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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4871 on 02/03/1940
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 800 on Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 900   23/11/1946
British Railways 60900   04/11/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V2
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1831
To Service Thu 02/03/1940 to Kings Cross (KX)
Withdrawal Thu 11/04/1963 off St Margarets (64A)
Service Life 23 yrs, 1 mth , 9 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1963 at Locomotive Works (Cowlairs)

Notes
Notes Into Cowlairs Works for cutting up 4/63

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
KX   Kings Cross (New) on 02/03/1940
64A   St Margarets on 25/01/1953
     Withdrawn on 11/04/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 64A St Margarets 4w/e 21/02/1953
WDN   on 11/04/1963

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
02/03/1940 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3115)
02/01/1948 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 9171)
04/11/1949 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 9231)
30/12/1952 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29423)
17/09/1954 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29517)
22/08/1958 Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
22/08/1958 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29465)
11/08/1960 Electrical elements of ATC fitted
17/06/1961 Smith speedometer fitted
17/06/1961 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29402)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 01/10/1942 04/11/1942 35 days General    
Doncaster Works 22/03/1944 22/04/1944 32 days General    
Doncaster Works 02/01/1946 02/02/1946 32 days General    
Doncaster Works 03/12/1947 02/01/1948 31 days General Boiler number 9171 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 03/10/1949 04/11/1949 33 days General Boiler number 29356 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60900
 
Doncaster Works 05/03/1951 04/04/1951 31 days Heavy Intermediate    
Doncaster Works 19/02/1952 10/03/1952 21 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 28/11/1952 30/12/1952 33 days General Boiler number 29423 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 28/07/1954 17/09/1954 52 days General Boiler number 29517 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 06/04/1956 08/05/1956 33 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 18/09/1956 24/10/1956 37 days Heavy Intermediate    
Darlington Works 26/06/1958 22/08/1958 58 days General Boiler number 29465 (Diagram 109)
Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 08/07/1960 11/08/1960 35 days Light Casual Electrical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 10/05/1961 17/06/1961 39 days General Boiler number 29402 (Diagram 109)
Smith speedometer fitted
 
Darlington Works 08/10/1962 30/10/1962 23 days Light Casual    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
16/01/1943 Doncaster Notes (engines lettered 'NE') No. 2005, converted to Class 'A,' was due out 16/1. Another 'Q.4' 5048 is on hand for conversion to 'Q.1.' Other arrivals for works are 3838, 3465 an 4993. Streamlined 'B.17' 2870 has left works after a 'general,' also 'J.55' 3859 (BFD). Following on the previous list of engines lettered 'NE' at Plant:- October: 2957, 4474, 1125, 4513, 180, 4003, 4663, 4340, 3488, 4266, 2572, 4655, 3497, 1158, 1367, 4471, 1312, 4312, 3350, 4601, 1141, 4377, 2598, 4490, 2859, 2555, 2461, 483, 3076, 4637, 590, 2766, 4834, 4664, 1118, 4888, 2394, 3224, 4594, 4462, November: 3476, 2439, 4871, 4594, 4646, 4008, 2960, 601, 4053, 4805, 2426, 118, 135, 2563, 112, 1300, 4035, 4449, 4246, 4884, 2744, 4843, 3298, 2417, 5961, 178, 4495, 608, 2958, 2579, 2453, 3050, 125, 114, 4853, 3500, 3494, 2593, 3167. December: 3821, 4497, 4414, 4426, 3276, 4824, 586, 4545, 3621, 4018, 4225, 587, 3275 4793, 2546, 4456, 3819, 4851, 4316, 3631, 3819, 599, 3010, 3593, 17, 3387, 6139, 3498, 1156, 2870, 4240, 2955, 3232, 3047. SLS/194302
31/10/1949 Doncaster Works Locomotives noted in the Paint Shop at the beginning of November included: Nos. 60030/91, 60109/11, 60891, 60900/38/40, 61208, 61819/91, 61906/53/87, 67379, 69527/47. No. 67387 has been fitted for 'Pull and Push' working. SLS/194912
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
02/03/1940 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 4871
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1831
Allocated to Kings Cross (KX)
Diagram 109 boiler fitted
   
01/10/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 01/10/1942. Dep: 04/11/1942.    
22/03/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 22/03/1944. Dep: 22/04/1944.    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 800 but not taken up    
02/01/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 02/01/1946. Dep: 02/02/1946.    
23/11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 900    
03/12/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 03/12/1947. Dep: 02/01/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 9171 (Diagram 109)
   
03/10/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 03/10/1949. Dep: 04/11/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29356 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60900
   
05/03/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 05/03/1951. Dep: 04/04/1951.    
19/02/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 19/02/1952. Dep: 10/03/1952.    
28/11/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 28/11/1952. Dep: 30/12/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29423 (Diagram 109)
   
25/01/1953 Allocation Reallocated to St Margarets (64A)    
28/07/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 28/07/1954. Dep: 17/09/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29517 (Diagram 109)
   
06/04/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 06/04/1956. Dep: 08/05/1956.    
18/09/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 18/09/1956. Dep: 24/10/1956.    
26/06/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 26/06/1958. Dep: 22/08/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29465 (Diagram 109)
Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
   
08/07/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 08/07/1960. Dep: 11/08/1960.
Work undertaken:
Electrical elements of ATC fitted
   
10/05/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 10/05/1961. Dep: 17/06/1961.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29402 (Diagram 109)
Smith speedometer fitted
   
08/10/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 08/10/1962. Dep: 30/10/1962.    
04/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Cowlairs    
11/04/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 60900 from St Margarets (64A)    

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