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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 2502 on 25/07/1934
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 572 on Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 37   25/08/1946
British Railways 60037 on 30/10/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
25/07/1934 HYPERION

Liveries Carried
Colour Lining Date From
LNER Apple Green Black and White 25/07/1934
LNER Black Unlined 30/01/1943
LNER Apple Green Black and White 12/07/1947
BR Blue Black and White 22/06/1950
BR Green Orange and Black 19/03/1952

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class A3
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 4-6-2
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 331
Works Number 1792
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service Thu 25/07/1934 to Haymarket (HAY)
Withdrawal Thu 12/12/1963 off St Margarets (64A)
Service Life 29 yrs, 4 mths , 17 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1964 at Arnott Young (Carmyle)

Tenders
Type Number From Company Water Coal
LNER Non-Corridor 5570 14/07/1934 LNER 5,000g 8t 0cwt
GNR 5,000g 5261 15/08/1941 GNR 5,000g 8t 0cwt
GNR 5,000g 5285 22/06/1950 GNR 5,000g 8t 0cwt
GNR 5,000g 5276 09/05/1957 GNR 5,000g 8t 0cwt

Notes
Notes Sold for scrap to Arnott, Young, Carmyle 6/64

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
HAY   Haymarket (New) on 25/07/1934
STM   St Margarets on 06/03/1938
HAY   Haymarket on 15/03/1939
68E   Carlisle Canal on 07/02/1954
64B   Haymarket on 08/03/1954
64A   St Margarets on 06/11/1961
     Withdrawn on 12/12/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 68E Carlisle Canal 4w/e 20/02/1954
EXLOAN 64B Haymarket 4w/e 20/03/1954
ALLOC 64A St Margarets 2w/e 18/11/1961
WDN   on 12/12/1963

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
25/07/1934 Diagram 94A boiler fitted (number 8778)
15/08/1941 Diagram 94A boiler fitted (number 8777)
12/07/1947 Diagram 94HP boiler fitted (number 8720)
22/06/1950 Diagram 94A boiler fitted (number 10541)
18/04/1957 To 75% Cut-off
18/04/1957 Diagram 94A boiler fitted (number 27027)
08/10/1958 Double Chimney fitted
15/07/1960 Diagram 94A boiler fitted (number 27058)
19/05/1962 Trough deflectors fitted
19/05/1962 Diagram 94A boiler fitted (number 27004)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 28/01/1935 07/02/1935 11 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 20/06/1935 19/07/1935 30 days General    
Doncaster Works 03/12/1935 21/12/1935 19 days Light Repair After collision
 
Doncaster Works 06/08/1936 24/09/1936 50 days General    
Doncaster Works 11/10/1937 13/11/1937 34 days General    
Doncaster Works 22/09/1938 14/10/1938 23 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 27/01/1939 08/03/1939 41 days General    
Doncaster Works 26/01/1940 15/03/1940 50 days General    
Doncaster Works 27/06/1941 15/08/1941 50 days General Boiler number 8777 (Diagram 94A)
Tender number 5261 (GNR 5,000g) attached.
 
Doncaster Works 22/12/1942 30/01/1943 40 days General Painted Wartime unlined black
 
Doncaster Works 28/07/1944 26/08/1944 30 days General    
Doncaster Works 31/08/1944 08/09/1944 9 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 18/02/1946 30/03/1946 41 days General    
Doncaster Works 04/06/1947 12/07/1947 39 days General Boiler number 8720 (Diagram 94HP)
Painted Apple green with white lined black boiler bands, black frames and cylinders with red lining
 
Doncaster Works 15/09/1948 27/10/1948 43 days General Renumbered to BR 60037
 
Doncaster Works 09/05/1950 22/06/1950 45 days General Boiler number 10541 (Diagram 94A)
Tender number 5285 (GNR 5,000g) attached.
Painted BR Blue for steam locomotives, with broad black, inlaid with thin white lining.
 
Doncaster Works 14/02/1952 19/03/1952 35 days General Painted Green with orange and black lining.
 
Doncaster Works 01/10/1953 10/11/1953 41 days General Boiler number 27068 (Diagram 94A)
 
Doncaster Works 28/11/1953 21/12/1953 24 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 25/03/1954 22/04/1954 29 days Light Casual    
R & W Hawthorn 22/07/1954 10/08/1954 20 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 24/06/1955 05/08/1955 43 days General    
Doncaster Works 25/05/1956 23/06/1956 30 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 14/02/1957 16/02/1957 3 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 11/03/1957 18/04/1957 39 days General Boiler number 27027 (Diagram 94A)
To 75% Cut-off
 
Doncaster Works 29/04/1957 09/05/1957 11 days Light Casual Tender number 5276 (GNR 5,000g) attached.
 
