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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 2554 on 31/12/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 523 on Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 55   28/09/1946
British Railways 60055   04/06/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
31/12/1924 WOOLWINDER

Liveries Carried
Colour Lining Date From
LNER Apple Green Black and White 31/12/1924
LNER Black Unlined 03/06/1942
LNER Apple Green Black and White 25/07/1947
BR Blue Black and White 04/08/1950
BR Green Orange and Black 28/11/1951

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class A3
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
A131/12/1924
A3 (4-6-2)03/06/1942
Wheels 4-6-2
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 302
Works Number 1610
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service Mon 31/12/1924 to Doncaster (DON)
Withdrawal Mon 04/09/1961 off Kings Cross (34A)
Service Life 36 yrs, 8 mths , 4 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1961

Tenders
Type Number From Company Water Coal
GNR 5,000g 5264 31/12/1924 GNR 5,000g 8t 0cwt
GNR 5,000g 5258 27/03/1932 GNR 5,000g 8t 0cwt
GNR 5,000g 5211 03/06/1942 GNR 5,000g 8t 0cwt
GNR 5,000g 5283 24/11/1945 GNR 5,000g 8t 0cwt
GNR 5,000g 5286 21/04/1949 GNR 5,000g 8t 0cwt

Notes
Notes Went to Doncaster Works for repair - cut up instead

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
DON   Doncaster (New) on 31/12/1924
GRA   Grantham on 29/04/1927
KX   Kings Cross on 15/07/1929
GRA   Grantham on 06/10/1929
DON   Doncaster on 10/10/1929
GRA   Grantham on 16/10/1929
GOR   Gorton on 18/08/1939
GRA   Grantham on 22/11/1942
COP   Copley Hill (Leeds) on 02/10/1943
KX   Kings Cross on 16/12/1944
36A   Doncaster on 04/06/1950
34A   Kings Cross on 10/06/1956
     Withdrawn on 04/09/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 36A Doncaster m/e 30/06/1950
ALLOC 34A Kings Cross 4w/e 23/06/1956
WDN   on 04/09/1961

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
31/12/1924 Diagram 94 boiler fitted (number 7772)
14/06/1930 Long Travel Valves fitted
14/06/1930 Diagram 94 boiler fitted (number 7771)
20/06/1931 Diagram 94 boiler fitted (number 7780)
24/11/1934 Diagram 94 boiler fitted (number 7792)
06/06/1936 Diagram 94 boiler fitted (number 7803)
25/07/1947 Diagram 94HP boiler fitted (number 9574)
04/08/1950 Diagram 94A boiler fitted (number 10544)
06/10/1953 To 75% Cut-off
06/10/1953 Right Hand Drive to Left Hand Drive
06/10/1953 Diagram 94A boiler fitted (number 27021)
11/06/1955 Diagram 94HP boiler fitted (number 27073)
26/01/1957 Diagram 107 boiler fitted (number 29322)
17/06/1958 Double Chimney fitted
17/06/1958 Diagram 107 boiler fitted (number 29281)
28/10/1959 Diagram 107 boiler fitted (number 29301)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 19/01/1925 30/01/1925 12 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 05/02/1925 13/03/1925 37 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 04/01/1926 21/01/1926 18 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 19/11/1926 29/01/1927 72 days General    
Doncaster Works 12/10/1927 03/11/1927 23 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 12/03/1928 08/06/1928 89 days General    
Doncaster Works 31/05/1929 16/07/1929 47 days General    
Doncaster Works 25/04/1930 14/06/1930 51 days General Boiler number 7771 (Diagram 94)
Long Travel Valves fitted
 
Doncaster Works 27/04/1931 20/06/1931 55 days General Boiler number 7780 (Diagram 94)
 
Doncaster Works 03/12/1931 31/12/1931 29 days Heavy    
Doncaster Works 23/05/1932 22/07/1932 61 days General    
Doncaster Works 07/09/1933 25/10/1933 49 days General    
Doncaster Works 17/10/1934 24/11/1934 39 days General Boiler number 7792 (Diagram 94)
 
