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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4776 on 16/07/1937
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 705 on Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 805   18/08/1946
British Railways 60805   12/11/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V2
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1703
To Service Mon 16/07/1937 to York (North) (YK)
Withdrawal Mon 23/12/1963 off York (North) (50A)
Service Life 26 yrs, 5 mths , 7 dys
Total Mileage 1,022,691

Disposal
Scrapping Fri 03/01/1964 at Locomotive Works (Darlington)

Notes
Notes Into Darlington Works for cutting up 3/1/64

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
YK   York (North) (New) on 16/07/1937
GHD   Gateshead on 28/03/1943
HTN   Heaton on 06/02/1949
HTN   Heaton w/e 12/02/1949
52D   Tweedmouth on 27/12/1953
52A   Gateshead on 16/06/1957
52B   Heaton on 03/01/1960
50A   York (North) on 02/12/1962
     Withdrawn on 23/12/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC HTN Heaton w/e 12/02/1949
ALLOC 52D Tweedmouth 4w/e 23/01/1954
ALLOC 52A Gateshead 4w/e 13/07/1957
ALLOC 52B Heaton 4w/e 23/01/1960
ALLOC 50A York (North) w/e 08/12/1962
WDN   w/e 23/12/1963

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
16/07/1937 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 2892)
11/07/1942 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3136)
19/10/1946 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3130)
01/08/1950 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3134)
28/11/1953 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29454)
31/05/1956 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29543)
22/08/1958 Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
22/08/1958 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29416)
10/02/1959 Electrical elements of ATC fitted
05/11/1960 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29490)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 28/02/1938 22/03/1938 23 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 12/09/1938 17/11/1938 67 days General    
Darlington Works 30/01/1940 16/03/1940 47 days General    
Darlington Works 26/05/1942 11/07/1942 47 days General Boiler number 29487 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 24/04/1944 20/05/1944 27 days General    
Doncaster Works 15/02/1945 03/03/1945 17 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 14/07/1945 25/08/1945 43 days General    
Doncaster Works 31/08/1946 19/10/1946 50 days General Boiler number 3130 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 26/11/1946 04/01/1947 40 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 20/09/1948 13/11/1948 55 days General Renumbered to BR 60805
 
Darlington Works 20/06/1950 01/08/1950 43 days General Boiler number 29506 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 08/08/1950 15/08/1950 8 days Unclassified    
Gateshead Works 06/02/1951 08/02/1951 3 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 05/09/1951 06/10/1951 32 days Heavy Intermediate    
Darlington Works 10/10/1951 15/10/1951 6 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 29/05/1952 28/06/1952 31 days Heavy Casual    
Darlington Works 30/06/1952 02/07/1952 3 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 20/10/1953 28/11/1953 40 days General Boiler number 29454 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 30/11/1953 03/12/1953 4 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 22/07/1954 12/08/1954 22 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 30/04/1956 31/05/1956 32 days General Boiler number 29543 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 16/12/1957 13/01/1958 29 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 05/07/1958 22/08/1958 49 days General Boiler number 29416 (Diagram 109)
Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 09/09/1958 15/09/1958 7 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 05/02/1959 10/02/1959 6 days Unclassified Electrical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 21/09/1960 05/11/1960 46 days General Boiler number 29490 (Diagram 109)
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
16/07/1937 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 4776
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1703
Allocated to York (North) (YK)
Diagram 109 boiler fitted
   
28/02/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 28/02/1938. Dep: 22/03/1938.    
12/09/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 12/09/1938. Dep: 17/11/1938.    
30/01/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 30/01/1940. Dep: 16/03/1940.    
26/05/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 26/05/1942. Dep: 11/07/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29487 (Diagram 109)
   
28/03/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Gateshead (GHD)    
24/04/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 24/04/1944. Dep: 20/05/1944.    
15/02/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 15/02/1945. Dep: 03/03/1945.    
14/07/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 14/07/1945. Dep: 25/08/1945.    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 705 but not taken up    
18/08/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 805    
31/08/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 31/08/1946. Dep: 19/10/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3130 (Diagram 109)
   
26/11/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 26/11/1946. Dep: 04/01/1947.    
20/09/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 20/09/1948. Dep: 13/11/1948.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 60805
   
06/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (HTN)    
12/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (HTN)    
20/06/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 20/06/1950. Dep: 01/08/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29506 (Diagram 109)
   
08/08/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 08/08/1950. Dep: 15/08/1950.    
06/02/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 06/02/1951. Dep: 08/02/1951.    
05/09/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 05/09/1951. Dep: 06/10/1951.    
10/10/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 10/10/1951. Dep: 15/10/1951.    
29/05/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 29/05/1952. Dep: 28/06/1952.    
30/06/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 30/06/1952. Dep: 02/07/1952.    
20/10/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 20/10/1953. Dep: 28/11/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29454 (Diagram 109)
   
30/11/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 30/11/1953. Dep: 03/12/1953.    
27/12/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Tweedmouth (52D)    
22/07/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 22/07/1954. Dep: 12/08/1954.    
30/04/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 30/04/1956. Dep: 31/05/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29543 (Diagram 109)
   
16/06/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Gateshead (52A)    
16/12/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 16/12/1957. Dep: 13/01/1958.    
05/07/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 05/07/1958. Dep: 22/08/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29416 (Diagram 109)
Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
   
09/09/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 09/09/1958. Dep: 15/09/1958.    
05/02/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 05/02/1959. Dep: 10/02/1959.
Work undertaken:
Electrical elements of ATC fitted
   
03/01/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (52B)    
21/09/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 21/09/1960. Dep: 05/11/1960.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29490 (Diagram 109)
   
02/12/1962 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
23/12/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 60805 from York (North) (50A)    
03/01/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Darlington    

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