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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4810 on 19/10/1938
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 739 on Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 839   17/11/1946
British Railways 60839   05/06/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V2
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1776
To Service Mon 19/10/1938 to York (North) (YK)
Withdrawal Mon 22/10/1962 off York (North) (50A)
Service Life 24 yrs , 3 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Thu 13/12/1962 at Locomotive Works (Darlington)

Notes
Notes Into Darlington Works for cutting up 13/12/62

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
YK   York (North) (New) on 19/10/1938
NEV   Neville Hill on 06/05/1946
YK   York (North) on 29/09/1946
     Withdrawn on 22/10/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   w/e 22/10/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
19/10/1938 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 2962)
23/07/1940 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 2895)
11/03/1943 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3085)
08/03/1947 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3054)
17/02/1950 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3012)
28/03/1952 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29517)
01/07/1954 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29549)
14/02/1956 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29502)
08/05/1958 Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
08/05/1958 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29539)
04/02/1959 Electrical elements of ATC fitted


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 28/10/1938 01/11/1938 5 days Unclassified Alteration to tender
 
Darlington Works 14/01/1939 20/02/1939 38 days Light Repair After collision
 
Darlington Works 02/03/1939 03/03/1939 2 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 22/01/1940 25/01/1940 4 days Unclassified Pony truck exam
 
Darlington Works 20/06/1940 23/07/1940 34 days General Boiler number 2895 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 15/09/1941 16/10/1941 32 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 01/12/1941 30/01/1942 61 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 02/02/1943 11/03/1943 38 days General Boiler number 29361 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 15/01/1945 24/02/1945 41 days General    
Doncaster Works 01/02/1947 08/03/1947 36 days General Boiler number 3054 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 03/05/1948 05/06/1948 34 days General Renumbered to BR 60839
 
Doncaster Works 15/12/1949 24/12/1949 10 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 06/01/1950 17/02/1950 43 days General Boiler number 3012 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 21/02/1950 25/02/1950 5 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 27/02/1952 28/03/1952 31 days General Boiler number 29517 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 31/05/1954 01/07/1954 32 days General Boiler number 29549 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 20/07/1954 11/08/1954 23 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 18/10/1954 30/10/1954 13 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 12/01/1956 14/02/1956 34 days General Boiler number 29502 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 08/04/1958 08/05/1958 31 days General Boiler number 29539 (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 12/09/1960 04/11/1960 54 days Heavy Intermediate    
Darlington Works 30/08/1962 07/09/1962 9 days Unclassified    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
19/10/1938 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 4810
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1776
Allocated to York (North) (YK)
Diagram 109 boiler fitted
   
28/10/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 28/10/1938. Dep: 01/11/1938.
Work undertaken:
Alteration to tender
   
14/01/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 14/01/1939. Dep: 20/02/1939.
Work undertaken:
After collision
   
02/03/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 02/03/1939. Dep: 03/03/1939.    
22/01/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 22/01/1940. Dep: 25/01/1940.
Work undertaken:
Pony truck exam
   
20/06/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 20/06/1940. Dep: 23/07/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2895 (Diagram 109)
   
15/09/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 15/09/1941. Dep: 16/10/1941.    
01/12/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 01/12/1941. Dep: 30/01/1942.    
02/02/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 02/02/1943. Dep: 11/03/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29361 (Diagram 109)
   
15/01/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 15/01/1945. Dep: 24/02/1945.    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 739 but not taken up    
06/05/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (NEV)    
29/09/1946 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (YK)    
17/11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 839    
01/02/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 01/02/1947. Dep: 08/03/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3054 (Diagram 109)
   
03/05/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 03/05/1948. Dep: 05/06/1948.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 60839
   
15/12/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 15/12/1949. Dep: 24/12/1949.    
06/01/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 06/01/1950. Dep: 17/02/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3012 (Diagram 109)
   
21/02/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 21/02/1950. Dep: 25/02/1950.    
27/02/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 27/02/1952. Dep: 28/03/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29517 (Diagram 109)
   
31/05/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 31/05/1954. Dep: 01/07/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29549 (Diagram 109)
   
20/07/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 20/07/1954. Dep: 11/08/1954.    
18/10/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 18/10/1954. Dep: 30/10/1954.    
12/01/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 12/01/1956. Dep: 14/02/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29502 (Diagram 109)
   
08/04/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 08/04/1958. Dep: 08/05/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29539 (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
   
12/09/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 12/09/1960. Dep: 04/11/1960.    
30/08/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 30/08/1962. Dep: 07/09/1962.    
22/10/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 60839 from York (North) (50A)    
13/12/1962 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Darlington    

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