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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3678 on 15/03/1943
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 866 on Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 966   08/12/1946
British Railways 60966   14/04/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V2
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1906
To Service Tue 15/03/1943 to Gateshead (GHD)
Withdrawal Tue 11/06/1963 off Doncaster (36A)
Service Life 20 yrs, 2 mths , 27 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
GHD   Gateshead (New) on 15/03/1943
HTN   Heaton on 13/10/1946
NWE   New England on 29/01/1950
38E   Woodford Halse on 02/09/1951
38E   Woodford Halse w/e 08/09/1951
35A   New England on 08/02/1953
35B   Grantham on 18/09/1955
35A   New England on 16/09/1956
35B   Grantham on 13/10/1957
34E   New England on 14/12/1958
36A   Doncaster on 25/03/1962
     Withdrawn on 11/06/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC NWE New England on 29/01/1950
ALLOC 38E Woodford Halse w/e 08/09/1951
ALLOC 35A New England 4w/e 21/02/1953
ALLOC 35B Grantham 4w/e 08/10/1955
ALLOC 35A New England 4w/e 13/10/1956
ALLOC 35B Grantham 4w/e 02/11/1957
ALLOC 34E New England 4w/e 27/12/1958
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 3w/e 31/03/1962
WDN   on 11/06/1963

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
15/03/1943 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3338)
17/04/1948 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3299)
19/01/1950 Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
19/01/1950 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 10510)
19/07/1951 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29367)
22/12/1953 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29380)
06/01/1956 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29350)
11/11/1960 Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
11/11/1960 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29530)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 28/10/1944 18/11/1944 22 days General    
Doncaster Works 11/05/1946 11/06/1946 32 days General    
Doncaster Works 09/03/1948 17/04/1948 40 days General Boiler number 3299 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60966
 
Doncaster Works 13/12/1949 19/01/1950 38 days General Boiler number 10510 (Diagram 109)
Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
 
Doncaster Works 16/08/1950 29/08/1950 14 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 12/06/1951 19/07/1951 38 days General Boiler number 29367 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 12/03/1952 03/04/1952 23 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 01/02/1953 09/02/1953 9 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 24/11/1953 22/12/1953 29 days General Boiler number 29380 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 22/11/1955 06/01/1956 46 days General Boiler number 29350 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 04/03/1958 17/04/1958 45 days Heavy Intermediate    
Darlington Works 28/09/1960 11/11/1960 45 days General Boiler number 29530 (Diagram 109)
Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
 
Darlington Works 28/04/1961 04/05/1961 7 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 01/08/1962 11/08/1962 11 days Unclassified    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
15/03/1943 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 3678
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1906
Allocated to Gateshead (GHD)
Diagram 109 boiler fitted
   
28/10/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 28/10/1944. Dep: 18/11/1944.    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 866 but not taken up    
11/05/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 11/05/1946. Dep: 11/06/1946.    
13/10/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (HTN)    
08/12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 966    
09/03/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 09/03/1948. Dep: 17/04/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3299 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60966
   
13/12/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 13/12/1949. Dep: 19/01/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 10510 (Diagram 109)
Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
   
29/01/1950 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
16/08/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 16/08/1950. Dep: 29/08/1950.    
12/06/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 12/06/1951. Dep: 19/07/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29367 (Diagram 109)
   
02/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (38E)    
08/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (38E)    
12/03/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 12/03/1952. Dep: 03/04/1952.    
01/02/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 01/02/1953. Dep: 09/02/1953.    
08/02/1953 Allocation Reallocated to New England (35A)    
24/11/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 24/11/1953. Dep: 22/12/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29380 (Diagram 109)
   
18/09/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (35B)    
22/11/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 22/11/1955. Dep: 06/01/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29350 (Diagram 109)
   
16/09/1956 Allocation Reallocated to New England (35A)    
13/10/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (35B)    
04/03/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 04/03/1958. Dep: 17/04/1958.    
14/12/1958 Allocation Reallocated to New England (34E)    
28/09/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 28/09/1960. Dep: 11/11/1960.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29530 (Diagram 109)
Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
   
28/04/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 28/04/1961. Dep: 04/05/1961.    
25/03/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
01/08/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 01/08/1962. Dep: 11/08/1962.    
11/06/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 60966 from Doncaster (36A)    
20/06/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Doncaster    

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