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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4844 on 18/05/1939
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 773 on Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 873   01/11/1946
British Railways (BR Tmp) E873   05/02/1948
British Railways 60873   17/06/1949

Names Carried
Date From Name
20/06/1939 COLDSTREAMER

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V2
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2
Builder Doncaster Works
Works Number 1899
To Service Sat 18/05/1939 to New England (NWE)
Withdrawal Sat 29/12/1962 off St Margarets (64A)
Service Life 23 yrs, 7 mths , 11 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Wed 30/10/1963 at Locomotive Works (Cowlairs)

Notes
Notes Into Cowlairs Works for cutting up 30/10/63

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
NWE   New England (New) on 18/05/1939
KX   Kings Cross on 20/06/1939
64A   St Margarets on 15/04/1951
64A   St Margarets w/e 21/04/1951
     Withdrawn on 29/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 64A St Margarets w/e 21/04/1951
WDN   on 29/12/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
18/05/1939 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 9166)
05/01/1946 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3118)
14/06/1947 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3028)
17/06/1949 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3309)
09/03/1951 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29353)
13/03/1952 Modified pony truck
27/01/1953 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 28057)
01/02/1958 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29374)
26/04/1960 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 28057)
30/12/1961 Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 05/06/1939 17/06/1939 13 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 22/11/1941 03/01/1942 43 days General    
Doncaster Works 20/11/1943 25/12/1943 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 13/05/1944 03/06/1944 22 days Light Repair Newark derailment
 
Doncaster Works 01/12/1945 05/01/1946 36 days General Boiler number 3118 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 28/05/1947 14/06/1947 18 days General Boiler number 29366 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 23/01/1948 05/02/1948 14 days Light Casual Renumbered to BR (BR Tmp) number E873
 
Doncaster Works 10/05/1949 17/06/1949 39 days General Boiler number 3309 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60873
 
Doncaster Works 14/02/1951 09/03/1951 24 days General Boiler number 29353 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 15/03/1951 17/03/1951 3 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 04/03/1952 13/03/1952 10 days Light Casual Modified pony truck
 
Darlington Works 29/12/1952 27/01/1953 30 days General Boiler number 28057 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 26/07/1955 10/09/1955 47 days Heavy Intermediate    
Darlington Works 12/09/1955 14/09/1955 3 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 16/10/1956 13/11/1956 29 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 23/08/1957 28/08/1957 6 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 24/12/1957 01/02/1958 40 days General Boiler number 10506 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 03/02/1958 04/02/1958 2 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 16/03/1960 26/04/1960 42 days General Boiler number 28057 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 21/11/1961 30/12/1961 40 days Light Casual Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
 
Darlington Works 28/08/1962 28/09/1962 32 days Light Casual    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
18/05/1939 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 4844
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1899
Allocated to New England (NWE)
Diagram 109 boiler fitted
   
05/06/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 05/06/1939. Dep: 17/06/1939.    
20/06/1939 Naming Named 'COLDSTREAMER'    
20/06/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (KX)    
22/11/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 22/11/1941. Dep: 03/01/1942.    
20/11/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 20/11/1943. Dep: 25/12/1943.    
13/05/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 13/05/1944. Dep: 03/06/1944.
Work undertaken:
Newark derailment
   
01/12/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 01/12/1945. Dep: 05/01/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3118 (Diagram 109)
   
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 773 but not taken up    
01/11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 873    
28/05/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 28/05/1947. Dep: 14/06/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29366 (Diagram 109)
   
23/01/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 23/01/1948. Dep: 05/02/1948.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR (BR Tmp) number E873
   
10/05/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 10/05/1949. Dep: 17/06/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3309 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60873
   
14/02/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 14/02/1951. Dep: 09/03/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29353 (Diagram 109)
   
15/03/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 15/03/1951. Dep: 17/03/1951.    
15/04/1951 Allocation Reallocated to St Margarets (64A)    
21/04/1951 Allocation Reallocated to St Margarets (64A)    
04/03/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 04/03/1952. Dep: 13/03/1952.
Work undertaken:
Modified pony truck
   
29/12/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 29/12/1952. Dep: 27/01/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28057 (Diagram 109)
   
26/07/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 26/07/1955. Dep: 10/09/1955.    
12/09/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 12/09/1955. Dep: 14/09/1955.    
16/10/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 16/10/1956. Dep: 13/11/1956.    
23/08/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 23/08/1957. Dep: 28/08/1957.    
24/12/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 24/12/1957. Dep: 01/02/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 10506 (Diagram 109)
   
03/02/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 03/02/1958. Dep: 04/02/1958.    
16/03/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 16/03/1960. Dep: 26/04/1960.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28057 (Diagram 109)
   
21/11/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 21/11/1961. Dep: 30/12/1961.
Work undertaken:
Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
   
28/08/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 28/08/1962. Dep: 28/09/1962.    
29/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 60873 from St Margarets (64A)    
30/10/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Cowlairs    

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