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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3641 on 12/02/1942
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 839 on Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 939   24/11/1946
British Railways 60939   29/07/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V2
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1878
To Service Mon 12/02/1942 to Gateshead (GHD)
Withdrawal Mon 12/10/1964 off York (North) (50A)
Service Life 22 yrs , 8 mths

Disposal
Scrapping Fri 16/10/1964 at Locomotive Works (Darlington)

Notes
Notes Into Darlington Works for cutting up 16/10/64

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
GHD   Gateshead (New) on 12/02/1942
HTN   Heaton on 03/11/1945
50A   York (North) on 15/09/1957
56C   Copley Hill (Leeds) on 14/06/1959
50A   York (North) on 01/11/1959
     Withdrawn on 12/10/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 50A York (North) 4w/e 05/10/1957
ALLOC 56C Copley Hill (Leeds) 4w/e 11/07/1959
ALLOC 50A York (North) 4w/e 28/11/1959
WDN   on 12/10/1964

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
12/02/1942 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3239)
31/08/1945 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 2908)
30/07/1949 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3107)
11/08/1951 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29485)
11/07/1953 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 28061)
23/09/1955 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29520)
17/04/1957 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29476)
22/08/1958 Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
11/03/1959 Electrical elements of ATC fitted
11/03/1959 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29348)
09/12/1961 Smith speedometer fitted
09/12/1961 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29346)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 22/11/1943 08/01/1944 48 days General    
Darlington Works 06/07/1945 31/08/1945 57 days General Boiler number 2908 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 22/02/1947 15/03/1947 22 days General    
Doncaster Works 15/06/1949 30/07/1949 46 days General Boiler number 3107 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60939
 
Darlington Works 27/06/1951 11/08/1951 46 days General Boiler number 29485 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 13/08/1951 14/08/1951 2 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 20/08/1951 23/08/1951 4 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 10/06/1953 11/07/1953 32 days General Boiler number 28061 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 12/03/1954 27/04/1954 47 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 15/02/1955 24/03/1955 38 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 11/08/1955 23/09/1955 44 days General Boiler number 29520 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 14/03/1957 17/04/1957 35 days General Boiler number 29476 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 16/04/1958 08/05/1958 23 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 20/08/1958 22/08/1958 3 days Unclassified Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 06/02/1959 11/03/1959 34 days General Boiler number 29348 (Diagram 109)
Electrical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 14/03/1959 20/03/1959 7 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 10/11/1961 09/12/1961 30 days General Boiler number 29346 (Diagram 109)
Smith speedometer fitted
 
Darlington Works 20/12/1961 30/12/1961 11 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 26/01/1962 26/01/1962 1 day Weighing    
Darlington Works 11/10/1962 02/11/1962 23 days Light Casual    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
11/11/1961 Darlington Works (Outside Stripping 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
25/03/1962 Darlington MPD (Ex-Works) Ex-Works on 51A: D3072, D3874, D5108, 43055, 43101, 60835, 60939, 61019/39, 63388, 65794, 65889/92, 68011, 80116, 90072, 90342, 90503. Waiting works on 51A: 12115, 43070/5, 46494, 60811/44, 61237, 68754, 78015, 92098. SLS/196205
08/07/1962 York South MPD Stored in the old south shed are 60887/95/939/82 all ex works, 61039, 61240 and 90467/571/8/663, also four BRCW d.m.us. damaged in a collision in March, viz. uE50543/76/9201/22, all noted 8th July. SLS/196208

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/02/1942 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 3641
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1878
Allocated to Gateshead (GHD)
Diagram 109 boiler fitted
   
22/11/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 22/11/1943. Dep: 08/01/1944.    
06/07/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 06/07/1945. Dep: 31/08/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2908 (Diagram 109)
   
03/11/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (HTN)    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 839 but not taken up    
24/11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 939    
22/02/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 22/02/1947. Dep: 15/03/1947.    
15/06/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 15/06/1949. Dep: 30/07/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3107 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60939
   
27/06/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 27/06/1951. Dep: 11/08/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29485 (Diagram 109)
   
13/08/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 13/08/1951. Dep: 14/08/1951.    
20/08/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 20/08/1951. Dep: 23/08/1951.    
10/06/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 10/06/1953. Dep: 11/07/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28061 (Diagram 109)
   
12/03/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 12/03/1954. Dep: 27/04/1954.    
15/02/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 15/02/1955. Dep: 24/03/1955.    
11/08/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 11/08/1955. Dep: 23/09/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29520 (Diagram 109)
   
14/03/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 14/03/1957. Dep: 17/04/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29476 (Diagram 109)
   
15/09/1957 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
16/04/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 16/04/1958. Dep: 08/05/1958.    
20/08/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 20/08/1958. Dep: 22/08/1958.
Work undertaken:
Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
   
06/02/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 06/02/1959. Dep: 11/03/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29348 (Diagram 109)
Electrical elements of ATC fitted
   
14/03/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 14/03/1959. Dep: 20/03/1959.    
14/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Copley Hill (Leeds) (56C)    
01/11/1959 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
10/11/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 10/11/1961. Dep: 09/12/1961.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29346 (Diagram 109)
Smith speedometer fitted
   
20/12/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 20/12/1961. Dep: 30/12/1961.    
26/01/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 26/01/1962. Dep: 26/01/1962.    
11/10/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 11/10/1962. Dep: 02/11/1962.    
12/10/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 60939 from York (North) (50A)    
16/10/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Darlington    

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