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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4842 on 01/09/1939
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 771 on 03/02/1946
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 871   18/10/1946
British Railways 60871   16/03/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V2
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1812
To Service Sun 01/09/1939 to Grantham (GRA)
Withdrawal Sun 22/09/1963 off Doncaster (36A)
Service Life 24 yrs , 21 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Thu 07/11/1963 at Locomotive Works (Doncaster)

Notes
Notes Into Doncaster Works for cutting up 7/11/63

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
GRA   Grantham (New) on 01/09/1939
NWE   New England on 11/09/1939
38E   Woodford Halse on 28/01/1951
38E   Woodford Halse m/e 31/01/1951
38C   Leicester (G.C.) on 10/08/1952
38C   Leicester (G.C.) 4w/e 06/09/1952
38E   Woodford Halse on 14/09/1952
38E   Woodford Halse 4w/e 04/10/1952
36A   Doncaster on 09/10/1955
34A   Kings Cross on 05/08/1956
34F   Grantham on 07/05/1961
34A   Kings Cross on 11/06/1961
34E   New England on 27/01/1963
36A   Doncaster on 16/06/1963
     Withdrawn on 22/09/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 38E Woodford Halse m/e 31/01/1951
ALLOC 38C Leicester (G.C.) 4w/e 06/09/1952
ALLOC 38E Woodford Halse 4w/e 04/10/1952
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 05/11/1955
ALLOC 34A Kings Cross 4w/e 18/08/1956
ALLOC 34F Grantham 5w/e 13/05/1961
ALLOC 34A Kings Cross 4w/e 08/07/1961
ALLOC 34E New England 3w/e 02/02/1963
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
01/09/1939 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3047)
08/03/1947 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3032)
16/03/1949 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3262)
05/01/1951 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29434)
03/07/1953 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29368)
26/07/1955 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29378)
07/09/1957 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 28052)
16/10/1958 Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
01/08/1959 Electrical elements of ATC fitted
20/03/1962 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29474)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 30/08/1941 04/10/1941 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 17/04/1943 29/05/1943 43 days General    
Doncaster Works 09/06/1945 28/07/1945 50 days General    
Doncaster Works 29/01/1947 08/03/1947 39 days General Boiler number 29488 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 05/02/1949 16/03/1949 40 days General Boiler number 3262 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60871
 
Doncaster Works 28/11/1950 05/01/1951 39 days General Boiler number 29434 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 28/05/1951 06/06/1951 10 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 03/11/1951 26/11/1951 24 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 24/05/1953 03/07/1953 41 days General Boiler number 29368 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 27/06/1955 26/07/1955 30 days General Boiler number 29378 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 07/08/1957 07/09/1957 32 days General Boiler number 28052 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 10/10/1958 16/10/1958 7 days Unclassified Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 04/06/1959 01/08/1959 59 days Heavy Intermediate Electrical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 09/09/1959 21/09/1959 13 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 08/02/1962 20/03/1962 41 days General Boiler number 2937 (Diagram 109)
 

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/04/1949 Newcastle Station Locomotives noted painted black and fully lined include: Nos. 60871, 62719 an 69892. SLS/194905
26/02/1962 Doncaster Works (Erecting Shop) Works Yard: 43158, 60039/67, 60153, 60517, 60905/28, 61000/58, 61234, 62014, 63942. Stripping Shop: 60108, 60500, 63932. Outside Stripping Shop: 60040, 60162, 60850/75, 62034, 63652, 70036, 73016. Erecting Shop: D3129, D3440/80/2, D5655/63, D6707/9/15, D8210, 43080, 60030/2/51, 60129/39, 60871, 61281, 63630, 63872, 63945/84, 70038, 73036. Outside Erecting Shop: D5525, D5605/43/70, 60028. Weigh House: 60026, 60119. Scrap Road: 61818, 61945/66, 64177/91, 64245. Paint Shop: D380, D2408, D5376, E3071/2, 12126, 60078, 60870, 61315, 63571. New Erecting Shop: D6700, D8027, E3073-8. Boiler Shop: E3079/80. Works Shunters: DEPT.10/1, 63858, 68928. Ex-Works: 61285. SLS/196204

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/09/1939 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 4842
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1812
Allocated to Grantham (GRA)
Diagram 109 boiler fitted
   
11/09/1939 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
30/08/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 30/08/1941. Dep: 04/10/1941.    
17/04/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 17/04/1943. Dep: 29/05/1943.    
09/06/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 09/06/1945. Dep: 28/07/1945.    
03/02/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 771    
18/10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 871    
29/01/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 29/01/1947. Dep: 08/03/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29488 (Diagram 109)
   
05/02/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 05/02/1949. Dep: 16/03/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3262 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60871
   
28/11/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 28/11/1950. Dep: 05/01/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29434 (Diagram 109)
   
28/01/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (38E)    
31/01/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (38E)    
28/05/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 28/05/1951. Dep: 06/06/1951.    
03/11/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 03/11/1951. Dep: 26/11/1951.    
10/08/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester (G.C.) (38C)    
06/09/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester (G.C.) (38C)    
14/09/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (38E)    
04/10/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (38E)    
24/05/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 24/05/1953. Dep: 03/07/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29368 (Diagram 109)
   
27/06/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 27/06/1955. Dep: 26/07/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29378 (Diagram 109)
   
09/10/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
05/08/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (34A)    
07/08/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 07/08/1957. Dep: 07/09/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28052 (Diagram 109)
   
10/10/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 10/10/1958. Dep: 16/10/1958.
Work undertaken:
Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
   
04/06/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 04/06/1959. Dep: 01/08/1959.
Work undertaken:
Electrical elements of ATC fitted
   
09/09/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 09/09/1959. Dep: 21/09/1959.    
07/05/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (34F)    
11/06/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (34A)    
08/02/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 08/02/1962. Dep: 20/03/1962.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2937 (Diagram 109)
   
27/01/1963 Allocation Reallocated to New England (34E)    
16/06/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
22/09/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 60871 from Doncaster (36A)    
07/11/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Doncaster    

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