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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 60147 on 13/04/1949

Names Carried
Date From Name
03/1952 NORTH EASTERN

Liveries Carried
Colour Lining Date From
LNER Apple Green Black and White 13/04/1949
BR Blue Black and White 29/11/1950
BR Green Orange and Black 29/08/1951

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 2066
To Service Fri 13/04/1949 to Gateshead (GHD)
Withdrawal Fri 28/08/1964 off York (North) (50A)
Service Life 15 yrs, 4 mths , 15 dys

Disposal

Notes
Notes Sold for scrap 11/64 to A Draper, Hull

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
GHD   Gateshead (New) on 13/04/1949
52B   Heaton on 11/09/1960
52D   Tweedmouth on 09/09/1962
50A   York (North) on 08/09/1963
     Withdrawn on 28/08/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW GHD Gateshead on 13/04/1949
ALLOC 52B Heaton 4w/e 01/10/1960
ALLOC 52D Tweedmouth 4w/e 06/10/1962
ALLOC 50A York (North) w/e 14/09/1963
WDN   on 28/08/1964

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
13/04/1949 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 3956)
17/06/1953 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29825)
03/12/1954 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29843)
20/04/1956 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29838)
16/11/1957 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29803)
18/12/1959 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29823)
11/08/1961 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29812)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gateshead Works 10/10/1949 17/10/1949 8 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 12/05/1950 30/05/1950 19 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 25/10/1950 29/11/1950 36 days Heavy Intermediate    
Doncaster Works 30/07/1951 29/08/1951 31 days Heavy Intermediate    
Doncaster Works 11/02/1952 10/03/1952 29 days Heavy Casual Named NORTH EASTERN
 
Doncaster Works 06/05/1952 27/05/1952 22 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 09/12/1952 22/12/1952 14 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 18/05/1953 17/06/1953 31 days General Boiler number 29825 (Diagram 118)
 
Doncaster Works 03/11/1954 03/12/1954 31 days General Boiler number 29843 (Diagram 118)
 
Doncaster Works 19/04/1955 26/04/1955 8 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 13/03/1956 20/04/1956 39 days General Boiler number 29838 (Diagram 118)
 
Doncaster Works 21/10/1957 16/11/1957 27 days General Boiler number 29803 (Diagram 118)
 
Doncaster Works 22/07/1958 31/07/1958 10 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 14/02/1959 21/02/1959 8 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 19/11/1959 18/12/1959 30 days General Boiler number 29823 (Diagram 118)
 
Doncaster Works 03/07/1961 11/08/1961 40 days General Boiler number 29812 (Diagram 118)
 

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/04/1949 Darlington Works New work April: Nos. 60146 an 60147. Locomotives awaiting Works during April included: Nos. 888, 1035, 61199, 1224, 1405, 61625, 1668, 2726, 62753. 2760, 3044, 3260, 3275, 63286, 5044/68, 5109, 65633/50, 5653, 65684, 5858, 65868, 7278, 7675, 67729 (light re-pair), 67739 (damaged), 8156, 69842, Class '8' W.D. 77037, 77178 an 79206. Broken up: Nos. 63286, 3316, 65633/84.
Locomotives ex Works during April included: Nos. 60816, 61023, 61215/40/57, 61422, 61434 (rebuilt), 61648, 62700/03/64/67, 63348/80/92, 63411, 65110, 65739, 65821/44, 67722 (light repair), 68015/27, 68409/14/32, 68705, 69107, 69391, 69835/36/88, Class '8' W.D. 90382, 90449 (light repair) and 90460.
SLS/194906
16/07/1961 Doncaster Works (Outside Crimpsal) New Erecting Shop: D2395/6, E3064-9, 13253. Boiler Shop: E3071/2. Stripping Road: D2235, 60044/56/63/94, 60502, 61088, 61803, 61902, 73043. Scrap Road: 61824, 61927/64, 64736, 69531 intact, 68951 just cut up. Crimpsal: 60150, 61204. Outside Crimpsal: 60147, 62015, 70034. Erecting Shop: D3446/9, D3660, D5560/72, D8212, 12124, 60022/30, 60155, 60519, 61055, 61157/95, 61208, 61312/26, 61846, 70009/18/38/9, 76050. Outside Erecting Shop: DEPT7, 60034. Weigh House: Nil. Outside Weigh House: 60029, 61906. Paint Shop: D2234, D2394, D5571, D6722, E3063, 60009/73, 61056, 61378, 61893. Outside Paint Shop: D353, D5806, D9008. Works Shunters: DEPT10/1. SLS/196109

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
13/04/1949 To Service To service as British Railways Number 60147
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 2066
Allocated to Gateshead (GHD)
Livery applied: Apple green with white lined black boiler bands, black frames and cylinders with red lining
Diagram 118 boiler fitted
   
10/10/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 10/10/1949. Dep: 17/10/1949.    
12/05/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 12/05/1950. Dep: 30/05/1950.    
25/10/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 25/10/1950. Dep: 29/11/1950.    
30/07/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 30/07/1951. Dep: 29/08/1951.    
29/08/1951 Livery Change of livery to Green with orange and black lining.    
11/02/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 11/02/1952. Dep: 10/03/1952.
Work undertaken:
Named NORTH EASTERN
   
06/05/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 06/05/1952. Dep: 27/05/1952.    
09/12/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 09/12/1952. Dep: 22/12/1952.    
18/05/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 18/05/1953. Dep: 17/06/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29825 (Diagram 118)
   
03/11/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 03/11/1954. Dep: 03/12/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29843 (Diagram 118)
   
19/04/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 19/04/1955. Dep: 26/04/1955.    
13/03/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 13/03/1956. Dep: 20/04/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29838 (Diagram 118)
   
21/10/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 21/10/1957. Dep: 16/11/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29803 (Diagram 118)
   
22/07/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 22/07/1958. Dep: 31/07/1958.    
14/02/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 14/02/1959. Dep: 21/02/1959.    
19/11/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 19/11/1959. Dep: 18/12/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29823 (Diagram 118)
   
11/09/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (52B)    
03/07/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 03/07/1961. Dep: 11/08/1961.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29812 (Diagram 118)
   
09/09/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Tweedmouth (52D)    
08/09/1963 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
28/08/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 60147 from York (North) (50A)    

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