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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 2566 on 14/08/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 535 on Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 67   13/10/1946
British Railways 60067   30/07/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
14/08/1924 LADAS

Liveries Carried
Colour Lining Date From
LNER Apple Green Black and White 14/08/1924
LNER Black Unlined 16/05/1942
LNER Apple Green Black and White 19/04/1947
BR Blue Black and White 16/02/1950
BR Green Orange and Black 27/09/1951

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class A3
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
A114/08/1924
A3 (4-6-2)04/11/1939
Wheels 4-6-2
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L787
Works Number 23104
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service Sat 14/08/1924 to Haymarket (HAY)
Withdrawal Sat 29/12/1962 off Kings Cross (34A)
Service Life 38 yrs, 4 mths , 15 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Mon 21/01/1963

Tenders
Type Number From Company Water Coal
GNR 5,000g 5276 14/08/1924 GNR 5,000g 8t 0cwt
LNER Corridor 5330 04/07/1929 LNER 5,000g 9t 0cwt
LNER Non-Corridor 5479 10/07/1930 LNER 5,000g 8t 0cwt

Notes
Notes Into Doncaster Works for cutting up 2/1/63

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
HAY   Haymarket (New) on 14/08/1924
DEE   Dundee Tay Bridge on 18/08/1930
EFD   Eastfield on 07/02/1937
STM   St Margarets on 02/02/1940
HAY   Haymarket on 26/11/1940
34A   Kings Cross on 02/07/1950
35B   Grantham on 09/09/1951
36A   Doncaster on 18/05/1952
34A   Kings Cross on 22/06/1952
36A   Doncaster on 18/10/1953
34F   Grantham on 14/06/1959
34E   New England on 13/09/1959
34A   Kings Cross on 01/11/1959
     Withdrawn on 29/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 34A Kings Cross on 02/07/1950
ALLOC 35B Grantham w/e 15/09/1951
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 14/06/1952
ALLOC 34A Kings Cross 4w/e 12/07/1952
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 31/10/1953
ALLOC 34F Grantham 4w/e 11/07/1959
ALLOC 34E New England 4w/e 03/10/1959
ALLOC 34A Kings Cross 4w/e 28/11/1959
WDN   on 29/12/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
13/07/1928 Long Travel Valves fitted
04/11/1939 Diagram 94HP boiler fitted (number 8226)
30/07/1948 Diagram 94HP boiler fitted (number 9568)
16/02/1950 To 75% Cut-off
27/09/1951 Diagram 94HP boiler fitted (number 27059)
14/08/1953 Right Hand Drive to Left Hand Drive
14/08/1953 Diagram 94A boiler fitted (number 27013)
31/03/1955 Diagram 94HP boiler fitted (number 27059)
10/04/1959 Double Chimney fitted
10/04/1959 Diagram 94A boiler fitted (number 27016)
26/04/1961 Diagram 107 boiler fitted (number 29277)
07/1961 Trough deflectors fitted


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gateshead Works 27/02/1925 16/03/1925 18 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 03/03/1926 25/05/1926 84 days General    
Cowlairs Works 05/08/1926 13/08/1926 9 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 17/05/1927 13/07/1927 58 days General    
Darlington Works 03/08/1927 06/09/1927 35 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 22/02/1928 06/03/1928 14 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 05/06/1928 13/07/1928 39 days General Long Travel Valves fitted
 
Cowlairs Works 06/09/1928 13/09/1928 8 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 25/04/1929 19/06/1929 56 days General Variable F S A fitted
 
Cowlairs Works 26/06/1929 01/07/1929 6 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 09/11/1929 27/11/1929 19 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 06/06/1930 10/07/1930 35 days General Tablet apparatus fitted
Tender number 5479 (LNER Non-Corridor) attached.
 
