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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1943) 8310 on 19/06/1944
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1009 on 02/03/1946
British Railways 61009   18/04/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
19/06/1944 HARTEBEESTE

Locomotive Specifics
Designer E. Thompson
Class B1
Company History LNER
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 1934
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service Sun 19/06/1944 to Darlington (DAR)
Withdrawal Sun 16/09/1962 off Lincoln (40A)
Service Life 18 yrs, 2 mths , 28 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1964 at Cox and Danks (Wadsley Bridge)

Notes
Notes Sold 5/64 for scrap to Cox & Danks, Wadsley Bridge

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
DAR   Darlington (New) on 19/06/1944
NEV   Neville Hill on 06/07/1944
PKS   Parkeston Quay on 03/01/1945
STR   Stratford on 03/03/1945
34E   Neasden on 22/06/1952
34E   Neasden 4w/e 12/07/1952
38C   Leicester (G.C.) on 25/07/1954
34E   Neasden on 05/12/1954
41A   Sheffield Darnall on 10/06/1956
36A   Doncaster on 29/09/1957
40A   Lincoln on 10/11/1957
     Withdrawn on 16/09/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 34E Neasden 4w/e 12/07/1952
ALLOC 38C Leicester (G.C.) 4w/e 14/08/1954
ALLOC 34E Neasden 4w/e 01/01/1955
ALLOC 39B Sheffield Darnall 4w/e 23/06/1956
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 05/10/1957
ALLOC 40A Lincoln 4w/e 30/11/1957
WDN   on 16/09/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
25/10/1947 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 3446)
05/11/1949 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 3753)
06/10/1951 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28523)
02/11/1953 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28172)
17/04/1959 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28295)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Stratford Works 26/11/1945 12/01/1946 48 days General    
Stratford Works 19/08/1947 25/10/1947 68 days General Boiler number 28574 (Diagram 100A)
 
Stratford Works 16/04/1948 18/04/1948 3 days Unclassified Renumbered to BR 61009
 
Stratford Works 03/10/1949 05/11/1949 34 days General Boiler number 3753 (Diagram 100A)
 
Stratford Works 21/08/1951 06/10/1951 47 days General Boiler number 28523 (Diagram 100A)
 
Doncaster Works 19/08/1952 04/09/1952 17 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 05/10/1953 02/11/1953 29 days General Boiler number 28172 (Diagram 100A)
 
Doncaster Works 18/04/1955 16/05/1955 29 days General    
Darlington Works 06/12/1956 15/01/1957 41 days General    
Doncaster Works 28/08/1958 18/09/1958 22 days Light Casual    
Stratford Works 02/03/1959 17/04/1959 47 days General Boiler number 28295 (Diagram 100A)
 
Doncaster Works 15/09/1959 24/09/1959 10 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 09/08/1960 19/08/1960 11 days Unclassified    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
02/04/1959 Stratford Works (Old Works) Old Works, 43143 (40F), 61009 (40A), 61116 (14D), 61202 (40A), 61232 (30F), 61329 (30A), 61348 (31F), 61371 (31A), 61405 (40A), 64823 (40F), 69696 (30A). Diesel Sp., D206 (34B), 11138 (30F), 12078 (1A), 15203 (75C), D2550 (32B), D3094 (75A), D3301 (30A), D5304 (34B), D8404 (30A). Waiting Wks., 61575 (31A), 64650 (30E), 64677 (30A), 64715 (40E), 65556 (31A), 69637 (34C), 69669 (30A). Paint shop, 15215 (75C), 61375 (30A), Stripping Sp., 43105 (30A), 61573 Wdn, 69728 (30A). Foundry, 68541. Waiting cut up, 61566/76/80, 62536/82/8, 64651, 65467, 65574, 68574/638, 69600/10/6/9/23/7/34/5/59/66/76/716/31. SLS/195905

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
19/06/1944 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 8310, name: HARTEBEESTE
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1934
Allocated to Darlington (DAR)
   
06/07/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (NEV)    
03/01/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Parkeston Quay (PKS)    
03/03/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (STR)    
26/11/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 26/11/1945. Dep: 12/01/1946.    
02/03/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1009    
19/08/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 19/08/1947. Dep: 25/10/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28574 (Diagram 100A)
   
16/04/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 16/04/1948. Dep: 18/04/1948.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 61009
   
03/10/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 03/10/1949. Dep: 05/11/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3753 (Diagram 100A)
   
21/08/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 21/08/1951. Dep: 06/10/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28523 (Diagram 100A)
   
22/06/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (34E)    
12/07/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (34E)    
19/08/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 19/08/1952. Dep: 04/09/1952.    
05/10/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 05/10/1953. Dep: 02/11/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28172 (Diagram 100A)
   
25/07/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester (G.C.) (38C)    
05/12/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (34E)    
18/04/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 18/04/1955. Dep: 16/05/1955.    
10/06/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (41A)    
06/12/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 06/12/1956. Dep: 15/01/1957.    
29/09/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
10/11/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Lincoln (40A)    
28/08/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 28/08/1958. Dep: 18/09/1958.    
02/03/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 02/03/1959. Dep: 17/04/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28295 (Diagram 100A)
   
15/09/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 15/09/1959. Dep: 24/09/1959.    
09/08/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 09/08/1960. Dep: 19/08/1960.    
16/09/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 61009 from Lincoln (40A)    
05/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Cox and Danks: Wadsley Bridge    

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