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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4845 on 27/06/1939
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 774 on Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 874   31/08/1946
British Railways 60874   30/12/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V2
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2
Builder Doncaster Works
Works Number 1900
To Service Wed 27/06/1939 to Doncaster (DON)
Withdrawal Wed 22/08/1962 off New England (34E)
Service Life 23 yrs, 1 mth , 26 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Wed 22/08/1962 at Locomotive Works (Doncaster)

Notes
Notes Into Doncaster Works for cutting up 22/8/62

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
DON   Doncaster (New) on 27/06/1939
LEI   Leicester (G.C.) on 15/08/1939
NEA   Neasden on 16/12/1939
GOR   Gorton on 29/05/1942
DON   Doncaster on 19/07/1943
GOR   Gorton on 29/10/1944
NWE   New England on 23/10/1946
     Withdrawn on 22/08/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC NWE New England w/e 26/10/1946
WDN   on 22/08/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
27/06/1939 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 9167)
02/02/1946 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 2895)
30/12/1949 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3041)
11/08/1953 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3006)
13/07/1955 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29503)
17/09/1959 Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
17/09/1959 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29459)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 16/09/1939 30/09/1939 15 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 14/10/1939 14/10/1939 1 day Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 17/01/1942 28/02/1942 43 days General    
Doncaster Works 15/01/1944 12/02/1944 29 days General    
Doncaster Works 05/01/1946 02/02/1946 29 days General Boiler number 2895 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 06/07/1947 15/08/1947 41 days General    
Doncaster Works 22/11/1949 30/12/1949 39 days General Boiler number 29383 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60874
 
Doncaster Works 22/10/1951 22/11/1951 32 days Heavy Intermediate    
Doncaster Works 24/01/1953 03/02/1953 11 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 06/07/1953 11/08/1953 37 days General Boiler number 29365 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 03/06/1955 13/07/1955 41 days General Boiler number 29503 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 19/06/1957 09/08/1957 52 days Heavy Intermediate    
Darlington Works 13/08/1959 17/09/1959 36 days General Boiler number 29459 (Diagram 109)
Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
 

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
01/02/1964 Branch line news (Scrap Yard) Passenger services will be withdrawn from Hanley Loop (Etruria to Kidsgrove Liverpool Road) and Stoke to Silverdale branches from 2nd March, from the Aberdare-Abercynon and Cardiff Clarence Road branches from 16th March, from the Kemble to Cirencester, Kemble to Tetbury and Sheringham-Melton Constable branches from 6th April.
The Waterside branch (from Old Dinting Goods GF, Mottram Yard) is to be closed completely on 2nd March. The Pinnox branch (Tunstall Junction to Longport Junction) was closed completely from 16th February, although the track is to be retained. From Pleasley Junction to 70 yards short of Messrs. Hollins coal siding (approx. 1 mile) is to be closed from 3rd March and the line thence to Pleasley East GF from 31st December, 1964.
SLS/196403
07/03/1964 Darlington Works (Scrap Yard) Erecting Shop: D25, D26, D30, D170, D177, D179, D3140, D3244, D3677, D5371, D7587 painted, D7589 nearly complete, D7590 motors mounted, D7591 motors mounted, D7592 shell, D7593 shell, D7594 shell, d12113, 47482, 60146, 60822, 61032, 61319, 62060, 63458, 65789, 90272, 90345. Weigh House: D22, D5107, 62001. Stripping Shop: 43987, 90483. Works Yard: D2700, D5113, D5148, D7588 painted, 42165, 43144, 60124, 60802, 62065, 63460, 65033, 65099, 68046, 73071, 73097, 75006, 75056. Crossing: D11, D3378. Scrap Yard: 42407, 47589, 60874, 68039, 68061, 90624. SLS/196403

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
27/06/1939 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 4845
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1900
Allocated to Doncaster (DON)
Diagram 109 boiler fitted
   
15/08/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester (G.C.) (LEI)    
16/09/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 16/09/1939. Dep: 30/09/1939.    
14/10/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 14/10/1939. Dep: 14/10/1939.    
16/12/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (NEA)    
17/01/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 17/01/1942. Dep: 28/02/1942.    
29/05/1942 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
19/07/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
15/01/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 15/01/1944. Dep: 12/02/1944.    
29/10/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 774 but not taken up    
05/01/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 05/01/1946. Dep: 02/02/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2895 (Diagram 109)
   
31/08/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 874    
23/10/1946 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
06/07/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 06/07/1947. Dep: 15/08/1947.    
22/11/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 22/11/1949. Dep: 30/12/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29383 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60874
   
22/10/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 22/10/1951. Dep: 22/11/1951.    
24/01/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 24/01/1953. Dep: 03/02/1953.    
06/07/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 06/07/1953. Dep: 11/08/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29365 (Diagram 109)
   
03/06/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 03/06/1955. Dep: 13/07/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29503 (Diagram 109)
   
19/06/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 19/06/1957. Dep: 09/08/1957.    
13/08/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 13/08/1959. Dep: 17/09/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29459 (Diagram 109)
Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
   
22/08/1962 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Doncaster    
22/08/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 60874 from New England (34E)    

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