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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1251 on 04/11/1947
British Railways 61251   27/04/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
12/1947 OLIVER BURY

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 26152
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service Sun 04/11/1947 to Ipswich (IPS)
Withdrawal Sun 19/04/1964 off Immingham (40B)
Service Life 16 yrs, 5 mths , 15 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1964 at Central Wagon Co. (Wigan)

Notes
Notes Sold 6/64 for scrap to Central Wagon Co, Ince

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
IPS   Ipswich (New) on 04/11/1947
KX   Kings Cross on 20/11/1947
34F   Grantham on 14/06/1959
36A   Doncaster on 08/09/1963
40B   Immingham on 22/09/1963
     Withdrawn on 19/04/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW IPS Ipswich on 04/11/1947
ALLOC KX Kings Cross w/e 22/11/1947
ALLOC 34D Hitchin (GNR) 4w/e 19/06/1954
ALLOC 34F Grantham 4w/e 11/07/1959
ALLOC 40B Immingham 6w/e 05/10/1963
WDN   on 19/04/1964

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
04/11/1947 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 9888)
09/12/1949 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 9883)
22/11/1951 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28158)
16/10/1953 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28162)
19/01/1956 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28221)
16/01/1958 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28153)
18/02/1961 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28583)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 11/04/1948 27/04/1948 17 days Special Renumbered to BR 61251
 
Doncaster Works 26/07/1948 26/08/1948 32 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 09/11/1949 09/12/1949 31 days General Boiler number 9883 (Diagram 100A)
 
Doncaster Works 29/03/1950 21/04/1950 24 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 30/10/1951 22/11/1951 24 days General Boiler number 28158 (Diagram 100A)
 
Doncaster Works 17/09/1953 16/10/1953 30 days General Boiler number 28162 (Diagram 100A)
 
Stratford Works 20/07/1954 08/09/1954 51 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 14/12/1955 19/01/1956 37 days General Boiler number 28221 (Diagram 100A)
 
Darlington Works 16/12/1957 16/01/1958 32 days General Boiler number 28153 (Diagram 100A)
 
Doncaster Works 19/10/1959 31/10/1959 13 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 16/01/1961 18/02/1961 34 days General Boiler number 28583 (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
04/07/1948 Locomotives Trials Trialed on the ex L.N.E.R. Southern Area up to 4/7, have been: 'A.4' Nos. 22, 60033/34 and 'B.1' Nos. 61251/66. SLS/194808

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/11/1947 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1251
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 26152
Allocated to Ipswich (IPS)
Diagram 100A boiler fitted
   
20/11/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (KX)    
12/1947 Naming Named 'OLIVER BURY'    
11/04/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Special) - Arr: 11/04/1948. Dep: 27/04/1948.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 61251
   
26/07/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 26/07/1948. Dep: 26/08/1948.    
09/11/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 09/11/1949. Dep: 09/12/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 9883 (Diagram 100A)
   
29/03/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 29/03/1950. Dep: 21/04/1950.    
30/10/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 30/10/1951. Dep: 22/11/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28158 (Diagram 100A)
   
17/09/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 17/09/1953. Dep: 16/10/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28162 (Diagram 100A)
   
20/07/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 20/07/1954. Dep: 08/09/1954.    
14/12/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 14/12/1955. Dep: 19/01/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28221 (Diagram 100A)
   
16/12/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 16/12/1957. Dep: 16/01/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28153 (Diagram 100A)
   
14/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (34F)    
19/10/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 19/10/1959. Dep: 31/10/1959.    
16/01/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 16/01/1961. Dep: 18/02/1961.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28583 (Diagram 100A)
   
08/09/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
22/09/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (40B)    
19/04/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 61251 from Immingham (40B)    
06/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Central Wagon Co.: Wigan    

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