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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 2743 on 22/08/1928
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 552 on Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 89   18/09/1946
British Railways 60089   03/09/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
22/08/1928 FELSTEAD

Liveries Carried
Colour Lining Date From
LNER Apple Green Black and White 22/08/1928
LNER Black Unlined 10/05/1942
LNER Apple Green Black and White 18/09/1946
BR Blue Black and White 27/10/1950
BR Green Orange and Black 21/03/1952

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class A3
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 4-6-2
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 314
Works Number 1693
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service Mon 22/08/1928 to Doncaster (DON)
Withdrawal Mon 14/10/1963 off St Margarets (64A)
Service Life 35 yrs, 1 mth , 22 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Sat 02/11/1963

Tenders
Type Number From Company Water Coal
LNER Corridor 5330 22/08/1928 LNER 5,000g 9t 0cwt
GNR 5,000g 5255 06/02/1929 GNR 5,000g 8t 0cwt
LNER Non-Corridor 5572 07/11/1957 LNER 5,000g 8t 0cwt
GNR 5,000g 5255 18/12/1957 GNR 5,000g 8t 0cwt
GNR 5,000g 5254 03/03/1960 GNR 5,000g 8t 0cwt

Notes
Notes To Inverurie for Cutting up 2/11/63. Completed 21/2/64

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
DON   Doncaster (New) on 22/08/1928
GHD   Gateshead on 15/03/1936
DON   Doncaster on 17/07/1936
GRA   Grantham on 09/02/1941
KX   Kings Cross on 19/05/1946
64B   Haymarket on 18/02/1951
62B   Dundee Tay Bridge on 21/11/1960
64A   St Margarets on 19/12/1960
     Withdrawn on 14/10/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 64B Haymarket on 18/02/1951
ALLOC 64B Haymarket w/e 18/02/1951
ALLOC 62B Dundee Tay Bridge 4w/e 17/12/1960
ALLOC 64A St Margarets 4w/e 14/01/1961
WDN   on 14/10/1963

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
22/08/1928 Diagram 94HP boiler fitted (number 8075)
27/06/1931 Diagram 94HP boiler fitted (number 8253)
10/07/1933 Diagram 94HP boiler fitted (number 8027)
13/11/1935 Diagram 94HP boiler fitted (number 8254)
13/07/1940 Diagram 94HP boiler fitted (number 8030)
18/09/1946 Diagram 94A boiler fitted (number 9512)
03/09/1948 Diagram 94A boiler fitted (number 9115)
27/10/1950 Diagram 94A boiler fitted (number 27004)
21/03/1952 Diagram 94HP boiler fitted (number 27073)
13/10/1953 Diagram 94HP boiler fitted (number 27003)
18/02/1955 To 75% Cut-off
18/02/1955 Diagram 94A boiler fitted (number 27018)
26/09/1956 Diagram 94A boiler fitted (number 27001)
21/05/1958 Diagram 94A boiler fitted (number 27072)
09/10/1959 Double Chimney fitted
09/10/1959 Diagram 94A boiler fitted (number 27015)
03/03/1960 Diagram 94A boiler fitted (number 27086)
11/1961 Trough deflectors fitted
10/11/1961 Diagram 107 boiler fitted (number 29329)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 21/11/1929 10/01/1930 51 days General    
Doncaster Works 25/02/1930 28/02/1930 4 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 26/05/1930 31/05/1930 6 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 07/05/1931 27/06/1931 52 days General Boiler number 8253 (Diagram 94HP)
 
Doncaster Works 27/05/1932 14/07/1932 49 days Heavy    
Doncaster Works 19/05/1933 10/07/1933 53 days Heavy Boiler number 8027 (Diagram 94HP)
 
Doncaster Works 01/08/1934 01/09/1934 32 days Heavy    
Doncaster Works 26/08/1935 18/10/1935 54 days General    
Doncaster Works 29/10/1935 13/11/1935 16 days Heavy Boiler number 8254 (Diagram 94HP)
 
Doncaster Works 19/10/1936 01/12/1936 44 days General    
Doncaster Works 30/03/1937 03/04/1937 5 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 19/10/1937 20/10/1937 2 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 18/01/1938 19/02/1938 33 days General    
Doncaster Works 04/03/1938 05/03/1938 2 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 16/03/1938 16/03/1938 1 day Special Fitted with Stone Deuta Speed Recorder
 
Doncaster Works 18/02/1939 01/04/1939 43 days General    
Doncaster Works 11/06/1940 13/07/1940 33 days General Boiler number 8030 (Diagram 94HP)
 
Doncaster Works 02/04/1942 10/05/1942 39 days General Painted Wartime unlined black
 
Doncaster Works 14/08/1943 16/09/1943 34 days General    
Doncaster Works 15/02/1944 23/02/1944 9 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 28/04/1945 14/06/1945 48 days General    
Doncaster Works 31/07/1946 18/09/1946 50 days General Boiler number 9512 (Diagram 94A)
Painted Apple green with white lined black boiler bands, black frames and cylinders with red lining
Renumbered to LNER (1946 2nd) number 89
 
Doncaster Works 27/07/1948 03/09/1948 39 days General Boiler number 9115 (Diagram 94A)
Renumbered to BR 60089
 
Doncaster Works 17/08/1949 16/09/1949 31 days General    
Doncaster Works 19/09/1950 27/10/1950 39 days General Boiler number 27004 (Diagram 94A)
Painted BR Blue for steam locomotives, with broad black, inlaid with thin white lining.
 
