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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 60535 on 05/05/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
05/05/1948 HORNET'S BEAUTY

Liveries Carried
Colour Lining Date From
LNER Apple Green Black and White 05/05/1948
BR Green Orange and Black 19/05/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer A. Peppercorn
Class A2
Company History LNER
Wheels 4-6-2
Builder Doncaster Works
Works Number 2026
To Service Sat 05/05/1948 to York (North) (YK)
Withdrawal Sat 19/06/1965 off Polmadie (66A)
Service Life 17 yrs, 1 mth , 14 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1965

Notes
Notes Sold for scrap 7/65 to Motherwell Machinery & Scrap Co

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
YK   York (North) (New) on 05/05/1948
64B   Haymarket on 27/11/1949
HAY   Haymarket w/e 03/12/1949
64A   St Margarets on 16/10/1961
66A   Polmadie on 15/09/1963
     Withdrawn on 19/06/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW YK York (North) on 05/05/1948
ALLOC HAY Haymarket w/e 03/12/1949
ALLOC 64A St Margarets 2w/e 21/10/1961
ALLOC 66A Polmadie 5w/e 12/10/1963
WDN   w/e 19/06/1965

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
05/05/1948 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 9655)
02/04/1953 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29853)
02/02/1956 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29846)
20/12/1957 Diagram 117 boiler fitted (number 29780)
28/04/1959 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29860)
29/09/1960 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29871)
05/05/1962 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29847)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 15/09/1948 28/09/1948 14 days Light Repair After collision
  
Doncaster Works 05/04/1949 14/04/1949 10 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 04/05/1950 19/05/1950 16 days General Painted Green with orange and black lining.
  
Doncaster Works 30/10/1951 30/11/1951 32 days Heavy Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 22/05/1952 24/05/1952 3 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 04/03/1953 02/04/1953 30 days General Boiler number 29853 (Diagram 118)
  
Doncaster Works 24/05/1954 02/07/1954 40 days Heavy Intermediate    
Doncaster Works 01/03/1955 14/03/1955 14 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 29/12/1955 02/02/1956 36 days General Boiler number 10599 (Diagram 118)
  
Doncaster Works 25/11/1957 20/12/1957 26 days General Boiler number 29780 (Diagram 117)
  
Doncaster Works 19/03/1959 28/04/1959 41 days General Boiler number 10590 (Diagram 118)
  
Doncaster Works 16/08/1960 29/09/1960 45 days General Boiler number 29871 (Diagram 118)
  
Doncaster Works 27/03/1962 05/05/1962 40 days General Boiler number 29847 (Diagram 118)
  

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/05/1948 To Service To service as British Railways Number 60535, name: HORNET'S BEAUTY
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 2026
Allocated to York (North) (YK)
Livery applied: Apple green with white lined black boiler bands, black frames and cylinders with red lining
Diagram 118 boiler fitted		    
15/09/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 15/09/1948. Dep: 28/09/1948.
Work undertaken:
After collision
    
05/04/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 05/04/1949. Dep: 14/04/1949.    
27/11/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Haymarket (64B)    
03/12/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Haymarket (HAY)    
04/05/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 04/05/1950. Dep: 19/05/1950.
Work undertaken:
Painted Green with orange and black lining.
    
19/05/1950 Livery Change of livery to Green with orange and black lining.    
30/10/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 30/10/1951. Dep: 30/11/1951.    
22/05/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 22/05/1952. Dep: 24/05/1952.    
04/03/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 04/03/1953. Dep: 02/04/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29853 (Diagram 118)
    
24/05/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 24/05/1954. Dep: 02/07/1954.    
01/03/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 01/03/1955. Dep: 14/03/1955.    
29/12/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 29/12/1955. Dep: 02/02/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 10599 (Diagram 118)
    
25/11/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 25/11/1957. Dep: 20/12/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29780 (Diagram 117)
    
19/03/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 19/03/1959. Dep: 28/04/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 10590 (Diagram 118)
    
16/08/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 16/08/1960. Dep: 29/09/1960.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29871 (Diagram 118)
    
16/10/1961 Allocation Reallocated to St Margarets (64A)    
27/03/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 27/03/1962. Dep: 05/05/1962.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29847 (Diagram 118)
    
15/09/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Polmadie (66A)    
19/06/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 60535 from Polmadie (66A)    
07/1965 Scrapped Scrapped    

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