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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4848 on 26/06/1940
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 777 on Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 877   05/05/1946
British Railways 60877   16/06/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V2
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2
Builder Doncaster Works
Works Number 1913
To Service Sun 26/06/1940 to New England (NWE)
Withdrawal Sun 13/02/1966 off York (North) (50A)
Service Life 25 yrs, 7 mths , 18 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1966 at Drapers (Hull)

Notes
Notes Sold for scrap to A Draper, Hull, 4/66

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
NWE   New England (New) on 26/06/1940
COP   Copley Hill (Leeds) on 22/01/1945
DON   Doncaster on 28/05/1946
34A   Kings Cross on 10/06/1956
34E   Neasden on 24/06/1956
34A   Kings Cross on 10/03/1957
34E   Neasden on 19/05/1957
34A   Kings Cross on 28/07/1957
34E   Neasden on 20/10/1957
50A   York (North) on 02/11/1958
56C   Copley Hill (Leeds) on 14/06/1959
50A   York (North) on 01/11/1959
     Withdrawn on 13/02/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 34A Kings Cross 4w/e 23/06/1956
ALLOC 34E Neasden 4w/e 21/07/1956
ALLOC 34A Kings Cross 4w/e 23/03/1957
ALLOC 34E Neasden 4w/e 15/06/1957
ALLOC 34A Kings Cross 4w/e 10/08/1957
ALLOC 34E Neasden 4w/e 02/11/1957
LOAN 14D Neasden on 01/02/1958
ALLOC 14D Neasden on 23/02/1958
LOAN 50A York (North) 4w/e 29/11/1958
LOAN 91E To Eastern Region 4w/e 29/11/1958
ALLOC 50A York (North) 4w/e 27/12/1958
ALLOC 91E To Eastern Region 4w/e 27/12/1958
ALLOC 56C Copley Hill (Leeds) 4w/e 11/07/1959
ALLOC 50A York (North) 4w/e 28/11/1959
WDN   on 13/02/1966

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
26/06/1940 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 9170)
16/06/1948 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3124)
27/07/1950 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3022)
19/03/1952 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29399)
19/02/1954 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29402)
21/03/1956 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29348)
12/01/1959 Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
12/01/1959 Separate cylinders fitted (monobloc replaced)
12/01/1959 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29368)
03/03/1959 Electrical elements of ATC fitted
28/10/1961 Smith speedometer fitted
28/10/1961 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 28088)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 15/08/1942 12/09/1942 29 days General    
Doncaster Works 15/07/1944 19/08/1944 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 05/10/1946 02/11/1946 29 days General    
Doncaster Works 20/05/1948 16/06/1948 28 days General Boiler number 3124 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60877
 
Doncaster Works 14/06/1950 27/07/1950 44 days General Boiler number 3022 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 18/02/1952 19/03/1952 31 days General Boiler number 29399 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 18/01/1954 19/02/1954 33 days General Boiler number 29402 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 08/03/1954 11/03/1954 4 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 18/02/1956 21/03/1956 33 days General Boiler number 29348 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 20/09/1957 08/11/1957 50 days Heavy Intermediate    
Darlington Works 16/05/1958 13/06/1958 29 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 06/11/1958 12/01/1959 68 days General Boiler number 29368 (Diagram 109)
Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 23/01/1959 27/01/1959 5 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 26/02/1959 03/03/1959 6 days Unclassified Electrical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 27/09/1961 28/10/1961 32 days General Boiler number 28088 (Diagram 109)
Smith speedometer fitted
 

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
08/10/1948 Doncaster Works Locomotives noted ready to leave Works were Nos. 60007, painted garter blue; 60516, green; 61120, black and lined, while 60877, 60961, 61804 an 63479 were plain black. Locomotives awaiting Works included:-Nos. 48, 1121 an 1902 while those under heavy repair included Nos. 8, 18, 19. 37, 78, 98, 513/19, 932/62, 1092, 1107/24, 1869, 2116, 7350 an 9999. Condemned locomotives on the dump were:-Nos. 2126/98 an 4107. Withdrawn 'C.1' Class Nos. 3274 an 3285, fitted with tall chimneys, extra- coal space, etc., were noted supplying steam to the Crimpsall Erecting Shop; it also appeared that Nos. 2821 (3293) and 4419 might also be similarly fitted and soon put to a similar use where required. It is understood that sixteen of the new 'A.1's' are to be built at Doncaster and twenty-three at Darlington. SLS/194812

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
26/06/1940 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 4848
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1913
Allocated to New England (NWE)
Diagram 109 boiler fitted
   
15/08/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 15/08/1942. Dep: 12/09/1942.    
15/07/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 15/07/1944. Dep: 19/08/1944.    
22/01/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Copley Hill (Leeds) (COP)    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 777 but not taken up    
05/05/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 877    
28/05/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
05/10/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 05/10/1946. Dep: 02/11/1946.    
20/05/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 20/05/1948. Dep: 16/06/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3124 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60877
   
14/06/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 14/06/1950. Dep: 27/07/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3022 (Diagram 109)
   
18/02/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 18/02/1952. Dep: 19/03/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29399 (Diagram 109)
   
18/01/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 18/01/1954. Dep: 19/02/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29402 (Diagram 109)
   
08/03/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 08/03/1954. Dep: 11/03/1954.    
18/02/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 18/02/1956. Dep: 21/03/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29348 (Diagram 109)
   
10/06/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (34A)    
24/06/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (34E)    
10/03/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (34A)    
19/05/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (34E)    
28/07/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (34A)    
20/09/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 20/09/1957. Dep: 08/11/1957.    
20/10/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (34E)    
16/05/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 16/05/1958. Dep: 13/06/1958.    
02/11/1958 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
06/11/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 06/11/1958. Dep: 12/01/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29368 (Diagram 109)
Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
   
23/01/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 23/01/1959. Dep: 27/01/1959.    
26/02/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 26/02/1959. Dep: 03/03/1959.
Work undertaken:
Electrical elements of ATC fitted
   
14/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Copley Hill (Leeds) (56C)    
01/11/1959 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
27/09/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 27/09/1961. Dep: 28/10/1961.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28088 (Diagram 109)
Smith speedometer fitted
   
13/02/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 60877 from York (North) (50A)    
04/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Drapers: Hull    

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