Doncaster Works 01/10/1935 15/11/1935 46 days General    
Doncaster Works 25/04/1936 06/06/1936 43 days General Boiler number 7803 (Diagram 94)
 
Doncaster Works 02/12/1936 14/12/1936 13 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 02/04/1937 08/05/1937 37 days General    
Doncaster Works 12/03/1938 23/04/1938 43 days General    
Doncaster Works 30/12/1938 16/02/1939 49 days General    
Gorton Works 16/12/1939 23/12/1939 8 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 29/04/1940 05/06/1940 38 days General    
Doncaster Works 13/02/1941 01/03/1941 17 days Light Repair After collision in Marylebone tunnel
 
Doncaster Works 23/04/1942 03/06/1942 42 days Heavy Rebuilt to class A3
Boiler number 27038 (Diagram 94A)
Tender number 5211 (GNR 5,000g) attached.
Painted Wartime unlined black
 
Doncaster Works 08/04/1943 06/05/1943 29 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 25/01/1944 23/02/1944 30 days General    
Doncaster Works 15/10/1945 24/11/1945 41 days General Tender number 5283 (GNR 5,000g) attached.
 
Doncaster Works 04/06/1947 25/07/1947 52 days General Boiler number 9574 (Diagram 94HP)
Painted Apple green with white lined black boiler bands, black frames and cylinders with red lining
 
Doncaster Works 24/10/1947 14/11/1947 22 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 16/05/1948 04/06/1948 20 days Light Repair Renumbered to BR 60055
 
Doncaster Works 03/03/1949 21/04/1949 50 days General Tender number 5286 (GNR 5,000g) attached.
 
Doncaster Works 25/12/1949 17/01/1950 24 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 28/06/1950 04/08/1950 38 days General Boiler number 10544 (Diagram 94A)
Painted BR Blue for steam locomotives, with broad black, inlaid with thin white lining.
 
Doncaster Works 06/08/1950 10/08/1950 5 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 04/04/1951 05/04/1951 2 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 21/10/1951 28/11/1951 39 days Heavy Intermediate Painted Green with orange and black lining.
 
Doncaster Works 17/08/1953 06/10/1953 51 days General Boiler number 27021 (Diagram 94A)
To 75% Cut-off
 
Doncaster Works 30/04/1955 11/06/1955 43 days General Boiler number 27073 (Diagram 94HP)
 
Doncaster Works 22/06/1955 22/06/1955 1 day Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 11/12/1956 26/01/1957 47 days General Boiler number 29322 (Diagram 107)
 
Doncaster Works 05/05/1958 17/06/1958 44 days General Boiler number 29281 (Diagram 107)
Double Chimney fitted
 
Doncaster Works 24/09/1959 28/10/1959 35 days General Boiler number 29301 (Diagram 107)
 
Doncaster Works 12/04/1960 06/05/1960 25 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 31/10/1960 25/11/1960 26 days Light Casual    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/04/1949 Doncaster Works Locomotives noted in Works during April included Nos. 13, 17, 60033/34, 56, 69, 91, 60527, 802/07/96, 911/28/34/54, while those ex the Paint Shop included Nos. 60004/10/27/28/55 an 60100. As yet there is not any sign of either the new blue or green paint being used. SLS/194906
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 (Scrap Yard) 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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
31/12/1924 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2554, name: WOOLWINDER
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1610
Allocated to Doncaster (DON)
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
   
19/01/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 19/01/1925. Dep: 30/01/1925.    
05/02/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 05/02/1925. Dep: 13/03/1925.    
04/01/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 04/01/1926. Dep: 21/01/1926.    
19/11/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 19/11/1926. Dep: 29/01/1927.    
29/04/1927 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (GRA)    
12/10/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 12/10/1927. Dep: 03/11/1927.    
12/03/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 12/03/1928. Dep: 08/06/1928.    
31/05/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 31/05/1929. Dep: 16/07/1929.    
15/07/1929 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (KX)    
06/10/1929 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (GRA)    
10/10/1929 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
16/10/1929 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (GRA)    
25/04/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 25/04/1930. Dep: 14/06/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7771 (Diagram 94)
Long Travel Valves fitted
   
