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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 61381 on 07/09/1951

Locomotive Specifics
Designer E. Thompson
Class B1
Company History LNER
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L997
Works Number 26840
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service Thu 07/09/1951 to Colwick (38A)
Withdrawal Thu 01/11/1962 off Gorton (9G)
Service Life 11 yrs, 1 mth , 25 dys
Total Mileage 438,292

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1963 at Locomotive Works (Darlington)

Notes
Notes 2/11/62 In for cutting up at Darlington

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
38A   Colwick (New) on 07/09/1951
38E   Woodford Halse on 25/11/1951
38E   Woodford Halse w/e 01/12/1951
38E   Woodford Halse 4w/e 29/12/1951
38C   Leicester (G.C.) on 28/02/1954
38E   Woodford Halse on 07/11/1954
38C   Leicester (G.C.) on 20/02/1955
9G   Gorton on 11/05/1962
15E   Leicester (G.C.) on 17/05/1962
9G   Gorton on 19/07/1962
     Withdrawn on 01/11/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 38A Colwick on 07/09/1951
ALLOC 38E Woodford Halse w/e 01/12/1951
ALLOC 38E Woodford Halse 4w/e 29/12/1951
ALLOC 38C Leicester (G.C.) 5w/e 27/03/1954
ALLOC 38E Woodford Halse 4w/e 04/12/1954
ALLOC 38C Leicester (G.C.) 4w/e 26/02/1955
LOAN 15E Leicester (G.C.) on 01/02/1958
ALLOC 15E Leicester (G.C.) on 23/02/1958
ALLOC 15E Leicester (G.C.) 4w/e 02/06/1962
ALLOC 9G Gorton 5w/e 04/08/1962
WDN   w/e 03/11/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
07/09/1951 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 10831)
22/09/1952 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28449)
25/04/1953 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28843)
12/02/1955 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28441)
15/10/1956 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28233)
20/10/1958 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28565)
02/06/1960 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28230)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 11/09/1952 22/09/1952 12 days Heavy Casual Boiler number 28449 (Diagram 100A)
 
Gorton Works 28/03/1953 25/04/1953 29 days General Boiler number 28843 (Diagram 100A)
 
Darlington Works 14/01/1955 12/02/1955 30 days General Boiler number 28441 (Diagram 100A)
 
Darlington Works 14/09/1956 15/10/1956 32 days General Boiler number 28233 (Diagram 100A)
 
Darlington Works 22/10/1956 24/10/1956 3 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 26/10/1956 01/11/1956 7 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 10/07/1957 06/09/1957 59 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 17/09/1958 20/10/1958 34 days General Boiler number 28565 (Diagram 100A)
 
Darlington Works 30/10/1958 07/11/1958 9 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 02/05/1960 02/06/1960 32 days General Boiler number 28230 (Diagram 100A)
 

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
22/10/1959 Leicester GC MPD Only four Bls now remain viz. 61111/36, 61376/81; others having moved to Agecroft (26B) in exchange for LM Class 5s, the latest arrivals being 44932, 45116 (still with Sc. R. numbering), 45234 an 45450. SLS/195912
31/12/1961 Leicester GC V2s 60815/50/63/90 have been placed in store and replaced by Bls 61077/1177/1206. B1 61381 an 40167 are also in store here. SLS/196201

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/09/1951 To Service To service as British Railways Number 61381
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 26840
Allocated to Colwick (38A)
Diagram 100A boiler fitted
   
25/11/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (38E)    
01/12/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (38E)    
29/12/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (38E)    
11/09/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 11/09/1952. Dep: 22/09/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28449 (Diagram 100A)
   
28/03/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/03/1953. Dep: 25/04/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28843 (Diagram 100A)
   
28/02/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester (G.C.) (38C)    
07/11/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (38E)    
14/01/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 14/01/1955. Dep: 12/02/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28441 (Diagram 100A)
   
20/02/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester (G.C.) (38C)    
14/09/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 14/09/1956. Dep: 15/10/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28233 (Diagram 100A)
   
22/10/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 22/10/1956. Dep: 24/10/1956.    
26/10/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 26/10/1956. Dep: 01/11/1956.    
10/07/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 10/07/1957. Dep: 06/09/1957.    
17/09/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 17/09/1958. Dep: 20/10/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28565 (Diagram 100A)
   
30/10/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 30/10/1958. Dep: 07/11/1958.    
02/05/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 02/05/1960. Dep: 02/06/1960.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28230 (Diagram 100A)
   
11/05/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (9G)    
17/05/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester (G.C.) (15E)    
19/07/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (9G)    
01/11/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 61381 from Gorton (9G)    
03/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Darlington    

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