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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4802 on 30/05/1938
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 731 on Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 831   26/11/1946
British Railways 60831   27/11/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V2
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1754
To Service Tue 30/05/1938 to Heaton (HTN)
Withdrawal Tue 06/12/1966 off York (North) (50A)
Service Life 28 yrs, 6 mths , 6 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1967 at Drapers (Hull)

Notes
Notes Sold for scrap to A Draper and Son Hull, 2/67

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
HTN   Heaton (New) on 30/05/1938
DON   Doncaster on 30/09/1938
WFD   Woodford Halse on 19/06/1949
WFD   Woodford Halse w/e 25/06/1949
38C   Leicester (G.C.) on 15/03/1953
34A   Kings Cross on 17/05/1953
38E   Woodford Halse on 28/06/1953
38C   Leicester (G.C.) on 01/09/1957
50A   York (North) on 06/09/1959
     Withdrawn on 06/12/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC WFD Woodford Halse w/e 25/06/1949
ALLOC 38C Leicester (G.C.) 4w/e 21/03/1953
ALLOC 34A Kings Cross 4w/e 13/06/1953
ALLOC 38E Woodford Halse 4w/e 11/07/1953
ALLOC 38C Leicester (G.C.) 4w/e 07/09/1957
LOAN 15E Leicester (G.C.) on 01/02/1958
ALLOC 15E Leicester (G.C.) on 23/02/1958
ALLOC 91NE   8w/e 05/09/1959
ALLOC 50A York (North) 4w/e 03/10/1959
TOSTORE   w/e 14/08/1963
WDN   on 06/12/1966

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
30/05/1938 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 2934)
07/07/1945 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 2898)
30/11/1948 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 9170)
29/12/1950 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29430)
19/02/1953 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29346)
25/03/1955 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29360)
15/06/1957 Separate cylinders fitted (monobloc replaced)
15/06/1957 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29514)
03/06/1959 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29388)
29/04/1961 Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
11/01/1962 Smith speedometer fitted
11/01/1962 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29464)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 22/07/1938 16/08/1938 26 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 08/03/1939 11/03/1939 4 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 24/04/1939 29/04/1939 6 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 18/11/1939 16/12/1939 29 days General    
Doncaster Works 04/01/1941 25/01/1941 22 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 16/08/1941 20/09/1941 36 days General    
Cowlairs Works 19/11/1941 22/11/1941 4 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 17/07/1943 21/08/1943 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 02/06/1945 07/07/1945 36 days General Boiler number 2898 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 14/02/1947 29/03/1947 44 days General    
Doncaster Works 14/10/1948 30/11/1948 48 days General Boiler number 9170 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60831
 
Doncaster Works 27/11/1950 29/12/1950 33 days General Boiler number 29430 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 16/08/1951 07/09/1951 23 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 19/01/1953 19/02/1953 32 days General Boiler number 29346 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 24/02/1955 25/03/1955 30 days General Boiler number 29360 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 28/11/1956 30/11/1956 3 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 10/05/1957 15/06/1957 37 days General Boiler number 29514 (Diagram 109)
Separate cylinders fitted (monobloc replaced)
 
Darlington Works 01/05/1959 03/06/1959 34 days General Boiler number 29388 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 18/04/1961 29/04/1961 12 days Light Casual Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
 
Darlington Works 04/12/1961 11/01/1962 39 days General Boiler number 29464 (Diagram 109)
Smith speedometer fitted
 

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/10/1957 Leicester (G.C.) MPD This shed is expected to close and the work shared between Neasden and Darnall (41A). At start of winter time tables the A3's (60049/102/4/6/7/11) were exchanged for V2's 60831/42/54/63/911. This leaves no A3's on the G.C. at all. A5 69800 has replaced L1 67786. SLS/195711

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
30/05/1938 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 4802
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1754
Allocated to Heaton (HTN)
Diagram 109 boiler fitted
   
22/07/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 22/07/1938. Dep: 16/08/1938.    
30/09/1938 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
08/03/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 08/03/1939. Dep: 11/03/1939.    
24/04/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 24/04/1939. Dep: 29/04/1939.    
18/11/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 18/11/1939. Dep: 16/12/1939.    
04/01/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 04/01/1941. Dep: 25/01/1941.    
16/08/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 16/08/1941. Dep: 20/09/1941.    
19/11/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 19/11/1941. Dep: 22/11/1941.    
17/07/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 17/07/1943. Dep: 21/08/1943.    
02/06/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 02/06/1945. Dep: 07/07/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2898 (Diagram 109)
   
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 731 but not taken up    
26/11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 831    
14/02/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 14/02/1947. Dep: 29/03/1947.    
14/10/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 14/10/1948. Dep: 30/11/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 9170 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60831
   
19/06/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
25/06/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
27/11/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 27/11/1950. Dep: 29/12/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29430 (Diagram 109)
   
16/08/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 16/08/1951. Dep: 07/09/1951.    
19/01/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 19/01/1953. Dep: 19/02/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29346 (Diagram 109)
   
15/03/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester (G.C.) (38C)    
17/05/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (34A)    
28/06/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (38E)    
24/02/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 24/02/1955. Dep: 25/03/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29360 (Diagram 109)
   
28/11/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 28/11/1956. Dep: 30/11/1956.    
10/05/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 10/05/1957. Dep: 15/06/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29514 (Diagram 109)
Separate cylinders fitted (monobloc replaced)
   
01/09/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester (G.C.) (38C)    
01/05/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 01/05/1959. Dep: 03/06/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29388 (Diagram 109)
   
06/09/1959 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
18/04/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 18/04/1961. Dep: 29/04/1961.
Work undertaken:
Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
   
04/12/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 04/12/1961. Dep: 11/01/1962.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29464 (Diagram 109)
Smith speedometer fitted
   
06/12/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 60831 from York (North) (50A)    
02/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Drapers: Hull    

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