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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 2543 on 28/06/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 512 on Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 44   01/09/1946
British Railways 60044   11/08/1949

Names Carried
Date From Name
28/06/1924 MELTON

Liveries Carried
Colour Lining Date From
LNER Apple Green Black and White 28/06/1924
LNER Black Unlined 09/12/1942
LNER Apple Green Black and White 18/09/1947
BR Blue Black and White 11/08/1949
BR Green Orange and Black 04/12/1952

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class A3
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
A128/06/1924
A3 (4-6-2)18/09/1947
Wheels 4-6-2
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 301
Works Number 1598
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service Sun 28/06/1924 to Grantham (GRA)
Withdrawal Sun 16/06/1963 off Kings Cross (34A)
Service Life 38 yrs, 11 mths , 19 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Mon 25/11/1963

Tenders
Type Number From Company Water Coal
GNR 5,000g 5253 28/06/1924 GNR 5,000g 8t 0cwt
GNR 5,000g 5269 26/03/1929 GNR 5,000g 8t 0cwt
GNR 5,000g 5224 01/06/1929 GNR 5,000g 8t 0cwt
LNER Non-Corridor 5580 05/08/1938 LNER 5,000g 8t 0cwt
GNR 5,000g 5274 18/12/1952 GNR 5,000g 8t 0cwt

Notes
Notes Into Doncaster Works for cutting up 25/11/63

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
GRA   Grantham (New) on 28/06/1924
DON   Doncaster on 21/08/1924
GOR   Gorton on 01/09/1924
DON   Doncaster on 08/09/1924
KX   Kings Cross on 04/03/1927
DON   Doncaster on 20/03/1927
GRA   Grantham on 19/01/1930
KX   Kings Cross on 11/03/1930
DON   Doncaster on 12/06/1930
NWE   New England on 12/03/1944
KX   Kings Cross on 24/09/1944
COP   Copley Hill (Leeds) on 06/12/1944
NWE   New England on 22/01/1945
GRA   Grantham on 09/11/1947
37B   Copley Hill (Leeds) on 23/04/1950
36A   Doncaster on 09/09/1951
38C   Leicester (G.C.) on 15/11/1953
34E   Neasden on 27/03/1955
34A   Kings Cross on 25/03/1956
35B   Grantham on 16/09/1956
34A   Kings Cross on 07/04/1957
     Withdrawn on 16/06/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC GRA Grantham w/e 15/11/1947
ALLOC 37B Copley Hill (Leeds) w/e 23/04/1950
ALLOC 36A Doncaster w/e 15/09/1951
ALLOC 38C Leicester (G.C.) 4w/e 28/11/1953
ALLOC 34E Neasden 4w/e 23/04/1955
ALLOC 34A Kings Cross 5w/e 31/03/1956
ALLOC 35B Grantham 4w/e 13/10/1956
ALLOC 34A Kings Cross 4w/e 20/04/1957
WDN   on 16/06/1963

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
28/06/1924 Diagram 94 boiler fitted (number 7703)
01/06/1929 Diagram 94 boiler fitted (number 7693)
29/12/1930 Long Travel Valves fitted
29/12/1930 Diagram 94 boiler fitted (number 7783)
21/06/1933 Diagram 94 boiler fitted (number 7789)
01/11/1935 Diagram 94 boiler fitted (number 7766)
15/02/1941 Diagram 94 boiler fitted (number 7879)
16/02/1946 Diagram 94 boiler fitted (number 7797)
18/09/1947 To 75% Cut-off
18/09/1947 Diagram 94HP boiler fitted (number 8226)
11/08/1949 Diagram 94A boiler fitted (number 9984)
08/03/1951 Diagram 94A boiler fitted (number 27033)
04/12/1952 Right Hand Drive to Left Hand Drive
06/12/1956 Diagram 94A boiler fitted (number 27039)
07/05/1958 Diagram 94A boiler fitted (number 27035)
10/06/1959 Double Chimney fitted
21/10/1959 Diagram 94A boiler fitted (number 27072)
30/08/1961 Trough deflectors fitted


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 04/08/1924 09/08/1924 6 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 04/11/1925 20/02/1926 109 days General    
Doncaster Works 26/04/1927 25/06/1927 61 days General    
Doncaster Works 23/02/1928 31/05/1928 99 days Heavy    
Doncaster Works 17/04/1929 01/06/1929 46 days General Boiler number 7693 (Diagram 94)
Tender number 5224 (GNR 5,000g) attached.
 
