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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 60155 on 29/09/1949

Names Carried
Date From Name
03/1951 BORDERER

Liveries Carried
Colour Lining Date From
BR Blue Black and White 29/09/1949
BR Green Orange and Black 20/05/1952

Locomotive Specifics
Designer A. Peppercorn
Class A1
Company History LNER
Wheels 4-6-2
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 388
Works Number 2049
To Service Mon 29/09/1949 to Gateshead (GHD)
Withdrawal Mon 04/10/1965 off York (North) (50A)
Service Life 16 yrs , 5 dys

Disposal

Notes
Notes Sold for scrap 11/65 to T W Ward, Killamarsh

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
GHD   Gateshead (New) on 29/09/1949
52B   Heaton on 11/09/1960
52D   Tweedmouth on 09/09/1962
50A   York (North) on 04/11/1962
     Withdrawn on 04/10/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW GHD Gateshead on 29/09/1949
ALLOC 52B Heaton 4w/e 01/10/1960
ALLOC 52D Tweedmouth 4w/e 06/10/1962
ALLOC 50A York (North) 5w/e 10/11/1962
WDN   w/e 04/10/1965

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
29/09/1949 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 10592)
20/05/1952 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29874)
03/02/1955 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29835)
15/06/1956 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29858)
02/04/1958 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29809)
30/10/1959 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29818)
27/07/1961 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29870)
12/10/1963 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29839)
14/10/1963 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29873)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 02/01/1950 13/01/1950 12 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 23/03/1950 24/03/1950 2 days Weighing    
Doncaster Works 03/04/1950 03/04/1950 1 day Weighing    
Doncaster Works 01/05/1950 05/05/1950 5 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 15/06/1950 15/06/1950 1 day Weighing    
Doncaster Works 08/01/1951 01/03/1951 53 days Heavy Intermediate Named BORDERER
 
Doncaster Works 20/04/1952 20/05/1952 31 days General Boiler number 29874 (Diagram 118)
 
Doncaster Works 31/08/1953 14/10/1953 45 days General    
Doncaster Works 03/01/1955 03/02/1955 32 days General Boiler number 29835 (Diagram 118)
 
Doncaster Works 10/05/1956 15/06/1956 37 days General Boiler number 29858 (Diagram 118)
 
Doncaster Works 21/11/1956 27/11/1956 7 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 30/07/1957 29/08/1957 31 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 28/02/1958 02/04/1958 34 days General Boiler number 10635 (Diagram 118)
 
Doncaster Works 21/09/1959 30/10/1959 40 days General Boiler number 29818 (Diagram 118)
 
Doncaster Works 12/06/1961 27/07/1961 46 days General Boiler number 29870 (Diagram 118)
 
Darlington Works 10/09/1963 12/10/1963 33 days Heavy Casual Boiler number 29839 (Diagram 118)
 
Darlington Works 30/01/1964 06/03/1964 37 days Light Casual    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/01/1951 A1 Names 'Al' names lately affixed include: 60150 Willbrook; 60151 Midlothian (new cast chimney); 60153 Flamboyant; 60155 Borderer; 60158 Aberdonian. SLS/195105
02/07/1961 Doncaster Works (Erecting Shops) New Erecting Shop: D2394/5, E3064-9. Boiler Shop: E3070. Stripping Road: D2235, D3446, D3694, 60022, 60502/19, 61195, 61311. 61902/19, 64170, 70018/39. Scrap Yard: 61997 being cut up. Crimpsall: 61157, 61846. Outside Crimpsall: D3660, 61056/87, 76050. Erecting Shops: D2026, D2234, D2402, D3449, D5571/2, D8211, 12124, 13253, 43154, 60009/30/62/73/7, 60142/55/6, 61074, 61167, 61378, 61893, 61906/43, 63928, 70009/23/7/35. Outside Erecting Shop: DEPT7, 60029, 61231, 61850/65, 68591. Weigh House: Nil. Outside Weigh House: D5534, 60099, 62059, 63967. Paint Shop: D2393, D6720, D9006, E3062/3, 13252, 60161, 61120. Outside Paint Shop: D351, D5347, D5804, D6719. Works Shunters: DEPT10/1. SLS/196108
16/07/1961 Doncaster Works (Erecting Shop) 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
29/09/1949 To Service To service as British Railways Number 60155
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 2049
Allocated to Gateshead (GHD)
Livery applied: BR Blue for steam locomotives, with broad black, inlaid with thin white lining.
Diagram 118 boiler fitted
   
02/01/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 02/01/1950. Dep: 13/01/1950.    
23/03/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Weighing) - Arr: 23/03/1950. Dep: 24/03/1950.    
03/04/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Weighing) - Arr: 03/04/1950. Dep: 03/04/1950.    
01/05/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 01/05/1950. Dep: 05/05/1950.    
15/06/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 15/06/1950. Dep: 15/06/1950.    
08/01/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 08/01/1951. Dep: 01/03/1951.
Work undertaken:
Named BORDERER
   
20/04/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 20/04/1952. Dep: 20/05/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29874 (Diagram 118)
   
20/05/1952 Livery Change of livery to Green with orange and black lining.    
31/08/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 31/08/1953. Dep: 14/10/1953.    
03/01/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 03/01/1955. Dep: 03/02/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29835 (Diagram 118)
   
10/05/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 10/05/1956. Dep: 15/06/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29858 (Diagram 118)
   
21/11/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 21/11/1956. Dep: 27/11/1956.    
30/07/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 30/07/1957. Dep: 29/08/1957.    
28/02/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 28/02/1958. Dep: 02/04/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 10635 (Diagram 118)
   
21/09/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 21/09/1959. Dep: 30/10/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29818 (Diagram 118)
   
11/09/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (52B)    
12/06/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 12/06/1961. Dep: 27/07/1961.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29870 (Diagram 118)
   
09/09/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Tweedmouth (52D)    
04/11/1962 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
10/09/1963 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 10/09/1963. Dep: 12/10/1963.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29839 (Diagram 118)
   
14/10/1963 Modification Diagram 118 number 29873 boiler fitted    
30/01/1964 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 30/01/1964. Dep: 06/03/1964.    
04/10/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 60155 from York (North) (50A)    

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