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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3679 on 26/03/1943
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 867 on Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 967   24/11/1946
British Railways 60967   11/02/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V2
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1907
To Service Mon 26/03/1943 to Gateshead (GHD)
Withdrawal Mon 10/02/1964 off York (North) (50A)
Service Life 20 yrs, 10 mths , 15 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Wed 19/02/1964 at Locomotive Works (Darlington)

Notes
Notes Into Darlington Works for cutting up, 19/2/64

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
GHD   Gateshead (New) on 26/03/1943
51L   Thornaby on 12/06/1960
50A   York (North) on 10/09/1961
     Withdrawn on 10/02/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 51L Thornaby 3w/e 02/07/1960
ALLOC 50A York (North) 3w/e 30/09/1961
WDN   w/e 10/02/1964

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
26/03/1943 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3336)
12/02/1949 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 2934)
12/09/1951 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29498)
05/09/1953 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29495)
14/04/1955 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29461)
03/01/1957 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29536)
07/11/1958 Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
07/11/1958 Separate cylinders fitted (monobloc replaced)
18/03/1959 Electrical elements of ATC fitted
20/04/1961 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29382)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 02/04/1943 09/04/1943 8 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 01/01/1945 03/02/1945 34 days General    
Darlington Works 08/11/1945 22/11/1945 15 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 23/01/1946 15/03/1946 52 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 15/02/1947 15/03/1947 29 days General    
Doncaster Works 29/12/1948 12/02/1949 46 days General Boiler number 2934 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60967
  
Darlington Works 24/04/1950 31/05/1950 38 days Heavy Casual    
Doncaster Works 07/07/1950 29/07/1950 23 days Light Casual    
Gateshead Works 26/02/1951 01/03/1951 4 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 10/08/1951 12/09/1951 34 days General Boiler number 29498 (Diagram 109)
  
Darlington Works 10/08/1953 05/09/1953 27 days General Boiler number 29495 (Diagram 109)
  
Darlington Works 07/09/1953 09/09/1953 3 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 01/09/1954 04/09/1954 4 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 16/03/1955 14/04/1955 30 days General Boiler number 29461 (Diagram 109)
  
Darlington Works 27/11/1956 03/01/1957 38 days General Boiler number 29536 (Diagram 109)
  
Darlington Works 22/09/1958 07/11/1958 47 days Heavy Intermediate Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
  
Darlington Works 13/03/1959 18/03/1959 6 days Unclassified Electrical elements of ATC fitted
  
Darlington Works 15/02/1960 15/02/1960 1 day Weighing    
Darlington Works 30/08/1960 15/10/1960 47 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 27/02/1961 20/04/1961 53 days General Boiler number 29382 (Diagram 109)
  
Darlington Works 27/04/1961 05/05/1961 9 days Unclassified    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/01/1949 Doncaster Works Locomotives in Works at the end of January, included Nos. 53, 88, 90, 95, 110, 800/59/84/93, 922/30/44/67, 3491, 3959/75/85, 4200/68, 5005/08/14 an 60045. 884, 930 and 3959 were in for light repairs. The following are ex Works painted green:-Nos. 60514 an 60524, while those painted black and fully lined are: Nos. 1904/14, 61139/44/93, 61805 an 61883. New 'A.1' No. 60123 was ready for trial, but the next batch of six were held up awaiting materials. SLS/194903

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
26/03/1943 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 3679
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1907
Allocated to Gateshead (GHD)
Diagram 109 boiler fitted		    
02/04/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 02/04/1943. Dep: 09/04/1943.    
01/01/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 01/01/1945. Dep: 03/02/1945.    
08/11/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 08/11/1945. Dep: 22/11/1945.    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 867 but not taken up    
23/01/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 23/01/1946. Dep: 15/03/1946.    
24/11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 967    
15/02/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 15/02/1947. Dep: 15/03/1947.    
29/12/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 29/12/1948. Dep: 12/02/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2934 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60967
    
24/04/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 24/04/1950. Dep: 31/05/1950.    
07/07/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 07/07/1950. Dep: 29/07/1950.    
26/02/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 26/02/1951. Dep: 01/03/1951.    
10/08/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 10/08/1951. Dep: 12/09/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29498 (Diagram 109)
    
10/08/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 10/08/1953. Dep: 05/09/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29495 (Diagram 109)
    
07/09/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 07/09/1953. Dep: 09/09/1953.    
01/09/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 01/09/1954. Dep: 04/09/1954.    
16/03/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 16/03/1955. Dep: 14/04/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29461 (Diagram 109)
    
27/11/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 27/11/1956. Dep: 03/01/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29536 (Diagram 109)
    
22/09/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 22/09/1958. Dep: 07/11/1958.
Work undertaken:
Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
    
13/03/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 13/03/1959. Dep: 18/03/1959.
Work undertaken:
Electrical elements of ATC fitted
    
15/02/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 15/02/1960. Dep: 15/02/1960.    
12/06/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Thornaby (51L)    
30/08/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 30/08/1960. Dep: 15/10/1960.    
27/02/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 27/02/1961. Dep: 20/04/1961.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29382 (Diagram 109)
    
27/04/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 27/04/1961. Dep: 05/05/1961.    
10/09/1961 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
10/02/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 60967 from York (North) (50A)    
19/02/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Darlington    

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