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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4782 on 10/09/1937
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 711   28/04/1946
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 811   19/05/1946
British Railways 60811   26/08/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V2
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1709
To Service Mon 10/09/1937 to York (North) (YK)
Withdrawal Mon 23/04/1962 off Heaton (52B)
Service Life 24 yrs, 7 mths , 13 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Thu 10/05/1962 at Locomotive Works (Darlington)

Notes
Notes Into Darlington Works 10/5/62 for cutting up

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
YK   York (North) (New) on 10/09/1937
GHD   Gateshead on 28/03/1943
HTN   Heaton on 06/02/1949
HTN   Heaton w/e 12/02/1949
52D   Tweedmouth on 30/11/1952
52D   Tweedmouth 4w/e 27/12/1952
52B   Heaton on 12/04/1953
     Withdrawn on 23/04/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC HTN Heaton w/e 12/02/1949
ALLOC 52D Tweedmouth 4w/e 27/12/1952
ALLOC 52B Heaton 4w/e 18/04/1953
WDN   w/e 23/04/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
10/09/1937 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 2898)
22/10/1940 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 2897)
27/03/1943 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 2962)
19/07/1947 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 9235)
28/08/1948 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3158)
23/06/1950 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3114)
08/05/1952 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29524)
15/05/1954 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29504)
20/03/1956 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 28060)
14/05/1958 Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
14/05/1958 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29526)
04/02/1959 Electrical elements of ATC fitted
15/10/1960 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 28082)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 18/05/1938 19/05/1938 2 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 29/12/1938 17/02/1939 51 days General    
Doncaster Works 29/02/1940 02/03/1940 3 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 27/08/1940 22/10/1940 57 days General Boiler number 2897 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 16/05/1941 10/07/1941 56 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 15/04/1942 06/05/1942 22 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 08/02/1943 27/03/1943 48 days General Boiler number 29396 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 14/07/1944 10/08/1944 28 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 29/09/1945 10/11/1945 43 days General    
Doncaster Works 07/06/1947 19/07/1947 43 days General Boiler number 29348 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 14/07/1948 28/08/1948 46 days General Boiler number 29511 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60811
 
Darlington Works 22/05/1950 23/06/1950 33 days General Boiler number 3114 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 03/04/1952 08/05/1952 36 days General Boiler number 29524 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 15/05/1952 26/05/1952 12 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 12/04/1954 15/05/1954 34 days General Boiler number 29504 (Diagram 109)
 
Gateshead Works 05/12/1955 09/12/1955 5 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 17/02/1956 20/03/1956 33 days General Boiler number 28060 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 29/08/1956 13/09/1956 16 days Light Casual After collision
 
Darlington Works 09/04/1958 14/05/1958 36 days General Boiler number 29526 (Diagram 109)
Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 29/01/1959 04/02/1959 7 days Unclassified Electrical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 30/08/1960 15/10/1960 47 days General Boiler number 28082 (Diagram 109)
 

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
25/03/1962 Darlington MPD (Waiting works) Ex-Works on 51A: D3072, D3874, D5108, 43055, 43101, 60835, 60939, 61019/39, 63388, 65794, 65889/92, 68011, 80116, 90072, 90342, 90503. Waiting works on 51A: 12115, 43070/5, 46494, 60811/44, 61237, 68754, 78015, 92098. SLS/196205

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/09/1937 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 4782
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1709
Allocated to York (North) (YK)
Diagram 109 boiler fitted
   
18/05/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 18/05/1938. Dep: 19/05/1938.    
29/12/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 29/12/1938. Dep: 17/02/1939.    
29/02/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 29/02/1940. Dep: 02/03/1940.    
27/08/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 27/08/1940. Dep: 22/10/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2897 (Diagram 109)
   
16/05/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 16/05/1941. Dep: 10/07/1941.    
15/04/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 15/04/1942. Dep: 06/05/1942.    
08/02/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 08/02/1943. Dep: 27/03/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29396 (Diagram 109)
   
28/03/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Gateshead (GHD)    
14/07/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 14/07/1944. Dep: 10/08/1944.    
29/09/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 29/09/1945. Dep: 10/11/1945.    
28/04/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 711    
19/05/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 811    
07/06/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 07/06/1947. Dep: 19/07/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29348 (Diagram 109)
   
14/07/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 14/07/1948. Dep: 28/08/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29511 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60811
   
06/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (HTN)    
12/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (HTN)    
22/05/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 22/05/1950. Dep: 23/06/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3114 (Diagram 109)
   
03/04/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 03/04/1952. Dep: 08/05/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29524 (Diagram 109)
   
15/05/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 15/05/1952. Dep: 26/05/1952.    
30/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Tweedmouth (52D)    
27/12/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Tweedmouth (52D)    
12/04/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (52B)    
12/04/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 12/04/1954. Dep: 15/05/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29504 (Diagram 109)
   
05/12/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 05/12/1955. Dep: 09/12/1955.    
17/02/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 17/02/1956. Dep: 20/03/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28060 (Diagram 109)
   
29/08/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 29/08/1956. Dep: 13/09/1956.
Work undertaken:
After collision
   
09/04/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 09/04/1958. Dep: 14/05/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29526 (Diagram 109)
Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
   
29/01/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 29/01/1959. Dep: 04/02/1959.
Work undertaken:
Electrical elements of ATC fitted
   
30/08/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 30/08/1960. Dep: 15/10/1960.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28082 (Diagram 109)
   
23/04/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 60811 from Heaton (52B)    
10/05/1962 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Darlington    

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