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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3681 on 29/04/1943
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 869 on Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 969   14/07/1946
British Railways 60969   06/01/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V2
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1909
To Service Mon 29/04/1943 to Dundee Tay Bridge (DEE)
Withdrawal Mon 18/05/1964 off St Margarets (64A)
Service Life 21 yrs , 19 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1964 at Locomotive Works (Cowlairs)

Notes
Notes Into Cowlairs Works for cutting up, 8/64

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
DEE   Dundee Tay Bridge (New) on 29/04/1943
64A   St Margarets on 20/10/1958
     Withdrawn on 18/05/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 64A St Margarets 4w/e 01/11/1958
WDN   on 18/05/1964

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
29/04/1943 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3356)
18/09/1946 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3099)
06/01/1949 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 9229)
18/07/1953 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29497)
23/06/1955 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29495)
27/04/1957 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29442)
12/02/1959 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29384)
24/06/1960 Separate cylinders fitted (monobloc replaced)
14/09/1961 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29523)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Cowlairs Works 14/11/1943 29/11/1943 16 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 15/01/1944 12/02/1944 29 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 09/10/1944 07/11/1944 30 days General    
Cowlairs Works 02/09/1945 15/09/1945 14 days Light Repair    
Inverurie Works 18/10/1945 20/10/1945 3 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 06/08/1946 18/09/1946 44 days General Boiler number 29477 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 25/09/1946 04/10/1946 10 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 06/11/1947 20/11/1947 15 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 12/11/1948 06/01/1949 56 days General Boiler number 29495 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60969
 
Darlington Works 12/01/1949 20/01/1949 9 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 17/02/1949 19/02/1949 3 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 30/05/1951 30/06/1951 32 days Heavy Intermediate    
Darlington Works 02/07/1951 10/07/1951 9 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 16/06/1953 18/07/1953 33 days General Boiler number 29497 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 04/08/1953 05/08/1953 2 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 20/05/1955 23/06/1955 35 days General Boiler number 29495 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 28/03/1957 27/04/1957 31 days General Boiler number 29442 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 29/04/1957 01/05/1957 3 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 12/01/1959 12/02/1959 32 days General Boiler number 29384 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 06/05/1960 24/06/1960 50 days Heavy Casual Separate cylinders fitted (monobloc replaced)
 
Darlington Works 24/07/1961 14/09/1961 53 days General Smith speedometer and ATC fitted
Boiler number 29523 (Diagram 109)
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
29/04/1943 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 3681
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1909
Allocated to Dundee Tay Bridge (DEE)
Diagram 109 boiler fitted
   
14/11/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 14/11/1943. Dep: 29/11/1943.    
15/01/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 15/01/1944. Dep: 12/02/1944.    
09/10/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 09/10/1944. Dep: 07/11/1944.    
02/09/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 02/09/1945. Dep: 15/09/1945.    
18/10/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Inverurie Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 18/10/1945. Dep: 20/10/1945.    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 869 but not taken up    
14/07/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 969    
06/08/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 06/08/1946. Dep: 18/09/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29477 (Diagram 109)
   
25/09/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 25/09/1946. Dep: 04/10/1946.    
06/11/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 06/11/1947. Dep: 20/11/1947.    
12/11/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 12/11/1948. Dep: 06/01/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29495 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60969
   
12/01/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 12/01/1949. Dep: 20/01/1949.    
17/02/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 17/02/1949. Dep: 19/02/1949.    
30/05/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 30/05/1951. Dep: 30/06/1951.    
02/07/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 02/07/1951. Dep: 10/07/1951.    
16/06/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 16/06/1953. Dep: 18/07/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29497 (Diagram 109)
   
04/08/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 04/08/1953. Dep: 05/08/1953.    
20/05/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 20/05/1955. Dep: 23/06/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29495 (Diagram 109)
   
28/03/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 28/03/1957. Dep: 27/04/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29442 (Diagram 109)
   
29/04/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 29/04/1957. Dep: 01/05/1957.    
20/10/1958 Allocation Reallocated to St Margarets (64A)    
12/01/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 12/01/1959. Dep: 12/02/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29384 (Diagram 109)
   
06/05/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 06/05/1960. Dep: 24/06/1960.
Work undertaken:
Separate cylinders fitted (monobloc replaced)
   
24/07/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 24/07/1961. Dep: 14/09/1961.
Work undertaken:
Smith speedometer and ATC fitted
Boiler number 29523 (Diagram 109)
   
18/05/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 60969 from St Margarets (64A)    
08/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Cowlairs    

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