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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 1471 on 10/07/1922
London and North Eastern Railway (1924 Tmp) 1471N   14/12/1923
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4471   01/08/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 501   Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 102   24/08/1946
British Railways 60102   13/05/1949

Names Carried
Date From Name
10/11/1922 SIR FREDERICK BANBURY

Liveries Carried
Colour Lining Date From
GNR Green   10/07/1922
LNER Apple Green Black and White 14/12/1923
LNER Black Unlined 16/10/1942
LNER Apple Green Black and White 20/05/1947
BR Blue Black and White 13/05/1949
BR Green Orange and Black 10/08/1951

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class A3
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
A110/07/1922
A3 (4-6-2)16/10/1942
Wheels 4-6-2
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 293
Works Number 1539
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service Tue 10/07/1922 to Doncaster (DON)
Withdrawal Tue 14/11/1961 off Kings Cross (34A)
Service Life 39 yrs, 4 mths , 4 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Tue 14/11/1961

Tenders
Type Number From Company Water Coal
GNR 5,000g 5212 10/07/1922 GNR 5,000g 8t 0cwt
GNR 5,000g 5292 16/10/1942 GNR 5,000g 8t 0cwt

Notes
Notes Into Doncaster Works for cutting up 14/11/61

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
DON   Doncaster (New) on 10/07/1922
GRA   Grantham on 12/12/1932
DON   Doncaster on 05/05/1933
GRA   Grantham on 01/07/1943
NWE   New England on 30/04/1944
GRA   Grantham on 11/10/1944
LEI   Leicester (G.C.) on 16/05/1949
34E   Neasden on 04/07/1954
38C   Leicester (G.C.) on 21/11/1954
34A   Kings Cross on 01/09/1957
36A   Doncaster on 13/10/1957
34F   Grantham on 14/06/1959
34A   Kings Cross on 09/10/1960
     Withdrawn on 14/11/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC LEI Leicester (G.C.) w/e 21/05/1949
ALLOC 34E Neasden 4w/e 17/07/1954
ALLOC 38C Leicester (G.C.) 4w/e 04/12/1954
ALLOC 34A Kings Cross 4w/e 07/09/1957
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 02/11/1957
ALLOC 34F Grantham 4w/e 11/07/1959
ALLOC 34A Kings Cross 4w/e 29/10/1960
WDN   on 14/11/1961

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
10/07/1922 Diagram 94 boiler fitted (number 7647)
18/06/1927 Diagram 94 boiler fitted (number 7879)
27/11/1930 Long Travel Valves fitted
27/11/1930 Diagram 94 boiler fitted (number 7772)
02/11/1934 Diagram 94 boiler fitted (number 7767)
27/05/1938 Diagram 94 boiler fitted (number 7790)
16/10/1942 Diagram 94HP boiler fitted (number 8248)
20/05/1947 Diagram 94HP boiler fitted (number 9571)
10/08/1951 Diagram 94A boiler fitted (number 27052)
28/03/1953 Right Hand Drive to Left Hand Drive
16/06/1955 Diagram 94HP boiler fitted (number 27000)
14/12/1956 To 75% Cut-off
06/06/1958 Diagram 94A boiler fitted (number 27001)
21/04/1959 Double Chimney fitted


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 14/08/1922 21/08/1922 8 days Unclassified Indicator gear fitted
 
Doncaster Works 30/10/1922 04/11/1922 6 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 09/11/1922 10/11/1922 2 days Special Naming
Named SIR FREDERICK BANBURY
 
Doncaster Works 03/03/1923 10/03/1923 8 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 10/08/1923 10/08/1923 1 day Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 12/10/1923 14/12/1923 64 days General Painted Apple green with white lined black boiler bands, black frames and cylinders with red lining
Renumbered to LNER (1924 Tmp) number 1471N
 
Doncaster Works 23/01/1924 31/01/1924 9 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 07/07/1924 07/07/1924 1 day Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 20/10/1924 06/11/1924 18 days Heavy    
Doncaster Works 17/04/1925 01/08/1925 107 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 4471
 
Doncaster Works 22/01/1926 06/02/1926 16 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 25/02/1926 20/03/1926 24 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 19/05/1926 19/06/1926 32 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 22/03/1927 18/06/1927 89 days General Boiler number 7879 (Diagram 94)
 
