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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4877 on 17/04/1940
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 806 on Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 906   05/12/1946
British Railways 60906   13/01/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V2
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1837
To Service Tue 17/04/1940 to Doncaster (DON)
Withdrawal Tue 28/05/1963 off New England (34E)
Service Life 23 yrs, 1 mth , 11 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Wed 05/06/1963 at Locomotive Works (Doncaster)

Notes
Notes Into Doncaster Works for cutting up 5/6/63

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
DON   Doncaster (New) on 17/04/1940
MEX   Mexborough on 03/11/1940
DON   Doncaster on 19/08/1945
NWE   New England on 22/01/1950
NWE   New England w/e 28/01/1950
     Withdrawn on 28/05/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC NWE New England w/e 28/01/1950
WDN   on 28/05/1963

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
17/04/1940 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3130)
03/08/1946 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 9546)
25/11/1947 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3499)
13/01/1950 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3118)
31/01/1952 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29391)
30/04/1956 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29361)
22/05/1958 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29533)
31/12/1960 Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
31/12/1960 Separate cylinders fitted (monobloc replaced)
31/12/1960 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29485)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 05/12/1942 02/01/1943 29 days General    
Doncaster Works 29/01/1944 12/02/1944 15 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 27/05/1944 08/07/1944 43 days General    
Doncaster Works 14/10/1944 21/10/1944 8 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 22/06/1946 03/08/1946 43 days General Boiler number 9546 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 10/08/1946 17/08/1946 8 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 12/10/1947 25/11/1947 45 days General Boiler number 3499 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 05/12/1949 13/01/1950 40 days General Boiler number 3118 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60906
 
Doncaster Works 13/09/1950 21/09/1950 9 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 01/01/1952 31/01/1952 31 days General Boiler number 29391 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 20/01/1953 27/01/1953 8 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 24/03/1954 07/05/1954 45 days General    
Doncaster Works 24/03/1956 30/04/1956 38 days General Boiler number 29361 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 11/04/1957 12/06/1957 63 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 15/04/1958 22/05/1958 38 days General Boiler number 29533 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 16/11/1960 31/12/1960 46 days General Boiler number 29485 (Diagram 109)
Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
17/04/1940 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 4877
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1837
Allocated to Doncaster (DON)
Diagram 109 boiler fitted
   
03/11/1940 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
05/12/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 05/12/1942. Dep: 02/01/1943.    
29/01/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 29/01/1944. Dep: 12/02/1944.    
27/05/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 27/05/1944. Dep: 08/07/1944.    
14/10/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 14/10/1944. Dep: 21/10/1944.    
19/08/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 806 but not taken up    
22/06/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 22/06/1946. Dep: 03/08/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 9546 (Diagram 109)
   
10/08/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 10/08/1946. Dep: 17/08/1946.    
05/12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 906    
12/10/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 12/10/1947. Dep: 25/11/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3499 (Diagram 109)
   
05/12/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 05/12/1949. Dep: 13/01/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3118 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60906
   
22/01/1950 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
28/01/1950 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
13/09/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 13/09/1950. Dep: 21/09/1950.    
01/01/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 01/01/1952. Dep: 31/01/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29391 (Diagram 109)
   
20/01/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 20/01/1953. Dep: 27/01/1953.    
24/03/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 24/03/1954. Dep: 07/05/1954.    
24/03/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 24/03/1956. Dep: 30/04/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29361 (Diagram 109)
   
11/04/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 11/04/1957. Dep: 12/06/1957.    
15/04/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 15/04/1958. Dep: 22/05/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29533 (Diagram 109)
   
16/11/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 16/11/1960. Dep: 31/12/1960.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29485 (Diagram 109)
Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
   
28/05/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 60906 from New England (34E)    
05/06/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Doncaster    

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