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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 60135 on 18/11/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
10/1950 MADGE WILDFIRE

Liveries Carried
Colour Lining Date From
LNER Apple Green Black and White 18/11/1948
BR Blue Black and White 06/10/1950
BR Green Orange and Black 11/12/1952

Locomotive Specifics
Designer A. Peppercorn
Class A1
Company History LNER
Wheels 4-6-2
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 2054
To Service Mon 18/11/1948 to Gateshead (GHD)
Withdrawal Mon 12/11/1962 off Ardsley (56B)
Service Life 13 yrs, 11 mths , 25 dys

Disposal

Notes
Notes Into Doncaster Works for cutting up, 17/5/63

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
GHD   Gateshead (New) on 18/11/1948
56C   Copley Hill (Leeds) on 20/11/1960
56B   Ardsley on 01/04/1962
     Withdrawn on 12/11/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW GHD Gateshead on 18/11/1948
ALLOC 56C Copley Hill (Leeds) 4w/e 26/11/1960
ALLOC 56B Ardsley 5w/e 05/05/1962
WDN   on 12/11/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
18/11/1948 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 3922)
06/10/1950 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29803)
11/12/1952 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29838)
31/08/1954 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29856)
04/02/1956 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29819)
12/07/1957 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29877)
03/12/1958 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29876)
14/09/1960 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29842)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 02/08/1949 12/08/1949 11 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 22/09/1949 03/12/1949 73 days Heavy Casual    
Darlington Works 12/04/1950 12/04/1950 1 day Weighing    
Gateshead Works 17/05/1950 23/05/1950 7 days Light Casual    
Gateshead Works 29/06/1950 04/07/1950 6 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 30/08/1950 06/10/1950 38 days General Boiler number 29803 (Diagram 118)
Named MADGE WILDFIRE
 
Gateshead Works 13/03/1951 19/03/1951 7 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 04/06/1951 01/08/1951 59 days Heavy Intermediate    
Doncaster Works 07/11/1952 11/12/1952 35 days General Boiler number 29838 (Diagram 118)
 
Doncaster Works 19/10/1953 11/11/1953 24 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 28/07/1954 31/08/1954 35 days General Boiler number 10594 (Diagram 118)
 
Doncaster Works 04/01/1956 04/02/1956 32 days General Boiler number 29819 (Diagram 118)
 
Doncaster Works 28/05/1957 12/07/1957 46 days General Boiler number 29877 (Diagram 118)
 
Doncaster Works 02/06/1958 11/06/1958 10 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 21/10/1958 03/12/1958 44 days General Boiler number 29876 (Diagram 118)
 
Doncaster Works 09/02/1959 21/02/1959 13 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 04/08/1960 14/09/1960 42 days General Boiler number 29842 (Diagram 118)
 

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
02/12/1948 Darlington Works Further new Class 'A.1' locomotives, Nos. 60134-37, ex North Road bear Works, Nos. 2053-56, in order. Locomotives awaiting Works: Nos. 970, 1642/44/72, 2344/65/90, 2715, E2718, 3292, E3311, E3314, 3399, 3420, 5100, 5856, 7283, 7636/69, 8015, 8275, 8313, 8698, 8745, 9792, 9842/89, 60942, 62737/64, 63290, 67672, 67719/23 (both light repairs), 69784. The following were sent to the scrap yard:-Nos. 3253/92/95, 3323/27, 8090 an 9103.
Locomotives ex Works: Nos. 60507 (unlined black, new chimney), 61019, 61627/38, 62371/91, 62708/47, 63140, 63344/58, 65706/17, 65803/14/32/52/83/89, 67300, 67311 (auto fitted), 67312, 67688, 68014 (altered bunker), 68245/95, 68426, 68678 (vacuum ejector), 68699, 69776, 69841/81/91, 69862 (first 'A.8' to be lined out), 69881/91, 'Austerity' 77050, 77195/99, 77329.
SLS/194901

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
18/11/1948 To Service To service as British Railways Number 60135
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 2054
Allocated to Gateshead (GHD)
Livery applied: Apple green with white lined black boiler bands, black frames and cylinders with red lining
Diagram 118 boiler fitted
   
02/08/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 02/08/1949. Dep: 12/08/1949.    
22/09/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 22/09/1949. Dep: 03/12/1949.    
12/04/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 12/04/1950. Dep: 12/04/1950.    
17/05/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 17/05/1950. Dep: 23/05/1950.    
29/06/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 29/06/1950. Dep: 04/07/1950.    
30/08/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 30/08/1950. Dep: 06/10/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29803 (Diagram 118)
Named MADGE WILDFIRE
   
13/03/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 13/03/1951. Dep: 19/03/1951.    
04/06/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 04/06/1951. Dep: 01/08/1951.    
07/11/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 07/11/1952. Dep: 11/12/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29838 (Diagram 118)
   
11/12/1952 Livery Change of livery to Green with orange and black lining.    
19/10/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 19/10/1953. Dep: 11/11/1953.    
28/07/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 28/07/1954. Dep: 31/08/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 10594 (Diagram 118)
   
04/01/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 04/01/1956. Dep: 04/02/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29819 (Diagram 118)
   
28/05/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 28/05/1957. Dep: 12/07/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29877 (Diagram 118)
   
02/06/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 02/06/1958. Dep: 11/06/1958.    
21/10/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 21/10/1958. Dep: 03/12/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29876 (Diagram 118)
   
09/02/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 09/02/1959. Dep: 21/02/1959.    
04/08/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 04/08/1960. Dep: 14/09/1960.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29842 (Diagram 118)
   
20/11/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Copley Hill (Leeds) (56C)    
01/04/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (56B)    
12/11/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 60135 from Ardsley (56B)    

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