Cowlairs Works 26/03/1931 28/04/1931 34 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 12/11/1931 12/01/1932 62 days General    
Doncaster Works 27/01/1933 24/03/1933 57 days General    
Doncaster Works 24/11/1933 18/01/1934 56 days General    
Doncaster Works 29/11/1934 10/01/1935 43 days General    
Cowlairs Works 26/06/1935 04/07/1935 9 days Light Repair Flaman Speed Recorder attached
 
Cowlairs Works 22/10/1935 23/10/1935 2 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 29/10/1935 01/11/1935 4 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 21/01/1936 28/02/1936 39 days General    
Doncaster Works 19/12/1936 05/02/1937 49 days General    
Doncaster Works 09/06/1938 09/07/1938 31 days General    
Doncaster Works 23/08/1938 25/08/1938 3 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 21/07/1939 28/07/1939 8 days Light Repair Left leading hot-box
 
Doncaster Works 20/09/1939 04/11/1939 46 days Heavy Hudd A T C fitted
Boiler number 8226 (Diagram 94HP)
 
Doncaster Works 21/01/1941 27/02/1941 38 days General    
Doncaster Works 04/04/1942 16/05/1942 43 days General Painted Wartime unlined black
 
Cowlairs Works 13/07/1943 14/07/1943 2 days Weighing    
Doncaster Works 07/09/1943 12/10/1943 36 days General    
Cowlairs Works 29/11/1944 02/12/1944 4 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 22/12/1944 23/12/1944 2 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 11/07/1945 23/08/1945 44 days General    
Doncaster Works 30/07/1946 19/08/1946 21 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 10/03/1947 19/04/1947 41 days General Boiler number 27066 (Diagram 94HP)
Painted Apple green with white lined black boiler bands, black frames and cylinders with red lining
 
Doncaster Works 13/10/1947 24/10/1947 12 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 08/06/1948 30/07/1948 53 days General Boiler number 9568 (Diagram 94HP)
Renumbered to BR 60067
 
Doncaster Works 10/01/1950 16/02/1950 38 days General Boiler number 27002 (Diagram 94A)
To 75% Cut-off
Painted BR Blue for steam locomotives, with broad black, inlaid with thin white lining.
 
Doncaster Works 01/09/1950 09/10/1950 39 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 31/01/1951 19/02/1951 20 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 20/08/1951 27/09/1951 39 days General Boiler number 27059 (Diagram 94HP)
Painted Green with orange and black lining.
 
Doncaster Works 16/06/1952 20/06/1952 5 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 07/07/1953 14/08/1953 39 days General Boiler number 27013 (Diagram 94A)
Right Hand Drive to Left Hand Drive
 
Doncaster Works 01/08/1954 01/09/1954 32 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 28/02/1955 31/03/1955 32 days General Boiler number 27059 (Diagram 94HP)
 
Doncaster Works 01/04/1955 03/04/1955 3 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 29/02/1956 12/03/1956 13 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 09/06/1956 18/06/1956 10 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 30/01/1957 06/03/1957 36 days Heavy Intermediate    
Doncaster Works 15/08/1958 06/09/1958 23 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 28/11/1958 08/12/1958 11 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 03/03/1959 10/04/1959 39 days General Boiler number 27016 (Diagram 94A)
Double Chimney fitted
 
Doncaster Works 05/07/1960 29/07/1960 25 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 08/03/1961 26/04/1961 50 days General Boiler number 29277 (Diagram 107)
 
