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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1034 on 03/10/1947
British Railways 61034   22/08/1949

Names Carried
Date From Name
03/10/1947 CHIRU

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 2014
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service Mon 03/10/1947 to York (North) (YK)
Withdrawal Mon 21/12/1964 off Wakefield (56A)
Service Life 17 yrs, 2 mths , 18 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1965 at Drapers (Hull)

Notes
Notes Sold 2/65 for scrap to A Draper, Hull

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
YK   York (North) (New) on 03/10/1947
NEV   Neville Hill on 29/11/1947
SKN   Stockton on 06/02/1949
SKN   Stockton w/e 12/02/1949
51L   Thornaby on 14/06/1959
56B   Ardsley on 25/11/1962
56A   Wakefield on 05/01/1964
     Withdrawn on 21/12/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW YK York (North) on 03/10/1947
ALLOC NEV Neville Hill w/e 29/11/1947
ALLOC SKN Stockton w/e 12/02/1949
ALLOC 51L Thornaby on 14/06/1959
ALLOC 56B Ardsley 3w/e 24/11/1962
ALLOC 56A Wakefield 5w/e 11/01/1964
WDN   on 21/12/1964

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
03/10/1947 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 3599)
22/08/1949 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 9836)
27/06/1951 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28220)
01/09/1953 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28216)
11/01/1956 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28168)
14/12/1957 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28315)
27/05/1959 BR Automatic Warning System (AWS) fitted
25/01/1961 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28398)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 12/07/1949 22/08/1949 42 days General Boiler number 9836 (Diagram 100A)
Renumbered to BR 61034
 
Darlington Works 01/06/1951 27/06/1951 27 days General Boiler number 28220 (Diagram 100A)
 
Darlington Works 12/08/1953 01/09/1953 21 days General Boiler number 28216 (Diagram 100A)
 
Darlington Works 12/12/1955 11/01/1956 31 days General Boiler number 28168 (Diagram 100A)
 
Darlington Works 18/11/1957 14/12/1957 27 days General Boiler number 28315 (Diagram 100A)
 
Darlington Works 16/12/1957 17/12/1957 2 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 11/05/1959 27/05/1959 17 days Unclassified BR Automatic Warning System (AWS) fitted
 
Darlington Works 10/07/1959 06/10/1959 89 days Heavy Casual After collision
 
Darlington Works 07/01/1960 25/01/1961 385 days General Boiler number 28398 (Diagram 100A)
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/10/1947 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1034, name: CHIRU
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 2014
Allocated to York (North) (YK)
Diagram 100A boiler fitted
   
29/11/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (NEV)    
06/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Stockton (SKN)    
12/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Stockton (SKN)    
12/07/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 12/07/1949. Dep: 22/08/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 9836 (Diagram 100A)
Renumbered to BR 61034
   
01/06/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 01/06/1951. Dep: 27/06/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28220 (Diagram 100A)
   
12/08/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 12/08/1953. Dep: 01/09/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28216 (Diagram 100A)
   
12/12/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 12/12/1955. Dep: 11/01/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28168 (Diagram 100A)
   
18/11/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 18/11/1957. Dep: 14/12/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28315 (Diagram 100A)
   
16/12/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 16/12/1957. Dep: 17/12/1957.    
11/05/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 11/05/1959. Dep: 27/05/1959.
Work undertaken:
BR Automatic Warning System (AWS) fitted
   
14/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Thornaby (51L)    
10/07/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 10/07/1959. Dep: 06/10/1959.
Work undertaken:
After collision
   
07/01/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 07/01/1960. Dep: 25/01/1961.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28398 (Diagram 100A)
   
25/11/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (56B)    
05/01/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Wakefield (56A)    
21/12/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 61034 from Wakefield (56A)    
02/1965 Scrapped Broken up by Drapers: Hull    

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