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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1943) 3401 on 25/02/1941
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1700   14/09/1946
British Railways 61700   23/10/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
25/02/1941 BANTAM COCK

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V4
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 355
Works Number 1919
To Service Thu 25/02/1941 to Doncaster (DON)
Withdrawal Thu 14/03/1957 off Aberdeen Ferryhill (61B)
Service Life 16 yrs , 17 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Kilmarnock)

Tenders
Type Number From Company Water Coal
LNER 3,500g Group Standard 5714 25/02/1941 LNER 3,500g
LNER 3,500g Group Standard 5725 06/1946 LNER 3,500g

Notes
Notes Into Kilmarnock Works for cutting up, 3/5/57

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
DON   Doncaster (New) on 25/02/1941
YK   York (North) on 19/04/1941
HAY   Haymarket on 05/05/1941
KIT   Kittybrewster (on loan) on 08/06/1941
HAY   Haymarket on 15/06/1941
STR   Stratford on 21/06/1941
NOR   Norwich Thorpe on 28/11/1941
HAY   Haymarket on 24/02/1942
EFD   Eastfield on 23/10/1943
61B   Aberdeen Ferryhill on 24/05/1954
     Withdrawn on 14/03/1957

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 61B Aberdeen Ferryhill 4w/e 15/05/1954
WDN   on 14/03/1957

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
25/02/1941 Diagram 112 boiler fitted (number 9227)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Cowlairs Works 11/11/1942 18/11/1942 8 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 01/12/1942 12/12/1942 12 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 27/02/1943 05/03/1943 7 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 22/07/1944 19/08/1944 29 days General    
Cowlairs Works 09/12/1944 15/12/1944 7 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 27/01/1945 27/01/1945 1 day Unclassified Snowplough fitted
  
Cowlairs Works 14/04/1945 14/04/1945 1 day Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 22/09/1945 22/09/1945 1 day Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 17/11/1945 17/11/1945 1 day Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 01/12/1945 01/12/1945 1 day Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 21/02/1946 30/03/1946 38 days General    
Cowlairs Works 08/05/1946 08/05/1946 1 day Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 26/06/1946 29/06/1946 4 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 05/10/1946 02/11/1946 29 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 02/08/1947 05/08/1947 4 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 15/11/1947 22/11/1947 8 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 23/02/1948 26/02/1948 4 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 13/10/1948 16/10/1948 4 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 04/01/1949 05/03/1949 61 days General    
Cowlairs Works 14/03/1949 17/03/1949 4 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 05/07/1950 12/07/1950 8 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 30/08/1950 08/09/1950 10 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 02/11/1950 11/11/1950 10 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 22/03/1951 14/04/1951 24 days Light Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 21/05/1951 23/05/1951 3 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 03/01/1952 09/02/1952 38 days Heavy Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 25/02/1952 26/02/1952 2 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 28/05/1952 06/06/1952 10 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 14/11/1952 13/12/1952 30 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 10/06/1953 20/06/1953 11 days Light Casual    
Inverurie Works 18/08/1953 26/11/1953 101 days Heavy Casual    
Cowlairs Works 30/11/1953 17/12/1953 18 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 09/02/1954 20/02/1954 12 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 23/08/1955 10/09/1955 19 days Heavy Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 14/09/1955 17/09/1955 4 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 11/04/1956 01/05/1956 21 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 28/01/1957 28/01/1957 1 day No repairs    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
25/02/1941 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 3401, name: BANTAM COCK
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1919
Allocated to Doncaster (DON)
Tender fitted: LNER 3,500g Group Standard
Diagram 112 boiler fitted		    
19/04/1941 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (YK)    
05/05/1941 Allocation Reallocated to Haymarket (HAY)    
08/06/1941 Allocation Loaned to Kittybrewster (KIT)    
15/06/1941 Allocation Reallocated to Haymarket (HAY)    
21/06/1941 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (STR)    
28/11/1941 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (NOR)    
24/02/1942 Allocation Reallocated to Haymarket (HAY)    
11/11/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 11/11/1942. Dep: 18/11/1942.    
01/12/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 01/12/1942. Dep: 12/12/1942.    
27/02/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 27/02/1943. Dep: 05/03/1943.    
23/10/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Eastfield (EFD)    
22/07/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 22/07/1944. Dep: 19/08/1944.    
09/12/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 09/12/1944. Dep: 15/12/1944.    
27/01/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 27/01/1945. Dep: 27/01/1945.
Work undertaken:
Snowplough fitted
    
14/04/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 14/04/1945. Dep: 14/04/1945.    
22/09/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 22/09/1945. Dep: 22/09/1945.    
17/11/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 17/11/1945. Dep: 17/11/1945.    
01/12/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 01/12/1945. Dep: 01/12/1945.    
21/02/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 21/02/1946. Dep: 30/03/1946.    
08/05/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 08/05/1946. Dep: 08/05/1946.    
06/1946 Tender Tender fitted: LNER 3,500g Group Standard number 5725    
26/06/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 26/06/1946. Dep: 29/06/1946.    
14/09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1700    
05/10/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 05/10/1946. Dep: 02/11/1946.    
02/08/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 02/08/1947. Dep: 05/08/1947.    
15/11/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 15/11/1947. Dep: 22/11/1947.    
23/02/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 23/02/1948. Dep: 26/02/1948.    
13/10/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 13/10/1948. Dep: 16/10/1948.    
23/10/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 61700    
04/01/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 04/01/1949. Dep: 05/03/1949.    
14/03/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 14/03/1949. Dep: 17/03/1949.    
05/07/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 05/07/1950. Dep: 12/07/1950.    
30/08/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 30/08/1950. Dep: 08/09/1950.    
02/11/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 02/11/1950. Dep: 11/11/1950.    
22/03/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 22/03/1951. Dep: 14/04/1951.    
21/05/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 21/05/1951. Dep: 23/05/1951.    
03/01/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 03/01/1952. Dep: 09/02/1952.    
25/02/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 25/02/1952. Dep: 26/02/1952.    
28/05/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 28/05/1952. Dep: 06/06/1952.    
14/11/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 14/11/1952. Dep: 13/12/1952.    
10/06/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 10/06/1953. Dep: 20/06/1953.    
18/08/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Inverurie Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 18/08/1953. Dep: 26/11/1953.    
30/11/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 30/11/1953. Dep: 17/12/1953.    
09/02/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 09/02/1954. Dep: 20/02/1954.    
24/05/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Aberdeen Ferryhill (61B)    
23/08/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 23/08/1955. Dep: 10/09/1955.    
14/09/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 14/09/1955. Dep: 17/09/1955.    
11/04/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 11/04/1956. Dep: 01/05/1956.    
28/01/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (No repairs) - Arr: 28/01/1957. Dep: 28/01/1957.    
14/03/1957 Withdrawn Condemned as 61700 from Aberdeen Ferryhill (61B)    

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