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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4801 on 13/04/1938
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 730 on Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 830   09/11/1946
British Railways 60830   11/03/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V2
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1743
To Service Sun 13/04/1938 to Kings Cross (KX)
Withdrawal Sun 16/06/1963 off Grantham (34F)
Service Life 25 yrs, 2 mths , 3 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Wed 21/08/1963 at Locomotive Works (Doncaster)

Notes
Notes Into Doncaster Works for cutting up 21/8/63

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
KX   Kings Cross (New) on 13/04/1938
NWE   New England on 21/11/1942
DON   Doncaster on 11/03/1944
WFD   Woodford Halse on 19/06/1949
WFD   Woodford Halse w/e 25/06/1949
35A   New England on 24/06/1951
35A   New England w/e 30/06/1951
31B   March on 18/05/1952
31B   March 4w/e 14/06/1952
34E   New England on 29/10/1961
34F   Grantham on 17/06/1962
     Withdrawn on 16/06/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC WFD Woodford Halse w/e 25/06/1949
ALLOC 35A New England w/e 30/06/1951
ALLOC 31B March 4w/e 14/06/1952
ALLOC 34E New England 4w/e 04/11/1961
ALLOC 34F Grantham 2w/e 23/06/1962
WDN   on 16/06/1963

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
13/04/1938 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 2933)
03/08/1944 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 2978)
11/03/1949 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 2923)
19/09/1951 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29375)
08/03/1954 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29474)
21/02/1956 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29395)
31/03/1958 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29535)
28/11/1958 Separate cylinders fitted (monobloc replaced)
29/05/1959 Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
26/05/1961 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 28085)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 16/05/1938 19/05/1938 4 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 26/11/1939 11/01/1940 47 days General    
Doncaster Works 10/07/1942 13/08/1942 35 days General    
Doncaster Works 18/06/1944 03/08/1944 47 days General Boiler number 2978 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 20/09/1946 09/11/1946 51 days General Renumbered to LNER (1946 2nd) number 830
 
Doncaster Works 24/01/1947 25/02/1947 33 days General    
Doncaster Works 31/01/1949 11/03/1949 40 days General Boiler number 2923 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60830
 
Doncaster Works 11/08/1951 19/09/1951 40 days General Boiler number 29375 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 05/02/1954 08/03/1954 32 days General Boiler number 2937 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 10/01/1956 21/02/1956 43 days General Boiler number 29395 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 27/02/1958 31/03/1958 33 days General Boiler number 29535 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 01/07/1958 10/07/1958 10 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 23/10/1958 28/11/1958 37 days Heavy Casual Separate cylinders fitted (monobloc replaced)
 
Darlington Works 27/05/1959 29/05/1959 3 days Unclassified Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
 
Darlington Works 21/04/1961 26/05/1961 36 days General Boiler number 28085 (Diagram 109)
 

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
21/08/1963 Doncaster Works (Yard) New Erecting Shop: E3085/6/95, D1507/13/4. Crimpsall Diesel Bay: 12111, D2570, D3160, D3620/2/36/9/49/81/93, D5037/45, D5502, D5649/67/73/82, D5852, D6713/4, D6801, D8229, D9015/7/20. Crimpsall Steam Bay: 60009/65/94, 62011/22, 90015/313/471 and Dept. 11 (68914). Yard: 12135, D2407, D3159, D3495, D3632, D5500/12/48/52/8/72/96, D5610/47/83, D6721, 60008/14/22/32/46/97, 60830, 63678, 63704/18, 68925, 69523, 90269/502. Paint Shop: 60800. Outside Weigh House: D5068, D5659, D6864, 90449. SLS/196309

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
13/04/1938 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 4801
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1743
Allocated to Kings Cross (KX)
Diagram 109 boiler fitted
   
16/05/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 16/05/1938. Dep: 19/05/1938.    
26/11/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 26/11/1939. Dep: 11/01/1940.    
10/07/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 10/07/1942. Dep: 13/08/1942.    
21/11/1942 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
11/03/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
18/06/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 18/06/1944. Dep: 03/08/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2978 (Diagram 109)
   
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 730 but not taken up    
20/09/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 20/09/1946. Dep: 09/11/1946.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1946 2nd) number 830
   
24/01/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 24/01/1947. Dep: 25/02/1947.    
31/01/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 31/01/1949. Dep: 11/03/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2923 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60830
   
19/06/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
25/06/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
24/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to New England (35A)    
30/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to New England (35A)    
11/08/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 11/08/1951. Dep: 19/09/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29375 (Diagram 109)
   
18/05/1952 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
14/06/1952 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
05/02/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 05/02/1954. Dep: 08/03/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2937 (Diagram 109)
   
10/01/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 10/01/1956. Dep: 21/02/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29395 (Diagram 109)
   
27/02/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 27/02/1958. Dep: 31/03/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29535 (Diagram 109)
   
01/07/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 01/07/1958. Dep: 10/07/1958.    
23/10/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 23/10/1958. Dep: 28/11/1958.
Work undertaken:
Separate cylinders fitted (monobloc replaced)
   
27/05/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 27/05/1959. Dep: 29/05/1959.
Work undertaken:
Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
   
21/04/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 21/04/1961. Dep: 26/05/1961.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28085 (Diagram 109)
   
29/10/1961 Allocation Reallocated to New England (34E)    
17/06/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (34F)    
16/06/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 60830 from Grantham (34F)    
21/08/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Doncaster    

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