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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 61332 on 30/06/1948

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 26233
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service Sat 30/06/1948 to Cambridge (CAM)
Withdrawal Sat 29/12/1962 off Thornton Junction (62A)
Service Life 14 yrs, 5 mths , 29 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1963 at Locomotive Works (Cowlairs)

Notes
Notes 4/63 In for cutting up at Cowlairs

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
CAM   Cambridge (New) on 30/06/1948
NOR   Norwich Thorpe on 11/07/1948
NOR   Norwich Thorpe w/e 17/07/1948
64A   St Margarets on 13/09/1953
62A   Thornton Junction on 12/11/1962
     Withdrawn on 29/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW CAM Cambridge on 30/06/1948
ALLOC NOR Norwich Thorpe w/e 17/07/1948
LOAN 64A St Margarets 4w/e 03/10/1953
LOAN 91X To Scottish Region 4w/e 03/10/1953
ALLOC 91X To Scottish Region 4w/e 15/09/1956
ALLOC 62A Thornton Junction 7w/e 29/12/1962
WDN   on 29/12/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
22/10/1949 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 9907)
21/07/1951 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28559)
09/05/1953 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28844)
03/01/1958 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28618)
18/05/1959 BR Automatic Warning System (AWS) fitted
18/05/1959 Modified bogie springs fitted


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Stratford Works 04/09/1949 22/10/1949 49 days General Boiler number 9907 (Diagram 100A)
  
Stratford Works 25/02/1950 30/03/1950 34 days Light Casual    
Stratford Works 05/05/1951 21/07/1951 78 days General Boiler number 28559 (Diagram 100A)
  
Gorton Works 18/03/1953 09/05/1953 53 days General Boiler number 28844 (Diagram 100A)
  
Gorton Works 12/05/1953 14/05/1953 3 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 26/05/1955 25/06/1955 31 days Heavy Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 29/11/1957 03/01/1958 36 days General Boiler number 28618 (Diagram 100A)
  
Cowlairs Works 04/05/1959 18/05/1959 15 days Unclassified BR Automatic Warning System (AWS) fitted
  
Cowlairs Works 23/06/1960 13/08/1960 52 days Light Intermediate    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/06/1948 Queens Park Works Further new Class 'B.1' 4-6-0's have appeared ex Q.P. Works as follows:-Nos. 61324 (1/6), 61325 (3/6), 61326 (8/6), 61327 (11/6), 61328 (16/6), 61329 (18/6), 61330 (23/6), 61331 (25/6), 61332 (30/6). No. 61315 was ex Works on 30/4. Further Works' Nos. checked are Nos. 61324-25 (26225-26/48), 61327-33 (26228-34/48). SLS/194808
25/03/1950 Stratford Works One of the two 0-4-0T tram engines-No. 68083- has just been through shops. The crest is on the undercarriage, below the wooden body. One of the 0-6-0T tram engines has the words 'British Railways' in the same position, and does not look as neat. Locomotives in the new shops were Nos. 61004/42/50/54/89, 61332/35. 1639. 62531, 3040. 63101, 7160, 68527, 69704, 90013, 90502. ex-W.D. 77013, 79312 and outside awaiting shopping were Nos. 61235, 61559, 8386, 8647, 9684, 90392. The three Crane locomotives are now renumbered; No. 68667 noted 3/49, No. 68668 2/50 and No. 68669 3/50 (with crest). These dates are not given in the official lists, and the actual dates will be slightly earlier. In the Paint Shop were Nos. 61540 (lined), 61554. 68088, 68225, 68651, 69641, 69728; and in the old Works Nos. 61058, 61336, 61558, 62509, 2584, 2601. 62790, 2794, 4644/83, 65462, 65545/57, 7155, 7226, 8375, 8519/61, 8772, 8874/81, 9639/69. SLS/195005

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
30/06/1948 To Service To service as British Railways Number 61332
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 26233
Allocated to Cambridge (CAM)		    
11/07/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (NOR)    
17/07/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (NOR)    
04/09/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 04/09/1949. Dep: 22/10/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 9907 (Diagram 100A)
    
25/02/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 25/02/1950. Dep: 30/03/1950.    
05/05/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 05/05/1951. Dep: 21/07/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28559 (Diagram 100A)
    
18/03/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 18/03/1953. Dep: 09/05/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28844 (Diagram 100A)
    
12/05/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 12/05/1953. Dep: 14/05/1953.    
13/09/1953 Allocation Reallocated to St Margarets (64A)    
26/05/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 26/05/1955. Dep: 25/06/1955.    
29/11/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 29/11/1957. Dep: 03/01/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28618 (Diagram 100A)
    
04/05/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 04/05/1959. Dep: 18/05/1959.
Work undertaken:
BR Automatic Warning System (AWS) fitted
    
23/06/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 23/06/1960. Dep: 13/08/1960.    
12/11/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Thornton Junction (62A)    
29/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 61332 from Thornton Junction (62A)    
04/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Cowlairs    

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