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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1212 on 08/07/1947
British Railways 61212   10/06/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer E. Thompson
Class B1
Company History LNER
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L963
Works Number 26113
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service Sun 08/07/1947 to Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (RET)
Withdrawal Sun 01/11/1964 off Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (36E)
Service Life 17 yrs, 3 mths , 24 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1965 at Drapers (Hull)

Notes
Notes Sold 1/65 for scrap to A Draper, Hull

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
RET   Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (New) on 08/07/1947
     Withdrawn on 01/11/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW RET Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) on 08/07/1947

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
08/07/1947 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 9849)
10/06/1949 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 9840)
13/11/1951 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28157)
14/05/1954 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28584)
22/06/1956 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28817)
03/01/1959 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28585)
21/10/1961 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28539)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 12/05/1949 10/06/1949 30 days General Boiler number 9840 (Diagram 100A)
Renumbered to BR 61212
 
Doncaster Works 07/06/1950 10/07/1950 34 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 21/10/1951 13/11/1951 24 days General Boiler number 28157 (Diagram 100A)
 
Stratford Works 24/03/1954 14/05/1954 52 days General Boiler number 28584 (Diagram 100A)
 
Doncaster Works 24/05/1956 22/06/1956 30 days General Boiler number 28817 (Diagram 100A)
 
Doncaster Works 26/11/1958 03/01/1959 39 days General Boiler number 28585 (Diagram 100A)
 
Doncaster Works 11/07/1960 14/07/1960 4 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 21/09/1961 21/10/1961 31 days General Boiler number 28539 (Diagram 100A)
 

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
12/08/1947 Queens Park Works Further new Class 'Bl' 4-6-0's appeared ex Q.P. Works as follows: Nos. 1209 (1/7), 1210 (3/7), *1211 (4/7), 1212 (8/7), 1213 and *1214 (10/7), *1215 (11/7), 1216 (15/7), *1217 (17/7), 1218 and *1219 (1/8), 1220 (6/8), *1221 (7/8), 1222 (11/8), whilst on 12/8 both 1223 and 1224 were in an advanced state. *Ex Q.P. Works painted grey and with white lettering and numbers; the final painting being done at Cowlairs Works. Additional Works Nos. checked are: Nos. 1210 (26111/47), 1212 (26113/47), 1213 (26114/47), 1215 (26116/47), 1218-21 (26119-22/47), 1223-5 (26124-26/47). SLS/194709
06/08/1947 Queens Park Works On 6/8 Nos. 1201-1203 were in the Paint Shop, Nos. 1204-1210 were complete in the Erecting Shop, the latter being in steam prior to under-going steaming trials that afternoon. No. 1211 was in an advanced state of completion, being only minus bogie and chimney, while No. 1212 was awaiting wheels, cab and chimney. No. 1210 onwards have a rocking grate fitted, while all of this batch have hopper ash-pans, self-cleaning smoke-boxes, and electric lighting provided by a Stone's turbo-generator mounted on the footplating at the right-hand side of the smoke-box. The cab lighting comprises a lamp with wire guard on the underside of the cab roof, and a hooded lamp at each water gauge and at the steam pressure and vacuum gauges-five in all. Sockets for an inspection lamp are provided under the footplating on each side of the engine (above the driving wheels), but neither the sockets for the headlamps or the lamps themselves are fitted, the cables being run forward and the ends bound with insulating tape. As in the previous batch, the speed indicator drive off the left-hand rear coupled wheel crank pin is fitted, but not the speed indicator itself. SLS/194708
04/01/1959 Doncaster MPD (Ex Wks.) On shed, waiting Works-60101 (64B), 60506 (34E), 60118 (56C), 60078 (52A), 61159 (40B). Ex Wks.-60517 (52B), 60137 (52A), 61978 (34E), 70000 (30A), 61894 (40A), 61956 (40B), 60094 (64B), 61212 (36E). Stored-63939/41/2/3/54/6/7/63/4/7/9/77/81/3/4, 64876/981 all in open. Others-60031 (64B), D3646/7 (36C), 92035 (36C), D3621/2, D3481/2, 92172/3/95/2201, 69586 (34C), 48269 (2E), 62017/55/70 (31B), 43060 (40F). SLS/195902
13/12/1964 Doncaster MPD (Stored) Stored: 60139/49, 61212, 90469/717, 92169/70/5; Also on shed: 48755(1F), D1519/39/45/56, D1766. SLS/196501
23/01/1965 Doncaster MPD (Waiting works or stored) Waiting works or stored: 60114/28/57/8, 61212, 62020/33/7/40/51/5/66, 63606/728/906, 90042/469, 92169/70/5/92/8/9. SLS/196503

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/07/1947 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1212
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 26113
Allocated to Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (RET)
Diagram 100A boiler fitted
   
12/05/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 12/05/1949. Dep: 10/06/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 9840 (Diagram 100A)
Renumbered to BR 61212
   
07/06/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 07/06/1950. Dep: 10/07/1950.    
21/10/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 21/10/1951. Dep: 13/11/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28157 (Diagram 100A)
   
24/03/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 24/03/1954. Dep: 14/05/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28584 (Diagram 100A)
   
24/05/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 24/05/1956. Dep: 22/06/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28817 (Diagram 100A)
   
26/11/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 26/11/1958. Dep: 03/01/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28585 (Diagram 100A)
   
11/07/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 11/07/1960. Dep: 14/07/1960.    
21/09/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 21/09/1961. Dep: 21/10/1961.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28539 (Diagram 100A)
   
01/11/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 61212 from Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (36E)    
01/1965 Scrapped Broken up by Drapers: Hull    

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