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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1230 on 04/09/1947
British Railways 61230   20/10/1949

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 26131
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service Mon 04/09/1947 to Ardsley (ARD)
Withdrawal Mon 19/11/1962 off Bradford Hammerton Street (56G)
Service Life 15 yrs, 2 mths , 15 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Wed 09/01/1963 at Locomotive Works (Darlington)

Notes
Notes 9/1/63 In for cutting up at Darlington

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
ARD   Ardsley (New) on 04/09/1947
BFD   Bradford Hammerton Street on 21/09/1947
     Withdrawn on 19/11/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW ARD Ardsley on 04/09/1947
ALLOC BFD Bradford Hammerton Street on 21/09/1947
ALLOC 56F Low Moor 4w/e 25/01/1958
ALLOC 56D Mirfield 4w/e 28/11/1959
ALLOC 56F Low Moor 4w/e 09/09/1961
WDN   on 19/11/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
04/09/1947 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 9867)
20/10/1949 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 9850)
14/12/1951 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28161)
20/03/1954 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28420)
16/11/1956 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28441)
10/04/1959 Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
10/04/1959 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28105)
14/12/1960 Electrical elements of ATC fitted


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 11/09/1949 20/10/1949 40 days General Boiler number 9850 (Diagram 100A)
Renumbered to BR 61230
 
Doncaster Works 20/11/1951 14/12/1951 25 days General Boiler number 28161 (Diagram 100A)
 
Gorton Works 13/02/1954 20/03/1954 36 days General Boiler number 28420 (Diagram 100A)
 
Darlington Works 08/11/1955 22/12/1955 45 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 22/10/1956 16/11/1956 26 days General Boiler number 28441 (Diagram 100A)
 
Darlington Works 26/06/1958 11/07/1958 16 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 10/03/1959 10/04/1959 32 days General Boiler number 28105 (Diagram 100A)
Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 20/04/1959 29/04/1959 10 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 04/05/1959 15/05/1959 12 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 08/12/1960 14/12/1960 7 days Unclassified Electrical elements of ATC fitted
 

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
11/09/1947 Queens Park Works Further new Class 'Bl' 4-6-0's were ex Q.P. Works as follows: Nos. 1223 (13/8), 1224 (15/8), 1225 (19/8), 1226 (21/8), 1227 (26/8), 1228 (28/8), 1229 (2/9), 1230 (4/9), 1231 (9/9) and 1232 (10/9). On 11/9 Nos. 1233 an 1234 were in the Paint Shop while in the Erecting Shop Nos. 1235 an 1236 were undergoing steaming trials; No. 1237 was minus the bogie but otherwise virtually complete. Additional Works Nos. checked are: Nos. 1216 (26117/47), 1217 (26118/47), 1222 (26123/47), 1226-33 (26127-34/47), 1235 (26136/47). SLS/194710

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/09/1947 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1230
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 26131
Allocated to Ardsley (ARD)
Diagram 100A boiler fitted
   
21/09/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Bradford Hammerton Street (BFD)    
11/09/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 11/09/1949. Dep: 20/10/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 9850 (Diagram 100A)
Renumbered to BR 61230
   
20/11/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 20/11/1951. Dep: 14/12/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28161 (Diagram 100A)
   
13/02/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/02/1954. Dep: 20/03/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28420 (Diagram 100A)
   
08/11/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 08/11/1955. Dep: 22/12/1955.    
22/10/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 22/10/1956. Dep: 16/11/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28441 (Diagram 100A)
   
26/06/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 26/06/1958. Dep: 11/07/1958.    
10/03/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 10/03/1959. Dep: 10/04/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28105 (Diagram 100A)
Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
   
20/04/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 20/04/1959. Dep: 29/04/1959.    
04/05/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 04/05/1959. Dep: 15/05/1959.    
08/12/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 08/12/1960. Dep: 14/12/1960.
Work undertaken:
Electrical elements of ATC fitted
   
19/11/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 61230 from Bradford Hammerton Street (56G)    
09/01/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Darlington    

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