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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1081 on 03/10/1946
British Railways 61081   27/03/1948

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 25837
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service Mon 03/10/1946 to Haymarket (HAY)
Withdrawal Mon 29/06/1964 off Dundee Tay Bridge (62B)
Service Life 17 yrs, 8 mths , 26 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1964 at Motherwell Machinery and Scrap (Wishaw)

Notes
Notes Sold for scrap 8/64 to Motherwell Machinery & Scrap Co Wishaw

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
HAY   Haymarket (New) on 03/10/1946
64C   Dalry Road on 09/09/1963
64A   St Margarets on 18/11/1963
62B   Dundee Tay Bridge on 15/06/1964
     Withdrawn on 29/06/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 64C Dalry Road on 08/09/1963
ALLOC 64C Dalry Road 5w/e 12/10/1963
ALLOC 64A St Margarets 4w/e 07/12/1963
WDN   on 29/06/1964
ALLOC 62B Dundee Tay Bridge 4w/e 11/07/1964

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
03/10/1946 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 9679)
20/11/1951 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28616)
15/10/1955 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28659)
13/06/1959 Modified bogie springs fitted
13/06/1959 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28665)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Cowlairs Works 16/02/1948 27/03/1948 41 days General Renumbered to BR 61081
 
Cowlairs Works 01/08/1949 26/08/1949 26 days Light Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 21/09/1951 20/11/1951 61 days General Boiler number 28616 (Diagram 100A)
 
Cowlairs Works 30/12/1953 08/01/1954 10 days Light Casual    
R & W Hawthorn 25/01/1954 05/02/1954 12 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 15/04/1954 08/05/1954 24 days Light Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 13/09/1955 15/10/1955 33 days General Boiler number 28659 (Diagram 100A)
 
Cowlairs Works 17/07/1956 04/08/1956 19 days Light Casual    
R & W Hawthorn 18/03/1957 21/03/1957 4 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 20/08/1957 28/08/1957 9 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 06/09/1957 09/10/1957 34 days Heavy Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 23/05/1959 13/06/1959 22 days General Boiler number 28665 (Diagram 100A)
Modified bogie springs fitted
 
Cowlairs Works 19/08/1960 23/09/1960 36 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 31/05/1962 05/07/1962 36 days Light Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 10/07/1962 01/08/1962 23 days Light Casual    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
27/08/1949 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works 1/8 to 27/8: These included Nos. 60502/05, 61081, 61727, 1729, 61736/46, 1753, 61759/83/91, 1823, 61876/78, 61988/93, 2428, 62683, 2687, 62688, 3180, 4546/47/64/79, 4703, 64855, 4945/86, 65913, 67478, 68113, 8321, 8477, 68481, 8544, 68955, 69183, 69213, 77306, ex L.M.S. 40170, 44795, 45022, 45451, 54654. During W/E 20/8 Cowlairs started putting the crest on both passenger and goods tender engines which had received a general repair (not intermediate repair) and the following have been noted: Nos. 61308, 61766, 64700 an 90313; no tank engines have so far been noted with the crest-No. 68477 appeared in lined black, with British Railways on the tanks. SLS/194910

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/10/1946 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1081
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 25837
Allocated to Haymarket (HAY)
Diagram 100A boiler fitted
   
16/02/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 16/02/1948. Dep: 27/03/1948.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 61081
   
01/08/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 01/08/1949. Dep: 26/08/1949.    
21/09/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 21/09/1951. Dep: 20/11/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28616 (Diagram 100A)
   
30/12/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 30/12/1953. Dep: 08/01/1954.    
25/01/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - R & W Hawthorn (Light Casual) - Arr: 25/01/1954. Dep: 05/02/1954.    
15/04/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 15/04/1954. Dep: 08/05/1954.    
13/09/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 13/09/1955. Dep: 15/10/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28659 (Diagram 100A)
   
17/07/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 17/07/1956. Dep: 04/08/1956.    
18/03/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - R & W Hawthorn (Light Casual) - Arr: 18/03/1957. Dep: 21/03/1957.    
20/08/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 20/08/1957. Dep: 28/08/1957.    
06/09/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 06/09/1957. Dep: 09/10/1957.    
23/05/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 23/05/1959. Dep: 13/06/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28665 (Diagram 100A)
Modified bogie springs fitted
   
19/08/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 19/08/1960. Dep: 23/09/1960.    
31/05/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 31/05/1962. Dep: 05/07/1962.    
10/07/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 10/07/1962. Dep: 01/08/1962.    
09/09/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Dalry Road (64C)    
18/11/1963 Allocation Reallocated to St Margarets (64A)    
15/06/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Dundee Tay Bridge (62B)    
29/06/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 61081 from Dundee Tay Bridge (62B)    
08/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Motherwell Machinery and Scrap: Wishaw    

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