Doncaster Works 26/10/1927 29/10/1927 4 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 21/12/1927 13/03/1928 84 days Heavy    
Doncaster Works 02/10/1928 28/11/1928 58 days General    
Doncaster Works 09/05/1929 17/07/1929 70 days Heavy    
Doncaster Works 24/09/1930 27/11/1930 65 days General Boiler number 7772 (Diagram 94)
Long Travel Valves fitted
 
Doncaster Works 29/09/1931 20/11/1931 53 days Heavy    
Doncaster Works 03/02/1933 01/04/1933 58 days Heavy    
Doncaster Works 28/09/1934 02/11/1934 36 days General Boiler number 7767 (Diagram 94)
 
Doncaster Works 31/01/1936 20/03/1936 50 days General    
Doncaster Works 02/04/1937 08/05/1937 37 days General    
Doncaster Works 23/11/1937 25/11/1937 3 days Light Repair Blow-down Apparatus
 
Doncaster Works 13/04/1938 27/05/1938 45 days General Boiler number 7790 (Diagram 94)
 
Doncaster Works 12/09/1938 20/09/1938 9 days Light Repair Water Scoop Altered
 
Doncaster Works 26/06/1939 12/08/1939 48 days General    
Doncaster Works 18/02/1941 22/03/1941 33 days General    
Doncaster Works 08/09/1942 16/10/1942 39 days Heavy Rebuilt to class A3
Boiler number 8248 (Diagram 94HP)
Tender number 5292 (GNR 5,000g) attached.
Painted Wartime unlined black
 
Doncaster Works 15/07/1943 05/09/1943 53 days General    
Doncaster Works 18/06/1945 25/08/1945 69 days General    
Doncaster Works 11/04/1947 20/05/1947 40 days General Boiler number 9571 (Diagram 94HP)
Painted Apple green with white lined black boiler bands, black frames and cylinders with red lining
 
Doncaster Works 26/09/1947 08/10/1947 13 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 28/03/1949 13/05/1949 47 days General Painted BR Blue for steam locomotives, with broad black, inlaid with thin white lining.
Renumbered to BR 60102
 
Doncaster Works 05/07/1951 10/08/1951 37 days General Boiler number 27052 (Diagram 94A)
Painted Green with orange and black lining.
 
Doncaster Works 25/02/1953 28/03/1953 32 days Heavy Intermediate Right Hand Drive to Left Hand Drive
 
Doncaster Works 14/08/1953 30/09/1953 48 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 27/04/1955 16/06/1955 51 days General Boiler number 27000 (Diagram 94HP)
 
Doncaster Works 13/06/1956 13/06/1956 1 day Weighing    
Doncaster Works 01/11/1956 14/12/1956 44 days Heavy Intermediate To 75% Cut-off
 
Doncaster Works 11/04/1958 06/06/1958 57 days General Boiler number 27001 (Diagram 94A)
 