Doncaster Works 20/02/1962 19/03/1962 28 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 05/07/1962 25/07/1962 21 days Light Casual    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
26/06/1948 Doncaster Works Locomotives in Works on 26/6 included; Nos. 1, 29, 30/6/9, 65/7, 104, 518, 818/83, 1083, 1128, 1800/24, 2821, 60042/49/97, 60515, 60870, 61830. The first of the new 'A.1' 4-6-2's No. 60114, was nearing completion here in early July and was being proceeded with faster than No. 60539. SLS/194808
23/04/1961 Doncaster Works (Paint Shop) New Erecting Shop: D2390/1, D3452, E3056/61-5. Stripping Road: D2402, D3152, D3487, 60033/8/9/64/83/8/95/8, 61814/49, 62049, 68945/90, 70010/35. Scrap Road: 64208/23/36, 64804/74/82, 68903/16/27/70/81, Crimpsall: 43149, 61384, 70001. Outside Crimpsall: DEPT7, 60143, 70053, 73012. Erecting Shop: D3445/89, D5573, D8217, 13252, 13326, 43126/44, 60020/40/63/8/75/90, 60126, 60520/8, 61162, 61205/11, 61363, 61897, 62025/42/60, 63985. Outside Erecting Shop: 60015, 61927, 62011. Paint Shop: D341, D2389, D5695, E3059/60, 60047/67, 60141, 60536, 61094, 73065. Works Shunters: DEPT10, DEPT11. SLS/196106
31/07/1961 Modified class A3\'s outshopped Further Class A3 Pacifics out-shopped ex-Doncaster Works with Dia. 107 boilers have been 60067 Ladas during April, followed by 60075 St. Frusquin in May, whilst trough-pattern smoke deflectors were fitted to 60088 Book Law during June, and 60077 The White Knight and 60099 Call Boy in July. SLS/196109
26/02/1962 Doncaster Works (Works Yard) Works Yard: 43158, 60039/67, 60153, 60517, 60905/28, 61000/58, 61234, 62014, 63942. Stripping Shop: 60108, 60500, 63932. Outside Stripping Shop: 60040, 60162, 60850/75, 62034, 63652, 70036, 73016. Erecting Shop: D3129, D3440/80/2, D5655/63, D6707/9/15, D8210, 43080, 60030/2/51, 60129/39, 60871, 61281, 63630, 63872, 63945/84, 70038, 73036. Outside Erecting Shop: D5525, D5605/43/70, 60028. Weigh House: 60026, 60119. Scrap Road: 61818, 61945/66, 64177/91, 64245. Paint Shop: D380, D2408, D5376, E3071/2, 12126, 60078, 60870, 61315, 63571. New Erecting Shop: D6700, D8027, E3073-8. Boiler Shop: E3079/80. Works Shunters: DEPT.10/1, 63858, 68928. Ex-Works: 61285. SLS/196204

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
14/08/1924 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2566, name: LADAS
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 23104
Allocated to Haymarket (HAY)
Livery applied: Apple green with white lined black boiler bands, black frames and cylinders with red lining
Tender fitted: GNR 5,000g
   
27/02/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 27/02/1925. Dep: 16/03/1925.    
03/03/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 03/03/1926. Dep: 25/05/1926.    
05/08/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 05/08/1926. Dep: 13/08/1926.    
17/05/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 17/05/1927. Dep: 13/07/1927.    
03/08/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 03/08/1927. Dep: 06/09/1927.    
22/02/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 22/02/1928. Dep: 06/03/1928.    
05/06/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 05/06/1928. Dep: 13/07/1928.
Work undertaken:
Long Travel Valves fitted
   
06/09/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 06/09/1928. Dep: 13/09/1928.    
25/04/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 25/04/1929. Dep: 19/06/1929.
Work undertaken:
Variable F S A fitted
   
26/06/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 26/06/1929. Dep: 01/07/1929.    
04/07/1929 Tender Tender fitted: LNER Corridor number 5330    
09/11/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 09/11/1929. Dep: 27/11/1929.    
06/06/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 06/06/1930. Dep: 10/07/1930.
Work undertaken:
Tablet apparatus fitted
Tender number 5479 (LNER Non-Corridor) attached.
   
18/08/1930 Allocation Reallocated to Dundee Tay Bridge (DEE)    
26/03/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 26/03/1931. Dep: 28/04/1931.    
12/11/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 12/11/1931. Dep: 12/01/1932.    
27/01/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 27/01/1933. Dep: 24/03/1933.    
24/11/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 24/11/1933. Dep: 18/01/1934.    
29/11/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 29/11/1934. Dep: 10/01/1935.    
26/06/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 26/06/1935. Dep: 04/07/1935.
Work undertaken:
Flaman Speed Recorder attached
   
22/10/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 22/10/1935. Dep: 23/10/1935.    
29/10/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 29/10/1935. Dep: 01/11/1935.    
21/01/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 21/01/1936. Dep: 28/02/1936.    
19/12/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 19/12/1936. Dep: 05/02/1937.    
07/02/1937 Allocation Reallocated to Eastfield (EFD)    
09/06/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 09/06/1938. Dep: 09/07/1938.    
23/08/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 23/08/1938. Dep: 25/08/1938.    
21/07/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 21/07/1939. Dep: 28/07/1939.
Work undertaken:
Left leading hot-box
   
