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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 2569 on 24/09/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 538 on 17/03/1946
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 70   02/06/1946
British Railways 60070   27/08/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
24/09/1924 GLADIATEUR

Liveries Carried
Colour Lining Date From
LNER Apple Green Black and White 24/09/1924
LNER Black Unlined 06/03/1943
LNER Apple Green Black and White 01/1947
BR Green Orange and Black 15/02/1952

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class A3
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
A124/09/1924
A3 (4-6-2)13/07/1946
Wheels 4-6-2
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L787
Works Number 23107
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum and Westinghouse Brake
To Service Mon 24/09/1924 to Gateshead (GHD)
Withdrawal Mon 04/05/1964 off Gateshead (52A)
Service Life 39 yrs, 7 mths , 10 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1964

Tenders
Type Number From Company Water Coal
GNR 5,000g 5279 24/09/1924 GNR 5,000g 8t 0cwt
LNER Corridor 5328 24/04/1928 LNER 5,000g 9t 0cwt
GNR 5,000g 5273 16/05/1928 GNR 5,000g 8t 0cwt
GNR 5,000g 5279 08/06/1928 GNR 5,000g 8t 0cwt
GNR 5,000g 5285 11/03/1937 GNR 5,000g 8t 0cwt
LNER Non-Corridor 5569 02/03/1943 LNER 5,000g 8t 0cwt
LNER Non-Corridor 5477 06/01/1945 LNER 5,000g 8t 0cwt

Notes
Notes Sold for scrap to A Draper, Hull 7/64

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
GHD   Gateshead (New) on 24/09/1924
YK   York (North) on 18/04/1938
GHD   Gateshead on 06/05/1946
DAR   Darlington on 12/12/1948
52A   Gateshead on 27/01/1952
51A   Darlington on 30/08/1953
52A   Gateshead on 28/02/1954
51A   Darlington on 05/05/1957
52A   Gateshead on 03/11/1957
51A   Darlington on 07/06/1959
52A   Gateshead on 06/12/1959
56C   Copley Hill (Leeds) on 12/06/1960
55A   Holbeck (MR) on 20/11/1960
56C   Copley Hill (Leeds) on 11/06/1961
56B   Ardsley on 10/09/1961
55H   Neville Hill on 16/06/1963
52A   Gateshead on 08/12/1963
     Withdrawn on 04/05/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC DAR Darlington w/e 18/12/1948
ALLOC 52A Gateshead 4w/e 23/02/1952
ALLOC 51A Darlington 4w/e 05/09/1953
ALLOC 52A Gateshead 4w/e 27/03/1954
ALLOC 51A Darlington 4w/e 18/05/1957
ALLOC 52A Gateshead 4w/e 30/11/1957
ALLOC 51A Darlington 4w/e 13/06/1959
ALLOC 52A Gateshead 4w/e 26/12/1959
ALLOC 56C Copley Hill (Leeds) 3w/e 02/07/1960
ALLOC 55A Holbeck (MR) 4w/e 26/11/1960
ALLOC 56C Copley Hill (Leeds) 5w/e 08/07/1961
ALLOC 56B Ardsley 3w/e 30/09/1961
ALLOC 55H Neville Hill 4w/e 06/07/1963
ALLOC 52A Gateshead 5w/e 11/01/1964
WDN   on 04/05/1964

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
24/09/1924 Diagram 94 boiler fitted (number 7791)
22/03/1928 Long Travel Valves fitted
27/02/1929 Diagram 94 boiler fitted (number 7803)
24/01/1930 Diagram 94 boiler fitted (number 7796)
14/12/1931 Diagram 94 boiler fitted (number 7803)
01/1933 Westinghouse Pump removed
31/03/1936 Diagram 94 boiler fitted (number 7801)
03/05/1941 Diagram 94 boiler fitted (number 7775)
18/01/1947 Diagram 94A boiler fitted (number 9565)
27/08/1948 Diagram 94HP boiler fitted (number 9572)
03/07/1953 Right Hand Drive to Left Hand Drive
03/07/1953 Diagram 94A boiler fitted (number 27009)
18/05/1955 Diagram 94A boiler fitted (number 27064)
23/03/1957 To 75% Cut-off
23/03/1957 Diagram 94A boiler fitted (number 27020)
25/04/1959 Double Chimney fitted
25/04/1959 Diagram 94HP boiler fitted (number 27059)
13/09/1961 Trough deflectors fitted
13/09/1961 Diagram 94A boiler fitted (number 27069)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gateshead Works 06/01/1925 27/03/1925 81 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 28/09/1925 10/10/1925 13 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 22/03/1926 10/08/1926 142 days General    
Darlington Works 11/08/1926 25/08/1926 15 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 23/09/1926 14/10/1926 22 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 08/06/1927 17/06/1927 10 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 29/12/1927 22/03/1928 85 days General Long Travel Valves fitted
 
Darlington Works 06/06/1928 08/06/1928 3 days Unclassified Tender number 5279 (GNR 5,000g) attached.
 