Doncaster Works 13/04/1959 21/04/1959 9 days Unclassified Double Chimney fitted
 
Doncaster Works 07/05/1959 03/06/1959 28 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 28/09/1959 08/10/1959 11 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 05/04/1960 19/05/1960 45 days General    
Doncaster Works 14/11/1960 03/12/1960 20 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 06/03/1961 24/03/1961 19 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 19/07/1961 09/08/1961 22 days Light Casual    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
16/01/1943 Doncaster Notes (engines lettered 'NE') No. 2005, converted to Class 'A,' was due out 16/1. Another 'Q.4' 5048 is on hand for conversion to 'Q.1.' Other arrivals for works are 3838, 3465 an 4993. Streamlined 'B.17' 2870 has left works after a 'general,' also 'J.55' 3859 (BFD). Following on the previous list of engines lettered 'NE' at Plant:- October: 2957, 4474, 1125, 4513, 180, 4003, 4663, 4340, 3488, 4266, 2572, 4655, 3497, 1158, 1367, 4471, 1312, 4312, 3350, 4601, 1141, 4377, 2598, 4490, 2859, 2555, 2461, 483, 3076, 4637, 590, 2766, 4834, 4664, 1118, 4888, 2394, 3224, 4594, 4462, November: 3476, 2439, 4871, 4594, 4646, 4008, 2960, 601, 4053, 4805, 2426, 118, 135, 2563, 112, 1300, 4035, 4449, 4246, 4884, 2744, 4843, 3298, 2417, 5961, 178, 4495, 608, 2958, 2579, 2453, 3050, 125, 114, 4853, 3500, 3494, 2593, 3167. December: 3821, 4497, 4414, 4426, 3276, 4824, 586, 4545, 3621, 4018, 4225, 587, 3275 4793, 2546, 4456, 3819, 4851, 4316, 3631, 3819, 599, 3010, 3593, 17, 3387, 6139, 3498, 1156, 2870, 4240, 2955, 3232, 3047. SLS/194302
10/05/1947 Doncaster Works Locos. ex Plant, end April-May were: Nos. 16, 41, 51, 63, 86, 90, 101, 102, 113, 521, 863, 878, 890, 942, 1808, 1832, 1919, 1961, 2169, 3031, 3505, 3950, 3986, 5021, 7391, 8786 and 9492. Further locos. ex Plant include Nos. 29 (4/6) and 1949, 8784, 9464 (5/6). SLS/194708
31/10/1957 Leicester (G.C.) MPD This shed is expected to close and the work shared between Neasden and Darnall (41A). At start of winter time tables the A3's (60049/102/4/6/7/11) were exchanged for V2's 60831/42/54/63/911. This leaves no A3's on the G.C. at all. A5 69800 has replaced L1 67786. SLS/195711
19/03/1961 Doncaster Works (Erecting Shop) New Erecting Shop: D2388/9, E3059-64. Stripping Road: D2402, D3489, 13252, 60040, 61144, 61227, 61828, 62013, 63954, 68522, 68869/90, 68916, 69572; Scrap Yard: 64729/87, with 64746, 68875, 68979, 69586 being cut-up. Crimpsall: 60047/90, 61066, 62061. Outside Crimpsall: 60026, 60532, 61971. Erecting Shop: 13326, D3452, D5564, D8214, D9002, 43092, 43151, 60014/28/53/8, 60102/33/8, 61066/73, 61819/32/43/89, 61939, 62009, 63949/68, 70039, 76032. Outside Erecting Shop: D2400, 60128, 68925. Weigh House: D336. Outside Weigh House: 61950. Paint Shop: D320/37, D2387, D5690/1, D6712, D9000, E3058, 60041, 60118/36, 60529, 61835, 73096. Works Shunters: DEPT10/1. SLS/196105

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/07/1922 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 1471
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1539
Allocated to Doncaster (DON)
Livery applied: Lined passenger green
Tender fitted: GNR 5,000g
Diagram 94 boiler fitted
   
14/08/1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 14/08/1922. Dep: 21/08/1922.
Work undertaken:
Indicator gear fitted
   
30/10/1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 30/10/1922. Dep: 04/11/1922.    
09/11/1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Special) - Arr: 09/11/1922. Dep: 10/11/1922.
Work undertaken:
Naming
Named SIR FREDERICK BANBURY
   
03/03/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 03/03/1923. Dep: 10/03/1923.    
10/08/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 10/08/1923. Dep: 10/08/1923.    
12/10/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 12/10/1923. Dep: 14/12/1923.
Work undertaken:
Painted Apple green with white lined black boiler bands, black frames and cylinders with red lining
Renumbered to LNER (1924 Tmp) number 1471N
   
14/12/1923 Livery Change of livery to Apple green with white lined black boiler bands, black frames and cylinders with red lining    
23/01/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 23/01/1924. Dep: 31/01/1924.    
07/07/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 07/07/1924. Dep: 07/07/1924.    
20/10/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy) - Arr: 20/10/1924. Dep: 06/11/1924.    
17/04/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 17/04/1925. Dep: 01/08/1925.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 4471
   
22/01/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 22/01/1926. Dep: 06/02/1926.    
25/02/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 25/02/1926. Dep: 20/03/1926.    
19/05/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 19/05/1926. Dep: 19/06/1926.    
22/03/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 22/03/1927. Dep: 18/06/1927.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7879 (Diagram 94)
   