Doncaster Works 15/11/1950 24/11/1950 10 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 18/02/1952 21/03/1952 33 days General Boiler number 27073 (Diagram 94HP)
Painted Green with orange and black lining.
 
Doncaster Works 14/09/1953 13/10/1953 30 days General Boiler number 27003 (Diagram 94HP)
 
R & W Hawthorn 07/04/1954 16/04/1954 10 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 15/01/1955 18/02/1955 35 days General Boiler number 27018 (Diagram 94A)
To 75% Cut-off
 
Doncaster Works 09/08/1956 26/09/1956 49 days General Boiler number 27001 (Diagram 94A)
 
Doncaster Works 12/04/1958 21/05/1958 40 days General Boiler number 10541 (Diagram 94A)
 
Doncaster Works 19/08/1959 09/10/1959 52 days General Boiler number 27015 (Diagram 94A)
Double Chimney fitted
 
Doncaster Works 28/10/1959 03/03/1960 128 days General After accident
Boiler number 27086 (Diagram 94A)
Tender number 5254 (GNR 5,000g) attached.
 
Doncaster Works 29/04/1960 31/05/1960 33 days Light Casual    
St. Rollox Works 31/01/1961 11/02/1961 12 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 20/09/1961 11/10/1961 22 days General    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
01/10/1961 Doncaster Works (Stripping Road) New Erecting Shop: D2399, E3067-73. Outside New Erecting Shop: 13251. Stripping Road: 43159, 60055/64/71/89, 60162, 60525, 61207/27, 61808/88, 61920, 63973, 68894, 73000, 73170. Scrap Yard-intact: 68950, 69533/85/92. Scrap Yard-being cut up: 60035/79, 61833, 64779. Crimpsal: D3447, 43062, 60080, 61361. Outside Crimpsal: D3478, 60017, 60106, 63969, 70000. Erecting Shop: D3254, D4061, D5578, D5602, D5805, 13166, 13333, 43158, 60012/33, 60050/91/2, 60128/59, 60511/3/37, 61145, 61299, 61867, 62006, 63965/80, 70035/8. Outside Erecting Shop: 61897, 70030, 73169. Weigh House : Nil. Outside Weigh House: 61075. Paint Shop: D5050, D5583, D9014, E3066, 60001, 61248. Outside Paint Shop: D5355, D5604, D5816. Works Shunters: DEPT10/1. SLS/196111
29/10/1961 Doncaster Works (Erecting Shop) New Erecting Shop: D3254, E3069-74. Stripping Road: D5802, 43151, 60003, 60108, 63936/60/81, 73000. Crimpsal: 60046, 60127. Outside Crimpsal: 61107, 63969, 70008/44. Scrap Yard: 60055, 61866, 64646, 65450/78 intact, 61979 being cut up. Boiler Park: 60025, 63980. Erecting Shop: D2021, D3153, D3447/8/76-8, D3646, D5520/83, D5600/6/9/66, D5805, D9004, 13166, 60021/65/89, 60162, 60525/38, 61003/89, 61143/62, 61389, 63927/73, 70000/13. Weigh House: D9016. Outside Weigh House: 60071/80. Paint Shop: D364, D5050/4, D5358, D5820, E3067/8, 43159, 61207, 61367. Paint Shop Yard : Nil. Works Shunters: Dpt10/1. SLS/196112
12/11/1961 Doncaster MPD (36A) (Ex-Works on Shed) Ex-Works on Shed: 43159, 60089, 61089. D5821. SLS/196112
02/11/1963 Inverurie Works (Awaiting scrapping) Shopped: 42737, 45475, D6149, D8030. Cut Up: 60819/27, 60937, 64627, 65253, 65341. Four weeks ending 30th November, 1963. Shopped: 42909, 44955, 65918, D6147/57. Cut Up: 57269, 57336, 57634, 60840/94, 64950, 64629. Four weeks ending 28th December, 1963. Shopped: 42919, 44703, D3930, D6140/42/45/52/54/55/56. Cut Up: 60898, 60972, 64557, 64600, 65900, 90019. Total for 1963: Steam-33 Shopped, 31 other repairs; Diesel-31 Shopped, 15 other repairs; Cut Up 86. Two weeks ending 10th January, 1964. Shopped: 61132, D6150. Cut Up: 60161, 64619. In Shops on 10th January: 44722, 64558/99, D368, D3935, D6139/51/53. Awaiting scrapping: 60089, 60159, 64579. SLS/196402
18/01/1964 Bedford MPD (Scrapped) Since the change over from steam to diesel in August, 1963, this depot has had no regular allocation but from 18th January the official allocation (previously O/L) is D4135/6 an D5379/80/1/2/3. SLS/196403
07/03/1964 Inverurie Works (Scrapped) Shopped: 44722, 61147, 64558/99, 65931, D3548, D6139/53. Scrapped: 60089/98, 60159/62, 60804/38, 64603, 64579, 90058. In shops: 45011, 44880, 45194, 65915, D5328. Being Cut Up: 61177. SLS/196403

