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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1069 on 26/08/1946
British Railways (BR Tmp) E1069   26/02/1948
British Railways 61069   29/05/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer E. Thompson
Class B1
Company History LNER
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L958
Works Number 25825
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service Mon 26/08/1946 to Neville Hill (NEV)
Withdrawal Mon 26/08/1963 off York (North) (50A)
Service Life 17 yrs
Total Mileage 701,531

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1963 at Locomotive Works (Darlington)

Notes
Notes Cut up Darlington

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
NEV   Neville Hill (New) on 26/08/1946
50A   York (North) on 25/01/1959
     Withdrawn on 26/08/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 50A York (North) 4w/e 21/02/1959
WDN   on 26/08/1963

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
26/08/1946 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 5078)
05/11/1949 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 3772)
10/07/1951 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28218)
27/09/1952 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28448)
13/03/1954 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28233)
10/08/1956 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28453)
18/04/1958 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28551)
18/03/1960 BR Automatic Warning System (AWS) fitted
18/03/1960 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28125)
06/12/1962 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28801)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 30/08/1905 02/09/1905 4 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 02/01/1948 26/02/1948 56 days General Renumbered to BR (BR Tmp) number E1069
 
Gorton Works 01/05/1948 29/05/1948 29 days Light Repair After collision
Renumbered to BR 61069
 
Darlington Works 26/04/1949 14/05/1949 19 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 16/05/1949 25/05/1949 10 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 07/10/1949 05/11/1949 30 days General Boiler number 3772 (Diagram 100A)
 
Darlington Works 07/11/1949 10/11/1949 4 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 22/11/1949 08/12/1949 17 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 18/06/1951 10/07/1951 23 days General Boiler number 28218 (Diagram 100A)
 
Darlington Works 04/10/1951 04/10/1951 1 day Unclassified    
Darlington Works 08/09/1952 27/09/1952 20 days General Boiler number 28448 (Diagram 100A)
 
Darlington Works 29/09/1952 30/09/1952 2 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 10/06/1953 18/06/1953 9 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 01/07/1953 08/07/1953 8 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 25/09/1953 07/10/1953 13 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 18/02/1954 13/03/1954 24 days General Boiler number 28233 (Diagram 100A)
 
Darlington Works 15/03/1954 17/03/1954 3 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 25/03/1954 25/03/1954 1 day Weighing    
Darlington Works 27/03/1954 02/04/1954 7 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 05/04/1954 10/04/1954 6 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 21/07/1955 28/09/1955 70 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 28/06/1956 10/08/1956 44 days General Boiler number 28453 (Diagram 100A)
 
Darlington Works 21/03/1958 18/04/1958 29 days General Boiler number 28551 (Diagram 100A)
 
Darlington Works 08/12/1958 08/12/1958 1 day Weighing    
Darlington Works 16/02/1960 18/03/1960 32 days General Boiler number 28125 (Diagram 100A)
BR Automatic Warning System (AWS) fitted
 
Darlington Works 02/11/1962 06/12/1962 35 days General Boiler number 28801 (Diagram 100A)
 
