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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 520 on 29/03/1947
British Railways 60520   13/08/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
29/03/1947 OWEN TUDOR

Liveries Carried
Colour Lining Date From
BR Green Orange and Black 23/06/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer E. Thompson
Class A2
Company History LNER
Wheels 4-6-2
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 379
Works Number 2011
To Service Sun 29/03/1947 to Doncaster (DON)
Withdrawal Sun 16/06/1963 off New England (34E)
Service Life 16 yrs, 2 mths , 18 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Doncaster)

Notes
Notes Into Doncaster Works for cutting up 29/8/63

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
DON   Doncaster (New) on 29/03/1947
NWE   New England on 12/12/1948
35B   Grantham on 15/09/1957
34E   New England on 14/06/1959
36A   Doncaster on 10/01/1960
34E   New England on 23/09/1962
     Withdrawn on 16/06/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW DON Doncaster on 29/03/1947
ALLOC NWE New England w/e 18/12/1948
ALLOC 35B Grantham 4w/e 05/10/1957
ALLOC 34E New England 4w/e 11/07/1959
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 23/01/1960
ALLOC 34E New England 4w/e 06/10/1962
WDN   on 16/06/1963

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
29/03/1947 Diagram 117 boiler fitted (number 3760)
21/03/1952 Diagram 117 boiler fitted (number 29787)
02/02/1954 Diagram 117 boiler fitted (number 29789)
26/11/1955 Diagram 117 boiler fitted (number 29786)
23/02/1957 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29852)
17/01/1959 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29873)
18/05/1961 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29884)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 17/07/1947 02/08/1947 17 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 18/08/1947 29/08/1947 12 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 08/10/1947 21/10/1947 14 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 12/04/1948 12/04/1948 1 day Weighing    
Doncaster Works 06/07/1948 13/08/1948 39 days General Renumbered to BR 60520
 
Doncaster Works 12/05/1950 23/06/1950 43 days General Painted Green with orange and black lining.
 
Doncaster Works 12/02/1951 12/02/1951 1 day Weighing    
Doncaster Works 18/02/1952 21/03/1952 33 days General Boiler number 29787 (Diagram 117)
 
Doncaster Works 04/01/1954 02/02/1954 30 days General Boiler number 29789 (Diagram 117)
 
Doncaster Works 18/10/1955 26/11/1955 40 days General Boiler number 29786 (Diagram 117)
 
Doncaster Works 24/03/1956 06/04/1956 14 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 08/10/1956 13/10/1956 6 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 14/01/1957 23/02/1957 41 days General Boiler number 29852 (Diagram 118)
 
Doncaster Works 09/12/1958 17/01/1959 40 days General Boiler number 29873 (Diagram 118)
 
Doncaster Works 10/02/1960 27/04/1960 78 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 29/03/1961 18/05/1961 51 days General Boiler number 29884 (Diagram 118)
 

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/06/1947 General The 'Pacifics' of Thompson's design, Nos. 500 and 511-520, which were formerly designated 'A.2' Class, were towards the end of April re-classified 'A.2/3': this series will end with No. 524. The Doncaster No. of 520 Owen Tudor is 2010, and of 521 (completed early in May) 2011. As No. 500 carries works No. 2000, and 3167 is presumably Doncaster No. 2001, Nos. 511-520 were expected to appear as Nos. 2002-2011; No. 515 Sun Stream is 2006/1946. SLS/194708
04/01/1959 Doncaster Works (Erecting Shop) Erecting Shop-60162 (64B), 60003 (34A), 60035 (64B), 60017 (34A), 60145 (52A), 60103 (34A), 62030 (52C), 73000 (41B), 73155 (41C), 61122 (36A), 61971 (32A), 61889 (31B), 61820 (30F), 61890 (31B), 68987 (34B), 61162 (36A), 61846 (53A), 61409 (40B), 60001 (52A), 61158 (36A), 60526/502 (50A), 60039 (34A), 60152 (64B), 60026 (34A), 60520 (34F). Paint Shop-D3321 (52B), D3148 (51L), D5308 (34B), D6101/2 (34B), 60117 (56C), 61925 (36A), 60160 (64B), 62032 (31B). Yard-70030 (32A), 68914 (56B), 73016 (41C), 63940 (34F), D3079 (53A), 60508 (34E), 11182 (40A), 63975 (36A), 60063 (34F), 60095 (12C), 61816 (31B), 61406 (40B). Diesel Shop-E5001/2 motors in, D2050/1 motors in, 11106 (51C), 13147/51 (51L). Withdrawn-64216/7, 61606/48/22, 69493, 67397, 69544, 64201/74/6, 69551, 69593, 64205/49, 64183. SLS/195902
23/04/1961 Doncaster Works (Erecting 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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
29/03/1947 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 520, name: OWEN TUDOR
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 2011
Allocated to Doncaster (DON)
Diagram 117 boiler fitted
   
17/07/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 17/07/1947. Dep: 02/08/1947.    
18/08/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 18/08/1947. Dep: 29/08/1947.    
08/10/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 08/10/1947. Dep: 21/10/1947.    
12/04/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Weighing) - Arr: 12/04/1948. Dep: 12/04/1948.    
06/07/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 06/07/1948. Dep: 13/08/1948.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 60520
   
12/12/1948 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
12/05/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 12/05/1950. Dep: 23/06/1950.
Work undertaken:
Painted Green with orange and black lining.
   
23/06/1950 Livery Change of livery to Green with orange and black lining.    
12/02/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Weighing) - Arr: 12/02/1951. Dep: 12/02/1951.    
18/02/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 18/02/1952. Dep: 21/03/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29787 (Diagram 117)
   
04/01/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 04/01/1954. Dep: 02/02/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29789 (Diagram 117)
   
18/10/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 18/10/1955. Dep: 26/11/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29786 (Diagram 117)
   
24/03/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 24/03/1956. Dep: 06/04/1956.    
08/10/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 08/10/1956. Dep: 13/10/1956.    
14/01/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 14/01/1957. Dep: 23/02/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29852 (Diagram 118)
   
15/09/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (35B)    
09/12/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 09/12/1958. Dep: 17/01/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29873 (Diagram 118)
   
14/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to New England (34E)    
10/01/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
10/02/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 10/02/1960. Dep: 27/04/1960.    
29/03/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 29/03/1961. Dep: 18/05/1961.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29884 (Diagram 118)
   
23/09/1962 Allocation Reallocated to New England (34E)    
16/06/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 60520 from New England (34E)    

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