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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3691 on 20/01/1944
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 879 on Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 979   04/12/1946
British Railways 60979   15/09/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V2
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1923
To Service Mon 20/01/1944 to York (North) (YK)
Withdrawal Mon 01/10/1962 off Gateshead (52A)
Service Life 18 yrs, 8 mths , 11 dys
Total Mileage 748,183

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1963 at Locomotive Works (Darlington)

Notes
Notes Into Darlington Works for cutting up, 31/1/63

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
YK   York (North) (New) on 20/01/1944
52B   Heaton on 10/06/1956
52A   Gateshead on 06/07/1958
     Withdrawn on 01/10/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 52B Heaton 4w/e 23/06/1956
ALLOC 52A Gateshead 4w/e 14/07/1958
WDN   on 01/10/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
20/01/1944 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3431)
18/09/1948 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3379)
02/09/1950 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29440)
10/01/1952 Modified pony truck
03/07/1952 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29541)
30/04/1954 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29526)
04/04/1956 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29465)
30/04/1958 Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
30/04/1958 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29409)
16/03/1959 Electrical elements of ATC fitted
26/02/1960 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29455)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 12/05/1945 23/06/1945 43 days General    
Doncaster Works 27/10/1945 03/11/1945 8 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 27/12/1946 25/01/1947 30 days General    
Doncaster Works 26/07/1948 18/09/1948 55 days General Boiler number 3379 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60979
 
Darlington Works 02/08/1950 02/09/1950 32 days General Boiler number 29440 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 02/01/1952 10/01/1952 9 days Light Casual Modified pony truck
 
Darlington Works 05/06/1952 03/07/1952 29 days General Boiler number 29541 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 26/03/1954 30/04/1954 36 days General Boiler number 29526 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 04/05/1954 20/05/1954 17 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 10/06/1954 15/06/1954 6 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 26/06/1954 03/07/1954 8 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 29/02/1956 04/04/1956 36 days General Boiler number 29465 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 01/02/1957 08/03/1957 36 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 23/03/1958 30/04/1958 39 days General Boiler number 29409 (Diagram 109)
Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 12/03/1959 16/03/1959 5 days Unclassified Electrical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 22/01/1960 26/02/1960 36 days General Boiler number 29455 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 13/06/1962 21/06/1962 9 days Unclassified    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
20/01/1944 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 3691
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1923
Allocated to York (North) (YK)
Diagram 109 boiler fitted
   
12/05/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 12/05/1945. Dep: 23/06/1945.    
27/10/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 27/10/1945. Dep: 03/11/1945.    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 879 but not taken up    
04/12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 979    
27/12/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 27/12/1946. Dep: 25/01/1947.    
26/07/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 26/07/1948. Dep: 18/09/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3379 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60979
   
02/08/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 02/08/1950. Dep: 02/09/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29440 (Diagram 109)
   
02/01/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 02/01/1952. Dep: 10/01/1952.
Work undertaken:
Modified pony truck
   
05/06/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 05/06/1952. Dep: 03/07/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29541 (Diagram 109)
   
26/03/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 26/03/1954. Dep: 30/04/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29526 (Diagram 109)
   
04/05/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 04/05/1954. Dep: 20/05/1954.    
10/06/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 10/06/1954. Dep: 15/06/1954.    
26/06/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 26/06/1954. Dep: 03/07/1954.    
29/02/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 29/02/1956. Dep: 04/04/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29465 (Diagram 109)
   
10/06/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (52B)    
01/02/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 01/02/1957. Dep: 08/03/1957.    
23/03/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 23/03/1958. Dep: 30/04/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29409 (Diagram 109)
Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
   
06/07/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Gateshead (52A)    
12/03/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 12/03/1959. Dep: 16/03/1959.
Work undertaken:
Electrical elements of ATC fitted
   
22/01/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 22/01/1960. Dep: 26/02/1960.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29455 (Diagram 109)
   
13/06/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 13/06/1962. Dep: 21/06/1962.    
01/10/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 60979 from Gateshead (52A)    
01/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Darlington    

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