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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 2579 on 03/11/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 548 on Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 80   02/11/1946
British Railways 60080   18/03/1949

Names Carried
Date From Name
27/10/1925 DICK TURPIN

Liveries Carried
Colour Lining Date From
LNER Apple Green Black and White 03/11/1924
LNER Black Unlined 26/11/1942
LNER Apple Green Black and White 09/08/1947
BR Blue Black and White 20/10/1950
BR Green Orange and Black 05/02/1952

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class A3
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
A103/11/1924
A3 (4-6-2)26/11/1942
Wheels 4-6-2
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L787
Works Number 23117
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum and Westinghouse Brake
To Service Mon 03/11/1924 to Heaton (HTN)
Withdrawal Mon 12/10/1964 off Gateshead (52A)
Service Life 39 yrs, 11 mths , 9 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1964

Tenders
Type Number From Company Water Coal
GNR 5,000g 5289 03/11/1924 GNR 5,000g 8t 0cwt
GNR 5,000g 5264 08/06/1934 GNR 5,000g 8t 0cwt
GNR 5,000g 5263 26/07/1936 GNR 5,000g 8t 0cwt
GNR 5,000g 5288 22/04/1938 GNR 5,000g 8t 0cwt
GNR 5,000g 5229 04/09/1953 GNR 5,000g 8t 0cwt

Notes
Notes Sold for scrap to A Draper, Hull 12/64
Noted with Indicator shelter 4/1/27, with engine painted dull black and tender dull green. No LNER on tender but 2579

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
HTN   Heaton (New) on 03/11/1924
GHD   Gateshead on 31/08/1944
HTN   Heaton on 03/11/1945
55A   Holbeck (MR) on 08/05/1960
56B   Ardsley on 11/06/1961
55H   Neville Hill on 16/06/1963
52A   Gateshead on 08/12/1963
     Withdrawn on 12/10/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 55A Holbeck (MR) 4w/e 14/05/1960
ALLOC 56B Ardsley 5w/e 08/07/1961
ALLOC 55H Neville Hill 4w/e 06/07/1963
ALLOC 52A Gateshead 5w/e 11/01/1964
WDN   on 12/10/1964

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
03/11/1924 Diagram 94 boiler fitted (number 7801)
16/01/1929 Long Travel Valves fitted
16/01/1929 Diagram 94 boiler fitted (number 7800)
03/03/1930 Diagram 94 boiler fitted (number 7794)
23/04/1931 Diagram 94 boiler fitted (number 7801)
24/03/1932 Diagram 94 boiler fitted (number 7697)
08/06/1934 Westinghouse Pump removed
08/06/1934 Diagram 94 boiler fitted (number 7784)
22/04/1938 Diagram 94 boiler fitted (number 7800)
20/02/1941 Diagram 94 boiler fitted (number 7768)
26/11/1942 Diagram 94A boiler fitted (number 8778)
02/02/1946 To 75% Cut-off
09/08/1947 Diagram 94A boiler fitted (number 9207)
20/10/1950 Diagram 94HP boiler fitted (number 27003)
05/02/1952 Diagram 94A boiler fitted (number 27065)
04/09/1953 Right Hand Drive to Left Hand Drive
01/03/1955 Diagram 94A boiler fitted (number 27069)
13/10/1959 Double Chimney fitted
13/10/1959 Diagram 94A boiler fitted (number 27065)
03/11/1961 Trough deflectors fitted
03/11/1961 Diagram 94A boiler fitted (number 27079)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gateshead Works 23/10/1925 27/10/1925 5 days Light Repair For naming
Named DICK TURPIN
 
Gateshead Works 15/03/1926 29/03/1926 15 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 10/08/1926 15/12/1926 128 days General    
Darlington Works 14/01/1927 02/02/1927 20 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 04/10/1927 23/11/1927 51 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 27/01/1928 06/02/1928 11 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 04/04/1928 14/04/1928 11 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 26/10/1928 16/01/1929 83 days General Boiler number 7800 (Diagram 94)
Long Travel Valves fitted
 
Darlington Works 30/10/1929 04/12/1929 36 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 11/01/1930 03/03/1930 52 days General Boiler number 7794 (Diagram 94)
 
Doncaster Works 17/03/1931 23/04/1931 38 days General Boiler number 7801 (Diagram 94)
 
Darlington Works 06/10/1931 20/10/1931 15 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 17/02/1932 24/03/1932 37 days General Boiler number 7697 (Diagram 94)
 
Doncaster Works 02/03/1933 13/04/1933 43 days General    
Doncaster Works 25/04/1934 08/06/1934 45 days General Boiler number 7784 (Diagram 94)
Tender number 5264 (GNR 5,000g) attached.
Westinghouse Pump removed
 
Doncaster Works 28/08/1934 31/08/1934 4 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 10/01/1935 14/02/1935 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 23/09/1935 14/11/1935 53 days General    
Darlington Works 21/11/1935 21/11/1935 1 day Weighing    
Doncaster Works 07/01/1937 13/02/1937 38 days General    
Doncaster Works 16/03/1938 22/04/1938 38 days General Boiler number 7800 (Diagram 94)
Tender number 5288 (GNR 5,000g) attached.
 