26/10/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 26/10/1927. Dep: 29/10/1927.    
21/12/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy) - Arr: 21/12/1927. Dep: 13/03/1928.    
02/10/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 02/10/1928. Dep: 28/11/1928.    
09/05/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy) - Arr: 09/05/1929. Dep: 17/07/1929.    
24/09/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 24/09/1930. Dep: 27/11/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7772 (Diagram 94)
Long Travel Valves fitted
   
29/09/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy) - Arr: 29/09/1931. Dep: 20/11/1931.    
12/12/1932 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (GRA)    
03/02/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy) - Arr: 03/02/1933. Dep: 01/04/1933.    
05/05/1933 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
28/09/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 28/09/1934. Dep: 02/11/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7767 (Diagram 94)
   
31/01/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 31/01/1936. Dep: 20/03/1936.    
02/04/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 02/04/1937. Dep: 08/05/1937.    
23/11/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 23/11/1937. Dep: 25/11/1937.
Work undertaken:
Blow-down Apparatus
   
13/04/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 13/04/1938. Dep: 27/05/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7790 (Diagram 94)
   
12/09/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 12/09/1938. Dep: 20/09/1938.
Work undertaken:
Water Scoop Altered
   
26/06/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 26/06/1939. Dep: 12/08/1939.    
18/02/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 18/02/1941. Dep: 22/03/1941.    
08/09/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy) - Arr: 08/09/1942. Dep: 16/10/1942.
Work undertaken:
Rebuilt to class A3
Boiler number 8248 (Diagram 94HP)
Tender number 5292 (GNR 5,000g) attached.
Painted Wartime unlined black
   
16/10/1942 Livery Change of livery to Wartime unlined black    
01/07/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (GRA)    
15/07/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 15/07/1943. Dep: 05/09/1943.    
30/04/1944 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
11/10/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (GRA)    
18/06/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 18/06/1945. Dep: 25/08/1945.    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 501 but not taken up    
24/08/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 102    
11/04/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 11/04/1947. Dep: 20/05/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 9571 (Diagram 94HP)
Painted Apple green with white lined black boiler bands, black frames and cylinders with red lining
   
20/05/1947 Livery Change of livery to Apple green with white lined black boiler bands, black frames and cylinders with red lining    
26/09/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 26/09/1947. Dep: 08/10/1947.    
28/03/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 28/03/1949. Dep: 13/05/1949.
Work undertaken:
Painted BR Blue for steam locomotives, with broad black, inlaid with thin white lining.
Renumbered to BR 60102
   
16/05/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester (G.C.) (LEI)    
21/05/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester (G.C.) (LEI)    
05/07/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 05/07/1951. Dep: 10/08/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27052 (Diagram 94A)
Painted Green with orange and black lining.
   
25/02/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 25/02/1953. Dep: 28/03/1953.
Work undertaken:
Right Hand Drive to Left Hand Drive
   
14/08/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 14/08/1953. Dep: 30/09/1953.    
04/07/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (34E)    
21/11/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester (G.C.) (38C)    
27/04/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 27/04/1955. Dep: 16/06/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27000 (Diagram 94HP)
   
13/06/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Weighing) - Arr: 13/06/1956. Dep: 13/06/1956.    
01/11/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 01/11/1956. Dep: 14/12/1956.
Work undertaken:
To 75% Cut-off
   
01/09/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (34A)    
13/10/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
11/04/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 11/04/1958. Dep: 06/06/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27001 (Diagram 94A)
   
13/04/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 13/04/1959. Dep: 21/04/1959.
Work undertaken:
Double Chimney fitted
   
07/05/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 07/05/1959. Dep: 03/06/1959.    
14/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (34F)    
28/09/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 28/09/1959. Dep: 08/10/1959.    
05/04/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 05/04/1960. Dep: 19/05/1960.    
09/10/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (34A)    
14/11/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 14/11/1960. Dep: 03/12/1960.    
06/03/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 06/03/1961. Dep: 24/03/1961.    
19/07/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 19/07/1961. Dep: 09/08/1961.    
14/11/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 60102 from Kings Cross (34A)    

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