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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4849 on 12/07/1940
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 778 on Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 878   18/10/1946
British Railways 60878   24/06/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V2
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2
Builder Doncaster Works
Works Number 1915
To Service Mon 12/07/1940 to New England (NWE)
Withdrawal Mon 22/10/1962 off York (North) (50A)
Service Life 22 yrs, 3 mths , 10 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Tue 06/11/1962 at Locomotive Works (Darlington)

Notes
Notes Into Darlington Works for cutting up 6/11/62

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
NWE   New England (New) on 12/07/1940
38E   Woodford Halse on 02/09/1951
38C   Leicester (G.C.) on 28/02/1954
50A   York (North) on 02/11/1958
     Withdrawn on 22/10/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 38C Leicester (G.C.) 5w/e 27/03/1954
LOAN 15E Leicester (G.C.) on 01/02/1958
ALLOC 15E Leicester (G.C.) on 23/02/1958
ALLOC 50A York (North) 4w/e 29/11/1958
LOAN 91E To Eastern Region 4w/e 29/11/1958
ALLOC 50A York (North) 4w/e 27/12/1958
ALLOC 91E To Eastern Region 4w/e 27/12/1958
WDN   w/e 22/10/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
12/07/1940 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 9171)
23/05/1947 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 9233)
24/06/1949 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3037)
24/07/1951 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29370)
05/11/1953 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29403)
18/05/1956 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29391)
02/11/1957 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29378)
11/12/1959 Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
11/12/1959 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29352)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 06/02/1943 27/02/1943 22 days General    
Doncaster Works 21/04/1945 02/06/1945 43 days General    
Doncaster Works 24/03/1947 23/05/1947 61 days General Boiler number 29382 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 22/05/1949 24/06/1949 34 days General Boiler number 3037 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60878
 
Doncaster Works 18/06/1951 24/07/1951 37 days General Boiler number 29370 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 22/02/1952 13/03/1952 21 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 07/10/1953 05/11/1953 30 days General Boiler number 29403 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 14/04/1956 18/05/1956 35 days General Boiler number 29391 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 17/05/1957 24/05/1957 8 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 02/10/1957 02/11/1957 32 days General Boiler number 29378 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 04/11/1957 06/11/1957 3 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 22/11/1957 05/12/1957 14 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 16/01/1958 24/01/1958 9 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 09/11/1959 11/12/1959 33 days General Boiler number 29352 (Diagram 109)
Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
 
Darlington Works 24/02/1961 24/03/1961 29 days Light Casual    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
10/05/1947 Doncaster Works Locos. ex Plant, end April-May were: Nos. 16, 41, 51, 63, 86, 90, 101, 102, 113, 521, 863, 878, 890, 942, 1808, 1832, 1919, 1961, 2169, 3031, 3505, 3950, 3986, 5021, 7391, 8786 and 9492. Further locos. ex Plant include Nos. 29 (4/6) and 1949, 8784, 9464 (5/6). SLS/194708

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/07/1940 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 4849
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1915
Allocated to New England (NWE)
Diagram 109 boiler fitted
   
06/02/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 06/02/1943. Dep: 27/02/1943.    
21/04/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 21/04/1945. Dep: 02/06/1945.    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 778 but not taken up    
18/10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 878    
24/03/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 24/03/1947. Dep: 23/05/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29382 (Diagram 109)
   
22/05/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 22/05/1949. Dep: 24/06/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3037 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60878
   
18/06/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 18/06/1951. Dep: 24/07/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29370 (Diagram 109)
   
02/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (38E)    
22/02/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 22/02/1952. Dep: 13/03/1952.    
07/10/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 07/10/1953. Dep: 05/11/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29403 (Diagram 109)
   
28/02/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester (G.C.) (38C)    
14/04/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 14/04/1956. Dep: 18/05/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29391 (Diagram 109)
   
17/05/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 17/05/1957. Dep: 24/05/1957.    
02/10/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 02/10/1957. Dep: 02/11/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29378 (Diagram 109)
   
04/11/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 04/11/1957. Dep: 06/11/1957.    
22/11/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 22/11/1957. Dep: 05/12/1957.    
16/01/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 16/01/1958. Dep: 24/01/1958.    
02/11/1958 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
09/11/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 09/11/1959. Dep: 11/12/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29352 (Diagram 109)
Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
   
24/02/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 24/02/1961. Dep: 24/03/1961.    
22/10/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 60878 from York (North) (50A)    
06/11/1962 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Darlington    

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