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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4898 on 20/12/1941
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 827 on Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 927   28/12/1946
British Railways 60927   22/10/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V2
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1876
To Service Mon 20/12/1941 to Doncaster (DON)
Withdrawal Mon 03/12/1962 off St Margarets (64A)
Service Life 20 yrs, 11 mths , 13 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1963 at Locomotive Works (Darlington)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
DON   Doncaster (New) on 20/12/1941
HAY   Haymarket on 13/10/1945
64A   St Margarets on 28/10/1957
64B   Haymarket on 21/04/1958
64A   St Margarets on 11/04/1960
     Withdrawn on 03/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC HAY Haymarket m/e 03/12/1945
ALLOC 64A St Margarets 4w/e 02/11/1957
ALLOC 64B Haymarket 4w/e 17/05/1958
ALLOC 64A St Margarets 4w/e 07/05/1960
WDN   on 03/12/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
20/12/1941 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3225)
15/02/1947 Steam Brakes fitted
15/02/1947 Steam
15/02/1947 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3360)
22/10/1948 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 2998)
06/04/1950 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 2900)
11/01/1952 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29520)
09/01/1954 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29531)
23/02/1956 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29535)
21/01/1958 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29469)
22/01/1960 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 28074)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 04/09/1943 09/10/1943 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 05/05/1945 23/06/1945 50 days General    
Doncaster Works 20/12/1945 04/01/1946 16 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 14/12/1946 15/02/1947 64 days General Boiler number 3360 (Diagram 109)
Steam Brakes fitted
Renumbered to LNER (1946 2nd) number 927
 
Darlington Works 23/09/1948 22/10/1948 30 days General Boiler number 2998 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60927
 
Darlington Works 25/01/1950 06/04/1950 72 days General Boiler number 2900 (Diagram 109)
 
Gateshead Works 13/04/1950 14/04/1950 2 days Unclassified    
Gateshead Works 08/05/1951 10/05/1951 3 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 05/12/1951 11/01/1952 38 days General Boiler number 29520 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 02/12/1953 09/01/1954 39 days General Boiler number 29531 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 23/01/1956 23/02/1956 32 days General Boiler number 29535 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 18/06/1956 26/06/1956 9 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 12/12/1957 21/01/1958 41 days General Boiler number 29469 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 21/12/1959 22/01/1960 33 days General Boiler number 28074 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 02/02/1960 19/02/1960 18 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 30/10/1962 30/10/1962 1 day No repairs    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/11/1946 General At this date (30/11/1946) only the following Scottish Area engines still require to be renumbered: 4488, 4491, 2745, 4819, 4891, 4898, 3658, 3682, 3692, 1996, 9765, 6897, 3057, 9499, 9886, 9384, 6398, 6399, 6401, 265, 320, 9201, 9204, 9368, 9255, 9263, 9429, 9046, 2980, 9632, 9644, 9668, 9757, 9790, 7348, 9524, 9527; a total of 37, or 3 per cent. of the total stock SLS/194701
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
20/12/1941 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 4898
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1876
Allocated to Doncaster (DON)
Diagram 109 boiler fitted
   
04/09/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 04/09/1943. Dep: 09/10/1943.    
05/05/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 05/05/1945. Dep: 23/06/1945.    
13/10/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Haymarket (HAY)    
20/12/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 20/12/1945. Dep: 04/01/1946.    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 827 but not taken up    
14/12/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 14/12/1946. Dep: 15/02/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3360 (Diagram 109)
Steam Brakes fitted
Renumbered to LNER (1946 2nd) number 927
   
23/09/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 23/09/1948. Dep: 22/10/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2998 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60927
   
25/01/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 25/01/1950. Dep: 06/04/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2900 (Diagram 109)
   
13/04/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 13/04/1950. Dep: 14/04/1950.    
08/05/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 08/05/1951. Dep: 10/05/1951.    
05/12/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 05/12/1951. Dep: 11/01/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29520 (Diagram 109)
   
02/12/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 02/12/1953. Dep: 09/01/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29531 (Diagram 109)
   
23/01/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 23/01/1956. Dep: 23/02/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29535 (Diagram 109)
   
18/06/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 18/06/1956. Dep: 26/06/1956.    
28/10/1957 Allocation Reallocated to St Margarets (64A)    
12/12/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 12/12/1957. Dep: 21/01/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29469 (Diagram 109)
   
21/04/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Haymarket (64B)    
21/12/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 21/12/1959. Dep: 22/01/1960.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28074 (Diagram 109)
   
02/02/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 02/02/1960. Dep: 19/02/1960.    
11/04/1960 Allocation Reallocated to St Margarets (64A)    
30/10/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (No repairs) - Arr: 30/10/1962. Dep: 30/10/1962.    
03/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 60927 from St Margarets (64A)    
04/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Darlington    

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