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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4779 on 09/09/1937
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 708 on Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 808   25/08/1946
British Railways 60808   18/06/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V2
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1706
To Service Mon 09/09/1937 to Heaton (HTN)
Withdrawal Mon 05/10/1964 off Darlington (51A)
Service Life 27 yrs , 26 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Thu 15/10/1964 at Locomotive Works (Darlington)

Notes
Notes Into Darlington Works for cutting up 15/10/64

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
HTN   Heaton (New) on 09/09/1937
GHD   Gateshead on 28/03/1943
HTN   Heaton on 06/05/1946
52D   Tweedmouth on 12/04/1953
52B   Heaton on 08/06/1958
56C   Copley Hill (Leeds) on 26/06/1960
51L   Thornaby on 11/09/1960
51A   Darlington on 01/07/1962
     Withdrawn on 05/10/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 52D Tweedmouth 4w/e 18/04/1953
ALLOC 52B Heaton 4w/e 14/06/1958
ALLOC 56C Copley Hill (Leeds) 3w/e 02/07/1960
ALLOC 51L Thornaby 4w/e 01/10/1960
ALLOC 51A Darlington 5w/e 07/07/1962
WDN   on 05/10/1964

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
09/09/1937 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 2895)
30/03/1940 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 2894)
29/04/1942 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3125)
22/01/1944 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 9237)
30/03/1946 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3109)
01/11/1947 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3091)
30/07/1949 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 2899)
10/05/1951 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29478)
04/03/1954 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29529)
15/02/1957 Separate cylinders fitted (monobloc replaced)
15/02/1957 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29510)
13/06/1958 Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
17/03/1959 Electrical elements of ATC fitted
17/03/1959 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29534)
30/09/1961 Smith speedometer fitted
30/09/1961 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 28062)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 26/05/1938 27/05/1938 2 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 10/10/1938 08/12/1938 60 days General    
Darlington Works 20/02/1940 30/03/1940 40 days General Boiler number 2894 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 02/04/1940 04/04/1940 3 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 28/08/1941 16/09/1941 20 days General    
Darlington Works 20/03/1942 29/04/1942 41 days General Boiler number 29527 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 18/09/1942 16/11/1942 60 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 17/12/1943 22/01/1944 37 days General Boiler number 29378 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 02/02/1946 30/03/1946 57 days General Boiler number 3109 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 22/08/1947 01/11/1947 72 days General Boiler number 3091 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 11/06/1949 30/07/1949 50 days General Boiler number 2899 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 09/04/1951 10/05/1951 32 days General Boiler number 29478 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 18/08/1952 11/10/1952 55 days Heavy Intermediate    
Darlington Works 22/10/1952 23/10/1952 2 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 12/02/1954 04/03/1954 21 days Heavy Casual Boiler number 29529 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 09/11/1954 17/12/1954 39 days Heavy Intermediate    
Darlington Works 11/01/1957 15/02/1957 36 days General Boiler number 29510 (Diagram 109)
Separate cylinders fitted (monobloc replaced)
 
Darlington Works 09/06/1958 13/06/1958 5 days Unclassified Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 17/02/1959 17/03/1959 29 days General Boiler number 29534 (Diagram 109)
Electrical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 09/11/1960 12/11/1960 4 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 01/09/1961 30/09/1961 30 days General Boiler number 28062 (Diagram 109)
Smith speedometer fitted
 
Darlington Works 25/10/1961 11/11/1961 18 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 22/11/1961 30/11/1961 9 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 30/07/1962 03/08/1962 5 days Light Casual    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
19/09/1964 Darlington MPD (Shed) On shed-diesel bays: D5170/2, dead line: 69020, 90444/9; Roundhouse: D3228, D2706/31/2, D2318/36/40, D3229, DEPT87, 68011/37/43/7/50/3/60. Shed: 60024 ex works, 60036/45/808/84/5, 62001, 62002 ex works, 62003/43/4/8/64; 61030, 62368, 68010/4/46,151/4, 90011/4/98, 90361/556 ex works, 90688, 42405/77, 43050/6/7, 43102/29/40 and 63460 awaiting move to Stratford. SLS/196410

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/09/1937 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 4779
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1706
Allocated to Heaton (HTN)
Diagram 109 boiler fitted
   
26/05/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 26/05/1938. Dep: 27/05/1938.    
10/10/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 10/10/1938. Dep: 08/12/1938.    
20/02/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 20/02/1940. Dep: 30/03/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2894 (Diagram 109)
   
02/04/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 02/04/1940. Dep: 04/04/1940.    
28/08/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 28/08/1941. Dep: 16/09/1941.    
20/03/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 20/03/1942. Dep: 29/04/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29527 (Diagram 109)
   
18/09/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 18/09/1942. Dep: 16/11/1942.    
28/03/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Gateshead (GHD)    
17/12/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 17/12/1943. Dep: 22/01/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29378 (Diagram 109)
   
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 708 but not taken up    
02/02/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 02/02/1946. Dep: 30/03/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3109 (Diagram 109)
   
06/05/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (HTN)    
25/08/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 808    
22/08/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 22/08/1947. Dep: 01/11/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3091 (Diagram 109)
   
18/06/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 60808    
11/06/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 11/06/1949. Dep: 30/07/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2899 (Diagram 109)
   
09/04/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 09/04/1951. Dep: 10/05/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29478 (Diagram 109)
   
18/08/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 18/08/1952. Dep: 11/10/1952.    
22/10/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 22/10/1952. Dep: 23/10/1952.    
12/04/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Tweedmouth (52D)    
12/02/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 12/02/1954. Dep: 04/03/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29529 (Diagram 109)
   
09/11/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 09/11/1954. Dep: 17/12/1954.    
11/01/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 11/01/1957. Dep: 15/02/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29510 (Diagram 109)
Separate cylinders fitted (monobloc replaced)
   
08/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (52B)    
09/06/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 09/06/1958. Dep: 13/06/1958.
Work undertaken:
Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
   
17/02/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 17/02/1959. Dep: 17/03/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29534 (Diagram 109)
Electrical elements of ATC fitted
   
26/06/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Copley Hill (Leeds) (56C)    
11/09/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Thornaby (51L)    
09/11/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 09/11/1960. Dep: 12/11/1960.    
01/09/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 01/09/1961. Dep: 30/09/1961.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28062 (Diagram 109)
Smith speedometer fitted
   
25/10/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 25/10/1961. Dep: 11/11/1961.    
22/11/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 22/11/1961. Dep: 30/11/1961.    
01/07/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (51A)    
30/07/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 30/07/1962. Dep: 03/08/1962.    
05/10/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 60808 from Darlington (51A)    
15/10/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Darlington    

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