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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4833 on 13/06/1939
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 762   13/04/1946
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 862   22/06/1946
British Railways (BR Tmp) E862   22/01/1948
British Railways 60862   12/01/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V2
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1803
To Service Sun 13/06/1939 to Gorton (GOR)
Withdrawal Sun 16/06/1963 off New England (34E)
Service Life 24 yrs , 3 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Wed 27/11/1963 at Locomotive Works (Doncaster)

Notes
Notes Into Doncaster Works for cutting up 27/11/63

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
GOR   Gorton (New) on 13/06/1939
NWE   New England on 16/11/1939
34A   Kings Cross on 19/03/1950
34A   Kings Cross w/e 25/03/1950
34E   New England on 21/04/1963
     Withdrawn on 16/06/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 34A Kings Cross w/e 25/03/1950
ALLOC 34E New England 3w/e 27/04/1963
WDN   on 16/06/1963

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
13/06/1939 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3030)
22/01/1948 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3109)
10/02/1950 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 9237)
18/09/1953 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29432)
27/05/1955 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 28051)
06/03/1957 Separate cylinders fitted (monobloc replaced)
06/03/1957 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29480)
13/02/1959 Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
13/02/1959 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29345)
07/10/1961 Smith speedometer fitted
07/10/1961 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29481)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 11/11/1939 18/11/1939 8 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 12/04/1941 25/04/1941 14 days General    
Doncaster Works 21/03/1942 28/03/1942 8 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 19/06/1943 31/07/1943 43 days General    
Doncaster Works 07/07/1945 08/09/1945 64 days General    
Doncaster Works 16/03/1946 13/04/1946 29 days General After collision
Renumbered to LNER (1946 1st) number 762
 
Doncaster Works 09/12/1947 22/01/1948 45 days General Boiler number 3109 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR (BR Tmp) number E862
 
Doncaster Works 02/01/1949 12/01/1949 11 days Light Casual Renumbered to BR 60862
 
Doncaster Works 18/03/1949 08/04/1949 22 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 25/12/1949 10/02/1950 48 days General Boiler number 29378 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 28/08/1950 01/09/1950 5 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 03/09/1951 05/10/1951 33 days Heavy Intermediate    
Doncaster Works 06/02/1953 12/02/1953 7 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 12/08/1953 18/09/1953 38 days General Boiler number 29432 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 19/04/1955 27/05/1955 39 days General Boiler number 28051 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 29/01/1957 06/03/1957 37 days General Boiler number 2905 (Diagram 109)
Separate cylinders fitted (monobloc replaced)
 
Darlington Works 12/03/1957 21/03/1957 10 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 28/03/1957 18/04/1957 22 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 15/01/1959 13/02/1959 30 days General Boiler number 29345 (Diagram 109)
Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
 
Darlington Works 11/04/1961 20/04/1961 10 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 06/09/1961 07/10/1961 32 days General Boiler number 29481 (Diagram 109)
Smith speedometer fitted
 

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
25/02/1946 G.N. Section The locos involved in the Potter's Bar collision were: 4876, down express, 4833, up express and 2679 up local train. etc:) SLS/194604

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
13/06/1939 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 4833
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1803
Allocated to Gorton (GOR)
Diagram 109 boiler fitted
   
11/11/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 11/11/1939. Dep: 18/11/1939.    
16/11/1939 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
12/04/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 12/04/1941. Dep: 25/04/1941.    
21/03/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 21/03/1942. Dep: 28/03/1942.    
19/06/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 19/06/1943. Dep: 31/07/1943.    
07/07/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 07/07/1945. Dep: 08/09/1945.    
16/03/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 16/03/1946. Dep: 13/04/1946.
Work undertaken:
After collision
Renumbered to LNER (1946 1st) number 762
   
22/06/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 862    
09/12/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 09/12/1947. Dep: 22/01/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3109 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR (BR Tmp) number E862
   
02/01/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 02/01/1949. Dep: 12/01/1949.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 60862
   
18/03/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 18/03/1949. Dep: 08/04/1949.    
25/12/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 25/12/1949. Dep: 10/02/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29378 (Diagram 109)
   
19/03/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (34A)    
25/03/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (34A)    
28/08/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 28/08/1950. Dep: 01/09/1950.    
03/09/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 03/09/1951. Dep: 05/10/1951.    
06/02/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 06/02/1953. Dep: 12/02/1953.    
12/08/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 12/08/1953. Dep: 18/09/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29432 (Diagram 109)
   
19/04/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 19/04/1955. Dep: 27/05/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28051 (Diagram 109)
   
29/01/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 29/01/1957. Dep: 06/03/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2905 (Diagram 109)
Separate cylinders fitted (monobloc replaced)
   
12/03/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 12/03/1957. Dep: 21/03/1957.    
28/03/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 28/03/1957. Dep: 18/04/1957.    
15/01/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 15/01/1959. Dep: 13/02/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29345 (Diagram 109)
Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
   
11/04/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 11/04/1961. Dep: 20/04/1961.    
06/09/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 06/09/1961. Dep: 07/10/1961.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29481 (Diagram 109)
Smith speedometer fitted
   
21/04/1963 Allocation Reallocated to New England (34E)    
16/06/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 60862 from New England (34E)    
27/11/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Doncaster    

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