27/04/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 27/04/1931. Dep: 20/06/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7780 (Diagram 94)
   
03/12/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy) - Arr: 03/12/1931. Dep: 31/12/1931.    
27/03/1932 Tender Tender fitted: GNR 5,000g number 5258    
23/05/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 23/05/1932. Dep: 22/07/1932.    
07/09/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 07/09/1933. Dep: 25/10/1933.    
17/10/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 17/10/1934. Dep: 24/11/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7792 (Diagram 94)
   
01/10/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 01/10/1935. Dep: 15/11/1935.    
25/04/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 25/04/1936. Dep: 06/06/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7803 (Diagram 94)
   
02/12/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 02/12/1936. Dep: 14/12/1936.    
02/04/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 02/04/1937. Dep: 08/05/1937.    
12/03/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 12/03/1938. Dep: 23/04/1938.    
30/12/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 30/12/1938. Dep: 16/02/1939.    
18/08/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
16/12/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 16/12/1939. Dep: 23/12/1939.    
29/04/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 29/04/1940. Dep: 05/06/1940.    
13/02/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 13/02/1941. Dep: 01/03/1941.
Work undertaken:
After collision in Marylebone tunnel
   
23/04/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy) - Arr: 23/04/1942. Dep: 03/06/1942.
Work undertaken:
Rebuilt to class A3
Boiler number 27038 (Diagram 94A)
Tender number 5211 (GNR 5,000g) attached.
Painted Wartime unlined black
   
22/11/1942 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (GRA)    
08/04/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 08/04/1943. Dep: 06/05/1943.    
02/10/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Copley Hill (Leeds) (COP)    
25/01/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 25/01/1944. Dep: 23/02/1944.    
16/12/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (KX)    
15/10/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 15/10/1945. Dep: 24/11/1945.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 5283 (GNR 5,000g) attached.
   
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 523 but not taken up    
28/09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 55    
04/06/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 04/06/1947. Dep: 25/07/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 9574 (Diagram 94HP)
Painted Apple green with white lined black boiler bands, black frames and cylinders with red lining
   
25/07/1947 Livery Change of livery to Apple green with white lined black boiler bands, black frames and cylinders with red lining    
24/10/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 24/10/1947. Dep: 14/11/1947.    
16/05/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 16/05/1948. Dep: 04/06/1948.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 60055
   
03/03/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 03/03/1949. Dep: 21/04/1949.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 5286 (GNR 5,000g) attached.
   
25/12/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 25/12/1949. Dep: 17/01/1950.    
04/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
28/06/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 28/06/1950. Dep: 04/08/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 10544 (Diagram 94A)
Painted BR Blue for steam locomotives, with broad black, inlaid with thin white lining.
   
30/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
04/08/1950 Livery Change of livery to BR Blue for steam locomotives, with broad black, inlaid with thin white lining.    
06/08/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 06/08/1950. Dep: 10/08/1950.    
04/04/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 04/04/1951. Dep: 05/04/1951.    
21/10/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 21/10/1951. Dep: 28/11/1951.
Work undertaken:
Painted Green with orange and black lining.
   
28/11/1951 Livery Change of livery to Green with orange and black lining.    
17/08/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 17/08/1953. Dep: 06/10/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27021 (Diagram 94A)
To 75% Cut-off
   
30/04/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 30/04/1955. Dep: 11/06/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27073 (Diagram 94HP)
   
22/06/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 22/06/1955. Dep: 22/06/1955.    
10/06/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (34A)    
11/12/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 11/12/1956. Dep: 26/01/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29322 (Diagram 107)
   
05/05/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 05/05/1958. Dep: 17/06/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29281 (Diagram 107)
Double Chimney fitted
   
24/09/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 24/09/1959. Dep: 28/10/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29301 (Diagram 107)
   
12/04/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 12/04/1960. Dep: 06/05/1960.    
31/10/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 31/10/1960. Dep: 25/11/1960.    
09/1961 Scrapped Scrapped    
04/09/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 60055 from Kings Cross (34A)    

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