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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1260 on 26/11/1947
British Railways 61260   11/06/1949

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 26161
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service Sat 26/11/1947 to Eastfield (EFD)
Withdrawal Sat 29/12/1962 off St Margarets (64A)
Service Life 15 yrs, 1 mth , 3 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1963 at Locomotive Works (Inverurie)

Notes
Notes 7/63 In for cutting up at Inverurie

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
EFD   Eastfield (New) on 26/11/1947
64B   Haymarket on 21/03/1957
64C   Dalry Road on 18/04/1960
64A   St Margarets on 01/10/1961
     Withdrawn on 29/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW EFD Eastfield on 26/11/1947
ALLOC 64A St Margarets 4w/e 23/03/1957
ALLOC 64C Dalry Road 4w/e 07/05/1960
ALLOC 64A St Margarets 2w/e 07/10/1961
WDN   on 29/12/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
26/11/1947 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 9897)
15/11/1952 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28627)
24/09/1955 WPU Gear removed
07/12/1957 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28212)
08/04/1959 BR Automatic Warning System (AWS) fitted


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Cowlairs Works 29/11/1948 30/11/1948 2 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 24/05/1949 11/06/1949 19 days Light Intermediate Renumbered to BR 61260
 
Cowlairs Works 24/08/1950 13/09/1950 21 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 29/12/1950 20/01/1951 23 days Heavy Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 31/10/1952 15/11/1952 16 days General Boiler number 28627 (Diagram 100A)
 
Cowlairs Works 27/03/1953 27/03/1953 1 day Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 19/05/1953 19/05/1953 1 day Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 14/01/1954 12/02/1954 30 days Heavy Intermediate    
  02/11/1954 25/11/1954 24 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 29/11/1954 01/12/1954 3 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 11/03/1955 18/03/1955 8 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 05/09/1955 24/09/1955 20 days Light Intermediate WPU Gear removed
 
Cowlairs Works 14/08/1956 25/08/1956 12 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 20/09/1956 21/09/1956 2 days Unclassified    
R & W Hawthorn 01/07/1957 10/07/1957 10 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 06/11/1957 07/12/1957 32 days General Boiler number 28212 (Diagram 100A)
 
Cowlairs Works 26/03/1959 08/04/1959 14 days Light Casual BR Automatic Warning System (AWS) fitted
 
Cowlairs Works 23/12/1959 16/01/1960 25 days 1-1/l    
Cowlairs Works 14/06/1961 01/07/1961 18 days Light Casual    

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
05/06/1949 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works 9/5 to 5/6: These included Nos. 60503/06, 61002, 1260/1/2, 1742/66/93, 61998, 2402/40/60, 4594, 4617/26, 4818/58, 65933, 7480/91, 67631, 8104, 9209, 69500/10, 9553, 69565, Class '8' 73799, 77031, 77431/42/76, ex L.M.S. Nos. 44994, 16156. SLS/194907
11/09/1963 Inverurie Works (Scrapped) In Shops: 44724, 45066, 80126; awaiting shops-42737, 45475. Shopped during period 5/8-6/9: 42129, 65234, 65908/22, D6140/3/4. Scrapped during same period: 57565, 61260, 65210/41/60, 67606/15/49/74. Being cup up: 60851, 65316. Awaiting cut up: 60959, 64568, 90536/42. SLS/196310

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
26/11/1947 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1260
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 26161
Allocated to Eastfield (EFD)
Diagram 100A boiler fitted
   
29/11/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 29/11/1948. Dep: 30/11/1948.    
24/05/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 24/05/1949. Dep: 11/06/1949.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 61260
   
24/08/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 24/08/1950. Dep: 13/09/1950.    
29/12/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 29/12/1950. Dep: 20/01/1951.    
31/10/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 31/10/1952. Dep: 15/11/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28627 (Diagram 100A)
   
27/03/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 27/03/1953. Dep: 27/03/1953.    
19/05/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 19/05/1953. Dep: 19/05/1953.    
14/01/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 14/01/1954. Dep: 12/02/1954.    
29/11/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 29/11/1954. Dep: 01/12/1954.    
11/03/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 11/03/1955. Dep: 18/03/1955.    
05/09/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 05/09/1955. Dep: 24/09/1955.
Work undertaken:
WPU Gear removed
   
14/08/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 14/08/1956. Dep: 25/08/1956.    
20/09/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 20/09/1956. Dep: 21/09/1956.    
21/03/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Haymarket (64B)    
01/07/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - R & W Hawthorn (Light Casual) - Arr: 01/07/1957. Dep: 10/07/1957.    
06/11/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 06/11/1957. Dep: 07/12/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28212 (Diagram 100A)
   
26/03/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 26/03/1959. Dep: 08/04/1959.
Work undertaken:
BR Automatic Warning System (AWS) fitted
   
23/12/1959 Works Visit      
18/04/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Dalry Road (64C)    
14/06/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 14/06/1961. Dep: 01/07/1961.    
01/10/1961 Allocation Reallocated to St Margarets (64A)    
29/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 61260 from St Margarets (64A)    
07/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Inverurie    

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