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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3652 on 26/06/1942
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 850 on Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 950   28/10/1946
British Railways 60950   18/01/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V2
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1889
To Service Sun 26/06/1942 to Doncaster (DON)
Withdrawal Sun 22/09/1963 off Doncaster (36A)
Service Life 21 yrs, 2 mths , 27 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Tue 05/11/1963 at Locomotive Works (Doncaster)

Notes
Notes Into Doncaster Works for cutting up 5/11/63

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
DON   Doncaster (New) on 26/06/1942
NWE   New England on 24/12/1944
34A   Kings Cross on 29/07/1956
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     Withdrawn on 22/09/1963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 34A Kings Cross 4w/e 18/08/1956
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
26/06/1942 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3282)
06/04/1946 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 2903)
22/10/1947 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 9168)
18/01/1950 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 2895)
06/02/1952 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29392)
03/06/1954 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29509)
08/08/1958 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29502)
22/09/1960 Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
22/09/1960 Separate cylinders fitted (monobloc replaced)
09/12/1961 Smith speedometer fitted
09/12/1961 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29345)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 25/03/1944 06/05/1944 43 days General    
Doncaster Works 09/03/1946 06/04/1946 29 days General Boiler number 2903 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 02/09/1947 22/10/1947 51 days General Boiler number 29387 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 10/12/1949 18/01/1950 40 days General Boiler number 2895 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60950
 
Doncaster Works 24/01/1950 27/01/1950 4 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 23/08/1950 28/08/1950 6 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 10/03/1951 20/03/1951 11 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 07/01/1952 06/02/1952 31 days General Boiler number 29392 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 05/02/1953 11/02/1953 7 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 04/05/1954 03/06/1954 31 days General Boiler number 29509 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 29/06/1954 06/07/1954 8 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 21/07/1954 26/07/1954 6 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 07/06/1956 20/07/1956 44 days Heavy Intermediate Steam turbine on
 
Darlington Works 18/06/1958 08/08/1958 52 days General Steam turbine off
Boiler number 29502 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 15/08/1958 25/08/1958 11 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 15/08/1960 22/09/1960 39 days Heavy Casual Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
 
Darlington Works 29/09/1960 04/10/1960 6 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 13/11/1961 09/12/1961 27 days General Boiler number 29345 (Diagram 109)
Smith speedometer fitted
 
Darlington Works 11/12/1961 12/12/1961 2 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 03/01/1962 12/01/1962 10 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 19/01/1962 06/02/1962 19 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 11/05/1962 25/05/1962 15 days Light Casual    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
26/06/1942 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 3652
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1889
Allocated to Doncaster (DON)
Diagram 109 boiler fitted
   
25/03/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 25/03/1944. Dep: 06/05/1944.    
24/12/1944 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 850 but not taken up    
09/03/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 09/03/1946. Dep: 06/04/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2903 (Diagram 109)
   
28/10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 950    
02/09/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 02/09/1947. Dep: 22/10/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29387 (Diagram 109)
   
10/12/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 10/12/1949. Dep: 18/01/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2895 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60950
   
24/01/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 24/01/1950. Dep: 27/01/1950.    
23/08/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 23/08/1950. Dep: 28/08/1950.    
10/03/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 10/03/1951. Dep: 20/03/1951.    
07/01/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 07/01/1952. Dep: 06/02/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29392 (Diagram 109)
   
05/02/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 05/02/1953. Dep: 11/02/1953.    
04/05/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 04/05/1954. Dep: 03/06/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29509 (Diagram 109)
   
29/06/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 29/06/1954. Dep: 06/07/1954.    
21/07/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 21/07/1954. Dep: 26/07/1954.    
07/06/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 07/06/1956. Dep: 20/07/1956.
Work undertaken:
Steam turbine on
   
29/07/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (34A)    
18/06/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 18/06/1958. Dep: 08/08/1958.
Work undertaken:
Steam turbine off
Boiler number 29502 (Diagram 109)
   
15/08/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 15/08/1958. Dep: 25/08/1958.    
15/08/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 15/08/1960. Dep: 22/09/1960.
Work undertaken:
Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
   
29/09/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 29/09/1960. Dep: 04/10/1960.    
13/11/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 13/11/1961. Dep: 09/12/1961.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29345 (Diagram 109)
Smith speedometer fitted
   
11/12/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 11/12/1961. Dep: 12/12/1961.    
03/01/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 03/01/1962. Dep: 12/01/1962.    
19/01/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 19/01/1962. Dep: 06/02/1962.    
11/05/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 11/05/1962. Dep: 25/05/1962.    
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 60950 from Doncaster (36A)    
05/11/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Doncaster    

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