Menu

Quick Search

Enter locomotive number in the box below and press 'Go'!

Content is coming here as you probably can see. Content is coming here as you probably can see.


?

In Touch

Donations

Counter

Ad Visitor Statistics
» 25 Online
» 2151 Today
» 4397 Yesterday
» 19954 Week
» 72970 Month
» 192497 Year
» 3219350 Total
Record: 10235 (26/09/2023)
(Free MySQL Counter)
prev prev
Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4880 on 04/05/1940
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 809 on 13/03/1946
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 909   22/06/1946
British Railways 60909   05/01/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V2
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1840
To Service Fri 04/05/1940 to Doncaster (DON)
Withdrawal Fri 08/06/1962 off Doncaster (36A)
Service Life 22 yrs, 1 mth , 4 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Fri 08/06/1962 at Locomotive Works (Doncaster)

Notes
Notes Into Doncaster Works for cutting up 8/6/62

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
DON   Doncaster (New) on 04/05/1940
KX   Kings Cross on 15/02/1943
36A   Doncaster on 17/05/1953
34A   Kings Cross on 12/07/1953
36A   Doncaster on 03/07/1955
34F   Grantham on 12/06/1960
36A   Doncaster on 09/10/1960
     Withdrawn on 08/06/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 13/06/1953
ALLOC 34A Kings Cross 4w/e 08/08/1953
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 16/07/1955
ALLOC 34F Grantham 3w/e 02/07/1960
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 29/10/1960
WDN   on 08/06/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
04/05/1940 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3134)
22/08/1942 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 8932)
16/03/1946 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 9237)
11/11/1949 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3355)
10/07/1953 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29369)
07/04/1955 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29478)
29/05/1959 Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
25/11/1959 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29404)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 25/07/1942 22/08/1942 29 days General Boiler number 8932 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 18/03/1944 15/04/1944 29 days General    
Doncaster Works 16/02/1946 16/03/1946 29 days General Boiler number 29378 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to LNER (1946 1st) number 809
 
Doncaster Works 06/10/1947 05/11/1947 31 days General    
Doncaster Works 09/12/1948 05/01/1949 28 days Light Casual Renumbered to BR 60909
 
Doncaster Works 13/05/1949 01/06/1949 20 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 09/10/1949 11/11/1949 34 days General Boiler number 29373 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 12/05/1950 26/05/1950 15 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 10/07/1951 09/08/1951 31 days Heavy Intermediate    
Doncaster Works 20/01/1952 04/02/1952 16 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 12/08/1952 25/08/1952 14 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 01/06/1953 10/07/1953 40 days General Boiler number 29369 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 04/03/1955 07/04/1955 35 days General Boiler number 29478 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 05/06/1957 11/07/1957 37 days Heavy Intermediate    
Darlington Works 19/11/1957 24/12/1957 36 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 09/09/1958 12/09/1958 4 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 27/05/1959 29/05/1959 3 days Unclassified Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
 
Darlington Works 21/10/1959 25/11/1959 36 days General Boiler number 29404 (Diagram 109)
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/05/1940 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 4880
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1840
Allocated to Doncaster (DON)
Diagram 109 boiler fitted
   
25/07/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 25/07/1942. Dep: 22/08/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 8932 (Diagram 109)
   
15/02/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (KX)    
18/03/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 18/03/1944. Dep: 15/04/1944.    
16/02/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 16/02/1946. Dep: 16/03/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29378 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to LNER (1946 1st) number 809
   
22/06/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 909    
06/10/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 06/10/1947. Dep: 05/11/1947.    
09/12/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 09/12/1948. Dep: 05/01/1949.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 60909
   
13/05/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 13/05/1949. Dep: 01/06/1949.    
09/10/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 09/10/1949. Dep: 11/11/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29373 (Diagram 109)
   
12/05/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 12/05/1950. Dep: 26/05/1950.    
10/07/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 10/07/1951. Dep: 09/08/1951.    
20/01/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 20/01/1952. Dep: 04/02/1952.    
12/08/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 12/08/1952. Dep: 25/08/1952.    
17/05/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
01/06/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 01/06/1953. Dep: 10/07/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29369 (Diagram 109)
   
12/07/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (34A)    
04/03/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 04/03/1955. Dep: 07/04/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29478 (Diagram 109)
   
03/07/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
05/06/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 05/06/1957. Dep: 11/07/1957.    
19/11/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 19/11/1957. Dep: 24/12/1957.    
09/09/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 09/09/1958. Dep: 12/09/1958.    
27/05/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 27/05/1959. Dep: 29/05/1959.
Work undertaken:
Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
   
21/10/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 21/10/1959. Dep: 25/11/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29404 (Diagram 109)
   
12/06/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (34F)    
09/10/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
08/06/1962 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Doncaster    
08/06/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 60909 from Doncaster (36A)    

prev prev