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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 60143 on 22/02/1949

Names Carried
Date From Name
09/1950 SIR WALTER SCOTT

Liveries Carried
Colour Lining Date From
LNER Apple Green Black and White 22/02/1949
BR Blue Black and White 15/09/1950
BR Green Orange and Black 18/10/1951

Locomotive Specifics
Designer A. Peppercorn
Class A1
Company History LNER
Wheels 4-6-2
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 2062
To Service Wed 22/02/1949 to Gateshead (GHD)
Withdrawal Wed 06/05/1964 off York (North) (50A)
Service Life 15 yrs, 2 mths , 14 dys

Disposal

Notes
Notes Sold for scrap 7/64 to A Draper, Hull

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
GHD   Gateshead (New) on 22/02/1949
52B   Heaton on 15/05/1960
52D   Tweedmouth on 09/09/1962
50A   York (North) on 08/09/1963
     Withdrawn on 06/05/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW GHD Gateshead on 22/02/1949
ALLOC 52B Heaton 4w/e 11/06/1960
ALLOC 52D Tweedmouth 4w/e 06/10/1962
ALLOC 50A York (North) w/e 14/09/1963
WDN   on 06/05/1964

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
22/02/1949 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 3944)
15/09/1950 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29800)
25/02/1953 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29863)
15/06/1954 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29828)
16/11/1955 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29875)
20/07/1957 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29827)
02/09/1958 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29862)
15/07/1959 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29847)
19/05/1961 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29850)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 16/08/1949 16/08/1949 1 day Weighing    
Doncaster Works 03/10/1949 19/10/1949 17 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 10/11/1949 10/11/1949 1 day Weighing    
Doncaster Works 16/01/1950 01/02/1950 17 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 10/08/1950 15/09/1950 37 days General Boiler number 29800 (Diagram 118)
Named SIR WALTER SCOTT
 
Doncaster Works 18/09/1951 18/10/1951 31 days Heavy Intermediate    
Doncaster Works 23/01/1953 25/02/1953 34 days General Boiler number 29863 (Diagram 118)
 
Doncaster Works 10/05/1954 15/06/1954 37 days General Boiler number 10595 (Diagram 118)
 
Doncaster Works 12/10/1955 16/11/1955 36 days General Boiler number 29875 (Diagram 118)
 
Gateshead Works 14/02/1957 26/02/1957 13 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 16/02/1957 20/07/1957 155 days General Boiler number 10597 (Diagram 118)
 
Doncaster Works 11/03/1958 19/03/1958 9 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 11/08/1958 02/09/1958 23 days Heavy Casual Boiler number 29862 (Diagram 118)
 
Doncaster Works 05/06/1959 15/07/1959 41 days General Boiler number 29847 (Diagram 118)
 
Doncaster Works 10/04/1961 19/05/1961 40 days General Boiler number 29850 (Diagram 118)
 

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
28/02/1949 Darlington Works Locomotives awaiting Works during February included:-Nos. 1274, 1605/11/18/31/45, 2745/67, 3199, 3411, 5096, 5606/28, 5800, 7262, 8708, 9105, 60816, 60133, (adjustment), 61015 (damaged), 63140, 65057 (damaged in the Crook derailment), 65712, 67705/54, 69827 (NEA), Class '8' W.D. 77320 an 79239.To scrap yard: Nos. 3291/97/99, 3301/08/17/32, 63322 (badly damaged at Old Town Jct., Middlesboro').Locomotives ex Works during February included:-Nos. 60141, 60142 (Darlington 2061/1949-the first 1949 locomotive), 60143, 60509 (light repair), 60923, 60931 (light repair), 61022 (unlined black), 61161 (lined out), 61162 (unlined black), 61181/86, 61237/58, 61400, 61635/41, 61659 (light repair), 61660, 62353/59/78, 62718/32/64, 63341/49, 65098, 65601, 65633 (repaired at Gateshead-buffer beam snow plough fitted), 65712/49, 65827/60, 67255, 67386, 67623, 67714 (light repair), 68010/39, 68160, 68260, 69933, Class '8' W.D. 90252 (ex 77352), 90344 (ex 70877), 90613 (ex 77469). SLS/194904
23/04/1961 Doncaster Works (Outside Crimpsall) New Erecting Shop: D2390/1, D3452, E3056/61-5. Stripping Road: D2402, D3152, D3487, 60033/8/9/64/83/8/95/8, 61814/49, 62049, 68945/90, 70010/35. Scrap Road: 64208/23/36, 64804/74/82, 68903/16/27/70/81, Crimpsall: 43149, 61384, 70001. Outside Crimpsall: DEPT7, 60143, 70053, 73012. Erecting Shop: D3445/89, D5573, D8217, 13252, 13326, 43126/44, 60020/40/63/8/75/90, 60126, 60520/8, 61162, 61205/11, 61363, 61897, 62025/42/60, 63985. Outside Erecting Shop: 60015, 61927, 62011. Paint Shop: D341, D2389, D5695, E3059/60, 60047/67, 60141, 60536, 61094, 73065. Works Shunters: DEPT10, DEPT11. SLS/196106

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
22/02/1949 To Service To service as British Railways Number 60143
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 2062
Allocated to Gateshead (GHD)
Livery applied: Apple green with white lined black boiler bands, black frames and cylinders with red lining
Diagram 118 boiler fitted
   
16/08/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 16/08/1949. Dep: 16/08/1949.    
03/10/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 03/10/1949. Dep: 19/10/1949.    
10/11/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 10/11/1949. Dep: 10/11/1949.    
16/01/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 16/01/1950. Dep: 01/02/1950.    
10/08/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 10/08/1950. Dep: 15/09/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29800 (Diagram 118)
Named SIR WALTER SCOTT
   
15/09/1950 Livery Change of livery to BR Blue for steam locomotives, with broad black, inlaid with thin white lining.    
18/09/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 18/09/1951. Dep: 18/10/1951.    
18/10/1951 Livery Change of livery to Green with orange and black lining.    
23/01/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 23/01/1953. Dep: 25/02/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29863 (Diagram 118)
   
10/05/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 10/05/1954. Dep: 15/06/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 10595 (Diagram 118)
   
12/10/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 12/10/1955. Dep: 16/11/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29875 (Diagram 118)
   
14/02/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 14/02/1957. Dep: 26/02/1957.    
16/02/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 16/02/1957. Dep: 20/07/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 10597 (Diagram 118)
   
11/03/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 11/03/1958. Dep: 19/03/1958.    
11/08/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 11/08/1958. Dep: 02/09/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29862 (Diagram 118)
   
05/06/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 05/06/1959. Dep: 15/07/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29847 (Diagram 118)
   
15/05/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (52B)    
10/04/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 10/04/1961. Dep: 19/05/1961.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29850 (Diagram 118)
   
09/09/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Tweedmouth (52D)    
08/09/1963 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
06/05/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 60143 from York (North) (50A)    

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