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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4854 on 20/10/1939
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 783 on Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 883   24/11/1946
British Railways 60883   24/07/1948

Liveries Carried
Colour Lining Date From
LNER Apple Green Black and White 02/11/1946
BR Black Unlined 24/07/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V2
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1814
To Service Sun 20/10/1939 to Heaton (HTN)
Withdrawal w/e Sun 24/02/1963 off St Margarets (64A)
Service Life 23 yrs, 4 mths , 4 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1963 at Locomotive Works (Cowlairs)

Notes
Notes Into Cowlairs Works for cutting up 5/63

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
HTN   Heaton (New) on 20/10/1939
GHD   Gateshead on 28/03/1943
52B   Heaton on 15/04/1956
52A   Gateshead on 06/05/1956
64A   St Margarets on 09/09/1956
     Withdrawn w/e 24/02/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 52B Heaton 3w/e 21/04/1956
ALLOC 52A Gateshead 4w/e 26/05/1956
ALLOC 64A St Margarets 4w/e 15/09/1956
WDN   on 24/02/1963

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
20/10/1939 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3054)
26/04/1941 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 2893)
20/11/1942 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 2899)
20/01/1945 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 2966)
02/05/1950 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3270)
31/01/1952 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29519)
01/04/1954 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29512)
14/12/1955 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29458)
02/11/1957 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29496)
07/09/1959 Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
07/09/1959 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 28070)
23/09/1961 Smith speedometer fitted


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 18/03/1941 26/04/1941 40 days General Boiler number 2893 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 13/10/1942 20/11/1942 39 days General Boiler number 2899 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 03/12/1942 18/12/1942 16 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 20/11/1944 20/01/1945 62 days General Boiler number 2966 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 20/09/1946 02/11/1946 44 days Heavy Painted Apple green with white lined black boiler bands, black frames and cylinders with red lining
 
Doncaster Works 21/06/1948 24/07/1948 34 days General Renumbered to BR 60883
 
Darlington Works 09/03/1950 02/05/1950 55 days General Boiler number 3270 (Diagram 109)
 
Gateshead Works 29/03/1951 02/04/1951 5 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 28/12/1951 31/01/1952 35 days General Boiler number 29519 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 12/02/1952 16/02/1952 5 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 03/03/1952 13/03/1952 11 days Unclassified    
Gateshead Works 10/04/1953 13/04/1953 4 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 03/03/1954 01/04/1954 30 days General Boiler number 29512 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 05/04/1954 07/04/1954 3 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 11/10/1954 15/10/1954 5 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 08/11/1955 14/12/1955 37 days General Boiler number 29458 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 08/10/1957 02/11/1957 26 days General Boiler number 29496 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 05/08/1959 07/09/1959 34 days General Boiler number 28070 (Diagram 109)
Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
 
Darlington Works 16/09/1959 25/09/1959 10 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 16/08/1961 23/09/1961 39 days Heavy Intermediate Smith speedometer fitted
 
Darlington Works 15/05/1962 02/07/1962 49 days Light Casual    

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
20/10/1939 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 4854
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1814
Allocated to Heaton (HTN)
Diagram 109 boiler fitted
   
18/03/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 18/03/1941. Dep: 26/04/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2893 (Diagram 109)
   
13/10/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 13/10/1942. Dep: 20/11/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2899 (Diagram 109)
   
03/12/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 03/12/1942. Dep: 18/12/1942.    
28/03/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Gateshead (GHD)    
20/11/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 20/11/1944. Dep: 20/01/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2966 (Diagram 109)
   
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 783 but not taken up    
20/09/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy) - Arr: 20/09/1946. Dep: 02/11/1946.
Work undertaken:
Painted Apple green with white lined black boiler bands, black frames and cylinders with red lining
   
24/11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 883    
21/06/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 21/06/1948. Dep: 24/07/1948.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 60883
   
24/07/1948 Livery Change of livery to Black (Lining: Unlined)    
09/03/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 09/03/1950. Dep: 02/05/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3270 (Diagram 109)
   
29/03/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 29/03/1951. Dep: 02/04/1951.    
28/12/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 28/12/1951. Dep: 31/01/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29519 (Diagram 109)
   
12/02/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 12/02/1952. Dep: 16/02/1952.    
03/03/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 03/03/1952. Dep: 13/03/1952.    
10/04/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 10/04/1953. Dep: 13/04/1953.    
03/03/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 03/03/1954. Dep: 01/04/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29512 (Diagram 109)
   
05/04/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 05/04/1954. Dep: 07/04/1954.    
11/10/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 11/10/1954. Dep: 15/10/1954.    
08/11/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 08/11/1955. Dep: 14/12/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29458 (Diagram 109)
   
15/04/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (52B)    
06/05/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Gateshead (52A)    
09/09/1956 Allocation Reallocated to St Margarets (64A)    
08/10/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 08/10/1957. Dep: 02/11/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29496 (Diagram 109)
   
05/08/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 05/08/1959. Dep: 07/09/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28070 (Diagram 109)
Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
   
16/09/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 16/09/1959. Dep: 25/09/1959.    
16/08/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 16/08/1961. Dep: 23/09/1961.
Work undertaken:
Smith speedometer fitted
   
15/05/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 15/05/1962. Dep: 02/07/1962.    
24/02/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 60883 from St Margarets (64A)    
05/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Cowlairs    

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