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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 61401 on 12/04/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer E. Thompson
Class B1
Company History LNER
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 2103
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service Fri 12/04/1950 to Kittybrewster (61A)
Withdrawal Fri 17/04/1964 off Thornton Junction (62A)
Service Life 14 yrs , 5 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1964 at Shipbreaking Industries (Faslane)

Notes
Notes Sold 6/64 for scrap to Shipbreaking Industries, Faslane

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
61A   Kittybrewster (New) on 12/04/1950
62A   Thornton Junction on 15/10/1956
65A   Eastfield on 13/04/1960
65F   Grangemouth on 03/01/1961
62A   Thornton Junction on 16/10/1961
     Withdrawn on 17/04/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 61A Kittybrewster on 12/04/1950
ALLOC 62A Thornton Junction 4w/e 03/11/1956
ALLOC 65A Eastfield 4w/e 07/05/1960
ALLOC 65F Grangemouth 4w/e 14/01/1961
ALLOC 62A Thornton Junction 2w/e 21/10/1961
WDN   on 17/04/1964

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
12/04/1950 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 5136)
13/11/1954 WPU Gear removed
13/11/1954 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28662)
13/12/1958 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28617)
27/05/1959 BR Automatic Warning System (AWS) fitted


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Cowlairs Works 11/01/1952 02/02/1952 23 days Heavy Intermediate    
Inverurie Works 25/06/1952 26/06/1952 2 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 16/02/1953 21/02/1953 6 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 08/10/1953 31/10/1953 24 days Heavy Intermediate    
Inverurie Works 12/04/1954 12/04/1954 1 day Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 04/10/1954 13/11/1954 41 days General Boiler number 28662 (Diagram 100A)
WPU Gear removed
 
Cowlairs Works 17/12/1955 07/01/1956 22 days Light Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 08/01/1957 02/02/1957 26 days Heavy Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 25/11/1958 13/12/1958 19 days General Boiler number 28617 (Diagram 100A)
 
Cowlairs Works 20/05/1959 27/05/1959 8 days Unclassified BR Automatic Warning System (AWS) fitted
 
Cowlairs Works 27/05/1960 28/05/1960 2 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 22/11/1961 16/12/1961 25 days Light Intermediate    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
04/03/1961 Grangemouth MPD Two B1s are now allocated-61401/3. SLS/196104

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/04/1950 To Service To service as British Railways Number 61401
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 2103
Allocated to Kittybrewster (61A)
Diagram 100A boiler fitted
   
11/01/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 11/01/1952. Dep: 02/02/1952.    
25/06/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Inverurie Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 25/06/1952. Dep: 26/06/1952.    
16/02/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 16/02/1953. Dep: 21/02/1953.    
08/10/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 08/10/1953. Dep: 31/10/1953.    
12/04/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Inverurie Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 12/04/1954. Dep: 12/04/1954.    
04/10/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 04/10/1954. Dep: 13/11/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28662 (Diagram 100A)
WPU Gear removed
   
17/12/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 17/12/1955. Dep: 07/01/1956.    
15/10/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Thornton Junction (62A)    
08/01/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 08/01/1957. Dep: 02/02/1957.    
25/11/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 25/11/1958. Dep: 13/12/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28617 (Diagram 100A)
   
20/05/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 20/05/1959. Dep: 27/05/1959.
Work undertaken:
BR Automatic Warning System (AWS) fitted
   
13/04/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Eastfield (65A)    
27/05/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 27/05/1960. Dep: 28/05/1960.    
03/01/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Grangemouth (65F)    
16/10/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Thornton Junction (62A)    
22/11/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 22/11/1961. Dep: 16/12/1961.    
17/04/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 61401 from Thornton Junction (62A)    
06/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Shipbreaking Industries: Faslane    

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