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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 61323 on 27/05/1948
(Dept) 24 on Not applied

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 26224
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service Mon 27/05/1948 to Kittybrewster (KIT)
Withdrawal Mon 25/11/1963 off March (31B)
Service Life 15 yrs, 5 mths , 29 dys
Information Transferred to Departmental Stock for use as a stationary boiler for train heating purposes. Drawhook removed to preclude use as a normal engine.

Disposal
Scrapping Mon 17/02/1964 at Locomotive Works (Doncaster)

Notes
Notes Allocated S B Dept'l No 24 but into Doncaster 17/2/64 for cutting up instead

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
KIT   Kittybrewster (New) on 27/05/1948
35C   Spital Bridge on 25/02/1957
31B   March on 31/01/1960
     Withdrawn on 25/11/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW KIT Kittybrewster on 27/05/1948
ALLOC 35C Spital Bridge 4w/e 23/03/1957
ALLOC 91E To Eastern Region 4w/e 23/03/1957
ALLOC 31B March 4w/e 20/02/1960

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
27/05/1948 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 9960)
15/07/1948 Tablet catcher apparatus fitted
14/06/1952 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28605)
18/08/1956 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28634)
12/12/1958 Modified bogie springs fitted
12/12/1958 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28569)
19/08/1961 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28953)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Inverurie Works 13/07/1948 15/07/1948 3 days Unclassified Tablet catcher apparatus fitted
 
Cowlairs Works 16/03/1950 14/04/1950 30 days Light Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 10/05/1952 14/06/1952 36 days General Boiler number 28605 (Diagram 100A)
 
Cowlairs Works 28/04/1954 22/05/1954 25 days Heavy Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 07/06/1954 09/06/1954 3 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 01/12/1954 25/12/1954 25 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 19/04/1955 13/05/1955 25 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 27/06/1956 18/08/1956 53 days General Boiler number 28634 (Diagram 100A)
 
Doncaster Works 24/01/1958 04/02/1958 12 days Light Casual    
Stratford Works 01/07/1958 25/07/1958 25 days Light Casual    
Stratford Works 27/10/1958 12/12/1958 47 days General Boiler number 10812 (Diagram 100A)
Modified bogie springs fitted
 
Doncaster Works 19/07/1961 19/08/1961 32 days General Boiler number 28953 (Diagram 100A)
 

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/05/1948 Queens Park Works Further new Class 'B.1' 4-6-0's have appeared ex Q.P. Works as follows:-Nos. 61316 (4/5), 61317 (6/5), 61318 (11/5), 61319 (14/5), 61320 (18/5), 61321 (20/5), 61322 (25/5) and 61323 (27/5). Further Works' Nos. checked are Nos. 61316-19 (26217-20/48), 61321-23 (26222-24/48). SLS/194807
01/02/1960 Peterborough Midland Closure Peterborough Midland (31F) closed as from 1st February and the engines were transferred as follows-to March D2239, 11156/7, 41949, 44152/273, 44509/21, 47300, 61095/6, 61156/204/5/323/48, 62613, 64789, 64901, 90063/447/501/28. To New England (34E) 43127; Grimesthorpe (41B) 44097/518; remainder returned to LMR viz. 43957, 44110/239/47/476/519/22. SLS/196003

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
27/05/1948 To Service To service as British Railways Number 61323
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 26224
Allocated to Kittybrewster (KIT)
Diagram 100A boiler fitted
   
13/07/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Inverurie Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 13/07/1948. Dep: 15/07/1948.
Work undertaken:
Tablet catcher apparatus fitted
   
16/03/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 16/03/1950. Dep: 14/04/1950.    
10/05/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 10/05/1952. Dep: 14/06/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28605 (Diagram 100A)
   
28/04/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 28/04/1954. Dep: 22/05/1954.    
07/06/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 07/06/1954. Dep: 09/06/1954.    
01/12/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 01/12/1954. Dep: 25/12/1954.    
19/04/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 19/04/1955. Dep: 13/05/1955.    
27/06/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 27/06/1956. Dep: 18/08/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28634 (Diagram 100A)
   
25/02/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Spital Bridge (35C)    
24/01/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 24/01/1958. Dep: 04/02/1958.    
01/07/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 01/07/1958. Dep: 25/07/1958.    
27/10/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 27/10/1958. Dep: 12/12/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 10812 (Diagram 100A)
Modified bogie springs fitted
   
31/01/1960 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
19/07/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 19/07/1961. Dep: 19/08/1961.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28953 (Diagram 100A)
   
1963 Number Allocated Allocated number 24 but not taken up    
25/11/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 61323 from March (31B)    
17/02/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Doncaster    

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