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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3651 on 18/06/1942
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 849 on Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 949   30/05/1946
British Railways 60949   19/08/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V2
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1888
To Service Mon 18/06/1942 to Heaton (HTN)
Withdrawal Mon 26/11/1962 off Tweedmouth (52D)
Service Life 20 yrs, 5 mths , 8 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Thu 23/05/1963 at Locomotive Works (Darlington)

Notes
Notes Into Darlington Works for cutting up 23/5/63

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
HTN   Heaton (New) on 18/06/1942
GHD   Gateshead on 28/03/1943
HTN   Heaton on 13/10/1946
52A   Gateshead on 01/07/1951
52A   Gateshead w/e 07/07/1951
52D   Tweedmouth on 10/09/1961
     Withdrawn on 26/11/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 52A Gateshead w/e 07/07/1951
ALLOC 52D Tweedmouth 3w/e 30/09/1961
WDN   on 26/11/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
18/06/1942 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3278)
27/12/1947 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3047)
20/08/1949 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 9238)
07/02/1953 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29451)
19/11/1954 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29489)
01/08/1956 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29368)
19/11/1958 Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
19/11/1958 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29537)
13/04/1959 Electrical elements of ATC fitted
04/03/1961 Smith speedometer fitted


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 09/02/1944 11/03/1944 32 days General    
Doncaster Works 08/12/1945 12/01/1946 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 06/11/1947 27/12/1947 52 days General Boiler number 3047 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 13/07/1949 20/08/1949 39 days General Boiler number 29507 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60949
 
Gateshead Works 11/12/1950 15/12/1950 5 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 23/08/1951 22/09/1951 31 days Heavy Intermediate    
Darlington Works 24/09/1951 25/09/1951 2 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 15/01/1953 07/02/1953 24 days General Boiler number 29451 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 09/02/1953 11/02/1953 3 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 25/02/1953 27/02/1953 3 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 21/10/1954 19/11/1954 30 days General Boiler number 2903 (Diagram 109)
 
Gateshead Works 20/03/1956 06/04/1956 18 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 14/06/1956 01/08/1956 49 days General Boiler number 29368 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 10/10/1958 19/11/1958 41 days General Boiler number 29537 (Diagram 109)
Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 09/04/1959 13/04/1959 5 days Unclassified Electrical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 30/01/1961 04/03/1961 34 days General Smith speedometer fitted
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
18/06/1942 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 3651
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1888
Allocated to Heaton (HTN)
Diagram 109 boiler fitted
   
28/03/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Gateshead (GHD)    
09/02/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 09/02/1944. Dep: 11/03/1944.    
08/12/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 08/12/1945. Dep: 12/01/1946.    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 849 but not taken up    
30/05/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 949    
13/10/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (HTN)    
06/11/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 06/11/1947. Dep: 27/12/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3047 (Diagram 109)
   
13/07/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 13/07/1949. Dep: 20/08/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29507 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60949
   
11/12/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 11/12/1950. Dep: 15/12/1950.    
01/07/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Gateshead (52A)    
07/07/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Gateshead (52A)    
23/08/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 23/08/1951. Dep: 22/09/1951.    
24/09/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 24/09/1951. Dep: 25/09/1951.    
15/01/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 15/01/1953. Dep: 07/02/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29451 (Diagram 109)
   
09/02/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 09/02/1953. Dep: 11/02/1953.    
25/02/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 25/02/1953. Dep: 27/02/1953.    
21/10/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 21/10/1954. Dep: 19/11/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2903 (Diagram 109)
   
20/03/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 20/03/1956. Dep: 06/04/1956.    
14/06/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 14/06/1956. Dep: 01/08/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29368 (Diagram 109)
   
10/10/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 10/10/1958. Dep: 19/11/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29537 (Diagram 109)
Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
   
09/04/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 09/04/1959. Dep: 13/04/1959.
Work undertaken:
Electrical elements of ATC fitted
   
30/01/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 30/01/1961. Dep: 04/03/1961.
Work undertaken:
Smith speedometer fitted
   
10/09/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Tweedmouth (52D)    
26/11/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 60949 from Tweedmouth (52D)    
23/05/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Darlington    

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