Doncaster Works 05/06/1939 22/07/1939 48 days General    
Doncaster Works 14/01/1941 20/02/1941 38 days General Boiler number 7768 (Diagram 94)
 
Doncaster Works 21/10/1942 26/11/1942 37 days Heavy Rebuilt to class A3
Boiler number 8778 (Diagram 94A)
Painted Wartime unlined black
 
Doncaster Works 02/09/1943 14/09/1943 13 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 20/07/1944 17/08/1944 29 days General    
Doncaster Works 09/11/1944 14/11/1944 6 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 29/12/1945 02/02/1946 36 days General To 75% Cut-off
 
Doncaster Works 26/10/1946 02/11/1946 8 days Light Repair Renumbered to LNER (1946 2nd) number 80
 
Doncaster Works 23/06/1947 09/08/1947 48 days General Boiler number 9207 (Diagram 94A)
Painted Apple green with white lined black boiler bands, black frames and cylinders with red lining
 
Doncaster Works 07/02/1949 18/03/1949 40 days General Renumbered to BR 60080
 
Doncaster Works 14/09/1950 20/10/1950 37 days General Boiler number 27003 (Diagram 94HP)
Painted BR Blue for steam locomotives, with broad black, inlaid with thin white lining.
 
Doncaster Works 07/01/1952 05/02/1952 30 days General Boiler number 27065 (Diagram 94A)
Painted Green with orange and black lining.
 
Doncaster Works 05/08/1953 04/09/1953 31 days General Boiler number 27002 (Diagram 94A)
Tender number 5229 (GNR 5,000g) attached.
Right Hand Drive to Left Hand Drive
 
Doncaster Works 28/01/1955 01/03/1955 33 days General Boiler number 27069 (Diagram 94A)
 
Doncaster Works 20/10/1955 11/11/1955 23 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 30/05/1956 19/07/1956 51 days General    
Doncaster Works 16/04/1957 08/05/1957 23 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 30/05/1957 07/06/1957 9 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 23/07/1957 31/07/1957 9 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 04/02/1958 21/03/1958 46 days General Boiler number 27082 (Diagram 94A)
 
Doncaster Works 29/08/1959 13/10/1959 46 days General Boiler number 27065 (Diagram 94A)
Double Chimney fitted
 
Doncaster Works 03/10/1960 29/10/1960 27 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 23/09/1961 03/11/1961 42 days General Boiler number 27079 (Diagram 94A)
Trough deflectors fitted
 
Darlington Works 25/01/1964 14/02/1964 21 days Light Repair    

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
31/01/1954 York MPD J77 class 0-6-OT's, normally rare at York, were represented there in January by 68435 (53C) under repair at the north shed towards the end of the month, and 68401 (53B) shunting at Queen Street and later under repair at the south shed. On 1/1/54 65022 (Class J2) was noted 'dead' en route for breaking up at Darlington Works hauled by an 'Austerity' 2-8-0. By contrast new Diesel 13079 from Darlington came up light through York on 19/1/54. Other unusual visitors included 60519 (64B) ex-works on Doncaster turns into York on 16/1/54. One of the Westinghouse fitted Standard Class 5 4-6-0's from Derby, 73031, visited York on 6/1/54. The engine concerned in the derailment of the down 'Heart of Midlothian' at Thirsk on 20/1/54 was 60126 (52B) which was later noted 'dead' in York shed yard. On the evening of the derailment the down 'Aberdonian' and other expresses were diverted from York via Knaresborough, Bilton, and Ripon.
60080 (52B) failed at York on the 7.45 a.m. Newcastle-King's Cross express (non-stop from Darlington to Peterborough) on 25/1/54 and was replaced by the York south end pilot 60502 (50A) which went forward 34 minutes late. 60539 (52B) took over this working on the next day.
SLS/195403
01/10/1961 Doncaster Works (Crimpsal) 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 (Outside Weigh House) 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
10/03/1963 Ardsley MPD (Stored) Stored at Ardsley on 10th March-60036/69/70/7/80/92/125, 61068/310, 64719/49/54/6/60/96/859/79/86/911/8/69, 67742/63/5/6/77. SLS/196304
01/04/1963 Washingborough Junction (Stored) The Washingborough Junc.- Pelham St. Junc, section of the Boston-Lincoln line has been taken out of use; trains now use the former avoiding line from Washingborough Junc. (s.b. now closed) to Greetwell Junc. and the GN/GE Joint line thence to Lincoln Central. SLS/196304

