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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4863 on 11/01/1940
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 792 on Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 892   24/08/1946
British Railways 60892   27/08/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V2
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1823
To Service Thu 11/01/1940 to Kings Cross (KX)
Withdrawal Thu 21/11/1963 off St Margarets (64A)
Service Life 23 yrs, 10 mths , 10 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1964 at Campbells (Airdrie)

Notes
Notes Sold for scrap to G H Campbell, Airdrie, 1/64

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
KX   Kings Cross (New) on 11/01/1940
64A   St Margarets on 25/02/1951
64A   St Margarets m/e 31/03/1951
     Withdrawn on 21/11/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 64A St Margarets on 25/02/1951
ALLOC 64A St Margarets m/e 31/03/1951
WDN   on 21/11/1963

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
11/01/1940 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3095)
24/08/1946 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 9167)
27/08/1948 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3307)
10/03/1950 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3220)
17/04/1952 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29536)
05/06/1954 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29498)
20/11/1956 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29396)
11/02/1959 Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
11/02/1959 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29519)
23/03/1961 Smith speedometer fitted
23/03/1961 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29410)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 28/07/1942 02/09/1942 37 days General    
Doncaster Works 13/09/1944 19/10/1944 37 days General    
Doncaster Works 17/07/1946 24/08/1946 39 days General Boiler number 29349 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to LNER (1946 2nd) number 892
 
Darlington Works 26/07/1948 27/08/1948 33 days General Boiler number 29408 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60892
 
Doncaster Works 13/01/1950 10/03/1950 57 days General Boiler number 3220 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 19/03/1952 17/04/1952 30 days General Boiler number 29536 (Diagram 109)
 
Gateshead Works 05/08/1952 23/08/1952 19 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 02/02/1953 04/02/1953 3 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 07/05/1954 05/06/1954 30 days General Boiler number 29498 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 07/06/1954 10/06/1954 4 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 23/06/1954 08/07/1954 16 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 12/04/1955 12/05/1955 31 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 18/10/1956 20/11/1956 34 days General Boiler number 29396 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 13/01/1959 11/02/1959 30 days General Boiler number 29519 (Diagram 109)
Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
 
Darlington Works 09/02/1961 23/03/1961 43 days General Boiler number 29410 (Diagram 109)
Smith speedometer fitted
 

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
05/05/1962 Bathgate MPD Stored are-60099/160. 60813/8/9/24/92. 60920/7/31/7/53/8, 62685. 64497, 64500, 65235/58/68/305, 67615/20, 68335/42/481, 69156/9/211/6. SLS/196206

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/01/1940 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 4863
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1823
Allocated to Kings Cross (KX)
Diagram 109 boiler fitted
   
28/07/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 28/07/1942. Dep: 02/09/1942.    
13/09/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 13/09/1944. Dep: 19/10/1944.    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 792 but not taken up    
17/07/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 17/07/1946. Dep: 24/08/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29349 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to LNER (1946 2nd) number 892
   
26/07/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 26/07/1948. Dep: 27/08/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29408 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60892
   
13/01/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 13/01/1950. Dep: 10/03/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3220 (Diagram 109)
   
25/02/1951 Allocation Reallocated to St Margarets (64A)    
31/03/1951 Allocation Reallocated to St Margarets (64A)    
19/03/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 19/03/1952. Dep: 17/04/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29536 (Diagram 109)
   
05/08/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 05/08/1952. Dep: 23/08/1952.    
02/02/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 02/02/1953. Dep: 04/02/1953.    
07/05/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 07/05/1954. Dep: 05/06/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29498 (Diagram 109)
   
07/06/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 07/06/1954. Dep: 10/06/1954.    
23/06/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 23/06/1954. Dep: 08/07/1954.    
12/04/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 12/04/1955. Dep: 12/05/1955.    
18/10/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 18/10/1956. Dep: 20/11/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29396 (Diagram 109)
   
13/01/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 13/01/1959. Dep: 11/02/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29519 (Diagram 109)
Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
   
09/02/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 09/02/1961. Dep: 23/03/1961.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29410 (Diagram 109)
Smith speedometer fitted
   
21/11/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 60892 from St Margarets (64A)    
01/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Campbells: Airdrie    

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