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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 60122 on 24/12/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
07/1950 CURLEW

Liveries Carried
Colour Lining Date From
LNER Apple Green Black and White 24/12/1948
BR Blue Black and White 05/05/1950
BR Green Orange and Black 02/10/1952

Locomotive Specifics
Designer A. Peppercorn
Class A1
Company History LNER
Wheels 4-6-2
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 382
Works Number 2039
To Service Mon 24/12/1948 to Kings Cross (KX)
Withdrawal Mon 17/12/1962 off Doncaster (36A)
Service Life 13 yrs, 11 mths , 23 dys

Disposal

Notes
Notes Cut up at Doncaster

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
KX   Kings Cross (New) on 24/12/1948
52A   Gateshead on 09/09/1951
35B   Grantham w/e 15/09/1951
37B   Copley Hill (Leeds) on 18/10/1953
35B   Grantham on 28/08/1955
34A   Kings Cross on 15/09/1957
36A   Doncaster on 05/04/1959
     Withdrawn on 17/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW KX Kings Cross on 24/12/1948
ALLOC 35B Grantham w/e 15/09/1951
ALLOC 37B Copley Hill (Leeds) 4w/e 31/10/1953
ALLOC 35B Grantham 4w/e 10/09/1955
ALLOC 34A Kings Cross 4w/e 05/10/1957
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 18/04/1959
WDN   on 17/12/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
24/12/1948 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 9668)
02/10/1952 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29823)
24/03/1954 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29818)
02/03/1956 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29804)
24/08/1957 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29844)
23/10/1959 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29813)
22/09/1961 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29815)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 04/01/1949 10/01/1949 7 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 18/01/1949 21/01/1949 4 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 27/03/1950 05/05/1950 40 days General    
Doncaster Works 07/05/1951 13/06/1951 38 days General    
Doncaster Works 01/10/1951 25/10/1951 25 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 26/08/1952 02/10/1952 38 days General Boiler number 29823 (Diagram 118)
 
Doncaster Works 04/11/1952 14/11/1952 11 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 22/02/1954 24/03/1954 31 days General Boiler number 29818 (Diagram 118)
 
Doncaster Works 19/08/1954 27/08/1954 9 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 17/11/1954 25/11/1954 9 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 22/09/1955 18/10/1955 27 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 24/01/1956 02/03/1956 39 days General Boiler number 29804 (Diagram 118)
 
Doncaster Works 23/07/1957 24/08/1957 33 days General Boiler number 10596 (Diagram 118)
 
Doncaster Works 02/12/1957 18/12/1957 17 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 14/05/1958 23/05/1958 10 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 22/04/1959 29/04/1959 8 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 16/09/1959 23/10/1959 38 days General Boiler number 29813 (Diagram 118)
 
Doncaster Works 16/11/1960 25/11/1960 10 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 14/08/1961 22/09/1961 40 days General Boiler number 29815 (Diagram 118)
 
Doncaster Works 17/10/1962 24/10/1962 8 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 11/12/1962 11/12/1962 1 day No repairs    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/04/1950 Doncaster Works Class A.1 named include 60120 Kittiwake, 60133 Pommern, 60141 Abbotsford in, April; other engines through Doncaster Plant included A.1 60122; A.2 60500/12/39; A.3 60039/43/54/94; A.4 60018/20/1/3; V.2 60814/20/32/65/67/80/97, 60912/14; K.3 61802/22/24/46/61/67/77, 61947/69/85; B.17 61634; C.12 67366; K.5 61863 (light repair); B.1 61036/83/95, 61113, 61267. Some exchanges of 'Pacifics' and 'Green Arrows' are afoot on account of A.T.C. trials on the G.N. Section. SLS/195006
31/08/1950 A.1 namings Latest reported nameplates affixed to 'A.1' Class: 60117 Bois Rousell; 60118 Archibald Sturrock; 60119 Patrick Stirling; 60122 Curlew; 60123 H. A. Ivatt; 60126 Sir Vincent Raven; 60130 Kestrel; 60140 Balmoral. SLS/195010

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
24/12/1948 To Service To service as British Railways Number 60122
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 2039
Allocated to Kings Cross (KX)
Livery applied: Apple green with white lined black boiler bands, black frames and cylinders with red lining
Diagram 118 boiler fitted
   
04/01/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 04/01/1949. Dep: 10/01/1949.    
18/01/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 18/01/1949. Dep: 21/01/1949.    
27/03/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 27/03/1950. Dep: 05/05/1950.    
05/05/1950 Livery Change of livery to BR Blue for steam locomotives, with broad black, inlaid with thin white lining.    
07/1950 Naming Named 'CURLEW'    
07/05/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 07/05/1951. Dep: 13/06/1951.    
09/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Gateshead (52A)    
15/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (35B)    
01/10/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 01/10/1951. Dep: 25/10/1951.    
26/08/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 26/08/1952. Dep: 02/10/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29823 (Diagram 118)
   
02/10/1952 Livery Change of livery to Green with orange and black lining.    
04/11/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 04/11/1952. Dep: 14/11/1952.    
18/10/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Copley Hill (Leeds) (37B)    
22/02/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 22/02/1954. Dep: 24/03/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29818 (Diagram 118)
   
19/08/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 19/08/1954. Dep: 27/08/1954.    
17/11/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 17/11/1954. Dep: 25/11/1954.    
28/08/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (35B)    
22/09/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 22/09/1955. Dep: 18/10/1955.    
24/01/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 24/01/1956. Dep: 02/03/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29804 (Diagram 118)
   
23/07/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 23/07/1957. Dep: 24/08/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 10596 (Diagram 118)
   
15/09/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (34A)    
02/12/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 02/12/1957. Dep: 18/12/1957.    
14/05/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 14/05/1958. Dep: 23/05/1958.    
05/04/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
22/04/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 22/04/1959. Dep: 29/04/1959.    
16/09/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 16/09/1959. Dep: 23/10/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29813 (Diagram 118)
   
16/11/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 16/11/1960. Dep: 25/11/1960.    
14/08/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 14/08/1961. Dep: 22/09/1961.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29815 (Diagram 118)
   
17/10/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 17/10/1962. Dep: 24/10/1962.    
11/12/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (No repairs) - Arr: 11/12/1962. Dep: 11/12/1962.    
17/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 60122 from Doncaster (36A)    

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