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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 60149 on 31/05/1949

Names Carried
Date From Name
12/1950 AMADIS

Liveries Carried
Colour Lining Date From
LNER Apple Green Black and White 31/05/1949
BR Blue Black and White 20/10/1950
BR Green Orange and Black 16/08/1951

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 2068
To Service Sun 31/05/1949 to Grantham (GRA)
Withdrawal Sun 07/06/1964 off Doncaster (36A)
Service Life 15 yrs , 7 dys

Disposal

Notes
Notes Sold for scrap 1/65 to Cox & Danks, Wadsley Bridge

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
GRA   Grantham (New) on 31/05/1949
KX   Kings Cross on 10/10/1949
KX   Kings Cross w/e 15/10/1949
35B   Grantham on 19/03/1950
35B   Grantham w/e 25/03/1950
34A   Kings Cross on 19/04/1950
35B   Grantham on 09/09/1951
35B   Grantham w/e 15/09/1951
34A   Kings Cross on 16/09/1956
36A   Doncaster on 28/09/1958
     Withdrawn on 07/06/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW GRA Grantham on 31/05/1949
ALLOC KX Kings Cross w/e 15/10/1949
ALLOC 35B Grantham w/e 25/03/1950
ALLOC 34A Kings Cross on 19/04/1950
ALLOC 35B Grantham w/e 15/09/1951
ALLOC 34A Kings Cross 4w/e 13/10/1956
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 04/10/1958
WDN   on 07/06/1964

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
31/05/1949 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 3962)
20/10/1950 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29807)
31/10/1952 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29822)
24/11/1953 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29826)
10/05/1955 Diagram 117 boiler fitted (number 29785)
23/08/1956 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29870)
11/06/1958 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29856)
31/12/1959 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29875)
22/12/1961 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29823)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 20/06/1949 23/06/1949 4 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 29/09/1949 10/10/1949 12 days Light Casual ATC fitted
 
Doncaster Works 17/04/1950 18/04/1950 2 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 18/09/1950 20/10/1950 33 days General Boiler number 29807 (Diagram 118)
 
Doncaster Works 13/07/1951 16/08/1951 35 days Heavy Intermediate    
Doncaster Works 25/03/1952 04/04/1952 11 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 30/09/1952 31/10/1952 32 days General Boiler number 29822 (Diagram 118)
 
Doncaster Works 22/07/1953 22/07/1953 1 day Weighing    
Doncaster Works 26/10/1953 24/11/1953 30 days General Boiler number 29826 (Diagram 118)
 
Doncaster Works 15/12/1953 22/12/1953 8 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 11/01/1955 17/01/1955 7 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 29/03/1955 10/05/1955 43 days General Boiler number 29785 (Diagram 117)
 
Doncaster Works 03/05/1956 11/05/1956 9 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 23/07/1956 23/08/1956 32 days General Boiler number 29870 (Diagram 118)
 
Doncaster Works 08/07/1957 10/07/1957 3 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 06/05/1958 11/06/1958 37 days General Boiler number 10594 (Diagram 118)
 
Doncaster Works 07/11/1958 07/11/1958 1 day Weighing    
Doncaster Works 25/11/1959 31/12/1959 37 days General Boiler number 29875 (Diagram 118)
 
Doncaster Works 31/05/1960 01/07/1960 32 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 09/09/1960 18/10/1960 40 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 07/11/1961 22/12/1961 46 days General Boiler number 29823 (Diagram 118)
 
