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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4840 on 10/08/1939
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 769 on Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 869   13/07/1946
British Railways 60869   02/04/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V2
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1810
To Service Sun 10/08/1939 to Kings Cross (KX)
Withdrawal Sun 16/06/1963 off New England (34E)
Service Life 23 yrs, 10 mths , 6 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Wed 27/11/1963 at Locomotive Works (Doncaster)

Notes
Notes Into Doncaster Works for cutting up 27/ll/63

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
KX   Kings Cross (New) on 10/08/1939
NWE   New England on 21/11/1942
     Withdrawn on 16/06/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 16/06/1963

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
10/08/1939 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3042)
13/07/1946 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 2965)
02/04/1948 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 2931)
25/05/1950 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3026)
14/05/1952 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29409)
12/05/1954 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29487)
15/02/1956 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29376)
28/04/1958 Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
28/04/1959 Electrical elements of ATC fitted
06/04/1960 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29524)
14/07/1961 Separate cylinders fitted (monobloc replaced)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 17/01/1942 07/03/1942 50 days General    
Doncaster Works 21/08/1943 25/09/1943 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 06/01/1945 17/02/1945 43 days General    
Doncaster Works 08/06/1946 13/07/1946 36 days General Boiler number 2965 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to LNER (1946 2nd) number 869
 
Doncaster Works 27/07/1946 03/08/1946 8 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 25/02/1948 02/04/1948 38 days General Boiler number 2931 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60869
 
Doncaster Works 19/04/1950 25/05/1950 37 days General Boiler number 3026 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 22/09/1951 18/10/1951 27 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 16/04/1952 14/05/1952 29 days General Boiler number 29409 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 04/04/1954 12/05/1954 39 days General Boiler number 29487 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 03/01/1956 15/02/1956 44 days General Boiler number 29376 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 19/03/1958 28/04/1958 41 days Heavy Intermediate Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 06/05/1958 12/05/1958 7 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 27/04/1959 28/04/1959 2 days Unclassified Electrical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 29/02/1960 06/04/1960 38 days General Boiler number 29524 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 27/04/1960 03/05/1960 7 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 05/05/1961 14/07/1961 71 days Heavy Casual Separate cylinders fitted (monobloc replaced)
 

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
04/06/1961 Darlington Works (Works Yard) 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
10/08/1939 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 4840
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1810
Allocated to Kings Cross (KX)
Diagram 109 boiler fitted
   
17/01/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 17/01/1942. Dep: 07/03/1942.    
21/11/1942 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
21/08/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 21/08/1943. Dep: 25/09/1943.    
06/01/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 06/01/1945. Dep: 17/02/1945.    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 769 but not taken up    
08/06/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 08/06/1946. Dep: 13/07/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2965 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to LNER (1946 2nd) number 869
   
27/07/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 27/07/1946. Dep: 03/08/1946.    
25/02/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 25/02/1948. Dep: 02/04/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2931 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60869
   
19/04/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 19/04/1950. Dep: 25/05/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3026 (Diagram 109)
   
22/09/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 22/09/1951. Dep: 18/10/1951.    
16/04/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 16/04/1952. Dep: 14/05/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29409 (Diagram 109)
   
04/04/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 04/04/1954. Dep: 12/05/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29487 (Diagram 109)
   
03/01/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 03/01/1956. Dep: 15/02/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29376 (Diagram 109)
   
19/03/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 19/03/1958. Dep: 28/04/1958.
Work undertaken:
Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
   
06/05/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 06/05/1958. Dep: 12/05/1958.    
27/04/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 27/04/1959. Dep: 28/04/1959.
Work undertaken:
Electrical elements of ATC fitted
   
29/02/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 29/02/1960. Dep: 06/04/1960.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29524 (Diagram 109)
   
27/04/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 27/04/1960. Dep: 03/05/1960.    
05/05/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 05/05/1961. Dep: 14/07/1961.
Work undertaken:
Separate cylinders fitted (monobloc replaced)
   
16/06/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 60869 from New England (34E)    
27/11/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Doncaster    

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