Doncaster Works 30/10/1930 29/12/1930 61 days General Boiler number 7783 (Diagram 94)
Long Travel Valves fitted
 
Doncaster Works 28/01/1932 15/03/1932 48 days General    
Doncaster Works 12/07/1932 12/07/1932 1 day Light Repair Wheel spoke welding
 
Doncaster Works 21/02/1933 21/02/1933 1 day Light Repair Wheel spoke welding
 
Doncaster Works 28/04/1933 21/06/1933 55 days General Boiler number 7789 (Diagram 94)
 
Doncaster Works 06/09/1934 13/10/1934 38 days General    
Doncaster Works 18/09/1935 01/11/1935 45 days General Boiler number 7766 (Diagram 94)
 
Doncaster Works 08/01/1937 20/02/1937 44 days General    
Doncaster Works 26/10/1937 27/10/1937 2 days Light Repair Blow-down apparatus
 
Doncaster Works 08/07/1938 05/08/1938 29 days Light Repair Tender number 5580 (LNER Non-Corridor) attached.
 
Doncaster Works 09/06/1939 21/07/1939 43 days General    
Doncaster Works 30/12/1940 15/02/1941 48 days General Boiler number 7879 (Diagram 94)
 
Doncaster Works 05/11/1942 09/12/1942 35 days General Painted Wartime unlined black
 
Doncaster Works 01/01/1944 16/01/1944 16 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 09/05/1944 14/06/1944 37 days General    
Doncaster Works 09/01/1946 16/02/1946 39 days General Boiler number 7797 (Diagram 94)
 
Doncaster Works 22/07/1947 18/09/1947 59 days Heavy Rebuilt to class A3
Boiler number 8226 (Diagram 94HP)
To 75% Cut-off
Painted Apple green with white lined black boiler bands, black frames and cylinders with red lining
 
Doncaster Works 06/07/1949 11/08/1949 37 days General Boiler number 9984 (Diagram 94A)
Painted BR Blue for steam locomotives, with broad black, inlaid with thin white lining.
Renumbered to BR 60044
 
Doncaster Works 22/08/1950 30/08/1950 9 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 05/02/1951 08/03/1951 32 days General Boiler number 27033 (Diagram 94A)
 
Doncaster Works 22/01/1952 01/02/1952 11 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 12/11/1952 04/12/1952 23 days Heavy Intermediate Right Hand Drive to Left Hand Drive
Painted Green with orange and black lining.
 
Doncaster Works 15/03/1954 26/04/1954 43 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 21/11/1954 31/12/1954 41 days General    
Doncaster Works 03/04/1956 27/04/1956 25 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 04/05/1956 10/05/1956 7 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 29/10/1956 06/12/1956 39 days General Boiler number 27039 (Diagram 94A)
 
Doncaster Works 28/03/1958 07/05/1958 41 days General Boiler number 27035 (Diagram 94A)
 
Doncaster Works 01/06/1959 10/06/1959 10 days Unclassified Double Chimney fitted
 
Doncaster Works 15/09/1959 21/10/1959 37 days General Boiler number 10541 (Diagram 94A)
 
Doncaster Works 29/02/1960 11/03/1960 12 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 05/10/1960 05/11/1960 32 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 12/08/1961 30/08/1961 19 days General Trough deflectors fitted
 
Doncaster Works 03/04/1962 21/04/1962 19 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 28/08/1962 28/09/1962 32 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 18/02/1963 12/03/1963 23 days Light Casual    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
16/07/1961 Doncaster Works (Stripping Road) New Erecting Shop: D2395/6, E3064-9, 13253. Boiler Shop: E3071/2. Stripping Road: D2235, 60044/56/63/94, 60502, 61088, 61803, 61902, 73043. Scrap Road: 61824, 61927/64, 64736, 69531 intact, 68951 just cut up. Crimpsal: 60150, 61204. Outside Crimpsal: 60147, 62015, 70034. Erecting Shop: D3446/9, D3660, D5560/72, D8212, 12124, 60022/30, 60155, 60519, 61055, 61157/95, 61208, 61312/26, 61846, 70009/18/38/9, 76050. Outside Erecting Shop: DEPT7, 60034. Weigh House: Nil. Outside Weigh House: 60029, 61906. Paint Shop: D2234, D2394, D5571, D6722, E3063, 60009/73, 61056, 61378, 61893. Outside Paint Shop: D353, D5806, D9008. Works Shunters: DEPT10/1. SLS/196109
10/03/1963 Doncaster Works (Erecting Shop) Erecting Shop: 60025/44/512, 61157, 63650/978, 90001/79/411/587. Works Yard: 90035/250. Stripping Shop: 61326, 90551. Scrap Yard: 42501/18/25/6/679, 63887, 64690, 90253/70, 69520/3/38/46/75/83. Paint Shop: 65567, LNER 4472, LNER 4771. Ex Works: 61087, Waiting Works: 60118, 61128/236/87/371, 63618/98/961, 42535, 69529/68, 90559/608. Pending sale: 60014. SLS/196304
11/05/1963 Worcester Works (Erecting Shop) 4628, 7010/23/31, 9724 an 4147. SLS/196304

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
28/06/1924 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2543, name: MELTON
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1598
Allocated to Grantham (GRA)
Livery applied: Apple green with white lined black boiler bands, black frames and cylinders with red lining
Tender fitted: GNR 5,000g
Diagram 94 boiler fitted
   
04/08/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 04/08/1924. Dep: 09/08/1924.    
21/08/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
01/09/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
08/09/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
04/11/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 04/11/1925. Dep: 20/02/1926.    
04/03/1927 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (KX)    
20/03/1927 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
26/04/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 26/04/1927. Dep: 25/06/1927.    
23/02/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy) - Arr: 23/02/1928. Dep: 31/05/1928.    
26/03/1929 Tender Tender fitted: GNR 5,000g number 5269    
17/04/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 17/04/1929. Dep: 01/06/1929.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7693 (Diagram 94)
Tender number 5224 (GNR 5,000g) attached.
   