Doncaster Works 11/04/1963 11/04/1963 1 day Weighing    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/05/1949 Darlington Works New Work May: Class 'A.1' Nos. 60148 an 60149. No. 60150 was ex the Paint Shop on 14/6, painted green. Locomotives awaiting Works durine May included: Nos. 812, 61069. 1407/15, 61600/61. 62709, 2726/41/56, 5109, 5675, 5784/87, 67317, 7609/19/20, 67708, 67741 (light repair), 8159, 9377, 69824/34/36, Class '8' 79184 an 90001. To scrap yard: Nos. 2377 (frames only), 3275/77, 3300/05/07/34, 65107, 5114, 5602, 65629 an 5703. Locomotives ex Works during May included: Nos. 60955, 61035. 61100 (unlined), 61199, 61224, 62397, 62745/53, 63351/95, 63440, 65040/47/89/92, 65110, 65653/55/59, 65730, 65848, 67319/31, 68061, 69106/11, Class '8' 90662/74. Nos. 60083/86 an 60127 have been noted here painted in the new blue colours with the crest on the tender. SLS/194907
31/12/1950 Miscellaneous Newly-named 'Al' are Nos. 60136 Alcazar and 60149 Amadis. A 'Claud' has worked the Cambridge and Garden Cities buffet-car trains into King's Cross at 1.40 p.m., and so has an 'Ll' 2-6-4T. SLS/195102
12/11/1961 Doncaster Works (Outside Crimpsall) New Erecting Shop: 13166, D8239, E3069-75; Outside New Erecting Shop: D5583, 61042, 61317, 73000/165. Stripping Road: 60015, 63973/87, 70041. Crimpsal: D3646. 43151, 60108; Outside Crimpsall: 60003/29/149, 73024 (89A). Erecting Shop: D3153, D3447/8, D3476-8, D5520, D5609/37/66, D5802, 43160, 60023/65/127/525, 70000/8, 73054; Outside Erecting Shop: 60154, 76045. Weigh House: D366; Outside Weigh House: 61389. Paint Shop: E3068, D3254, D5050, D5360, D5606, D5822 (Brush 323/61), D9017 (EE2922, V574 of 1961), 60021/162, 62037, 63980, 70013. Works Shunters: Dpt10/1. SLS/196112
03/12/1961 Doncaster Works (Erecting Shop) New Erecting Shop: D3474/7, E3070-6. Stripping Road: 60027, 60138, 63938, 73003. Scrap Road: Nil. Crimpsal: 60157, 61317, 70049, 73035. Outside Crimpsal: 60007, 60103. Boiler Park: 60048, 60109/51. Erecting Shop: D2026, D3153, D3325, D3451/74, D3646 D5520/68/9, D5612/3, D8215, 60029/71, 60149/60, 60523, 61286, 62048,, 63931/56/73, 70008/36/44, 73000/24. Outside Erecting Shop: 60148, 62034. Weigh House: D3478, D5050. Outside Weigh House: 60023, 61042. Paint Shop: D369, D5363, D5825, D9001/18, E3069, 60046, 61107, 63960/81/7, 73054. Paint Shop Yard: Nil. Works Shunters: DEPT. 10/1. SLS/196201
03/10/1964 Doncaster MPD (Stored on shed) Stored on shed: 60125/39/49, 90717, 92169/70/5. SLS/196411
13/12/1964 Doncaster MPD (Stored) Stored: 60139/49, 61212, 90469/717, 92169/70/5; Also on shed: 48755(1F), D1519/39/45/56, D1766. SLS/196501

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
31/05/1949 To Service To service as British Railways Number 60149
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 2068
Allocated to Grantham (GRA)
Livery applied: Apple green with white lined black boiler bands, black frames and cylinders with red lining
Diagram 118 boiler fitted
   
20/06/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 20/06/1949. Dep: 23/06/1949.    
29/09/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 29/09/1949. Dep: 10/10/1949.
Work undertaken:
ATC fitted
   
10/10/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (KX)    
15/10/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (KX)    
19/03/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (35B)    
25/03/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (35B)    
17/04/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 17/04/1950. Dep: 18/04/1950.    
19/04/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (34A)    
18/09/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 18/09/1950. Dep: 20/10/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29807 (Diagram 118)
   
12/1950 Naming Named 'AMADIS'    
13/07/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 13/07/1951. Dep: 16/08/1951.    
09/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (35B)    
15/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (35B)    
25/03/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 25/03/1952. Dep: 04/04/1952.    
30/09/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 30/09/1952. Dep: 31/10/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29822 (Diagram 118)
   
22/07/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Weighing) - Arr: 22/07/1953. Dep: 22/07/1953.    
26/10/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 26/10/1953. Dep: 24/11/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29826 (Diagram 118)
   
15/12/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 15/12/1953. Dep: 22/12/1953.    
11/01/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 11/01/1955. Dep: 17/01/1955.    
29/03/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 29/03/1955. Dep: 10/05/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29785 (Diagram 117)
   
03/05/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 03/05/1956. Dep: 11/05/1956.    
23/07/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 23/07/1956. Dep: 23/08/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29870 (Diagram 118)
   
16/09/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (34A)    
08/07/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 08/07/1957. Dep: 10/07/1957.    
06/05/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 06/05/1958. Dep: 11/06/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 10594 (Diagram 118)
   
28/09/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
07/11/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Weighing) - Arr: 07/11/1958. Dep: 07/11/1958.    
25/11/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 25/11/1959. Dep: 31/12/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29875 (Diagram 118)
   
31/05/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 31/05/1960. Dep: 01/07/1960.    
09/09/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 09/09/1960. Dep: 18/10/1960.    
07/11/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 07/11/1961. Dep: 22/12/1961.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29823 (Diagram 118)
   
11/04/1963 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Weighing) - Arr: 11/04/1963. Dep: 11/04/1963.    
07/06/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 60149 from Doncaster (36A)    

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