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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways (BR Tmp) E1293 on 27/02/1948
British Railways 61293   17/12/1949

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 26194
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service Wed 27/02/1948 to Dundee Tay Bridge (DEE)
Withdrawal Wed 17/08/1966 off Dundee Tay Bridge (62B)
Service Life 18 yrs, 5 mths , 21 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1966 at Motherwell Machinery and Scrap (Wishaw)

Notes
Notes Sold 10/66 for scrap to Motherwell Machinery & Scrap Co, Wishaw

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
DEE   Dundee Tay Bridge (New) on 27/02/1948
     Withdrawn on 17/08/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW DEE Dundee Tay Bridge on 27/02/1948
WDN   on 17/08/1966

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
27/02/1948 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 9930)
16/08/1958 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28223)
30/11/1963 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28280)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Cowlairs Works 28/11/1949 17/12/1949 20 days Light Intermediate Renumbered to BR 61293
  
Cowlairs Works 04/02/1952 23/02/1952 20 days Light Intermediate    
  30/10/1953 30/11/1953 32 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 22/03/1954 01/05/1954 41 days General    
Cowlairs Works 05/09/1956 13/10/1956 39 days Heavy Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 17/10/1956 19/10/1956 3 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 31/10/1956 01/11/1956 2 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 18/10/1957 02/11/1957 16 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 20/01/1958 25/01/1958 6 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 09/07/1958 16/08/1958 39 days General Boiler number 28223 (Diagram 100A)
  
Cowlairs Works 01/07/1959 11/07/1959 11 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 17/05/1961 24/06/1961 39 days Light Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 30/09/1963 30/11/1963 62 days General Boiler number 28280 (Diagram 100A)
  
Cowlairs Works 23/02/1966 12/03/1966 18 days Unclassified    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/03/1948 Queens Park Works Further new Class 'B1' 4-6-0's have appeared ex Q.P. Works as follows.-Nos.1285 9/2. 1286 (11/2), 1287 (13/2), 1288 (16/2), 1289 (18/2), 1290 (20/2), 1291 (24/2), 1292 (25/2), 1293 (27/2), 1294 (1/3), 1295 (3/3), 1296 (5/3), 1297 (10/3), 1298 (11/3), 1299 (12/3), 1300 (15/3), 1301 (17/3), 1302 (23/3) and 1303 (26/3). No. 1287 was the last to appear lettered L.N.E.R. No. 1288 and onwards have appeared with 'British Railways' on the tender in 9' high letters and the prefix letter 'E' in front of the number both on the cab side and the buffer beam; all lettering and numbering being in plain yellow Gill Sans style. This week's (3/4) deliveries are expected to appear as 61304 onwards. Further Works Nos. checked are: Nos. 1285-93 (26186-94/47) and 1294- 1303 (26195-204/48), and up to No. 1303 all have appeared with the small cast L.N.E.R. number plates on the cab sides, dated 1947 and not pre fixed 'E.' SLS/194805
30/11/1949 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works during November: These included Nos. 60501/05, 61002, 1293, 61701/49/86/88, 61857, 61909, 2422, 62426, 62706, 3049, 3126, 4548/90, 4615/16, 4706, 64794, 4842, 4923/41, 5902, 65907, 5909/12/26, 7477, 67608, 8121, 8445, 8503, 8952, 9143/76/88, 69199, 9205, 90004, 73798, 77342/71. SLS/195001

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
27/02/1948 To Service To service as British Railways Number 1293
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 26194
Allocated to Dundee Tay Bridge (DEE)
Diagram 100A boiler fitted		    
28/11/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 28/11/1949. Dep: 17/12/1949.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 61293
    
04/02/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 04/02/1952. Dep: 23/02/1952.    
22/03/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 22/03/1954. Dep: 01/05/1954.    
05/09/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 05/09/1956. Dep: 13/10/1956.    
17/10/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 17/10/1956. Dep: 19/10/1956.    
31/10/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 31/10/1956. Dep: 01/11/1956.    
18/10/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 18/10/1957. Dep: 02/11/1957.    
20/01/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 20/01/1958. Dep: 25/01/1958.    
09/07/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 09/07/1958. Dep: 16/08/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28223 (Diagram 100A)
    
01/07/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 01/07/1959. Dep: 11/07/1959.    
17/05/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 17/05/1961. Dep: 24/06/1961.    
30/09/1963 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 30/09/1963. Dep: 30/11/1963.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28280 (Diagram 100A)
    
23/02/1966 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 23/02/1966. Dep: 12/03/1966.    
17/08/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 61293 from Dundee Tay Bridge (62B)    
10/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Motherwell Machinery and Scrap: Wishaw    

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