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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4843 on 22/04/1939
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 772 on Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 872   11/08/1946
British Railways (BR Tmp) E872   25/02/1948
British Railways 60872   02/06/1950

Names Carried
Date From Name
20/05/1939 KING'S OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V2
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2
Builder Doncaster Works
Works Number 1898
To Service Sun 22/04/1939 to Doncaster (DON)
Withdrawal Sun 22/09/1963 off Doncaster (36A)
Service Life 24 yrs , 5 mths

Disposal
Scrapping Tue 29/10/1963 at Locomotive Works (Doncaster)

Notes
Notes Into Doncaster Works for cutting up 29/10/63

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
DON   Doncaster (New) on 22/04/1939
34F   Grantham on 16/07/1961
36A   Doncaster on 10/09/1961
     Withdrawn on 22/09/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 34F Grantham 4w/e 05/08/1961
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 5w/e 07/10/1961
WDN   on 22/09/1963

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
22/04/1939 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 9165)
05/10/1946 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 2910)
25/02/1948 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3063)
02/06/1950 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3388)
29/05/1952 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29412)
13/05/1954 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29409)
03/08/1956 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29431)
30/07/1958 Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
30/07/1958 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29487)
11/06/1959 Electrical elements of ATC fitted
08/07/1961 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29434)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 11/05/1939 20/05/1939 10 days Unclassified Named KING'S OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY
 
Doncaster Works 27/04/1940 04/05/1940 8 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 12/10/1940 16/11/1940 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 17/10/1942 21/11/1942 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 12/02/1944 26/02/1944 15 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 19/08/1944 30/09/1944 43 days General    
Doncaster Works 31/08/1946 05/10/1946 36 days General Boiler number 2910 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 25/01/1948 25/02/1948 32 days General Boiler number 29398 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR (BR Tmp) number E872
 
Doncaster Works 21/04/1950 02/06/1950 43 days General Boiler number 3388 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60872
 
Darlington Works 08/02/1952 16/02/1952 9 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 04/05/1952 29/05/1952 26 days General Boiler number 29412 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 12/04/1954 13/05/1954 32 days General Boiler number 29409 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 04/07/1956 03/08/1956 31 days General Boiler number 29431 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 16/06/1958 30/07/1958 45 days General Boiler number 29487 (Diagram 109)
Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 06/06/1959 11/06/1959 6 days Unclassified Electrical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 05/06/1961 08/07/1961 34 days General Boiler number 29434 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 29/07/1961 02/08/1961 5 days Unclassified    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
16/01/1943 Doncaster Notes (engines lettered 'NE') No. 2005, converted to Class 'A,' was due out 16/1. Another 'Q.4' 5048 is on hand for conversion to 'Q.1.' Other arrivals for works are 3838, 3465 an 4993. Streamlined 'B.17' 2870 has left works after a 'general,' also 'J.55' 3859 (BFD). Following on the previous list of engines lettered 'NE' at Plant:- October: 2957, 4474, 1125, 4513, 180, 4003, 4663, 4340, 3488, 4266, 2572, 4655, 3497, 1158, 1367, 4471, 1312, 4312, 3350, 4601, 1141, 4377, 2598, 4490, 2859, 2555, 2461, 483, 3076, 4637, 590, 2766, 4834, 4664, 1118, 4888, 2394, 3224, 4594, 4462, November: 3476, 2439, 4871, 4594, 4646, 4008, 2960, 601, 4053, 4805, 2426, 118, 135, 2563, 112, 1300, 4035, 4449, 4246, 4884, 2744, 4843, 3298, 2417, 5961, 178, 4495, 608, 2958, 2579, 2453, 3050, 125, 114, 4853, 3500, 3494, 2593, 3167. December: 3821, 4497, 4414, 4426, 3276, 4824, 586, 4545, 3621, 4018, 4225, 587, 3275 4793, 2546, 4456, 3819, 4851, 4316, 3631, 3819, 599, 3010, 3593, 17, 3387, 6139, 3498, 1156, 2870, 4240, 2955, 3232, 3047. SLS/194302
09/07/1961 Darlington MPD (Ex-Works) Waiting Works: D237, 60814, 61020, 63448, 67731/69, 78015, 90415. Ex-Works: 60872, 60928/42, 61273, 61303, 61448/64, 65801/93, 67636/90, 80099, 80100, 90465, 90710, 92147/92. SLS/196108

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
22/04/1939 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 4843
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1898
Allocated to Doncaster (DON)
Diagram 109 boiler fitted
   
11/05/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 11/05/1939. Dep: 20/05/1939.
Work undertaken:
Named KING'S OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY
   
27/04/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 27/04/1940. Dep: 04/05/1940.    
12/10/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 12/10/1940. Dep: 16/11/1940.    
17/10/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 17/10/1942. Dep: 21/11/1942.    
12/02/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 12/02/1944. Dep: 26/02/1944.    
19/08/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 19/08/1944. Dep: 30/09/1944.    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 772 but not taken up    
11/08/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 872    
31/08/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 31/08/1946. Dep: 05/10/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2910 (Diagram 109)
   
25/01/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 25/01/1948. Dep: 25/02/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29398 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR (BR Tmp) number E872
   
21/04/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 21/04/1950. Dep: 02/06/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3388 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60872
   
08/02/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 08/02/1952. Dep: 16/02/1952.    
04/05/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 04/05/1952. Dep: 29/05/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29412 (Diagram 109)
   
12/04/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 12/04/1954. Dep: 13/05/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29409 (Diagram 109)
   
04/07/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 04/07/1956. Dep: 03/08/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29431 (Diagram 109)
   
16/06/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 16/06/1958. Dep: 30/07/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29487 (Diagram 109)
Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
   
06/06/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 06/06/1959. Dep: 11/06/1959.
Work undertaken:
Electrical elements of ATC fitted
   
05/06/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 05/06/1961. Dep: 08/07/1961.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29434 (Diagram 109)
   
16/07/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (34F)    
29/07/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 29/07/1961. Dep: 02/08/1961.    
10/09/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
22/09/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 60872 from Doncaster (36A)    
29/10/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Doncaster    

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