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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1018 on 04/02/1947
British Railways 61018   22/01/1949

Names Carried
Date From Name
04/02/1947 GNU

Locomotive Specifics
Designer E. Thompson
Class B1
Company History LNER
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 1998
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service Sun 04/02/1947 to York (North) (YK)
Withdrawal Sun 07/11/1965 off York (North) (50A)
Service Life 18 yrs, 9 mths , 3 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1965 at Drapers (Hull)

Notes
Notes Sold 12/65 for scrap to A Draper, Hull

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
YK   York (North) (New) on 04/02/1947
NEV   Neville Hill on 30/05/1948
NEV   Neville Hill w/e 05/06/1948
SKN   Stockton on 06/02/1949
SKN   Stockton w/e 12/02/1949
51G   Haverton Hill on 08/06/1958
51L   Thornaby on 14/06/1959
51A   Darlington on 20/09/1959
56A   Wakefield on 12/06/1960
50A   York (North) on 11/09/1960
     Withdrawn on 07/11/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW YK York (North) on 04/02/1947
ALLOC NEV Neville Hill w/e 05/06/1948
ALLOC SKN Stockton w/e 12/02/1949
ALLOC 51G Haverton Hill 4w/e 14/06/1958
ALLOC 51L Thornaby on 14/06/1959
ALLOC 51A Darlington 4w/e 03/10/1959
ALLOC 56A Wakefield 3w/e 02/07/1960
ALLOC 50A York (North) 4w/e 01/10/1960
WDN   on 07/11/1965

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
04/02/1947 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 3733)
22/01/1949 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 3687)
13/03/1951 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28132)
17/01/1953 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28455)
14/02/1957 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28172)
23/01/1959 Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
23/01/1959 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28429)
24/06/1959 Electrical elements of ATC fitted
03/08/1962 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28427)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 25/12/1948 22/01/1949 29 days General Boiler number 3687 (Diagram 100A)
Renumbered to BR 61018
 
Darlington Works 14/02/1951 13/03/1951 28 days General Boiler number 28132 (Diagram 100A)
 
Gateshead Works 19/03/1951 29/03/1951 11 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 03/04/1951 04/04/1951 2 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 11/12/1952 17/01/1953 38 days General Boiler number 28455 (Diagram 100A)
 
Darlington Works 22/01/1953 27/01/1953 6 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 04/01/1955 28/01/1955 25 days Heavy Intermediate    
Darlington Works 31/01/1955 01/02/1955 2 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 19/01/1957 14/02/1957 27 days General Boiler number 28172 (Diagram 100A)
 
Darlington Works 17/12/1958 23/01/1959 38 days General Boiler number 28429 (Diagram 100A)
Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 15/06/1959 24/06/1959 10 days Unclassified Electrical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 18/06/1962 03/08/1962 47 days General Boiler number 28427 (Diagram 100A)
 
Darlington Works 13/08/1962 23/08/1962 11 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 12/09/1962 26/09/1962 15 days Unclassified After derailment
 

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
29/01/1955 North eastern Miscellany Class D20 62372, looking clean and polished, has been working on local passenger turns between Sunderland and Newcastle during March. On Sunday, 20th March, trains between Sunderland and West Hartlepool were diverted via Wellfield, due to work on track maintenance on the main line, and the 5.0 p.m. train from Newcastle to Liverpool hauled by V2 60964 was piloted from Sunderland by G5 67328 to give assistance up Seaton bank which is 1 in 42 for about half a mile at its steepest. On Sunday, 26th March, class 5 45316 was noted descending Seaton bank with an excursion from the Midland Region.
Locomotives used for football excursions to Sunderland on 30/3 included Nos. 76046. 61018 an 64851.
SLS/195505
14/07/1962 Darlington Works (Erecting Shop) Erecting Shop: D15, D238, D347, D2232/42, D2701, D3075, D3237, D5112, D4190-2 undercoats, D4193-5 motors fitted to body shells, 43054, 60876, 60955/7, 61018, 63343, 63409/10/26, 68037, 90322, 90622/51, 92061/2. Stripping Shop: 65786, 90008, 90132. Outside Stripping Shop: 63423, 65757. Crossing: D24, D244/6/83, D2604. Diesel Shunter Test House: D4189 painted. Sidings: 60953/62/81, 61010, 63368, 63456, 65099, 65720, 65807, 67634, 67788, 68014, 69026, 90113, 92034. Scrap Yard: 61077 being cut up, 61063, 61265/98, 61415/9/43/50/1, 65693, 65751, 67666, 67753/95 partially dismantled, 61411-3/60, 65695, 65741, 67601/23/60, 67707/47/50/75, 68052, 68707, 69017/97 intact. SLS/196209
07/09/1963 Last Whitby - Kings X through coaches B1 61018 worked the last Whitby - King's Cross through coaches of the 1963 summer season into York on 7/9/63; 45239 passed it near York on a Blackburn - Scarborough excursion. SLS/196310

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/02/1947 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1018, name: GNU
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1998
Allocated to York (North) (YK)
Diagram 100A boiler fitted
   
30/05/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (NEV)    
05/06/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (NEV)    
25/12/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 25/12/1948. Dep: 22/01/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3687 (Diagram 100A)
Renumbered to BR 61018
   
06/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Stockton (SKN)    
12/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Stockton (SKN)    
14/02/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 14/02/1951. Dep: 13/03/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28132 (Diagram 100A)
   
19/03/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 19/03/1951. Dep: 29/03/1951.    
03/04/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 03/04/1951. Dep: 04/04/1951.    
11/12/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 11/12/1952. Dep: 17/01/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28455 (Diagram 100A)
   
22/01/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 22/01/1953. Dep: 27/01/1953.    
04/01/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 04/01/1955. Dep: 28/01/1955.    
31/01/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 31/01/1955. Dep: 01/02/1955.    
19/01/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 19/01/1957. Dep: 14/02/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28172 (Diagram 100A)
   
08/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Haverton Hill (51G)    
17/12/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 17/12/1958. Dep: 23/01/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28429 (Diagram 100A)
Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
   
14/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Thornaby (51L)    
15/06/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 15/06/1959. Dep: 24/06/1959.
Work undertaken:
Electrical elements of ATC fitted
   
20/09/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (51A)    
12/06/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Wakefield (56A)    
11/09/1960 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
18/06/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 18/06/1962. Dep: 03/08/1962.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28427 (Diagram 100A)
   
13/08/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 13/08/1962. Dep: 23/08/1962.    
12/09/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 12/09/1962. Dep: 26/09/1962.
Work undertaken:
After derailment
   
07/11/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 61018 from York (North) (50A)    
12/1965 Scrapped Broken up by Drapers: Hull    

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