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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways (BR Tmp) E1295 on 03/03/1948
British Railways 61295   13/06/1950

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 26196
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service Sun 03/03/1948 to Ardsley (ARD)
Withdrawal Sun 25/11/1962 off Ardsley (56B)
Service Life 14 yrs, 8 mths , 22 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Thu 07/02/1963 at Locomotive Works (Darlington)

Notes
Notes 7/2/63 In for cutting up at Darlington

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
ARD   Ardsley (New) on 03/03/1948
COP   Copley Hill (Leeds) on 26/09/1948
COP   Copley Hill (Leeds) w/e 02/10/1948
37A   Ardsley on 11/10/1953
     Withdrawn on 25/11/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW ARD Ardsley on 03/03/1948
ALLOC COP Copley Hill (Leeds) w/e 02/10/1948
ALLOC 37A Ardsley 4w/e 31/10/1953
WDN   on 26/11/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
03/03/1948 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 9932)
13/06/1950 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 9701)
06/03/1952 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28179)
19/06/1954 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28369)
15/06/1957 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28226)
24/03/1960 BR Automatic Warning System (AWS) fitted
24/03/1960 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28528)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 31/12/1948 10/01/1949 11 days Light Casual Tender Damaged
 
Doncaster Works 03/05/1950 13/06/1950 42 days General Boiler number 9701 (Diagram 100A)
Renumbered to BR 61295
 
Doncaster Works 10/02/1952 06/03/1952 26 days General Boiler number 28179 (Diagram 100A)
 
Gorton Works 08/05/1954 19/06/1954 43 days General Boiler number 28369 (Diagram 100A)
 
Darlington Works 20/05/1957 15/06/1957 27 days General Boiler number 28226 (Diagram 100A)
 
Darlington Works 17/06/1957 27/06/1957 11 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 25/09/1958 02/10/1958 8 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 12/02/1960 24/03/1960 42 days General Boiler number 28528 (Diagram 100A)
BR Automatic Warning System (AWS) fitted
 
Darlington Works 07/04/1960 13/04/1960 7 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 06/11/1961 10/11/1961 5 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 15/01/1962 30/01/1962 16 days Light Casual    

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/03/1948 To Service To service as British Railways Number 1295
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 26196
Allocated to Ardsley (ARD)
Diagram 100A boiler fitted
   
26/09/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Copley Hill (Leeds) (COP)    
02/10/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Copley Hill (Leeds) (COP)    
31/12/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 31/12/1948. Dep: 10/01/1949.
Work undertaken:
Tender Damaged
   
03/05/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 03/05/1950. Dep: 13/06/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 9701 (Diagram 100A)
Renumbered to BR 61295
   
10/02/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 10/02/1952. Dep: 06/03/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28179 (Diagram 100A)
   
11/10/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (37A)    
08/05/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/05/1954. Dep: 19/06/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28369 (Diagram 100A)
   
20/05/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 20/05/1957. Dep: 15/06/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28226 (Diagram 100A)
   
17/06/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 17/06/1957. Dep: 27/06/1957.    
25/09/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 25/09/1958. Dep: 02/10/1958.    
12/02/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 12/02/1960. Dep: 24/03/1960.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28528 (Diagram 100A)
BR Automatic Warning System (AWS) fitted
   
07/04/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 07/04/1960. Dep: 13/04/1960.    
06/11/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 06/11/1961. Dep: 10/11/1961.    
15/01/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 15/01/1962. Dep: 30/01/1962.    
25/11/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 61295 from Ardsley (56B)    
07/02/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Darlington    

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