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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4841 on 12/08/1939
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 770 on Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 870   10/12/1946
British Railways 60870   07/07/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V2
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1811
To Service Tue 12/08/1939 to New England (NWE)
Withdrawal Tue 16/07/1963 off Doncaster (36A)
Service Life 23 yrs, 11 mths , 4 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Mon 29/07/1963 at Locomotive Works (Doncaster)

Notes
Notes Into Doncaster Works for cutting up 29/7/63

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
NWE   New England (New) on 12/08/1939
GRA   Grantham on 14/08/1939
DON   Doncaster on 18/03/1940
     Withdrawn on 16/07/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 16/07/1963

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
12/08/1939 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3045)
02/11/1946 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3095)
17/07/1950 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 8931)
17/04/1952 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29405)
31/07/1956 Separate cylinders fitted (monobloc replaced)
31/07/1956 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29384)
28/08/1958 Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
28/08/1958 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29505)
23/09/1959 Electrical elements of ATC fitted


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 27/02/1943 27/03/1943 29 days General    
Doncaster Works 18/11/1944 30/12/1944 43 days General    
Doncaster Works 05/10/1946 02/11/1946 29 days General Boiler number 3095 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 24/05/1948 07/07/1948 45 days General Renumbered to BR 60870
 
Doncaster Works 08/06/1950 17/07/1950 40 days General Boiler number 8931 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 22/01/1952 05/02/1952 15 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 12/03/1952 17/04/1952 37 days General Boiler number 29405 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 10/06/1954 21/07/1954 42 days Heavy Intermediate    
Doncaster Works 19/06/1956 31/07/1956 43 days General Boiler number 29384 (Diagram 109)
Separate cylinders fitted (monobloc replaced)
 
Doncaster Works 07/08/1956 09/08/1956 3 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 11/07/1958 28/08/1958 49 days General Boiler number 29505 (Diagram 109)
Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 28/04/1959 30/04/1959 3 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 01/07/1959 23/09/1959 85 days Light Casual Electrical elements of ATC fitted
 
Doncaster Works 17/01/1962 02/03/1962 45 days General    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
26/06/1948 Doncaster Works Locomotives in Works on 26/6 included; Nos. 1, 29, 30/6/9, 65/7, 104, 518, 818/83, 1083, 1128, 1800/24, 2821, 60042/49/97, 60515, 60870, 61830. The first of the new 'A.1' 4-6-2's No. 60114, was nearing completion here in early July and was being proceeded with faster than No. 60539. SLS/194808
28/01/1962 Doncaster Works (Outside Crimpsall) New Erecting Shop: D5643, D8213, E3072-6. Stripping Road: D4055/63, 60129, 60853, 61285, 61315, 63630, 73036. Crimpsall: 60119, 63962. Outside Crimpsall: 60870, 60938, 61168, 62021/34. Scrap Road: 68900 intact, 61862, 61908 being cut up. Erecting Shop: D3482, D5525/95, D5642/57, 12126/33, 13288, 60043/61/78/83/97, 60107, 60817, 61252, 61374/5, 61899, 63571, 70003/7, 76021. Erecting Shop Yard: 60062, 60112. Boiler Park: 60014/47. Weigh House: D5547. Outside Weigh House: D3289, 61223, 63924, 68928, 70006. Paint Shop: D3336, D3487, D5371/2, D5822, E3070/1, 60087, 76046. Paint Shop Yard: Nil. Works Shunters: DEPT. 10/1. SLS/196203
26/02/1962 Doncaster Works (Paint Shop) Works Yard: 43158, 60039/67, 60153, 60517, 60905/28, 61000/58, 61234, 62014, 63942. Stripping Shop: 60108, 60500, 63932. Outside Stripping Shop: 60040, 60162, 60850/75, 62034, 63652, 70036, 73016. Erecting Shop: D3129, D3440/80/2, D5655/63, D6707/9/15, D8210, 43080, 60030/2/51, 60129/39, 60871, 61281, 63630, 63872, 63945/84, 70038, 73036. Outside Erecting Shop: D5525, D5605/43/70, 60028. Weigh House: 60026, 60119. Scrap Road: 61818, 61945/66, 64177/91, 64245. Paint Shop: D380, D2408, D5376, E3071/2, 12126, 60078, 60870, 61315, 63571. New Erecting Shop: D6700, D8027, E3073-8. Boiler Shop: E3079/80. Works Shunters: DEPT.10/1, 63858, 68928. Ex-Works: 61285. SLS/196204

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/08/1939 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 4841
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1811
Allocated to New England (NWE)
Diagram 109 boiler fitted
   
14/08/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (GRA)    
18/03/1940 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
08/03/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 08/03/1941. Dep: 19/04/1941.    
27/02/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 27/02/1943. Dep: 27/03/1943.    
18/11/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 18/11/1944. Dep: 30/12/1944.    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 770 but not taken up    
05/10/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 05/10/1946. Dep: 02/11/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3095 (Diagram 109)
   
10/12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 870    
24/05/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 24/05/1948. Dep: 07/07/1948.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 60870
   
08/06/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 08/06/1950. Dep: 17/07/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 8931 (Diagram 109)
   
22/01/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 22/01/1952. Dep: 05/02/1952.    
12/03/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 12/03/1952. Dep: 17/04/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29405 (Diagram 109)
   
10/06/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 10/06/1954. Dep: 21/07/1954.    
19/06/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 19/06/1956. Dep: 31/07/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29384 (Diagram 109)
Separate cylinders fitted (monobloc replaced)
   
07/08/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 07/08/1956. Dep: 09/08/1956.    
11/07/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 11/07/1958. Dep: 28/08/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29505 (Diagram 109)
Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
   
28/04/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 28/04/1959. Dep: 30/04/1959.    
01/07/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 01/07/1959. Dep: 23/09/1959.
Work undertaken:
Electrical elements of ATC fitted
   
17/01/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 17/01/1962. Dep: 02/03/1962.    
16/07/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 60870 from Doncaster (36A)    
29/07/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Doncaster    

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