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
22/08/1928 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2743, name: FELSTEAD
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1693
Allocated to Doncaster (DON)
Livery applied: Apple green with white lined black boiler bands, black frames and cylinders with red lining
Tender fitted: LNER Corridor
Diagram 94HP boiler fitted
   
06/02/1929 Tender Tender fitted: GNR 5,000g number 5255    
21/11/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 21/11/1929. Dep: 10/01/1930.    
25/02/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 25/02/1930. Dep: 28/02/1930.    
26/05/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 26/05/1930. Dep: 31/05/1930.    
07/05/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 07/05/1931. Dep: 27/06/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 8253 (Diagram 94HP)
   
27/05/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy) - Arr: 27/05/1932. Dep: 14/07/1932.    
19/05/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy) - Arr: 19/05/1933. Dep: 10/07/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 8027 (Diagram 94HP)
   
01/08/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy) - Arr: 01/08/1934. Dep: 01/09/1934.    
26/08/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 26/08/1935. Dep: 18/10/1935.    
29/10/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy) - Arr: 29/10/1935. Dep: 13/11/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 8254 (Diagram 94HP)
   
15/03/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Gateshead (GHD)    
17/07/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
19/10/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 19/10/1936. Dep: 01/12/1936.    
30/03/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 30/03/1937. Dep: 03/04/1937.    
19/10/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 19/10/1937. Dep: 20/10/1937.    
18/01/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 18/01/1938. Dep: 19/02/1938.    
04/03/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 04/03/1938. Dep: 05/03/1938.    
16/03/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Special) - Arr: 16/03/1938. Dep: 16/03/1938.
Work undertaken:
Fitted with Stone Deuta Speed Recorder
   
18/02/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 18/02/1939. Dep: 01/04/1939.    
11/06/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 11/06/1940. Dep: 13/07/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 8030 (Diagram 94HP)
   
09/02/1941 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (GRA)    
02/04/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 02/04/1942. Dep: 10/05/1942.
Work undertaken:
Painted Wartime unlined black
   
10/05/1942 Livery Change of livery to Wartime unlined black    
14/08/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 14/08/1943. Dep: 16/09/1943.    
15/02/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 15/02/1944. Dep: 23/02/1944.    
28/04/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 28/04/1945. Dep: 14/06/1945.    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 552 but not taken up    
19/05/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (KX)    
31/07/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 31/07/1946. Dep: 18/09/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 9512 (Diagram 94A)
Painted Apple green with white lined black boiler bands, black frames and cylinders with red lining
Renumbered to LNER (1946 2nd) number 89
   
27/07/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 27/07/1948. Dep: 03/09/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 9115 (Diagram 94A)
Renumbered to BR 60089
   
17/08/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 17/08/1949. Dep: 16/09/1949.    
19/09/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 19/09/1950. Dep: 27/10/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27004 (Diagram 94A)
Painted BR Blue for steam locomotives, with broad black, inlaid with thin white lining.
   
15/11/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 15/11/1950. Dep: 24/11/1950.    
18/02/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Haymarket (64B)    
18/02/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 18/02/1952. Dep: 21/03/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27073 (Diagram 94HP)
Painted Green with orange and black lining.
   
21/03/1952 Livery Change of livery to Green with orange and black lining.    
14/09/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 14/09/1953. Dep: 13/10/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27003 (Diagram 94HP)
   
07/04/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - R & W Hawthorn (Light Casual) - Arr: 07/04/1954. Dep: 16/04/1954.    
15/01/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 15/01/1955. Dep: 18/02/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27018 (Diagram 94A)
To 75% Cut-off
   
09/08/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 09/08/1956. Dep: 26/09/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27001 (Diagram 94A)
   
07/11/1957 Tender Tender fitted: LNER Non-Corridor number 5572    
18/12/1957 Tender Tender fitted: GNR 5,000g number 5255    
12/04/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 12/04/1958. Dep: 21/05/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 10541 (Diagram 94A)
   
19/08/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 19/08/1959. Dep: 09/10/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27015 (Diagram 94A)
Double Chimney fitted
   
28/10/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 28/10/1959. Dep: 03/03/1960.
Work undertaken:
After accident
Boiler number 27086 (Diagram 94A)
Tender number 5254 (GNR 5,000g) attached.
   
29/04/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 29/04/1960. Dep: 31/05/1960.    
21/11/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Dundee Tay Bridge (62B)    
19/12/1960 Allocation Reallocated to St Margarets (64A)    
31/01/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - St. Rollox Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 31/01/1961. Dep: 11/02/1961.    
20/09/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 20/09/1961. Dep: 11/10/1961.    
11/1961 Modification Modification: Trough deflectors fitted    
10/11/1961 Modification Diagram 107 number 29329 boiler fitted    
14/10/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 60089 from St Margarets (64A)    
02/11/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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