/07/1962 15 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 14/10/1963 18/10/1963 5 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 19/06/1964 19/06/1964 1 day Weighing    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/03/1950 Doncaster Works Locomotives entering Works during March: These included Nos. 60020/43/54, 60133/41, 60512/39, 60820/65/67, 61083, 61634, 61822/24/61, 61947/85, 67713/24, 69444, 69505. A considerable number of 'Pacific' and 'V.2' Class locomotives are being fitted with A.T.C. gear, as part of the ex-G.N. main line has already been equipped with A.T.C. apparatus; this may be extended. SLS/195005
30/04/1950 Doncaster Works Class A.1 named include 60120 Kittiwake, 60133 Pommern, 60141 Abbotsford in, April; other engines through Doncaster Plant included A.1 60122; A.2 60500/12/39; A.3 60039/43/54/94; A.4 60018/20/1/3; V.2 60814/20/32/65/67/80/97, 60912/14; K.3 61802/22/24/46/61/67/77, 61947/69/85; B.17 61634; C.12 67366; K.5 61863 (light repair); B.1 61036/83/95, 61113, 61267. Some exchanges of 'Pacifics' and 'Green Arrows' are afoot on account of A.T.C. trials on the G.N. Section. SLS/195006

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
29/06/1939 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 4836
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1806
Allocated to New England (NWE)
Diagram 109 boiler fitted
   
21/12/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 21/12/1940. Dep: 25/01/1941.    
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: 16/06/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2931 (Diagram 109)
   
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 765 but not taken up    
11/05/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 11/05/1946. Dep: 15/06/1946.    
02/08/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 865    
12/10/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 12/10/1946. Dep: 19/10/1946.    
29/01/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 29/01/1948. Dep: 04/03/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2910 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR (BR Tmp) number E865
   
20/02/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 20/02/1950. Dep: 21/04/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29396 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60865
   
24/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
30/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
14/10/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Copley Hill (Leeds) (37B)    
20/10/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Copley Hill (Leeds) (37B)    
03/02/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 03/02/1952. Dep: 04/03/1952.    
19/05/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 19/05/1954. Dep: 30/06/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29516 (Diagram 109)
   
23/08/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 23/08/1956. Dep: 28/09/1956.    
14/09/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Tweedmouth (52D)    
16/01/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 16/01/1959. Dep: 04/02/1959.    
16/03/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 16/03/1959. Dep: 20/03/1959.    
14/04/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 14/04/1959. Dep: 06/05/1959.    
14/08/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 14/08/1959. Dep: 14/11/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29547 (Diagram 109)
Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
   
18/10/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 18/10/1961. Dep: 01/11/1961.    
01/05/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 01/05/1962. Dep: 07/06/1962.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29548 (Diagram 109)
Smith speedometer fitted
   
19/06/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 19/06/1962. Dep: 03/07/1962.    
30/12/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (52B)    
16/06/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Gateshead (52A)    
14/10/1963 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 14/10/1963. Dep: 18/10/1963.    
19/06/1964 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 19/06/1964. Dep: 19/06/1964.    
14/06/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 60865 from Gateshead (52A)    
07/1965 Scrapped Broken up by Ellis Metals: Derwenthaugh Road, Swalwell    

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