Darlington Works 12/12/1962 20/12/1962 9 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 19/08/1963 19/08/1963 1 day No repairs    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
29/02/1948 Darlington Works New 'L.1's' are completed up to No. 9010. No. 9001 has returned to N.Rd with a damaged buffer beam. Nos. 9002-9006 are still working from Darlington and Nos. 9007-9010 have not yet been handed over to the shed. Nos. 9004/5 are Darlington 2023/4 of 1948, both bearing a January paint date. Locomotives for shops during February included Nos. 510, 804, 822, 2933, 2937, 2993, 3279, 3298, 3375, 3420, 4756, 5063, 5612, 5691, 5878, 7266, 7604, 7608, 8235, 8248, 8250, 8273, 8277, 8427, 8730, 9419, 9834, 9838 an 9875. Of these Nos. 3279, 5063 and 9419 are in the scrap yard, No. 9419 being cut up at the end of February. Locomotives ex shops during February included Nos. 937, 1069, 2354, 2382, 2386, 2982, 3260, 3370, 3373, 3374, 5645, 5646, 5663, 5716, 5769, 5805, 7243, 7334, 8230, 8272, 8310, 8402, 8433, 8727, 8729, 8748, 9097, 9118, 9376 an 9780. 'B.1' No. 1069 is painted green and lettered 'British Railways' as No. 1289 (NBL 26190/47) SLS/194804
31/05/1949 Darlington Works New Work May: Class 'A.1' Nos. 60148 an 60149. No. 60150 was ex the Paint Shop on 14/6, painted green. Locomotives awaiting Works durine May included: Nos. 812, 61069. 1407/15, 61600/61. 62709, 2726/41/56, 5109, 5675, 5784/87, 67317, 7609/19/20, 67708, 67741 (light repair), 8159, 9377, 69824/34/36, Class '8' 79184 an 90001. To scrap yard: Nos. 2377 (frames only), 3275/77, 3300/05/07/34, 65107, 5114, 5602, 65629 an 5703. Locomotives ex Works during May included: Nos. 60955, 61035. 61100 (unlined), 61199, 61224, 62397, 62745/53, 63351/95, 63440, 65040/47/89/92, 65110, 65653/55/59, 65730, 65848, 67319/31, 68061, 69106/11, Class '8' 90662/74. Nos. 60083/86 an 60127 have been noted here painted in the new blue colours with the crest on the tender. SLS/194907
28/02/1954 Darlington Works North Road Works have completed Class 2 MT 78014/5, and the diesel-electric shunters are now all in traffic, No. 13081 completing the order. Engines for works include 60806/18/37/88, 61010/37/69/84, 61124, 61273, 61418/28, 62381, 62715/20/44, 63437/50/61, 65061, 65676 (to scrap yard), 65743, 65778, 67658/90, 67715/36/9/47/59/89/91, 90089, 90116, 90270/80, 90400/1/31/9, 90554, 90600. SLS/195404
20/08/1954 Midland Compound oil-burners We have been informed that a number of Midland Compound 4-4-0 engines were converted to oil-burning during the coal strike of 1926. From research in the official records it appears that 65 compounds were thus converted of which 40 are known: 1000, 1005, 1008, 1011, 1025, 1032, 1036, 1038, 1041, 1043, 1048-50, 1054, 1055, 1059, 1060, 1066, 1069, 1071, 1080, 1098-1100, 1107. 1120, 1121, 1123-28, 1131, 1136, 1139, 1149, 1164, 1168, 1179. The remaining 25 were converted under order 6682 (1926) but no numbers of individual engines are quoted in the records. SLS/195410

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
30/08/1905 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 30/08/1905. Dep: 02/09/1905.    
26/08/1946 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1069
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 25825
Allocated to Neville Hill (NEV)
Diagram 100A boiler fitted
   
02/01/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 02/01/1948. Dep: 26/02/1948.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR (BR Tmp) number E1069
   
01/05/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 01/05/1948. Dep: 29/05/1948.
Work undertaken:
After collision
Renumbered to BR 61069
   
26/04/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 26/04/1949. Dep: 14/05/1949.    
16/05/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 16/05/1949. Dep: 25/05/1949.    
07/10/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 07/10/1949. Dep: 05/11/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3772 (Diagram 100A)
   
07/11/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 07/11/1949. Dep: 10/11/1949.    
22/11/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 22/11/1949. Dep: 08/12/1949.    
18/06/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 18/06/1951. Dep: 10/07/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28218 (Diagram 100A)
   
04/10/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 04/10/1951. Dep: 04/10/1951.    
08/09/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 08/09/1952. Dep: 27/09/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28448 (Diagram 100A)
   
29/09/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 29/09/1952. Dep: 30/09/1952.    
10/06/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 10/06/1953. Dep: 18/06/1953.    
01/07/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 01/07/1953. Dep: 08/07/1953.    
25/09/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 25/09/1953. Dep: 07/10/1953.    
18/02/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 18/02/1954. Dep: 13/03/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28233 (Diagram 100A)
   
15/03/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 15/03/1954. Dep: 17/03/1954.    
25/03/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 25/03/1954. Dep: 25/03/1954.    
27/03/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 27/03/1954. Dep: 02/04/1954.    
05/04/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 05/04/1954. Dep: 10/04/1954.    
21/07/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 21/07/1955. Dep: 28/09/1955.    
28/06/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 28/06/1956. Dep: 10/08/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28453 (Diagram 100A)
   
21/03/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 21/03/1958. Dep: 18/04/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28551 (Diagram 100A)
   
08/12/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 08/12/1958. Dep: 08/12/1958.    
25/01/1959 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
16/02/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 16/02/1960. Dep: 18/03/1960.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28125 (Diagram 100A)
BR Automatic Warning System (AWS) fitted
   
02/11/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 02/11/1962. Dep: 06/12/1962.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28801 (Diagram 100A)
   
12/12/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 12/12/1962. Dep: 20/12/1962.    
19/08/1963 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (No repairs) - Arr: 19/08/1963. Dep: 19/08/1963.    
26/08/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 61069 from York (North) (50A)    
09/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Darlington    

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