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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 2551 on 29/11/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 520   05/04/1946
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 52   11/05/1946
British Railways 60052   07/10/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
29/11/1924 PRINCE PALATINE

Liveries Carried
Colour Lining Date From
LNER Apple Green Black and White 29/11/1924
LNER Black Unlined 22/04/1943
LNER Apple Green Black and White 24/06/1947
BR Blue Black and White 18/05/1949
BR Green Orange and Black 09/04/1952

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class A3
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
A129/11/1924
A3 (4-6-2)09/03/1940
Wheels 4-6-2
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 301
Works Number 1607
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service Mon 29/11/1924 to Gorton (GOR)
Withdrawal Mon 17/01/1966 off St Margarets (64A)
Service Life 41 yrs, 1 mth , 19 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Mon 20/06/1966

Tenders
Type Number From Company Water Coal
GNR 5,000g 5261 29/11/1924 GNR 5,000g 8t 0cwt
GNR 5,000g 5229 08/08/1941 GNR 5,000g 8t 0cwt
GNR 5,000g 5288 03/09/1953 GNR 5,000g 8t 0cwt

Notes
Notes Sold to P W McLel1an, Langloan for scrap 20/6/66

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
GOR   Gorton (New) on 29/11/1924
GRA   Grantham on 09/02/1925
COP   Copley Hill (Leeds) on 28/09/1943
NWE   New England on 29/05/1944
DON   Doncaster on 12/12/1948
LEI   Leicester (G.C.) on 22/05/1949
34E   Neasden on 04/07/1954
38C   Leicester (G.C.) on 05/12/1954
37B   Copley Hill (Leeds) on 28/08/1955
52B   Heaton on 15/09/1957
52A   Gateshead on 05/01/1958
51A   Darlington on 19/06/1960
52A   Gateshead on 18/12/1960
52B   Heaton on 09/09/1962
51A   Darlington on 09/12/1962
52B   Heaton on 02/06/1963
52A   Gateshead on 16/06/1963
64A   St Margarets on 25/08/1963
     Withdrawn on 17/01/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC DON Doncaster w/e 18/12/1948
ALLOC LEI Leicester (G.C.) w/e 28/05/1949
ALLOC 34E Neasden 4w/e 17/07/1954
ALLOC 38C Leicester (G.C.) 4w/e 01/01/1955
ALLOC 37B Copley Hill (Leeds) 4w/e 10/09/1955
ALLOC 52B Heaton 4w/e 05/10/1957
ALLOC 52A Gateshead 4w/e 25/01/1958
ALLOC 51A Darlington 3w/e 02/07/1960
ALLOC 52A Gateshead 5w/e 31/12/1960
ALLOC 52B Heaton 4w/e 06/10/1962
ALLOC 51A Darlington 5w/e 12/01/1963
ALLOC 52B Heaton 4w/e 08/06/1963
ALLOC 52A Gateshead 4w/e 06/07/1963
ALLOC 64A St Margarets 5w/e 07/09/1963
LOAN 91X To Scottish Region 4w/e 07/09/1963
ALLOC 91X To Scottish Region w/e 14/09/1963
ALLOC 64A St Margarets 5w/e 12/10/1963
WDN   w/e 17/01/1966

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
29/11/1924 Diagram 94 boiler fitted (number 7769)
23/11/1929 Long Travel Valves fitted
23/11/1929 Diagram 94 boiler fitted (number 7768)
12/07/1933 Diagram 94 boiler fitted (number 7774)
04/11/1936 Diagram 94 boiler fitted (number 7794)
08/08/1941 Diagram 94HP boiler fitted (number 8084)
05/04/1946 Diagram 94A boiler fitted (number 9484)
21/07/1950 Diagram 94A boiler fitted (number 10543)
09/04/1952 Diagram 94A boiler fitted (number 27021)
03/09/1953 Right Hand Drive to Left Hand Drive
03/09/1953 Diagram 94A boiler fitted (number 27064)
13/04/1955 Diagram 94A boiler fitted (number 27058)
20/11/1958 To 75% Cut-off
20/11/1958 Double Chimney fitted
20/11/1958 Diagram 94A boiler fitted (number 27012)
11/03/1960 Diagram 94A boiler fitted (number 27027)
12/10/1962 Trough deflectors fitted
12/10/1962 Diagram 107 boiler fitted (number 29294)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 29/12/1924 02/01/1925 5 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 09/01/1925 12/01/1925 4 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 11/03/1925 16/03/1925 6 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 30/06/1926 25/09/1926 88 days General    
Doncaster Works 20/10/1927 02/02/1928 106 days General    
Doncaster Works 08/10/1928 20/12/1928 74 days General    
Doncaster Works 30/09/1929 23/11/1929 55 days General Boiler number 7768 (Diagram 94)
Long Travel Valves fitted
 
