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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4812 on 18/11/1938
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 741 on Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 841   27/10/1946
British Railways 60841   10/06/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V2
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1778
To Service Sun 18/11/1938 to Doncaster (DON)
Withdrawal Sun 22/09/1963 off Doncaster (36A)
Service Life 24 yrs, 10 mths , 4 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Thu 21/11/1963 at Locomotive Works (Doncaster)

Notes
Notes Into Doncaster Works for cutting up 21/11/63

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
DON   Doncaster (New) on 18/11/1938
MEX   Mexborough on 03/11/1940
DON   Doncaster on 19/08/1945
NWE   New England on 24/10/1946
36A   Doncaster on 28/08/1955
34F   Grantham on 12/06/1960
34E   New England on 09/10/1960
36A   Doncaster on 16/06/1963
     Withdrawn on 22/09/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC NWE New England w/e 26/10/1946
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 10/09/1955
ALLOC 34F Grantham 3w/e 02/07/1960
ALLOC 34E New England 4w/e 29/10/1960
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 29/06/1963
WDN   on 22/09/1963

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
18/11/1938 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 2965)
13/10/1945 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3037)
10/06/1949 Modified pony truck
10/06/1949 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 9230)
29/05/1953 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29433)
11/05/1955 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29389)
11/08/1958 Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
15/08/1959 Electrical elements of ATC fitted
15/08/1959 Separate cylinders fitted (monobloc replaced)
15/08/1959 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29483)
23/08/1962 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 28052)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 27/01/1940 03/02/1940 8 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 06/07/1940 03/08/1940 29 days General    
Doncaster Works 26/12/1942 13/02/1943 50 days General    
Doncaster Works 11/12/1943 25/12/1943 15 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 03/06/1944 17/06/1944 15 days General    
Doncaster Works 01/09/1945 13/10/1945 43 days General Boiler number 3037 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 22/12/1946 25/01/1947 35 days General    
Doncaster Works 05/05/1949 10/06/1949 37 days General Boiler number 29369 (Diagram 109)
Modified pony truck
Renumbered to BR 60841
 
Doncaster Works 13/06/1951 20/07/1951 38 days Heavy Intermediate    
Doncaster Works 30/04/1953 29/05/1953 30 days General Boiler number 29433 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 05/04/1955 11/05/1955 37 days General Boiler number 29389 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 18/04/1957 25/05/1957 38 days Heavy Intermediate    
Darlington Works 06/08/1958 11/08/1958 6 days Unclassified Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 17/04/1959 15/08/1959 121 days General Boiler number 29483 (Diagram 109)
Electrical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 24/08/1959 04/09/1959 12 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 14/09/1959 29/09/1959 16 days Light Casual After collision
 
Doncaster Works 03/07/1962 23/08/1962 52 days General Boiler number 28052 (Diagram 109)
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
18/11/1938 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 4812
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1778
Allocated to Doncaster (DON)
Diagram 109 boiler fitted
   
27/01/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 27/01/1940. Dep: 03/02/1940.    
06/07/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 06/07/1940. Dep: 03/08/1940.    
03/11/1940 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
26/12/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 26/12/1942. Dep: 13/02/1943.    
11/12/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 11/12/1943. Dep: 25/12/1943.    
03/06/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 03/06/1944. Dep: 17/06/1944.    
19/08/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
01/09/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 01/09/1945. Dep: 13/10/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3037 (Diagram 109)
   
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 741 but not taken up    
24/10/1946 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
27/10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 841    
22/12/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 22/12/1946. Dep: 25/01/1947.    
05/05/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 05/05/1949. Dep: 10/06/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29369 (Diagram 109)
Modified pony truck
Renumbered to BR 60841
   
13/06/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 13/06/1951. Dep: 20/07/1951.    
30/04/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 30/04/1953. Dep: 29/05/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29433 (Diagram 109)
   
05/04/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 05/04/1955. Dep: 11/05/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29389 (Diagram 109)
   
28/08/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
18/04/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 18/04/1957. Dep: 25/05/1957.    
06/08/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 06/08/1958. Dep: 11/08/1958.
Work undertaken:
Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
   
17/04/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 17/04/1959. Dep: 15/08/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29483 (Diagram 109)
Electrical elements of ATC fitted
   
24/08/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 24/08/1959. Dep: 04/09/1959.    
14/09/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 14/09/1959. Dep: 29/09/1959.
Work undertaken:
After collision
   
12/06/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (34F)    
09/10/1960 Allocation Reallocated to New England (34E)    
03/07/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 03/07/1962. Dep: 23/08/1962.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28052 (Diagram 109)
   
16/06/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
22/09/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 60841 from Doncaster (36A)    
21/11/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Doncaster    

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