19/01/1930 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (GRA)    
11/03/1930 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (KX)    
12/06/1930 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
30/10/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 30/10/1930. Dep: 29/12/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7783 (Diagram 94)
Long Travel Valves fitted
   
28/01/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 28/01/1932. Dep: 15/03/1932.    
12/07/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 12/07/1932. Dep: 12/07/1932.
Work undertaken:
Wheel spoke welding
   
21/02/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 21/02/1933. Dep: 21/02/1933.
Work undertaken:
Wheel spoke welding
   
28/04/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 28/04/1933. Dep: 21/06/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7789 (Diagram 94)
   
06/09/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 06/09/1934. Dep: 13/10/1934.    
18/09/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 18/09/1935. Dep: 01/11/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7766 (Diagram 94)
   
08/01/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 08/01/1937. Dep: 20/02/1937.    
26/10/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 26/10/1937. Dep: 27/10/1937.
Work undertaken:
Blow-down apparatus
   
08/07/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 08/07/1938. Dep: 05/08/1938.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 5580 (LNER Non-Corridor) attached.
   
09/06/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 09/06/1939. Dep: 21/07/1939.    
30/12/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 30/12/1940. Dep: 15/02/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7879 (Diagram 94)
   
05/11/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 05/11/1942. Dep: 09/12/1942.
Work undertaken:
Painted Wartime unlined black
   
09/12/1942 Livery Change of livery to Wartime unlined black    
01/01/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 01/01/1944. Dep: 16/01/1944.    
12/03/1944 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
09/05/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 09/05/1944. Dep: 14/06/1944.    
24/09/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (KX)    
06/12/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Copley Hill (Leeds) (COP)    
22/01/1945 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 512 but not taken up    
09/01/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 09/01/1946. Dep: 16/02/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7797 (Diagram 94)
   
01/09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 44    
22/07/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy) - Arr: 22/07/1947. Dep: 18/09/1947.
Work undertaken:
Rebuilt to class A3
Boiler number 8226 (Diagram 94HP)
To 75% Cut-off
Painted Apple green with white lined black boiler bands, black frames and cylinders with red lining
   
09/11/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (GRA)    
06/07/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 06/07/1949. Dep: 11/08/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 9984 (Diagram 94A)
Painted BR Blue for steam locomotives, with broad black, inlaid with thin white lining.
Renumbered to BR 60044
   
23/04/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Copley Hill (Leeds) (37B)    
22/08/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 22/08/1950. Dep: 30/08/1950.    
05/02/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 05/02/1951. Dep: 08/03/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27033 (Diagram 94A)
   
09/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
15/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
22/01/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 22/01/1952. Dep: 01/02/1952.    
12/11/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 12/11/1952. Dep: 04/12/1952.
Work undertaken:
Right Hand Drive to Left Hand Drive
Painted Green with orange and black lining.
   
04/12/1952 Livery Change of livery to Green with orange and black lining.    
18/12/1952 Tender Tender fitted: GNR 5,000g number 5274    
15/11/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester (G.C.) (38C)    
15/03/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 15/03/1954. Dep: 26/04/1954.    
21/11/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 21/11/1954. Dep: 31/12/1954.    
27/03/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (34E)    
25/03/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (34A)    
03/04/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 03/04/1956. Dep: 27/04/1956.    
04/05/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 04/05/1956. Dep: 10/05/1956.    
16/09/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (35B)    
29/10/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 29/10/1956. Dep: 06/12/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27039 (Diagram 94A)
   
07/04/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (34A)    
28/03/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 28/03/1958. Dep: 07/05/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27035 (Diagram 94A)
   
01/06/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 01/06/1959. Dep: 10/06/1959.
Work undertaken:
Double Chimney fitted
   
15/09/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 15/09/1959. Dep: 21/10/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 10541 (Diagram 94A)
   
29/02/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 29/02/1960. Dep: 11/03/1960.    
05/10/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 05/10/1960. Dep: 05/11/1960.    
12/08/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 12/08/1961. Dep: 30/08/1961.
Work undertaken:
Trough deflectors fitted
   
03/04/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 03/04/1962. Dep: 21/04/1962.    
28/08/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 28/08/1962. Dep: 28/09/1962.    
18/02/1963 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 18/02/1963. Dep: 12/03/1963.    
16/06/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 60044 from Kings Cross (34A)    

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