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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1943) 3402 on 21/03/1941
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1701   07/07/1946
British Railways 61701   03/04/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
21/03/1941 BANTAM HEN

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V4
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 355
Works Number 1920
To Service Tue 21/03/1941 to Doncaster (DON)
Withdrawal Tue 26/11/1957 off Aberdeen Ferryhill (61B)
Service Life 16 yrs, 8 mths , 5 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Kilmarnock)

Tenders
Type Number From Company Water Coal
LNER 3,500g Group Standard 5725 21/03/1941 LNER 3,500g
LNER 3,500g Group Standard 5714 06/1946 LNER 3,500g

Notes
Notes Works records for the period 1941 to August 1944 do not show entry dates - given entry dates for this period are by estimation.
Into Kilmarnock Works for cutting up, 7/2/58

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
DON   Doncaster (New) on 21/03/1941
EFD   Eastfield on 12/09/1941
61B   Aberdeen Ferryhill on 24/05/1954
     Withdrawn on 26/11/1957

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 61B Aberdeen Ferryhill 4w/e 15/05/1954
WDN   on 26/11/1957

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
21/03/1941 Diagram 113 boiler fitted (number 9228)
05/03/1955 Water pick-up apparatus removed


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Cowlairs Works 20/01/1942 30/01/1942 11 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 23/04/1942 02/05/1942 10 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 07/08/1942 19/09/1942 44 days Heavy    
Cowlairs Works 13/01/1943 23/01/1943 11 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 15/02/1943 25/02/1943 11 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 18/04/1943 28/04/1943 11 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 25/06/1943 05/07/1943 11 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 10/10/1943 20/10/1943 11 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 01/01/1944 05/02/1944 36 days General    
Cowlairs Works 06/03/1944 16/03/1944 11 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 24/04/1944 03/05/1944 10 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 05/05/1944 12/05/1944 8 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 27/06/1944 07/07/1944 11 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 31/07/1944 10/08/1944 11 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 30/12/1944 05/01/1945 7 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 10/02/1945 10/02/1945 1 day Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 03/03/1945 16/03/1945 14 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 17/03/1945 16/06/1945 92 days General Thermic syphon removed
  
Cowlairs Works 22/09/1945 22/09/1945 1 day Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 06/10/1945 13/10/1945 8 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 20/04/1946 04/05/1946 15 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 03/08/1946 03/08/1946 1 day Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 19/04/1947 26/04/1947 8 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 21/06/1947 28/06/1947 8 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 18/10/1947 25/10/1947 8 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 31/03/1948 03/04/1948 4 days Light Casual Renumbered to BR 61701
  
Cowlairs Works 07/05/1948 18/06/1948 43 days General    
Cowlairs Works 05/07/1949 10/09/1949 68 days General    
Cowlairs Works 14/11/1949 02/12/1949 19 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 11/08/1950 18/08/1950 8 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 19/09/1950 14/10/1950 26 days Light Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 19/12/1950 22/12/1950 4 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 16/02/1951 22/02/1951 7 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 20/09/1951 22/09/1951 3 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 05/02/1953 28/02/1953 24 days Heavy Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 11/03/1953 12/03/1953 2 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 02/11/1953 05/11/1953 4 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 13/01/1954 23/01/1954 11 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 14/06/1954 10/07/1954 27 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 06/12/1954 05/03/1955 90 days General Water pick-up apparatus removed
  
Cowlairs Works 08/03/1955 09/03/1955 2 days Unclassified    
Inverurie Works 28/04/1955 05/05/1955 8 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 10/01/1956 28/01/1956 19 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 22/08/1956 15/09/1956 25 days Light Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 04/12/1956 08/12/1956 5 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 24/12/1956 29/12/1956 6 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 17/01/1957 18/01/1957 2 days Unclassified    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/10/1947 Eastfield MPD Further locos. ex Works that have been noted here during October were: Nos. 1743/46/51/68, *1791 (green), 1879, 2432/62/73/95, 2685/91 (both green), 4526/65/67/98, 4607, 4703/04, 4852, 4926/28/42, 5345, 7461/69/97, *8474 (green), 9147/91 an 9205; whilst those observed on 2/11 were *1995 (green), 4608, 4938 an 9500 . Nos. 1701, 1996 an 1998 were observed here fitted with snow-ploughs. Nos. 2479, 4474 an 4633 have been supplying steam to the canteen here during the period approximately from 15/10 to 26/10, while No. 5308 is again in use as a stationary boiler, after having been temporarily replaced by No. 5339. SLS/194712
30/11/1949 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works during November: These included Nos. 60501/05, 61002, 1293, 61701/49/86/88, 61857, 61909, 2422, 62426, 62706, 3049, 3126, 4548/90, 4615/16, 4706, 64794, 4842, 4923/41, 5902, 65907, 5909/12/26, 7477, 67608, 8121, 8445, 8503, 8952, 9143/76/88, 69199, 9205, 90004, 73798, 77342/71. SLS/195001