Doncaster Works 21/08/1958 08/10/1958 49 days General Boiler number 27066 (Diagram 94HP)
Double Chimney fitted
 
Doncaster Works 25/08/1959 26/09/1959 33 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 26/10/1959 06/11/1959 12 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 18/05/1960 15/07/1960 59 days General Boiler number 27058 (Diagram 94A)
 
Doncaster Works 23/03/1962 19/05/1962 58 days General Boiler number 27004 (Diagram 94A)
Trough deflectors fitted
 
Doncaster Works 21/05/1963 19/07/1963 60 days Light Casual    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
01/10/1948 Doncaster Works Locomotives under repair here on 1/10 included Nos. 8, 37, 87, 98, 516/19, 1092, 1107/09/12/24, 60007/18/19/20/60, 60635 an 61120. SLS/194811
08/10/1948 Doncaster Works Locomotives noted ready to leave Works were Nos. 60007, painted garter blue; 60516, green; 61120, black and lined, while 60877, 60961, 61804 an 63479 were plain black. Locomotives awaiting Works included:-Nos. 48, 1121 an 1902 while those under heavy repair included Nos. 8, 18, 19. 37, 78, 98, 513/19, 932/62, 1092, 1107/24, 1869, 2116, 7350 an 9999. Condemned locomotives on the dump were:-Nos. 2126/98 an 4107. Withdrawn 'C.1' Class Nos. 3274 an 3285, fitted with tall chimneys, extra- coal space, etc., were noted supplying steam to the Crimpsall Erecting Shop; it also appeared that Nos. 2821 (3293) and 4419 might also be similarly fitted and soon put to a similar use where required. It is understood that sixteen of the new 'A.1's' are to be built at Doncaster and twenty-three at Darlington. SLS/194812
31/07/1962 A3 trough-pattern smoke deflectors The number of Class A3 Pacifics fitted with trough-pattern smoke deflectors is forty-three. A further six locos have since been modified at Doncaster Works and includes an additional example, not previously recorded, bringing the total equipped at the time of writing to exactly fifty. 60036 Colombo 7/62, 60066 Merry Hampton 10/61, 60037 Hyperion 5/62, 60075 St. Frusquin 4/62, 60051 Blink Bonny 3/62, 60111 Enterprise 4/62. 60054 Prince of Wales 5/62. SLS/196210

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
14/07/1934 Tender Tender fitted: LNER Non-Corridor number 5570    
25/07/1934 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2502, name: HYPERION
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1792
Allocated to Haymarket (HAY)
Livery applied: Apple green with white lined black boiler bands, black frames and cylinders with red lining
Diagram 94A boiler fitted
   
28/01/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 28/01/1935. Dep: 07/02/1935.    
20/06/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 20/06/1935. Dep: 19/07/1935.    
03/12/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 03/12/1935. Dep: 21/12/1935.
Work undertaken:
After collision
   
06/08/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 06/08/1936. Dep: 24/09/1936.    
11/10/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 11/10/1937. Dep: 13/11/1937.    
06/03/1938 Allocation Reallocated to St Margarets (STM)    
22/09/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 22/09/1938. Dep: 14/10/1938.    
27/01/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 27/01/1939. Dep: 08/03/1939.    
15/03/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Haymarket (HAY)    
26/01/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 26/01/1940. Dep: 15/03/1940.    
27/06/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 27/06/1941. Dep: 15/08/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 8777 (Diagram 94A)
Tender number 5261 (GNR 5,000g) attached.
   
22/12/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 22/12/1942. Dep: 30/01/1943.
Work undertaken:
Painted Wartime unlined black
   
30/01/1943 Livery Change of livery to Wartime unlined black    
28/07/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 28/07/1944. Dep: 26/08/1944.    
31/08/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 31/08/1944. Dep: 08/09/1944.    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 572 but not taken up    
18/02/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 18/02/1946. Dep: 30/03/1946.    
25/08/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 37    
04/06/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 04/06/1947. Dep: 12/07/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 8720 (Diagram 94HP)
Painted Apple green with white lined black boiler bands, black frames and cylinders with red lining
   
15/09/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 15/09/1948. Dep: 27/10/1948.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 60037
   
09/05/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 09/05/1950. Dep: 22/06/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 10541 (Diagram 94A)
Tender number 5285 (GNR 5,000g) attached.
Painted BR Blue for steam locomotives, with broad black, inlaid with thin white lining.
   
22/06/1950 Livery Change of livery to BR Blue for steam locomotives, with broad black, inlaid with thin white lining.    
14/02/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 14/02/1952. Dep: 19/03/1952.
Work undertaken:
Painted Green with orange and black lining.
   
19/03/1952 Livery Change of livery to Green with orange and black lining.    
01/10/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 01/10/1953. Dep: 10/11/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27068 (Diagram 94A)
   
28/11/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 28/11/1953. Dep: 21/12/1953.    
07/02/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Canal (68E)    
08/03/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Haymarket (64B)    
25/03/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 25/03/1954. Dep: 22/04/1954.    
22/07/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - R & W Hawthorn (Light Casual) - Arr: 22/07/1954. Dep: 10/08/1954.    
24/06/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 24/06/1955. Dep: 05/08/1955.    
25/05/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 25/05/1956. Dep: 23/06/1956.    
14/02/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 14/02/1957. Dep: 16/02/1957.    
11/03/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 11/03/1957. Dep: 18/04/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27027 (Diagram 94A)
To 75% Cut-off
   
29/04/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 29/04/1957. Dep: 09/05/1957.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 5276 (GNR 5,000g) attached.
   
21/08/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 21/08/1958. Dep: 08/10/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27066 (Diagram 94HP)
Double Chimney fitted
   
25/08/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 25/08/1959. Dep: 26/09/1959.    
26/10/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 26/10/1959. Dep: 06/11/1959.    
18/05/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 18/05/1960. Dep: 15/07/1960.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27058 (Diagram 94A)
   
06/11/1961 Allocation Reallocated to St Margarets (64A)    
23/03/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 23/03/1962. Dep: 19/05/1962.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27004 (Diagram 94A)
Trough deflectors fitted
   
21/05/1963 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 21/05/1963. Dep: 19/07/1963.    
12/12/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 60037 from St Margarets (64A)    
06/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Arnott Young: Carmyle    

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