20/09/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy) - Arr: 20/09/1939. Dep: 04/11/1939.
Work undertaken:
Hudd A T C fitted
Boiler number 8226 (Diagram 94HP)
   
02/02/1940 Allocation Reallocated to St Margarets (STM)    
26/11/1940 Allocation Reallocated to Haymarket (HAY)    
21/01/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 21/01/1941. Dep: 27/02/1941.    
04/04/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 04/04/1942. Dep: 16/05/1942.
Work undertaken:
Painted Wartime unlined black
   
16/05/1942 Livery Change of livery to Wartime unlined black    
13/07/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Weighing) - Arr: 13/07/1943. Dep: 14/07/1943.    
07/09/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 07/09/1943. Dep: 12/10/1943.    
29/11/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 29/11/1944. Dep: 02/12/1944.    
22/12/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 22/12/1944. Dep: 23/12/1944.    
11/07/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 11/07/1945. Dep: 23/08/1945.    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 535 but not taken up    
30/07/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 30/07/1946. Dep: 19/08/1946.    
13/10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 67    
10/03/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 10/03/1947. Dep: 19/04/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27066 (Diagram 94HP)
Painted Apple green with white lined black boiler bands, black frames and cylinders with red lining
   
19/04/1947 Livery Change of livery to Apple green with white lined black boiler bands, black frames and cylinders with red lining    
13/10/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 13/10/1947. Dep: 24/10/1947.    
08/06/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 08/06/1948. Dep: 30/07/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 9568 (Diagram 94HP)
Renumbered to BR 60067
   
10/01/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 10/01/1950. Dep: 16/02/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27002 (Diagram 94A)
To 75% Cut-off
Painted BR Blue for steam locomotives, with broad black, inlaid with thin white lining.
   
16/02/1950 Livery Change of livery to BR Blue for steam locomotives, with broad black, inlaid with thin white lining.    
02/07/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (34A)    
01/09/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 01/09/1950. Dep: 09/10/1950.    
31/01/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 31/01/1951. Dep: 19/02/1951.    
20/08/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 20/08/1951. Dep: 27/09/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27059 (Diagram 94HP)
Painted Green with orange and black lining.
   
09/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (35B)    
15/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (35B)    
27/09/1951 Livery Change of livery to Green with orange and black lining.    
18/05/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
14/06/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
16/06/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 16/06/1952. Dep: 20/06/1952.    
22/06/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (34A)    
12/07/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (34A)    
07/07/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 07/07/1953. Dep: 14/08/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27013 (Diagram 94A)
Right Hand Drive to Left Hand Drive
   
18/10/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
01/08/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 01/08/1954. Dep: 01/09/1954.    
28/02/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 28/02/1955. Dep: 31/03/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27059 (Diagram 94HP)
   
01/04/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 01/04/1955. Dep: 03/04/1955.    
29/02/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 29/02/1956. Dep: 12/03/1956.    
09/06/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 09/06/1956. Dep: 18/06/1956.    
30/01/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 30/01/1957. Dep: 06/03/1957.    
15/08/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 15/08/1958. Dep: 06/09/1958.    
28/11/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 28/11/1958. Dep: 08/12/1958.    
03/03/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 03/03/1959. Dep: 10/04/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27016 (Diagram 94A)
Double Chimney fitted
   
14/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (34F)    
13/09/1959 Allocation Reallocated to New England (34E)    
01/11/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (34A)    
05/07/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 05/07/1960. Dep: 29/07/1960.    
08/03/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 08/03/1961. Dep: 26/04/1961.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29277 (Diagram 107)
   
07/1961 Modification Modification: Trough deflectors fitted    
20/02/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 20/02/1962. Dep: 19/03/1962.    
05/07/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 05/07/1962. Dep: 25/07/1962.    
29/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 60067 from Kings Cross (34A)    

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