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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1085 on 11/10/1946
British Railways 61085   04/08/1948

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 25842
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service Mon 11/10/1946 to Gorton (GOR)
Withdrawal Mon 27/11/1961 off Leicester (G.C.) (15E)
Service Life 15 yrs, 1 mth , 16 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Thu 07/12/1961 at Locomotive Works (Darlington)

Notes
Notes 7/12/61 in for cutting up at Darlington

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
GOR   Gorton (New) on 11/10/1946
WFD   Woodford Halse on 02/03/1947
NEA   Neasden on 09/03/1947
GOR   Gorton on 04/02/1949
GOR   Gorton w/e 05/02/1949
ARD   Ardsley on 17/07/1949
COP   Copley Hill (Leeds) on 07/08/1949
COP   Copley Hill (Leeds) w/e 13/08/1949
37A   Ardsley on 04/06/1950
37A   Ardsley m/e 30/06/1950
35A   New England on 20/09/1953
40A   Lincoln on 26/06/1955
15E   Leicester (G.C.) on 01/06/1958
2F   Woodford Halse on 07/11/1959
15E   Leicester (G.C.) on 06/10/1960
     Withdrawn on 27/11/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW GOR Gorton on 11/10/1946
ALLOC WFD Woodford Halse on 02/03/1947
ALLOC NEA Neasden on 09/03/1947
ALLOC GOR Gorton w/e 05/02/1949
ALLOC COP Copley Hill (Leeds) w/e 13/08/1949
ALLOC 37A Ardsley m/e 30/06/1950
ALLOC 35A New England 4w/e 03/10/1953
ALLOC 40A Lincoln 4w/e 16/07/1955
LOAN 15E Leicester (G.C.) 4w/e 14/06/1958
LOAN 91M To London Midland Region 4w/e 21/02/1959
ALLOC 2F Woodford Halse 4w/e 28/11/1959
ALLOC 15E Leicester (G.C.) 5w/e 29/10/1960
WDN   w/e 02/12/1961

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
11/10/1946 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 9681)
04/08/1948 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 9443)
21/07/1950 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 9933)
12/09/1952 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28272)
30/11/1954 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28586)
05/06/1957 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28125)
15/10/1959 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28280)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 20/06/1948 04/08/1948 46 days General Boiler number 9443 (Diagram 100A)
Renumbered to BR 61085
 
Doncaster Works 20/06/1950 21/07/1950 32 days General Boiler number 9933 (Diagram 100A)
 
Darlington Works 20/08/1952 12/09/1952 24 days General Boiler number 28272 (Diagram 100A)
 
Doncaster Works 03/11/1954 30/11/1954 28 days General Boiler number 28586 (Diagram 100A)
 
Doncaster Works 24/01/1956 08/02/1956 16 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 08/05/1957 05/06/1957 29 days General Boiler number 28125 (Diagram 100A)
 
Darlington Works 08/12/1958 15/01/1959 39 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 09/09/1959 15/10/1959 37 days General Boiler number 28280 (Diagram 100A)
 
Darlington Works 08/11/1960 22/12/1960 45 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 31/08/1961 05/10/1961 36 days Light Casual    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
10/12/1965 Doncaster MPD Stored: 61085, 61135, 61326, 63738, 90203/59/77, 90349/93, 90432/54/76, 90501/16/28, 90629, 92190. SLS/196601

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/10/1946 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1085
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 25842
Allocated to Gorton (GOR)
Diagram 100A boiler fitted
   
02/03/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
09/03/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (NEA)    
20/06/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 20/06/1948. Dep: 04/08/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 9443 (Diagram 100A)
Renumbered to BR 61085
   
04/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
05/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
17/07/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (ARD)    
07/08/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Copley Hill (Leeds) (COP)    
13/08/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Copley Hill (Leeds) (COP)    
04/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (37A)    
20/06/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 20/06/1950. Dep: 21/07/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 9933 (Diagram 100A)
   
30/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (37A)    
20/08/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 20/08/1952. Dep: 12/09/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28272 (Diagram 100A)
   
20/09/1953 Allocation Reallocated to New England (35A)    
03/11/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 03/11/1954. Dep: 30/11/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28586 (Diagram 100A)
   
26/06/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Lincoln (40A)    
24/01/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 24/01/1956. Dep: 08/02/1956.    
08/05/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 08/05/1957. Dep: 05/06/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28125 (Diagram 100A)
   
01/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester (G.C.) (15E)    
08/12/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 08/12/1958. Dep: 15/01/1959.    
09/09/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 09/09/1959. Dep: 15/10/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28280 (Diagram 100A)
   
07/11/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (2F)    
06/10/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester (G.C.) (15E)    
08/11/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 08/11/1960. Dep: 22/12/1960.    
31/08/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 31/08/1961. Dep: 05/10/1961.    
27/11/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 61085 from Leicester (G.C.) (15E)    
07/12/1961 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Darlington    

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