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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4862 on 29/12/1939
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 791 on Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 891   20/12/1946
British Railways (BR Tmp) E891   07/02/1948
British Railways 60891   09/11/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V2
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1822
To Service Mon 29/12/1939 to Heaton (HTN)
Withdrawal Mon 12/10/1964 off Gateshead (52A)
Service Life 24 yrs, 9 mths , 13 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1964 at Locomotive Works (Darlington)

Notes
Notes Engine cut up at Darlington Works 12/64
Tender, No 5703, sent to Cowlairs Works for conversion to snow plough

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
HTN   Heaton (New) on 29/12/1939
GHD   Gateshead on 28/03/1943
HTN   Heaton on 06/05/1946
52A   Gateshead on 16/06/1963
     Withdrawn on 12/10/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 12/10/1964

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
29/12/1939 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3091)
02/09/1941 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 8931)
05/08/1943 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 9234)
07/02/1948 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3282)
12/11/1949 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3293)
06/10/1951 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29509)
25/06/1953 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 28060)
06/02/1956 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29500)
08/01/1957 Separate cylinders fitted (monobloc replaced)
13/12/1957 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29381)
20/10/1958 Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
29/10/1959 Electrical elements of ATC fitted
29/10/1959 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29503)
17/11/1961 Smith speedometer fitted
17/11/1961 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29515)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 07/07/1941 02/09/1941 58 days General Boiler number 8931 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 27/10/1942 06/11/1942 11 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 29/12/1942 12/01/1943 15 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 24/06/1943 05/08/1943 43 days General Boiler number 9234 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 29/09/1945 01/12/1945 64 days General    
Doncaster Works 31/12/1947 07/02/1948 39 days General Boiler number 29510 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR (BR Tmp) number E891
 
Doncaster Works 10/10/1949 12/11/1949 34 days General Boiler number 3293 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60891
 
Darlington Works 05/09/1951 06/10/1951 32 days General Boiler number 29509 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 27/05/1953 25/06/1953 30 days Heavy Casual Boiler number 28060 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 14/12/1953 15/01/1954 33 days Heavy Intermediate After collision
 
Darlington Works 13/09/1954 14/10/1954 32 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 05/01/1956 06/02/1956 33 days General Boiler number 29500 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 10/10/1956 10/10/1956 1 day Weighing    
Darlington Works 29/11/1956 08/01/1957 41 days Heavy Casual Separate cylinders fitted (monobloc replaced)
 
Darlington Works 13/11/1957 13/12/1957 31 days General Boiler number 29381 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 14/10/1958 20/10/1958 7 days Unclassified Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 25/09/1959 29/10/1959 35 days General Boiler number 29503 (Diagram 109)
Electrical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 17/10/1961 17/11/1961 32 days General Boiler number 29515 (Diagram 109)
Smith speedometer fitted
 
Darlington Works 12/12/1961 21/12/1961 10 days Unclassified    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/10/1949 Doncaster Works Locomotives noted in the Paint Shop at the beginning of November included: Nos. 60030/91, 60109/11, 60891, 60900/38/40, 61208, 61819/91, 61906/53/87, 67379, 69527/47. No. 67387 has been fitted for 'Pull and Push' working. SLS/194912
11/11/1961 Darlington Works (Erecting Shop) Erecting Shop: D17, D249/51/79, D3317 D4079-81, D5102/49/68-73, 43141, 60859/64/91, 60952, 61020/4, 61129/92, 61218/89, 61382, 63405, 68025, 90067, 90333/44/63, 90445, 92194/5. Works Yard: D245/74, D2246, D3228, 12113, 46450/80, 60856, 60916/23/48, 61008, 61216/20/57, 63342/59, 63419/69, 65099, 65769, 65821/60, 67647, 67762, 68007/50, 69008, 78026, 80069, 90009, 90450, 92183. Stripping Shop: 61415/47. Outside Stripping Shop: 60939, 63435, 65691. Crossing: D272, D351 D3140, D4078, D5096, D5101/67, 60806. Scrap Yard: 61411-4/9/22/3/31/6/60, 65741, 67707/13/7/22/75/94, 68675/92, 68702 intact. SLS/196201

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
29/12/1939 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 4862
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1822
Allocated to Heaton (HTN)
Diagram 109 boiler fitted
   
07/07/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 07/07/1941. Dep: 02/09/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 8931 (Diagram 109)
   
27/10/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 27/10/1942. Dep: 06/11/1942.    
29/12/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 29/12/1942. Dep: 12/01/1943.    
28/03/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Gateshead (GHD)    
24/06/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 24/06/1943. Dep: 05/08/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 9234 (Diagram 109)
   
29/09/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 29/09/1945. Dep: 01/12/1945.    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 791 but not taken up    
06/05/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (HTN)    
20/12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 891    
31/12/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 31/12/1947. Dep: 07/02/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29510 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR (BR Tmp) number E891
   
10/10/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 10/10/1949. Dep: 12/11/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3293 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60891
   
05/09/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 05/09/1951. Dep: 06/10/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29509 (Diagram 109)
   
27/05/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 27/05/1953. Dep: 25/06/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28060 (Diagram 109)
   
14/12/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 14/12/1953. Dep: 15/01/1954.
Work undertaken:
After collision
   
13/09/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 13/09/1954. Dep: 14/10/1954.    
05/01/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 05/01/1956. Dep: 06/02/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29500 (Diagram 109)
   
10/10/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 10/10/1956. Dep: 10/10/1956.    
29/11/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 29/11/1956. Dep: 08/01/1957.
Work undertaken:
Separate cylinders fitted (monobloc replaced)
   
13/11/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 13/11/1957. Dep: 13/12/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29381 (Diagram 109)
   
14/10/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 14/10/1958. Dep: 20/10/1958.
Work undertaken:
Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
   
25/09/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 25/09/1959. Dep: 29/10/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29503 (Diagram 109)
Electrical elements of ATC fitted
   
17/10/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 17/10/1961. Dep: 17/11/1961.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29515 (Diagram 109)
Smith speedometer fitted
   
12/12/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 12/12/1961. Dep: 21/12/1961.    
16/06/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Gateshead (52A)    
12/10/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 60891 from Gateshead (52A)    
12/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Darlington    

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