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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 60140 on 24/12/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
07/1950 BALMORAL

Liveries Carried
Colour Lining Date From
LNER Apple Green Black and White 24/12/1948
BR Blue Black and White 05/07/1950
BR Green Orange and Black 23/11/1951

Locomotive Specifics
Designer A. Peppercorn
Class A1
Company History LNER
Wheels 4-6-2
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 2059
To Service Mon 24/12/1948 to York (North) (YK)
Withdrawal Mon 11/01/1965 off York (North) (50A)
Service Life 16 yrs , 18 dys

Disposal

Notes
Notes Sold for scrap 3/65 to A Draper, Hull

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
YK   York (North) (New) on 24/12/1948
KX   Kings Cross on 09/10/1949
KX   Kings Cross w/e 15/10/1949
50A   York (North) on 04/06/1950
50A   York (North) m/e 30/06/1950
     Withdrawn on 11/01/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW YK York (North) on 24/12/1948
ALLOC KX Kings Cross w/e 15/10/1949
ALLOC 50A York (North) on 04/06/1950
ALLOC 50A York (North) m/e 30/06/1950

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
24/12/1948 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 3931)
23/11/1951 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29819)
11/12/1953 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29822)
25/11/1955 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29813)
03/01/1958 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29802)
19/01/1960 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29808)
04/07/1962 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29806)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 07/02/1949 08/02/1949 2 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 02/04/1949 09/06/1949 69 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 22/05/1950 05/07/1950 45 days General Named BALMORAL
 
Doncaster Works 25/10/1951 23/11/1951 30 days General Boiler number 29819 (Diagram 118)
 
Doncaster Works 09/12/1952 18/12/1952 10 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 11/11/1953 11/12/1953 31 days General Boiler number 29822 (Diagram 118)
 
Doncaster Works 17/05/1954 24/05/1954 8 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 28/10/1954 19/11/1954 23 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 24/10/1955 25/11/1955 33 days General Boiler number 29813 (Diagram 118)
 
Doncaster Works 04/12/1957 03/01/1958 31 days General Boiler number 29802 (Diagram 118)
 
Doncaster Works 19/05/1958 28/05/1958 10 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 25/06/1958 19/07/1958 25 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 10/12/1959 19/01/1960 41 days General Boiler number 29808 (Diagram 118)
 