Doncaster Works 21/08/1930 23/10/1930 64 days General    
Doncaster Works 29/12/1930 14/01/1931 17 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 18/05/1931 04/07/1931 48 days Heavy    
Doncaster Works 12/04/1932 16/06/1932 66 days Heavy    
Doncaster Works 10/06/1933 12/07/1933 33 days General Boiler number 7774 (Diagram 94)
 
Doncaster Works 10/10/1934 16/11/1934 38 days General    
Doncaster Works 23/09/1935 09/11/1935 48 days General    
Doncaster Works 01/10/1936 04/11/1936 35 days General Boiler number 7794 (Diagram 94)
 
Doncaster Works 12/11/1936 17/11/1936 6 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 27/07/1937 28/08/1937 33 days General    
Doncaster Works 06/04/1938 03/05/1938 28 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 25/10/1938 30/11/1938 37 days General    
Doncaster Works 02/02/1940 09/03/1940 37 days General Rebuilt to class A3
 
Doncaster Works 02/03/1943 22/04/1943 52 days General Painted Wartime unlined black
 
Doncaster Works 07/08/1944 16/09/1944 41 days General    
Doncaster Works 05/03/1946 05/04/1946 32 days General Boiler number 9484 (Diagram 94A)
Renumbered to LNER (1946 1st) number 520
 
Doncaster Works 18/09/1946 15/10/1946 28 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 10/02/1947 07/03/1947 26 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 03/05/1947 24/06/1947 53 days General Painted Apple green with white lined black boiler bands, black frames and cylinders with red lining
 
Doncaster Works 26/08/1948 07/10/1948 43 days Heavy Intermediate Renumbered to BR 60052
 
Doncaster Works 11/03/1949 22/03/1949 12 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 11/04/1949 18/05/1949 38 days General Painted BR Blue for steam locomotives, with broad black, inlaid with thin white lining.
 
Doncaster Works 08/06/1950 21/07/1950 44 days General Boiler number 10543 (Diagram 94A)
 
Doncaster Works 27/02/1952 09/04/1952 43 days General Boiler number 27021 (Diagram 94A)
Painted Green with orange and black lining.
 
Doncaster Works 05/08/1953 03/09/1953 30 days General Boiler number 27064 (Diagram 94A)
Tender number 5288 (GNR 5,000g) attached.
Right Hand Drive to Left Hand Drive
 
Doncaster Works 08/03/1955 13/04/1955 37 days General Boiler number 27058 (Diagram 94A)
 
Doncaster Works 22/03/1957 03/05/1957 43 days General    
Doncaster Works 30/06/1958 08/07/1958 9 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 20/10/1958 20/11/1958 32 days General Boiler number 27012 (Diagram 94A)
Double Chimney fitted
 
Doncaster Works 30/01/1960 11/03/1960 42 days General Boiler number 27027 (Diagram 94A)
 
Doncaster Works 14/08/1962 12/10/1962 60 days General Boiler number 29294 (Diagram 107)
Trough deflectors fitted
 
Darlington Works 19/03/1965 11/05/1965 54 days Light Casual    
Inverurie Works 03/08/1965 26/08/1965 24 days Unclassified    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/01/1947 General Names for 'A.2' Class: 518 Tehran, 519 Honeyway, 520 Owen. Tudor, 521 Watling Street, and probably Straight Deal, Sun Castle, Herring Bone, Sugar Palm and Sun Chariot on 522-526. No. 525 will be Mr. Peppercorn's first 'A.2/3.' SLS/194704

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
29/11/1924 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2551, name: PRINCE PALATINE
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1607
Allocated to Gorton (GOR)
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
   
29/12/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 29/12/1924. Dep: 02/01/1925.    
09/01/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 09/01/1925. Dep: 12/01/1925.    
09/02/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (GRA)    
11/03/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 11/03/1925. Dep: 16/03/1925.    
30/06/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 30/06/1926. Dep: 25/09/1926.    
20/10/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 20/10/1927. Dep: 02/02/1928.    
08/10/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 08/10/1928. Dep: 20/12/1928.    
30/09/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 30/09/1929. Dep: 23/11/1929.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7768 (Diagram 94)
Long Travel Valves fitted
   
