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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4882 on 15/05/1940
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 811 on Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 911   02/12/1946
British Railways 60911   10/05/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V2
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1842
To Service Mon 15/05/1940 to Doncaster (DON)
Withdrawal Mon 03/12/1962 off York (North) (50A)
Service Life 22 yrs, 6 mths , 18 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Tue 18/12/1962 at Locomotive Works (Darlington)

Notes
Notes Into Darlington Works for cutting up 18/12/62

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
DON   Doncaster (New) on 15/05/1940
NWE   New England on 24/10/1946
35B   Grantham on 16/06/1957
38C   Leicester (G.C.) on 15/09/1957
51L   Thornaby on 06/09/1959
50A   York (North) on 10/09/1961
     Withdrawn on 03/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC NWE New England w/e 26/10/1946
ALLOC 35B Grantham 4w/e 13/07/1957
ALLOC 38C Leicester (G.C.) 4w/e 05/10/1957
LOAN 15E Leicester (G.C.) on 01/02/1958
ALLOC 15E Leicester (G.C.) on 23/02/1958
ALLOC 91NE   w/e 12/09/1959
ALLOC 51L Thornaby 4w/e 03/10/1959
ALLOC 50A York (North) 3w/e 30/09/1961
WDN   on 03/12/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
15/05/1940 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3137)
01/05/1947 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3234)
10/05/1949 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 9169)
09/12/1952 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29347)
05/12/1956 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29357)
02/10/1958 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29451)
29/03/1960 Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
06/05/1961 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29486)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 27/12/1941 31/01/1942 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 18/09/1943 16/10/1943 29 days General    
Doncaster Works 02/06/1945 28/07/1945 57 days General    
Doncaster Works 17/11/1945 24/11/1945 8 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 06/04/1946 16/04/1946 11 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 19/03/1947 01/05/1947 44 days General Boiler number 3234 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 30/03/1949 10/05/1949 42 days General Boiler number 29363 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60911
 
Doncaster Works 09/05/1951 12/06/1951 35 days Heavy Intermediate    
Doncaster Works 17/03/1952 31/03/1952 15 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 06/11/1952 09/12/1952 34 days General Boiler number 29347 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 27/07/1954 25/08/1954 30 days Heavy Intermediate    
Doncaster Works 22/10/1956 05/12/1956 45 days General Boiler number 29357 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 29/01/1957 08/02/1957 11 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 01/09/1958 02/10/1958 32 days General Boiler number 29451 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 01/12/1958 10/12/1958 10 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 06/01/1960 12/01/1960 7 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 14/03/1960 29/03/1960 16 days Light Casual Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
 
Darlington Works 07/03/1961 06/05/1961 61 days General Boiler number 29486 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 18/05/1961 26/05/1961 9 days Unclassified    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/04/1949 Doncaster Works Locomotives noted in Works during April included Nos. 13, 17, 60033/34, 56, 69, 91, 60527, 802/07/96, 911/28/34/54, while those ex the Paint Shop included Nos. 60004/10/27/28/55 an 60100. As yet there is not any sign of either the new blue or green paint being used. SLS/194906
31/10/1957 Leicester (G.C.) MPD This shed is expected to close and the work shared between Neasden and Darnall (41A). At start of winter time tables the A3's (60049/102/4/6/7/11) were exchanged for V2's 60831/42/54/63/911. This leaves no A3's on the G.C. at all. A5 69800 has replaced L1 67786. SLS/195711

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
15/05/1940 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 4882
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1842
Allocated to Doncaster (DON)
Diagram 109 boiler fitted
   
27/12/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 27/12/1941. Dep: 31/01/1942.    
18/09/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 18/09/1943. Dep: 16/10/1943.    
02/06/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 02/06/1945. Dep: 28/07/1945.    
17/11/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 17/11/1945. Dep: 24/11/1945.    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 811 but not taken up    
06/04/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 06/04/1946. Dep: 16/04/1946.    
24/10/1946 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
02/12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 911    
19/03/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 19/03/1947. Dep: 01/05/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3234 (Diagram 109)
   
30/03/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 30/03/1949. Dep: 10/05/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29363 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60911
   
09/05/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 09/05/1951. Dep: 12/06/1951.    
17/03/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 17/03/1952. Dep: 31/03/1952.    
06/11/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 06/11/1952. Dep: 09/12/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29347 (Diagram 109)
   
27/07/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 27/07/1954. Dep: 25/08/1954.    
22/10/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 22/10/1956. Dep: 05/12/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29357 (Diagram 109)
   
29/01/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 29/01/1957. Dep: 08/02/1957.    
16/06/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (35B)    
15/09/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester (G.C.) (38C)    
01/09/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 01/09/1958. Dep: 02/10/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29451 (Diagram 109)
   
01/12/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 01/12/1958. Dep: 10/12/1958.    
06/09/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Thornaby (51L)    
06/01/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 06/01/1960. Dep: 12/01/1960.    
14/03/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 14/03/1960. Dep: 29/03/1960.
Work undertaken:
Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
   
07/03/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 07/03/1961. Dep: 06/05/1961.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29486 (Diagram 109)
   
18/05/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 18/05/1961. Dep: 26/05/1961.    
10/09/1961 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
03/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 60911 from York (North) (50A)    
18/12/1962 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Darlington    

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