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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1243 on 14/10/1947
British Railways 61243   19/03/1949

Names Carried
Date From Name
23/12/1947 SIR HAROLD MITCHELL

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 26144
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service Mon 14/10/1947 to Eastfield (EFD)
Withdrawal Mon 04/05/1964 off Ayr (67C)
Service Life 16 yrs, 6 mths , 20 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1964 at Arnott Young (Troon)

Notes
Notes Sold 7/64 for scrap to Arnott Young, West of Scotland Shipbreaking Co, Troon

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
EFD   Eastfield (New) on 14/10/1947
67A   Corkerhill on 31/12/1962
67C   Ayr on 11/03/1963
     Withdrawn on 04/05/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW EFD Eastfield on 14/10/1947
ALLOC 67A Corkerhill 2w/e 12/01/1963
ALLOC 67C Ayr 4w/e 06/04/1963
WDN   on 04/05/1964

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
14/10/1947 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 9880)
29/11/1952 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28656)
12/02/1955 WPU Gear removed
02/03/1957 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28668)
20/03/1959 BR Automatic Warning System (AWS) fitted
06/05/1961 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28666)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Cowlairs Works 22/12/1947 23/12/1947 2 days Unclassified For naming only
Named SIR HAROLD MITCHELL
 
Cowlairs Works 31/01/1949 19/03/1949 48 days General Renumbered to BR 61243
 
Cowlairs Works 04/04/1949 06/04/1949 3 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 29/01/1951 23/02/1951 26 days Light Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 19/11/1951 15/12/1951 27 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 11/11/1952 29/11/1952 19 days General Boiler number 28656 (Diagram 100A)
 
Cowlairs Works 14/05/1953 14/05/1953 1 day Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 12/10/1953 12/10/1953 1 day Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 16/11/1953 16/11/1953 1 day Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 05/01/1954 05/01/1954 1 day Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 03/05/1954 08/05/1954 6 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 20/01/1955 12/02/1955 24 days Heavy Intermediate WPU Gear removed
 
Cowlairs Works 08/02/1957 02/03/1957 23 days General Boiler number 28668 (Diagram 100A)
 
Cowlairs Works 05/06/1957 08/06/1957 4 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 09/05/1958 31/05/1958 23 days Light Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 10/03/1959 20/03/1959 11 days Unclassified BR Automatic Warning System (AWS) fitted
 
Cowlairs Works 31/03/1961 06/05/1961 37 days General Boiler number 28666 (Diagram 100A)
 

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/11/1947 Darlington Further new Class 'Bl' 4-6-0's have appeared ex Q.P. Works as follows: Nos. 1241 (8/10), 1242 (10/10), 1243 (14/10), 1244 (16/10), 1245 (20/10), 1246 (22/10), 1247 (24/10), 1248 (27/10), 1249 (29/10), 1250 (31/10)), 1251 (4/11) and 1252 (6/11), which with 1239 (2/10) and 1240 (6/10) give a total of twelve ex Works during October. Additional Works' Nos. checked are: Nos. 1242 (26143/47) and 1245-1250 (26146/47-26151/47). No. 1250 is the first loco. ex N.B. Loco. Co. Ltd. noted with electric headlamps fitted to engine and tender. SLS/194712
15/11/1947 Eastfield MPD On 15/11 No. 1255 was observed here with the wrong Maker's Plate (26157/47), while on 23/11 No. 1256 was seen with the same plates: Nos. 1255 and 1258 were both without plates on 23/11. On 7/12 No. 1067 KIT, which had been repainted green, was seen at Cowlairs West Junction being hauled from Cowlairs Works to Eastfield by 'J.83' No. 8475. On 17/12 No. 1244 Strang Steel HAY was here, being ex Cowlairs Works that day, after having had the nameplates fitted. This is believed to be the first Scottish Area 'B.1' to receive nameplates. On 1/1 No. 1243 EFD was noted here fitted with nameplates-Sir Harold Mitchell. The size of the letters appears to be smaller than that previously used, being between 21' and 3' high. Perhaps the most interesting 'foreigners' on the shed here on the same day were: Nos. 3041 ABD, 3137 HTN and 3190 TWD, the latter carrying both TWD and HTN on the buffer-beam. Nos. 77312 STM and 77313 THJ have been noted here recently, both carrying L.M.S. 15A shed plates, as well as their L.N.E. sheds stencilled or painted on the buffer-beam. Both these engines were regular visitors to Glasgow during the war-but on the L.M.S.-when working from 12A. It is very rare for N.E. Area Class '0.7's' or W.D.'s to appear at Eastfield. SLS/194802

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
14/10/1947 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1243
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 26144
Allocated to Eastfield (EFD)
Diagram 100A boiler fitted
   
22/12/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 22/12/1947. Dep: 23/12/1947.
Work undertaken:
For naming only
Named SIR HAROLD MITCHELL
   
31/01/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 31/01/1949. Dep: 19/03/1949.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 61243
   
04/04/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 04/04/1949. Dep: 06/04/1949.    
29/01/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 29/01/1951. Dep: 23/02/1951.    
19/11/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 19/11/1951. Dep: 15/12/1951.    
11/11/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 11/11/1952. Dep: 29/11/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28656 (Diagram 100A)
   
14/05/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 14/05/1953. Dep: 14/05/1953.    
12/10/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 12/10/1953. Dep: 12/10/1953.    
16/11/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 16/11/1953. Dep: 16/11/1953.    
05/01/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 05/01/1954. Dep: 05/01/1954.    
03/05/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 03/05/1954. Dep: 08/05/1954.    
20/01/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 20/01/1955. Dep: 12/02/1955.
Work undertaken:
WPU Gear removed
   
08/02/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 08/02/1957. Dep: 02/03/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28668 (Diagram 100A)
   
05/06/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 05/06/1957. Dep: 08/06/1957.    
09/05/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 09/05/1958. Dep: 31/05/1958.    
10/03/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 10/03/1959. Dep: 20/03/1959.
Work undertaken:
BR Automatic Warning System (AWS) fitted
   
31/03/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 31/03/1961. Dep: 06/05/1961.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28666 (Diagram 100A)
   
31/12/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Corkerhill (67A)    
11/03/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Ayr (67C)    
04/05/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 61243 from Ayr (67C)    
07/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Arnott Young: Troon    

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