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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1258 on 21/11/1947
British Railways 61258   11/02/1949

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 26159
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service Sun 21/11/1947 to Neville Hill (NEV)
Withdrawal Sun 05/01/1964 off Lincoln (40A)
Service Life 16 yrs, 1 mth , 15 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Wed 18/03/1964 at Locomotive Works (Doncaster)

Notes
Notes 18/3/64 In for cutting up at Doncaster
The last B1 sent to Doncaster to be scrapped by that works

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
NEV   Neville Hill (New) on 21/11/1947
36A   Doncaster on 27/01/1952
36A   Doncaster 4w/e 23/02/1952
40A   Lincoln on 29/06/1952
40A   Lincoln 4w/e 12/07/1952
     Withdrawn on 05/01/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW NEV Neville Hill on 21/11/1947
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 23/02/1952
ALLOC 40A Lincoln 4w/e 12/07/1952
WDN   on 05/01/1964

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
21/11/1947 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 9895)
05/08/1950 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 9941)
08/11/1951 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28231)
06/11/1953 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28753)
27/10/1955 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28302)
31/01/1958 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28248)
09/04/1960 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28549)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 03/01/1949 11/02/1949 40 days General Renumbered to BR 61258
 
Darlington Works 27/06/1950 05/08/1950 40 days General Boiler number 9941 (Diagram 100A)
 
Darlington Works 02/10/1951 08/11/1951 38 days General Boiler number 28231 (Diagram 100A)
 
Doncaster Works 12/10/1953 06/11/1953 26 days General Boiler number 28753 (Diagram 100A)
 
Doncaster Works 03/11/1954 04/11/1954 2 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 26/09/1955 27/10/1955 32 days General Boiler number 28302 (Diagram 100A)
 
Darlington Works 06/01/1958 31/01/1958 26 days General Boiler number 28248 (Diagram 100A)
 
Doncaster Works 02/02/1958 07/02/1958 6 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 24/08/1959 03/09/1959 11 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 10/03/1960 09/04/1960 31 days General Boiler number 28549 (Diagram 100A)
 
Doncaster Works 13/09/1960 23/09/1960 11 days Unclassified    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/12/1947 Queens Park Works Further new Class 'B.1' 4-6-0's have appeared ex Q.P. Works as follows: Nos. 1253 (10/11), 1254 (12/11), 1255 (14/11), 1256 (17/11), 1257 (19/11), 1258 (21/11), 1259 (24/11), 1260 (26/11), 1261 (28/11), 1262 (1/12), 1263 (3/12), 1264 (5/12), 1265 (9/12), 1266 (10/12), 1267 (12/12), 1268 (16/12), 1269 (24/12), 1270 (25/12), 1271 (26/12), 1272 (29/12) and 1273 (30/12). Additional Works' Nos. checked are: Nos. 1251 (26152/47), 1252 (26153/47), 1253 (26154/47), 1254 (26155/47), 1256 (26157/47), 1257 (26158/47), 1259 (26160/47), 1260 (26161/47), 1261 (26162/47), 1263 (26164/47), 1264 (26165/47), 1266 (26167/47), 1267 (26168/47), 1270 (26171/47), 1271 (26172/47) and 1272 (26173/47). SLS/194802
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
28/02/1949 Darlington Works Locomotives awaiting Works during February included:-Nos. 1274, 1605/11/18/31/45, 2745/67, 3199, 3411, 5096, 5606/28, 5800, 7262, 8708, 9105, 60816, 60133, (adjustment), 61015 (damaged), 63140, 65057 (damaged in the Crook derailment), 65712, 67705/54, 69827 (NEA), Class '8' W.D. 77320 an 79239.To scrap yard: Nos. 3291/97/99, 3301/08/17/32, 63322 (badly damaged at Old Town Jct., Middlesboro').Locomotives ex Works during February included:-Nos. 60141, 60142 (Darlington 2061/1949-the first 1949 locomotive), 60143, 60509 (light repair), 60923, 60931 (light repair), 61022 (unlined black), 61161 (lined out), 61162 (unlined black), 61181/86, 61237/58, 61400, 61635/41, 61659 (light repair), 61660, 62353/59/78, 62718/32/64, 63341/49, 65098, 65601, 65633 (repaired at Gateshead-buffer beam snow plough fitted), 65712/49, 65827/60, 67255, 67386, 67623, 67714 (light repair), 68010/39, 68160, 68260, 69933, Class '8' W.D. 90252 (ex 77352), 90344 (ex 70877), 90613 (ex 77469). SLS/194904
09/09/1963 Lincoln MPD The allocation of D1531/2/3/4 to Darnall has released Brush d/es D5801/2/3/53/4 for work at Lincoln and eventual elimination of steam but on 9th September the steam allocation was-43086/95/104/5/49, 61006/26/41/2/58/89/95/107/13/62/223/58/348/84/409, 90223/460/577. SLS/196310

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
21/11/1947 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1258
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 26159
Allocated to Neville Hill (NEV)
Diagram 100A boiler fitted
   
03/01/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 03/01/1949. Dep: 11/02/1949.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 61258
   
27/06/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 27/06/1950. Dep: 05/08/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 9941 (Diagram 100A)
   
02/10/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 02/10/1951. Dep: 08/11/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28231 (Diagram 100A)
   
27/01/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
23/02/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
29/06/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Lincoln (40A)    
12/07/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Lincoln (40A)    
12/10/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 12/10/1953. Dep: 06/11/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28753 (Diagram 100A)
   
03/11/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 03/11/1954. Dep: 04/11/1954.    
26/09/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 26/09/1955. Dep: 27/10/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28302 (Diagram 100A)
   
06/01/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 06/01/1958. Dep: 31/01/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28248 (Diagram 100A)
   
02/02/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 02/02/1958. Dep: 07/02/1958.    
24/08/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 24/08/1959. Dep: 03/09/1959.    
10/03/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 10/03/1960. Dep: 09/04/1960.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28549 (Diagram 100A)
   
13/09/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 13/09/1960. Dep: 23/09/1960.    
05/01/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 61258 from Lincoln (40A)    
18/03/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Doncaster    

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