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
21/03/1941 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 3402, name: BANTAM HEN
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1920
Allocated to Doncaster (DON)
Tender fitted: LNER 3,500g Group Standard
Diagram 113 boiler fitted		    
12/09/1941 Allocation Reallocated to Eastfield (EFD)    
20/01/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 20/01/1942. Dep: 30/01/1942.    
23/04/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 23/04/1942. Dep: 02/05/1942.    
07/08/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy) - Arr: 07/08/1942. Dep: 19/09/1942.    
13/01/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 13/01/1943. Dep: 23/01/1943.    
15/02/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 15/02/1943. Dep: 25/02/1943.    
18/04/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 18/04/1943. Dep: 28/04/1943.    
25/06/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 25/06/1943. Dep: 05/07/1943.    
10/10/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 10/10/1943. Dep: 20/10/1943.    
01/01/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 01/01/1944. Dep: 05/02/1944.    
06/03/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 06/03/1944. Dep: 16/03/1944.    
24/04/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 24/04/1944. Dep: 03/05/1944.    
05/05/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 05/05/1944. Dep: 12/05/1944.    
27/06/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 27/06/1944. Dep: 07/07/1944.    
31/07/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 31/07/1944. Dep: 10/08/1944.    
30/12/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 30/12/1944. Dep: 05/01/1945.    
10/02/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 10/02/1945. Dep: 10/02/1945.    
03/03/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 03/03/1945. Dep: 16/03/1945.    
17/03/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 17/03/1945. Dep: 16/06/1945.
Work undertaken:
Thermic syphon removed
    
22/09/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 22/09/1945. Dep: 22/09/1945.    
06/10/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 06/10/1945. Dep: 13/10/1945.    
20/04/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 20/04/1946. Dep: 04/05/1946.    
06/1946 Tender Tender fitted: LNER 3,500g Group Standard number 5714    
07/07/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1701    
03/08/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 03/08/1946. Dep: 03/08/1946.    
19/04/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 19/04/1947. Dep: 26/04/1947.    
21/06/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 21/06/1947. Dep: 28/06/1947.    
18/10/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 18/10/1947. Dep: 25/10/1947.    
31/03/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 31/03/1948. Dep: 03/04/1948.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 61701
    
07/05/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 07/05/1948. Dep: 18/06/1948.    
05/07/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 05/07/1949. Dep: 10/09/1949.    
14/11/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 14/11/1949. Dep: 02/12/1949.    
11/08/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 11/08/1950. Dep: 18/08/1950.    
19/09/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 19/09/1950. Dep: 14/10/1950.    
19/12/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 19/12/1950. Dep: 22/12/1950.    
16/02/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 16/02/1951. Dep: 22/02/1951.    
20/09/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 20/09/1951. Dep: 22/09/1951.    
05/02/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 05/02/1953. Dep: 28/02/1953.    
11/03/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 11/03/1953. Dep: 12/03/1953.    
02/11/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 02/11/1953. Dep: 05/11/1953.    
13/01/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 13/01/1954. Dep: 23/01/1954.    
24/05/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Aberdeen Ferryhill (61B)    
14/06/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 14/06/1954. Dep: 10/07/1954.    
06/12/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 06/12/1954. Dep: 05/03/1955.
Work undertaken:
Water pick-up apparatus removed
    
08/03/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 08/03/1955. Dep: 09/03/1955.    
28/04/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Inverurie Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 28/04/1955. Dep: 05/05/1955.    
10/01/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 10/01/1956. Dep: 28/01/1956.    
22/08/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 22/08/1956. Dep: 15/09/1956.    
04/12/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 04/12/1956. Dep: 08/12/1956.    
24/12/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 24/12/1956. Dep: 29/12/1956.    
17/01/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 17/01/1957. Dep: 18/01/1957.    
26/11/1957 Withdrawn Condemned as 61701 from Aberdeen Ferryhill (61B)    

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