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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4837 on 06/07/1939
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 766 on Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 866   06/12/1946
British Railways 60866   09/04/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V2
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1807
To Service Sat 06/07/1939 to Kings Cross (KX)
Withdrawal Sat 29/12/1962 off New England (34E)
Service Life 23 yrs, 5 mths , 23 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Fri 24/05/1963 at Locomotive Works (Doncaster)

Notes
Notes Into Doncaster Works for cutting up 24/5/63

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
KX   Kings Cross (New) on 06/07/1939
NWE   New England on 21/11/1942
KX   Kings Cross on 12/11/1944
NWE   New England on 27/10/1946
36A   Doncaster on 16/11/1958
34F   Grantham on 11/06/1961
34E   New England on 10/09/1961
     Withdrawn on 29/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC NWE New England w/e 02/11/1946
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 29/11/1958
ALLOC 34F Grantham 4w/e 08/07/1961
ALLOC 34E New England 5w/e 07/10/1961
WDN   on 29/12/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
06/07/1939 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3039)
09/04/1948 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3022)
05/07/1950 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 9234)
23/05/1952 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29411)
20/05/1954 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29412)
13/03/1956 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29416)
22/05/1958 Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
22/05/1958 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29356)
15/10/1960 Separate cylinders fitted (monobloc replaced)
15/10/1960 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29488)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 19/07/1941 30/08/1941 43 days General    
Doncaster Works 25/09/1943 30/10/1943 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 14/07/1945 01/09/1945 50 days General    
Doncaster Works 11/01/1947 15/02/1947 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 27/02/1948 09/04/1948 43 days General Boiler number 3022 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60866
 
Doncaster Works 14/01/1949 22/01/1949 9 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 20/05/1950 05/07/1950 47 days General Boiler number 9234 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 19/02/1952 04/03/1952 15 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 26/04/1952 23/05/1952 28 days General Boiler number 29411 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 21/04/1954 20/05/1954 30 days General Boiler number 29412 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 04/02/1956 13/03/1956 39 days General Boiler number 29416 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 21/04/1958 22/05/1958 32 days General Boiler number 29356 (Diagram 109)
Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
 
Darlington Works 13/06/1960 15/10/1960 125 days General Boiler number 29488 (Diagram 109)
Separate cylinders fitted (monobloc replaced)
 

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/04/1948 General Amongst locomotives carrying cast smokebox numberplates, the following have been noted: Nos. 60007/33/54, 60107, 60511 an 60866. SLS/194806

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/07/1939 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 4837
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1807
Allocated to Kings Cross (KX)
Diagram 109 boiler fitted
   
19/07/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 19/07/1941. Dep: 30/08/1941.    
21/11/1942 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
25/09/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 25/09/1943. Dep: 30/10/1943.    
12/11/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (KX)    
14/07/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 14/07/1945. Dep: 01/09/1945.    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 766 but not taken up    
27/10/1946 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
06/12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 866    
11/01/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 11/01/1947. Dep: 15/02/1947.    
27/02/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 27/02/1948. Dep: 09/04/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3022 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60866
   
14/01/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 14/01/1949. Dep: 22/01/1949.    
20/05/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 20/05/1950. Dep: 05/07/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 9234 (Diagram 109)
   
19/02/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 19/02/1952. Dep: 04/03/1952.    
26/04/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 26/04/1952. Dep: 23/05/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29411 (Diagram 109)
   
21/04/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 21/04/1954. Dep: 20/05/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29412 (Diagram 109)
   
04/02/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 04/02/1956. Dep: 13/03/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29416 (Diagram 109)
   
21/04/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 21/04/1958. Dep: 22/05/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29356 (Diagram 109)
Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
   
16/11/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
13/06/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 13/06/1960. Dep: 15/10/1960.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29488 (Diagram 109)
Separate cylinders fitted (monobloc replaced)
   
11/06/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (34F)    
10/09/1961 Allocation Reallocated to New England (34E)    
29/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 60866 from New England (34E)    
24/05/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Doncaster    

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