Doncaster Works 20/07/1960 23/07/1960 4 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 16/02/1961 11/03/1961 24 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 08/05/1962 01/07/1962 55 days General    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/08/1950 A.1 namings Latest reported nameplates affixed to 'A.1' Class: 60117 Bois Rousell; 60118 Archibald Sturrock; 60119 Patrick Stirling; 60122 Curlew; 60123 H. A. Ivatt; 60126 Sir Vincent Raven; 60130 Kestrel; 60140 Balmoral. SLS/195010
18/04/1953 Scottish Miscellany The 7.0 p.m. Edinburgh (Waverley) to Glasgow (Queen Street) Sundays only train has this year produced a number of York 50A locos. These include 60140 (three times), 60501 an 60515 (twice), 60502 an 60512. Also seen on this train 60095 (68E), 60965 (64A), 60823 (64A). This train is worked off St. Margarets depot, the engine returning on the Monday morning.
No. 67500 a 4-4-2T has occasionally appeared on the Hyndland and Milngavie trains during recent weeks. New loco.
No. 76000 was noted on (23/4) on local goods to Buchanan Street. B.R. 2-6-4T are now fairly regularly used on 5.51 p.m. Carlisle to Glasgow (St. Enoch). Water is taken at Dumfries and often at Kilmarnock. With 80008 some excellent work was experienced. A late start of 11 mins. at Carlisle was reduced to a late arrival at Dumfries of 5 mins. A late start from Dumfries of 8 minutes was converted to a 2 min. early arrival at Kilmarnock. Up the Nith Valley 50 m.p.h. was regularly got with eight coaches. From Kilmarnock to a stop at Gorbals Jct. the time was 30 mins. 46 secs. including a 15 m.p.h. crawl from Strathbungo. Between Shilford and Neilson 77 m.p.h. was reached. The crew appeared to have no trouble with the train at any time, in fact one would suggest their only trouble was to hold the engine in check, so freely did it run.
40185 (2-6-2T) has been working the Kirkcudbright branch recently.
On occasion of Cup Final in Glasgow on (23/4) the bulk of the trains from Aberdeen were worked by L.M. Class 5, 4-6-0, assisted by 61400 of Kittybrewster depot and 60531 Bahram.
SLS/195306
19/02/1961 Doncaster Works (Stripping Road) New Erecting Shop: D3063, D2385-9, E3056-61. New Erecting Shop Yard: E3062. Scrap Road: DEPT2, DEPT9, 61766, 64231, 68623, 68875, 68930/47/79, 69574. Stripping Road: D3452/85, 60010/23/92, 60118/36/40, 60529, 61950, 63943, 64878/85, 68943, 76032. Erecting Shop: D2233, D2402, D3165, D3575, D3630, D8210, 43081, 60030/1/68, 60103/10/29/39, 60521, 61138, 61254, 61313/8, 61807, 61901/13/61, 62032/50, 63926/86, 73001. Outside Erecting Shop: 60021/41, 61150, 61234, 61926, 63964, 73096. Crimpsall: 60133, 62039. Paint Shop: D318/33, D5686/7, D6708/9, D8046, 43152, 60514/34, 61096, 70054. Outside Paint Shop: 60124, 60522, 61165, 61954. Works Shunters: DEPT10 (ex-68911), DEPT11 (ex-68914), 68977. SLS/196104
08/1961 Wakefield MPD(56A) 60140 (56C) was under repair on 26th August; of Wakefield's five passenger turns, four are allocated to Bls and one only to a 2-6-4T with the result that the 2-6-2Ts are out of use but only 40074/147/90 appear to be stored. Two jobs are still worked by 'Jinties', shed pilot and Batley no. 1 (Batley no. 2 is a J50). Wakefield's last two LYR locomotives are 52413/61 in store in the yard. SLS/196110

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
24/12/1948 To Service To service as British Railways Number 60140
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 2059
Allocated to York (North) (YK)
Livery applied: Apple green with white lined black boiler bands, black frames and cylinders with red lining
Diagram 118 boiler fitted
   
07/02/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 07/02/1949. Dep: 08/02/1949.    
02/04/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 02/04/1949. Dep: 09/06/1949.    
09/10/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (KX)    
15/10/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (KX)    
22/05/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 22/05/1950. Dep: 05/07/1950.
Work undertaken:
Named BALMORAL
   
04/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
30/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
25/10/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 25/10/1951. Dep: 23/11/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29819 (Diagram 118)
   
09/12/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 09/12/1952. Dep: 18/12/1952.    
11/11/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 11/11/1953. Dep: 11/12/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29822 (Diagram 118)
   
17/05/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 17/05/1954. Dep: 24/05/1954.    
28/10/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 28/10/1954. Dep: 19/11/1954.    
24/10/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 24/10/1955. Dep: 25/11/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29813 (Diagram 118)
   
04/12/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 04/12/1957. Dep: 03/01/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29802 (Diagram 118)
   
19/05/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 19/05/1958. Dep: 28/05/1958.    
25/06/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 25/06/1958. Dep: 19/07/1958.    
10/12/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 10/12/1959. Dep: 19/01/1960.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29808 (Diagram 118)
   
20/07/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 20/07/1960. Dep: 23/07/1960.    
16/02/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 16/02/1961. Dep: 11/03/1961.    
08/05/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 08/05/1962. Dep: 01/07/1962.    
04/07/1962 Modification Diagram 118 number 29806 boiler fitted    
04/07/1962 Modification Diagram 118 number 9658 boiler fitted    
11/01/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 60140 from York (North) (50A)    

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