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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3650 on 11/06/1942
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 848 on Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 948   20/09/1946
British Railways 60948   24/12/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V2
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1887
To Service Sun 11/06/1942 to Doncaster (DON)
Withdrawal Sun 22/09/1963 off Doncaster (36A)
Service Life 21 yrs, 3 mths , 11 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Mon 04/11/1963 at Locomotive Works (Doncaster)

Notes
Notes Into Doncaster Works for cutting up 4/11/63

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
DON   Doncaster (New) on 11/06/1942
GOR   Gorton on 29/10/1944
DON   Doncaster on 30/03/1947
31B   March on 30/08/1953
34E   New England on 24/12/1961
34F   Grantham on 17/06/1962
34E   New England on 25/11/1962
36A   Doncaster on 16/06/1963
     Withdrawn on 22/09/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC DON Doncaster on 30/03/1947
ALLOC 31B March 4w/e 05/09/1953
ALLOC 34E New England 3w/e 30/12/1961
ALLOC 34F Grantham 2w/e 23/06/1962
ALLOC 34E New England 4w/e 01/12/1962
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 29/06/1963
WDN   on 22/09/1963

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
11/06/1942 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3274)
24/12/1948 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3312)
01/01/1953 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29363)
10/02/1955 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29354)
03/11/1956 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29403)
10/12/1958 Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
10/12/1958 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29543)
22/05/1959 Electrical elements of ATC fitted
22/12/1961 Separate cylinders fitted (monobloc replaced)
22/12/1961 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29433)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 19/02/1944 25/03/1944 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 26/01/1946 23/02/1946 29 days General    
Doncaster Works 21/01/1947 31/03/1947 70 days General    
Doncaster Works 15/11/1948 24/12/1948 40 days General Boiler number 29354 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60948
 
Doncaster Works 19/11/1950 24/11/1950 6 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 19/02/1951 19/03/1951 29 days Heavy Intermediate    
Doncaster Works 26/02/1952 06/03/1952 10 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 03/12/1952 01/01/1953 30 days General Boiler number 29363 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 11/01/1955 10/02/1955 31 days General Boiler number 29354 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 30/09/1956 03/11/1956 35 days General Boiler number 29403 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 03/12/1956 07/12/1956 5 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 03/11/1958 10/12/1958 38 days General Boiler number 29543 (Diagram 109)
Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 18/12/1958 29/12/1958 12 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 21/05/1959 22/05/1959 2 days Unclassified Electrical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 04/10/1961 22/12/1961 80 days General Boiler number 29433 (Diagram 109)
Separate cylinders fitted (monobloc replaced)
 
Darlington Works 15/01/1962 18/01/1962 4 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 05/03/1962 23/03/1962 19 days Light Casual    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
11/11/1961 Darlington Works (Works Yard) 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
11/06/1942 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 3650
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1887
Allocated to Doncaster (DON)
Diagram 109 boiler fitted
   
19/02/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 19/02/1944. Dep: 25/03/1944.    
29/10/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 848 but not taken up    
26/01/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 26/01/1946. Dep: 23/02/1946.    
20/09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 948    
21/01/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 21/01/1947. Dep: 31/03/1947.    
30/03/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
15/11/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 15/11/1948. Dep: 24/12/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29354 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60948
   
19/11/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 19/11/1950. Dep: 24/11/1950.    
19/02/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 19/02/1951. Dep: 19/03/1951.    
26/02/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 26/02/1952. Dep: 06/03/1952.    
03/12/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 03/12/1952. Dep: 01/01/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29363 (Diagram 109)
   
30/08/1953 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
11/01/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 11/01/1955. Dep: 10/02/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29354 (Diagram 109)
   
30/09/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 30/09/1956. Dep: 03/11/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29403 (Diagram 109)
   
03/12/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 03/12/1956. Dep: 07/12/1956.    
03/11/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 03/11/1958. Dep: 10/12/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29543 (Diagram 109)
Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
   
18/12/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 18/12/1958. Dep: 29/12/1958.    
21/05/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 21/05/1959. Dep: 22/05/1959.
Work undertaken:
Electrical elements of ATC fitted
   
04/10/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 04/10/1961. Dep: 22/12/1961.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29433 (Diagram 109)
Separate cylinders fitted (monobloc replaced)
   
24/12/1961 Allocation Reallocated to New England (34E)    
15/01/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 15/01/1962. Dep: 18/01/1962.    
05/03/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 05/03/1962. Dep: 23/03/1962.    
17/06/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (34F)    
25/11/1962 Allocation Reallocated to New England (34E)    
16/06/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
22/09/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 60948 from Doncaster (36A)    
04/11/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Doncaster    

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