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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4873 on 15/03/1940
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 802 on Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 902   24/11/1946
British Railways 60902   15/12/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V2
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1833
To Service Sun 15/03/1940 to Doncaster (DON)
Withdrawal Sun 22/09/1963 off Doncaster (36A)
Service Life 23 yrs, 6 mths , 7 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Thu 07/11/1963 at Locomotive Works (Doncaster)

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

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
DON   Doncaster (New) on 15/03/1940
COP   Copley Hill (Leeds) on 18/04/1946
DON   Doncaster on 09/05/1946
34A   Kings Cross on 17/05/1953
36A   Doncaster on 12/07/1953
37A   Ardsley on 30/08/1953
36A   Doncaster on 20/09/1953
34A   Kings Cross on 03/07/1955
34E   New England on 27/01/1963
36A   Doncaster on 16/06/1963
     Withdrawn on 22/09/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 34A Kings Cross 4w/e 13/06/1953
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 08/08/1953
ALLOC 37A Ardsley 4w/e 05/09/1953
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 03/10/1953
ALLOC 34A Kings Cross 4w/e 16/07/1955
ALLOC 34E New England 3w/e 02/02/1963
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 29/06/1963
WDN   on 22/09/1963

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
15/03/1940 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3119)
03/04/1947 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3156)
15/12/1948 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 8932)
23/02/1951 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29351)
27/01/1953 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29440)
15/12/1954 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29421)
04/01/1957 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29377)
04/11/1958 Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
12/06/1959 Electrical elements of ATC fitted
13/10/1961 Double blastpipe fitted
13/10/1961 Smith speedometer fitted
13/10/1961 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29465)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 27/12/1941 07/02/1942 43 days General    
Doncaster Works 06/11/1943 04/12/1943 29 days General    
Doncaster Works 03/06/1944 24/06/1944 22 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 02/06/1945 14/07/1945 43 days General    
Doncaster Works 16/02/1947 03/04/1947 47 days General Boiler number 29460 (Diagram 109)
  
Doncaster Works 27/10/1948 15/12/1948 50 days General Boiler number 8932 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60902
  
Doncaster Works 24/01/1951 23/02/1951 31 days General Boiler number 29351 (Diagram 109)
  
Doncaster Works 15/03/1952 25/03/1952 11 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 29/12/1952 27/01/1953 30 days General Boiler number 29440 (Diagram 109)
  
Doncaster Works 16/11/1954 15/12/1954 30 days General Boiler number 29421 (Diagram 109)
  
Doncaster Works 14/11/1956 04/01/1957 52 days General Boiler number 29377 (Diagram 109)
  
Darlington Works 30/09/1958 04/11/1958 36 days Heavy Intermediate Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
  
Darlington Works 11/06/1959 12/06/1959 2 days Unclassified Electrical elements of ATC fitted
  
Darlington Works 11/09/1961 13/10/1961 33 days General Boiler number 29465 (Diagram 109)
Double blastpipe fitted
  

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
15/03/1940 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 4873
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1833
Allocated to Doncaster (DON)
Diagram 109 boiler fitted		    
27/12/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 27/12/1941. Dep: 07/02/1942.    
06/11/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 06/11/1943. Dep: 04/12/1943.    
03/06/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 03/06/1944. Dep: 24/06/1944.    
02/06/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 02/06/1945. Dep: 14/07/1945.    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 802 but not taken up    
18/04/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Copley Hill (Leeds) (COP)    
09/05/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
24/11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 902    
16/02/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 16/02/1947. Dep: 03/04/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29460 (Diagram 109)
    
27/10/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 27/10/1948. Dep: 15/12/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 8932 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60902
    
24/01/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 24/01/1951. Dep: 23/02/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29351 (Diagram 109)
    
15/03/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 15/03/1952. Dep: 25/03/1952.    
29/12/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 29/12/1952. Dep: 27/01/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29440 (Diagram 109)
    
17/05/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (34A)    
12/07/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
30/08/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (37A)    
20/09/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
16/11/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 16/11/1954. Dep: 15/12/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29421 (Diagram 109)
    
03/07/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (34A)    
14/11/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 14/11/1956. Dep: 04/01/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29377 (Diagram 109)
    
30/09/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 30/09/1958. Dep: 04/11/1958.
Work undertaken:
Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
    
11/06/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 11/06/1959. Dep: 12/06/1959.
Work undertaken:
Electrical elements of ATC fitted
    
11/09/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 11/09/1961. Dep: 13/10/1961.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29465 (Diagram 109)
Double blastpipe fitted
    
27/01/1963 Allocation Reallocated to New England (34E)    
16/06/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
22/09/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 60902 from Doncaster (36A)    
07/11/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Doncaster    

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