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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4892 on 16/10/1941
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 821 on Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 921   23/12/1946
British Railways 60921   24/11/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V2
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1870
To Service Tue 16/10/1941 to New England (NWE)
Withdrawal Tue 11/06/1963 off Doncaster (36A)
Service Life 21 yrs, 7 mths , 26 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Thu 20/06/1963 at Locomotive Works (Doncaster)

Notes
Notes Into Doncaster Works for cutting-up 20/6/63

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
NWE   New England (New) on 16/10/1941
DON   Doncaster on 22/01/1950
DON   Doncaster w/e 28/01/1950
34F   Grantham on 11/06/1961
36A   Doncaster on 10/09/1961
     Withdrawn on 11/06/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC DON Doncaster w/e 28/01/1950
ALLOC 34F Grantham 4w/e 08/07/1961
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 5w/e 07/10/1961
WDN   on 11/06/1963

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
16/10/1941 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3220)
18/08/1947 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 8933)
24/11/1949 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 9171)
03/10/1951 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29377)
20/08/1953 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29374)
21/05/1955 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29433)
15/11/1957 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29472)
12/07/1958 Electrical elements of ATC fitted
12/07/1958 Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
24/02/1961 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29416)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 02/10/1943 30/10/1943 29 days General    
Doncaster Works 22/09/1945 03/11/1945 43 days General    
Doncaster Works 29/06/1947 18/08/1947 51 days General Boiler number 8933 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 15/10/1949 24/11/1949 41 days General Boiler number 9171 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60921
 
Doncaster Works 24/07/1951 03/10/1951 72 days General Boiler number 29377 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 22/07/1953 20/08/1953 30 days General Boiler number 10506 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 18/04/1955 21/05/1955 34 days General Boiler number 29433 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 22/07/1955 25/07/1955 4 days Weighing    
Darlington Works 15/10/1957 15/11/1957 32 days General Boiler number 29472 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 26/11/1957 05/12/1957 10 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 05/07/1958 12/07/1958 8 days Unclassified Electrical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 16/01/1961 24/02/1961 40 days General Boiler number 29416 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 03/03/1961 25/03/1961 23 days Unclassified    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
16/10/1941 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 4892
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1870
Allocated to New England (NWE)
Diagram 109 boiler fitted
   
02/10/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 02/10/1943. Dep: 30/10/1943.    
22/09/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 22/09/1945. Dep: 03/11/1945.    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 821 but not taken up    
23/12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 921    
29/06/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 29/06/1947. Dep: 18/08/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 8933 (Diagram 109)
   
15/10/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 15/10/1949. Dep: 24/11/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 9171 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60921
   
22/01/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
28/01/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
24/07/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 24/07/1951. Dep: 03/10/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29377 (Diagram 109)
   
22/07/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 22/07/1953. Dep: 20/08/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 10506 (Diagram 109)
   
18/04/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 18/04/1955. Dep: 21/05/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29433 (Diagram 109)
   
22/07/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Weighing) - Arr: 22/07/1955. Dep: 25/07/1955.    
15/10/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 15/10/1957. Dep: 15/11/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29472 (Diagram 109)
   
26/11/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 26/11/1957. Dep: 05/12/1957.    
05/07/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 05/07/1958. Dep: 12/07/1958.
Work undertaken:
Electrical elements of ATC fitted
   
16/01/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 16/01/1961. Dep: 24/02/1961.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29416 (Diagram 109)
   
03/03/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 03/03/1961. Dep: 25/03/1961.    
11/06/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (34F)    
10/09/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
11/06/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 60921 from Doncaster (36A)    
20/06/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Doncaster    

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