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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3690 on 09/12/1943
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 878 on Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 978   04/12/1946
British Railways 60978   24/11/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V2
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1921
To Service Mon 09/12/1943 to York (North) (YK)
Withdrawal Mon 19/11/1962 off Heaton (52B)
Service Life 18 yrs, 11 mths , 10 dys
Total Mileage 704,277

Disposal
Scrapping Fri 24/05/1963 at Locomotive Works (Darlington)

Notes
Notes Into Darlington Works for cutting up, 24/5/63

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
YK   York (North) (New) on 09/12/1943
52B   Heaton on 10/06/1956
     Withdrawn on 19/11/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 52B Heaton 4w/e 23/06/1956
WDN   on 19/11/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
09/12/1943 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3420)
26/11/1949 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3342)
28/11/1951 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29504)
13/03/1954 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29455)
08/02/1956 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29491)
30/06/1958 Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
30/06/1958 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29414)
05/03/1959 Electrical elements of ATC fitted
15/09/1960 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 28061)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 07/01/1944 19/01/1944 13 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 25/10/1944 23/11/1944 30 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 24/03/1945 28/07/1945 127 days General    
Doncaster Works 03/05/1947 31/05/1947 29 days General    
Doncaster Works 18/10/1949 26/11/1949 40 days General Boiler number 3342 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60978
 
Darlington Works 30/10/1951 28/11/1951 30 days General Boiler number 29504 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 09/02/1954 13/03/1954 33 days General Boiler number 29455 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 03/01/1956 08/02/1956 37 days General Boiler number 29491 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 15/02/1956 27/02/1956 13 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 19/03/1956 21/03/1956 3 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 04/07/1957 14/08/1957 42 days Heavy Casual    
Darlington Works 28/05/1958 30/06/1958 34 days General Boiler number 29414 (Diagram 109)
Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 03/03/1959 05/03/1959 3 days Unclassified Electrical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 05/08/1960 15/09/1960 42 days General Boiler number 28061 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 02/04/1962 04/04/1962 3 days Light Casual    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/12/1943 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 3690
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1921
Allocated to York (North) (YK)
Diagram 109 boiler fitted
   
07/01/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 07/01/1944. Dep: 19/01/1944.    
25/10/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 25/10/1944. Dep: 23/11/1944.    
24/03/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 24/03/1945. Dep: 28/07/1945.    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 878 but not taken up    
04/12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 978    
03/05/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 03/05/1947. Dep: 31/05/1947.    
18/10/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 18/10/1949. Dep: 26/11/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3342 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60978
   
30/10/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 30/10/1951. Dep: 28/11/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29504 (Diagram 109)
   
09/02/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 09/02/1954. Dep: 13/03/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29455 (Diagram 109)
   
03/01/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 03/01/1956. Dep: 08/02/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29491 (Diagram 109)
   
15/02/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 15/02/1956. Dep: 27/02/1956.    
19/03/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 19/03/1956. Dep: 21/03/1956.    
10/06/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (52B)    
04/07/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 04/07/1957. Dep: 14/08/1957.    
28/05/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 28/05/1958. Dep: 30/06/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29414 (Diagram 109)
Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
   
03/03/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 03/03/1959. Dep: 05/03/1959.
Work undertaken:
Electrical elements of ATC fitted
   
05/08/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 05/08/1960. Dep: 15/09/1960.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28061 (Diagram 109)
   
02/04/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 02/04/1962. Dep: 04/04/1962.    
19/11/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 60978 from Heaton (52B)    
24/05/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Darlington    

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