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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4850 on 06/08/1940
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 779 on Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 879   26/10/1946
British Railways 60879   26/07/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V2
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2
Builder Doncaster Works
Works Number 1916
To Service Mon 06/08/1940 to New England (NWE)
Withdrawal Mon 03/12/1962 off York (North) (50A)
Service Life 22 yrs, 3 mths , 27 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Fri 28/12/1962 at Locomotive Works (Darlington)

Notes
Notes Into Darlington Works for cutting up 28/12/62

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
NWE   New England (New) on 06/08/1940
38E   Woodford Halse on 24/06/1951
38E   Woodford Halse w/e 30/06/1951
38C   Leicester (G.C.) on 16/06/1957
50A   York (North) on 06/09/1959
     Withdrawn on 03/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 38E Woodford Halse w/e 30/06/1951
ALLOC 38C Leicester (G.C.) 4w/e 13/07/1957
LOAN 15E Leicester (G.C.) on 01/02/1958
ALLOC 15E Leicester (G.C.) on 23/02/1958
ALLOC 91NE   8w/e 05/09/1959
ALLOC 50A York (North) 4w/e 03/10/1959
WDN   on 03/12/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
06/08/1940 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 9172)
24/06/1947 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3097)
26/07/1949 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3236)
15/06/1951 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29364)
14/10/1953 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29431)
23/03/1956 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29412)
03/06/1958 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29402)
13/01/1961 Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
13/01/1961 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29549)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 15/08/1942 19/09/1942 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 22/04/1944 17/05/1944 26 days General    
Doncaster Works 23/06/1945 04/08/1945 43 days General    
Doncaster Works 24/11/1945 08/12/1945 15 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 17/05/1947 24/06/1947 39 days General Boiler number 29494 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 13/06/1949 26/07/1949 44 days General Boiler number 3236 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60879
 
Doncaster Works 18/05/1951 15/06/1951 29 days General Boiler number 29364 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 16/09/1953 14/10/1953 29 days General Boiler number 29431 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 22/02/1956 23/03/1956 31 days General Boiler number 29412 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 01/05/1958 03/06/1958 34 days General Boiler number 29402 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 05/12/1960 13/01/1961 40 days General Boiler number 29549 (Diagram 109)
Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/08/1940 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 4850
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1916
Allocated to New England (NWE)
Diagram 109 boiler fitted
   
15/08/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 15/08/1942. Dep: 19/09/1942.    
22/04/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 22/04/1944. Dep: 17/05/1944.    
23/06/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 23/06/1945. Dep: 04/08/1945.    
24/11/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 24/11/1945. Dep: 08/12/1945.    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 779 but not taken up    
26/10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 879    
17/05/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 17/05/1947. Dep: 24/06/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29494 (Diagram 109)
   
13/06/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 13/06/1949. Dep: 26/07/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3236 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60879
   
18/05/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 18/05/1951. Dep: 15/06/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29364 (Diagram 109)
   
24/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (38E)    
30/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (38E)    
16/09/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 16/09/1953. Dep: 14/10/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29431 (Diagram 109)
   
22/02/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 22/02/1956. Dep: 23/03/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29412 (Diagram 109)
   
16/06/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester (G.C.) (38C)    
01/05/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 01/05/1958. Dep: 03/06/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29402 (Diagram 109)
   
06/09/1959 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
05/12/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 05/12/1960. Dep: 13/01/1961.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29549 (Diagram 109)
Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
   
03/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 60879 from York (North) (50A)    
28/12/1962 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Darlington    

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