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/11/1924 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2579
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 23117
Allocated to Heaton (HTN)
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
   
23/10/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 23/10/1925. Dep: 27/10/1925.
Work undertaken:
For naming
Named DICK TURPIN
   
15/03/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 15/03/1926. Dep: 29/03/1926.    
10/08/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 10/08/1926. Dep: 15/12/1926.    
14/01/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 14/01/1927. Dep: 02/02/1927.    
04/10/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 04/10/1927. Dep: 23/11/1927.    
27/01/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 27/01/1928. Dep: 06/02/1928.    
04/04/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 04/04/1928. Dep: 14/04/1928.    
26/10/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 26/10/1928. Dep: 16/01/1929.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7800 (Diagram 94)
Long Travel Valves fitted
   
30/10/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 30/10/1929. Dep: 04/12/1929.    
11/01/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 11/01/1930. Dep: 03/03/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7794 (Diagram 94)
   
17/03/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 17/03/1931. Dep: 23/04/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7801 (Diagram 94)
   
06/10/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 06/10/1931. Dep: 20/10/1931.    
17/02/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 17/02/1932. Dep: 24/03/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7697 (Diagram 94)
   
02/03/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 02/03/1933. Dep: 13/04/1933.    
25/04/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 25/04/1934. Dep: 08/06/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7784 (Diagram 94)
Tender number 5264 (GNR 5,000g) attached.
Westinghouse Pump removed
   
28/08/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 28/08/1934. Dep: 31/08/1934.    
10/01/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 10/01/1935. Dep: 14/02/1935.    
23/09/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 23/09/1935. Dep: 14/11/1935.    
21/11/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 21/11/1935. Dep: 21/11/1935.    
26/07/1936 Tender Tender fitted: GNR 5,000g number 5263    
07/01/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 07/01/1937. Dep: 13/02/1937.    
16/03/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 16/03/1938. Dep: 22/04/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7800 (Diagram 94)
Tender number 5288 (GNR 5,000g) attached.
   
05/06/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 05/06/1939. Dep: 22/07/1939.    
14/01/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 14/01/1941. Dep: 20/02/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7768 (Diagram 94)
   
21/10/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy) - Arr: 21/10/1942. Dep: 26/11/1942.
Work undertaken:
Rebuilt to class A3
Boiler number 8778 (Diagram 94A)
Painted Wartime unlined black
   
02/09/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 02/09/1943. Dep: 14/09/1943.    
20/07/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 20/07/1944. Dep: 17/08/1944.    
31/08/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Gateshead (GHD)    
09/11/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 09/11/1944. Dep: 14/11/1944.    
03/11/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (HTN)    
29/12/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 29/12/1945. Dep: 02/02/1946.
Work undertaken:
To 75% Cut-off
   
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 548 but not taken up    
26/10/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 26/10/1946. Dep: 02/11/1946.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1946 2nd) number 80
   
23/06/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 23/06/1947. Dep: 09/08/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 9207 (Diagram 94A)
Painted Apple green with white lined black boiler bands, black frames and cylinders with red lining
   
07/02/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 07/02/1949. Dep: 18/03/1949.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 60080
   
14/09/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 14/09/1950. Dep: 20/10/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27003 (Diagram 94HP)
Painted BR Blue for steam locomotives, with broad black, inlaid with thin white lining.
   
07/01/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 07/01/1952. Dep: 05/02/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27065 (Diagram 94A)
Painted Green with orange and black lining.
   
05/08/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 05/08/1953. Dep: 04/09/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27002 (Diagram 94A)
Tender number 5229 (GNR 5,000g) attached.
Right Hand Drive to Left Hand Drive
   
28/01/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 28/01/1955. Dep: 01/03/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27069 (Diagram 94A)
   
20/10/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 20/10/1955. Dep: 11/11/1955.    
30/05/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 30/05/1956. Dep: 19/07/1956.    
16/04/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 16/04/1957. Dep: 08/05/1957.    
30/05/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 30/05/1957. Dep: 07/06/1957.    
23/07/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 23/07/1957. Dep: 31/07/1957.    
04/02/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 04/02/1958. Dep: 21/03/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27082 (Diagram 94A)
   
29/08/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 29/08/1959. Dep: 13/10/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27065 (Diagram 94A)
Double Chimney fitted
   
08/05/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Holbeck (MR) (55A)    
03/10/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 03/10/1960. Dep: 29/10/1960.    
11/06/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (56B)    
23/09/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 23/09/1961. Dep: 03/11/1961.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27079 (Diagram 94A)
Trough deflectors fitted
   
16/06/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (55H)    
08/12/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Gateshead (52A)    
25/01/1964 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 25/01/1964. Dep: 14/02/1964.    
12/10/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 60080 from Gateshead (52A)    
12/1964 Scrapped Scrapped    

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