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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4883 on 24/05/1940
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 812 on Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 912   10/12/1946
British Railways (BR Tmp) E912   16/02/1948
British Railways 60912   30/05/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V2
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1843
To Service Mon 24/05/1940 to New England (NWE)
Withdrawal Mon 29/04/1963 off New England (34E)
Service Life 22 yrs, 11 mths , 5 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Tue 14/05/1963 at Locomotive Works (Doncaster)

Notes
Notes Into Doncaster Works for cutting up 14/5/63

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
NWE   New England (New) on 24/05/1940
34F   Grantham on 14/06/1959
36A   Doncaster on 13/09/1959
34F   Grantham on 11/06/1961
34E   New England on 10/09/1961
     Withdrawn on 29/04/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 34F Grantham 4w/e 11/07/1959
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 03/10/1959
ALLOC 34F Grantham 4w/e 08/07/1961
ALLOC 34E New England 5w/e 07/10/1961
WDN   on 29/04/1963

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
24/05/1940 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3139)
16/02/1948 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3001)
05/04/1950 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 9190)
27/02/1954 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29399)
10/06/1958 Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
10/06/1958 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29548)
29/05/1959 Electrical elements of ATC fitted
30/06/1960 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29374)
25/10/1961 Separate cylinders fitted (monobloc replaced)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 04/04/1942 09/05/1942 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 29/01/1944 19/02/1944 22 days General    
Doncaster Works 01/12/1945 05/01/1946 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 22/01/1948 16/02/1948 26 days General Boiler number 3001 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR (BR Tmp) number E912
 
Doncaster Works 13/05/1949 30/05/1949 18 days Light Casual Renumbered to BR 60912
 
Doncaster Works 31/01/1950 05/04/1950 65 days General Boiler number 29393 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 11/01/1952 12/02/1952 33 days Heavy Intermediate    
Doncaster Works 24/01/1954 27/02/1954 35 days General Boiler number 29399 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 14/03/1956 19/04/1956 37 days General    
Darlington Works 05/05/1958 10/06/1958 37 days General Boiler number 29548 (Diagram 109)
Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 28/05/1959 29/05/1959 2 days Unclassified Electrical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 30/05/1960 30/06/1960 32 days General Boiler number 10506 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 06/07/1960 07/07/1960 2 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 30/09/1960 09/11/1960 41 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 28/08/1961 25/10/1961 59 days Heavy Casual Separate cylinders fitted (monobloc replaced)
 

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/04/1950 Doncaster Works Class A.1 named include 60120 Kittiwake, 60133 Pommern, 60141 Abbotsford in, April; other engines through Doncaster Plant included A.1 60122; A.2 60500/12/39; A.3 60039/43/54/94; A.4 60018/20/1/3; V.2 60814/20/32/65/67/80/97, 60912/14; K.3 61802/22/24/46/61/67/77, 61947/69/85; B.17 61634; C.12 67366; K.5 61863 (light repair); B.1 61036/83/95, 61113, 61267. Some exchanges of 'Pacifics' and 'Green Arrows' are afoot on account of A.T.C. trials on the G.N. Section. SLS/195006

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
24/05/1940 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 4883
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1843
Allocated to New England (NWE)
Diagram 109 boiler fitted
   
04/04/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 04/04/1942. Dep: 09/05/1942.    
29/01/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 29/01/1944. Dep: 19/02/1944.    
01/12/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 01/12/1945. Dep: 05/01/1946.    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 812 but not taken up    
10/12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 912    
22/01/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 22/01/1948. Dep: 16/02/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3001 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR (BR Tmp) number E912
   
13/05/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 13/05/1949. Dep: 30/05/1949.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 60912
   
31/01/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 31/01/1950. Dep: 05/04/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29393 (Diagram 109)
   
11/01/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 11/01/1952. Dep: 12/02/1952.    
24/01/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 24/01/1954. Dep: 27/02/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29399 (Diagram 109)
   
14/03/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 14/03/1956. Dep: 19/04/1956.    
05/05/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 05/05/1958. Dep: 10/06/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29548 (Diagram 109)
Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
   
28/05/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 28/05/1959. Dep: 29/05/1959.
Work undertaken:
Electrical elements of ATC fitted
   
14/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (34F)    
13/09/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
30/05/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 30/05/1960. Dep: 30/06/1960.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 10506 (Diagram 109)
   
06/07/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 06/07/1960. Dep: 07/07/1960.    
30/09/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 30/09/1960. Dep: 09/11/1960.    
11/06/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (34F)    
28/08/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 28/08/1961. Dep: 25/10/1961.
Work undertaken:
Separate cylinders fitted (monobloc replaced)
   
10/09/1961 Allocation Reallocated to New England (34E)    
29/04/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 60912 from New England (34E)    
14/05/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Doncaster    

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