21/08/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 21/08/1930. Dep: 23/10/1930.    
29/12/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 29/12/1930. Dep: 14/01/1931.    
18/05/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy) - Arr: 18/05/1931. Dep: 04/07/1931.    
12/04/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy) - Arr: 12/04/1932. Dep: 16/06/1932.    
10/06/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 10/06/1933. Dep: 12/07/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7774 (Diagram 94)
   
10/10/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 10/10/1934. Dep: 16/11/1934.    
23/09/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 23/09/1935. Dep: 09/11/1935.    
01/10/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 01/10/1936. Dep: 04/11/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7794 (Diagram 94)
   
12/11/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 12/11/1936. Dep: 17/11/1936.    
27/07/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 27/07/1937. Dep: 28/08/1937.    
06/04/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 06/04/1938. Dep: 03/05/1938.    
25/10/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 25/10/1938. Dep: 30/11/1938.    
02/02/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 02/02/1940. Dep: 09/03/1940.
Work undertaken:
Rebuilt to class A3
   
08/08/1941 Modification Diagram 94HP number 8084 boiler fitted    
08/08/1941 Tender Tender fitted: GNR 5,000g number 5229    
02/03/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 02/03/1943. Dep: 22/04/1943.
Work undertaken:
Painted Wartime unlined black
   
22/04/1943 Livery Change of livery to Wartime unlined black    
28/09/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Copley Hill (Leeds) (COP)    
29/05/1944 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
07/08/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 07/08/1944. Dep: 16/09/1944.    
05/03/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 05/03/1946. Dep: 05/04/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 9484 (Diagram 94A)
Renumbered to LNER (1946 1st) number 520
   
11/05/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 52    
18/09/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 18/09/1946. Dep: 15/10/1946.    
10/02/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 10/02/1947. Dep: 07/03/1947.    
03/05/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 03/05/1947. Dep: 24/06/1947.
Work undertaken:
Painted Apple green with white lined black boiler bands, black frames and cylinders with red lining
   
26/08/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 26/08/1948. Dep: 07/10/1948.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 60052
   
12/12/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
18/12/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
11/03/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 11/03/1949. Dep: 22/03/1949.    
11/04/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 11/04/1949. Dep: 18/05/1949.
Work undertaken:
Painted BR Blue for steam locomotives, with broad black, inlaid with thin white lining.
   
22/05/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester (G.C.) (LEI)    
28/05/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester (G.C.) (LEI)    
08/06/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 08/06/1950. Dep: 21/07/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 10543 (Diagram 94A)
   
27/02/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 27/02/1952. Dep: 09/04/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27021 (Diagram 94A)
Painted Green with orange and black lining.
   
09/04/1952 Livery Change of livery to Green with orange and black lining.    
05/08/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 05/08/1953. Dep: 03/09/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27064 (Diagram 94A)
Tender number 5288 (GNR 5,000g) attached.
Right Hand Drive to Left Hand Drive
   
04/07/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (34E)    
05/12/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester (G.C.) (38C)    
08/03/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 08/03/1955. Dep: 13/04/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27058 (Diagram 94A)
   
28/08/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Copley Hill (Leeds) (37B)    
22/03/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 22/03/1957. Dep: 03/05/1957.    
15/09/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (52B)    
05/01/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Gateshead (52A)    
30/06/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 30/06/1958. Dep: 08/07/1958.    
20/10/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 20/10/1958. Dep: 20/11/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27012 (Diagram 94A)
Double Chimney fitted
   
30/01/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 30/01/1960. Dep: 11/03/1960.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27027 (Diagram 94A)
   
19/06/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (51A)    
18/12/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Gateshead (52A)    
14/08/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 14/08/1962. Dep: 12/10/1962.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29294 (Diagram 107)
Trough deflectors fitted
   
09/09/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (52B)    
09/12/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (51A)    
02/06/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (52B)    
16/06/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Gateshead (52A)    
25/08/1963 Allocation Reallocated to St Margarets (64A)    
19/03/1965 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 19/03/1965. Dep: 11/05/1965.    
03/08/1965 Works Visit Works Visit - Inverurie Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 03/08/1965. Dep: 26/08/1965.    
17/01/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 60052 from St Margarets (64A)    
20/06/1966 Scrapped Scrapped    

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