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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4868 on 10/02/1940
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 797 on Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 897   03/10/1946
British Railways 60897   03/05/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V2
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1828
To Service Tue 10/02/1940 to Kings Cross (KX)
Withdrawal Tue 11/06/1963 off Doncaster (36A)
Service Life 23 yrs, 4 mths , 1 dy

Disposal
Scrapping Tue 16/07/1963 at Locomotive Works (Doncaster)

Notes
Notes Into Doncaster Works for cutting up 16/7/63

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
KX   Kings Cross (New) on 10/02/1940
NWE   New England on 21/11/1942
36A   Doncaster on 17/09/1961
     Withdrawn on 11/06/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 5w/e 07/10/1961
WDN   on 11/06/1963

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
10/02/1940 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3109)
16/02/1946 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3026)
04/05/1950 Modified pony truck
04/05/1950 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3278)
22/09/1956 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29494)
05/11/1958 Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
05/11/1958 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29523)
22/04/1959 Electrical elements of ATC fitted
17/06/1961 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29509)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 21/03/1942 02/05/1942 43 days General    
Doncaster Works 20/06/1942 11/07/1942 22 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 11/03/1944 22/04/1944 43 days General    
Doncaster Works 17/01/1946 16/02/1946 31 days General Boiler number 3026 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 27/10/1947 25/11/1947 30 days General    
Doncaster Works 26/03/1950 04/05/1950 40 days General Boiler number 29415 (Diagram 109)
Modified pony truck
Renumbered to BR 60897
 
Doncaster Works 20/02/1951 08/03/1951 17 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 25/03/1951 13/04/1951 20 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 02/06/1952 09/07/1952 38 days Heavy Intermediate    
Doncaster Works 13/06/1954 28/07/1954 46 days Heavy Intermediate    
Doncaster Works 14/08/1956 22/09/1956 40 days General Boiler number 29494 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 24/09/1956 01/10/1956 8 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 03/10/1958 05/11/1958 34 days General Boiler number 29523 (Diagram 109)
Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 17/04/1959 22/04/1959 6 days Unclassified Electrical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 15/05/1961 17/06/1961 34 days General Boiler number 29509 (Diagram 109)
 

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/04/1950 Doncaster Works Class A.1 named include 60120 Kittiwake, 60133 Pommern, 60141 Abbotsford in, April; other engines through Doncaster Plant included A.1 60122; A.2 60500/12/39; A.3 60039/43/54/94; A.4 60018/20/1/3; V.2 60814/20/32/65/67/80/97, 60912/14; K.3 61802/22/24/46/61/67/77, 61947/69/85; B.17 61634; C.12 67366; K.5 61863 (light repair); B.1 61036/83/95, 61113, 61267. Some exchanges of 'Pacifics' and 'Green Arrows' are afoot on account of A.T.C. trials on the G.N. Section. SLS/195006
04/06/1961 Darlington Works (Erecting Shop) Erecting Shop: D272, D2243, D2700, D3456, D4071-5, D5098, D5157-61, 43085, 60816/23/57/8/97, 60900, 61028, 61206/69, 61303, 63468, 67620/91. 67733, 80100, 90124, 90465/70, 90518. Stripping Shop: 60974, 65868. 67636, 80099. Outside Stripping Shop: 43116, 61464, 63382, 63466. Works Yard: D4070, D5101, 60852/69/99, 60920/75/81, 61238, 63341/58, 63452, 65099, 65753, 65801, 67643/90, 68007/43/80, 92060, 92192. Crossing: D280, D3322, D5106/56. Scrap Yard: 61416/62, 68673 all intact. SLS/196107

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/02/1940 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 4868
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1828
Allocated to Kings Cross (KX)
Diagram 109 boiler fitted
   
21/03/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 21/03/1942. Dep: 02/05/1942.    
20/06/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 20/06/1942. Dep: 11/07/1942.    
21/11/1942 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
11/03/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 11/03/1944. Dep: 22/04/1944.    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 797 but not taken up    
17/01/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 17/01/1946. Dep: 16/02/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3026 (Diagram 109)
   
03/10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 897    
27/10/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 27/10/1947. Dep: 25/11/1947.    
26/03/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 26/03/1950. Dep: 04/05/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29415 (Diagram 109)
Modified pony truck
Renumbered to BR 60897
   
20/02/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 20/02/1951. Dep: 08/03/1951.    
25/03/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 25/03/1951. Dep: 13/04/1951.    
02/06/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 02/06/1952. Dep: 09/07/1952.    
13/06/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 13/06/1954. Dep: 28/07/1954.    
14/08/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 14/08/1956. Dep: 22/09/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29494 (Diagram 109)
   
24/09/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 24/09/1956. Dep: 01/10/1956.    
03/10/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 03/10/1958. Dep: 05/11/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29523 (Diagram 109)
Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
   
17/04/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 17/04/1959. Dep: 22/04/1959.
Work undertaken:
Electrical elements of ATC fitted
   
15/05/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 15/05/1961. Dep: 17/06/1961.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29509 (Diagram 109)
   
17/09/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
11/06/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 60897 from Doncaster (36A)    
16/07/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Doncaster    

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