Darlington Works 03/12/1928 27/02/1929 87 days General Boiler number 7803 (Diagram 94)
 
Darlington Works 21/11/1929 24/01/1930 65 days General Boiler number 7796 (Diagram 94)
 
Doncaster Works 02/07/1930 30/08/1930 60 days General    
Gateshead Works 14/01/1931 29/01/1931 16 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 09/11/1931 14/12/1931 36 days General Boiler number 7803 (Diagram 94)
 
Doncaster Works 04/01/1933 15/02/1933 43 days General    
Doncaster Works 27/09/1933 09/11/1933 44 days General    
Doncaster Works 05/10/1934 10/11/1934 37 days General    
Darlington Works 15/02/1935 20/04/1935 65 days Light Repair Big end broken and motion damaged
 
Doncaster Works 10/02/1936 31/03/1936 51 days General Boiler number 7801 (Diagram 94)
 
Darlington Works 22/06/1936 26/06/1936 5 days Unclassified Right trailing box heating
 
Doncaster Works 30/01/1937 11/03/1937 41 days General Tender number 5285 (GNR 5,000g) attached.
 
Doncaster Works 02/12/1937 05/01/1938 35 days General    
Doncaster Works 06/05/1938 06/05/1938 1 day Light Repair Bogie changed
 
Doncaster Works 13/01/1939 18/02/1939 37 days General    
Doncaster Works 17/02/1940 21/03/1940 34 days General    
Doncaster Works 10/04/1941 03/05/1941 24 days General Boiler number 7775 (Diagram 94)
 
Doncaster Works 19/05/1941 23/05/1941 5 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 13/02/1943 06/03/1943 22 days General Tender number 5569 (LNER Non-Corridor) attached.
Painted Wartime unlined black
 
Doncaster Works 11/03/1943 16/03/1943 6 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 14/11/1944 30/12/1944 47 days General    
Doncaster Works 06/07/1946 13/07/1946 8 days Light Repair Rebuilt to class A3
 
Doncaster Works 19/07/1948 27/08/1948 40 days General Boiler number 9572 (Diagram 94HP)
Renumbered to BR 60070
 
Doncaster Works 01/10/1948 13/10/1948 13 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 16/01/1952 15/02/1952 31 days General Boiler number 27002 (Diagram 94A)
Painted Green with orange and black lining.
 
Doncaster Works 06/03/1952 26/03/1952 21 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 21/05/1953 03/07/1953 44 days General Boiler number 27009 (Diagram 94A)
Right Hand Drive to Left Hand Drive
 
Doncaster Works 04/04/1955 18/05/1955 45 days General Boiler number 27064 (Diagram 94A)
 
Doncaster Works 21/02/1957 23/03/1957 31 days General Boiler number 27020 (Diagram 94A)
To 75% Cut-off
 
Doncaster Works 19/12/1957 08/01/1958 21 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 03/11/1958 14/11/1958 12 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 06/03/1959 25/04/1959 51 days General Boiler number 27059 (Diagram 94HP)
Double Chimney fitted
 
Doncaster Works 14/03/1960 30/03/1960 17 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 27/07/1961 13/09/1961 49 days General Boiler number 27069 (Diagram 94A)
Trough deflectors fitted
 

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/12/1948 Darlington Works Locomotives awaiting Works during December included:-Nos. 952, 1437, 1625/41, 2378, 2970 (the last 'C.7'), 3368, 5639, 5650 (badly damaged at Jervaulx), 5693, 5759/97, 5807, 7278, 7651, 8010/37, 8155, 8292, 9792, 9892, 60510, 62732/33, 65056, 67704/05/10/19/23, 69910/33, 'Austerity' 70877, 77414/69. Locomotives ex Works during December included:-Nos. 60918/42/70, 61432, 61601/29/30/51, 62344/65, 62728/31/54, 63352, 63423, 65033, 65856, 67283, 67342, 67636/39/87, 67701, 68016 (altered bunker), 68264/75, 68436, 68696, 68745, 69102, 69794, 69842/79/89, 'Austerity' 77329. Locomotives broken up: Nos. 2390 an 3327. The two Class 'V.2's' which have hitherto been used as main line pilots, have now been replaced by Class 'A.3' Nos. 70 an 76. SLS/194902
10/03/1963 Ardsley MPD (Stored) Stored at Ardsley on 10th March-60036/69/70/7/80/92/125, 61068/310, 64719/49/54/6/60/96/859/79/86/911/8/69, 67742/63/5/6/77. SLS/196304
01/04/1963 Washingborough Junction (Stored) The Washingborough Junc.- Pelham St. Junc, section of the Boston-Lincoln line has been taken out of use; trains now use the former avoiding line from Washingborough Junc. (s.b. now closed) to Greetwell Junc. and the GN/GE Joint line thence to Lincoln Central. SLS/196304

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
24/09/1924 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2569, name: GLADIATEUR
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 23107
Allocated to Gateshead (GHD)
Livery applied: Apple green with white lined black boiler bands, black frames and cylinders with red lining
Tender fitted: GNR 5,000g
Diagram 94 boiler fitted
   
06/01/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 06/01/1925. Dep: 27/03/1925.    
28/09/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 28/09/1925. Dep: 10/10/1925.    
22/03/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 22/03/1926. Dep: 10/08/1926.    
11/08/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 11/08/1926. Dep: 25/08/1926.    
23/09/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 23/09/1926. Dep: 14/10/1926.    
08/06/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 08/06/1927. Dep: 17/06/1927.    
29/12/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 29/12/1927. Dep: 22/03/1928.
Work undertaken:
Long Travel Valves fitted
   
24/04/1928 Tender Tender fitted: LNER Corridor number 5328    
16/05/1928 Tender Tender fitted: GNR 5,000g number 5273    
06/06/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 06/06/1928. Dep: 08/06/1928.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 5279 (GNR 5,000g) attached.
   
03/12/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 03/12/1928. Dep: 27/02/1929.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7803 (Diagram 94)
   
21/11/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 21/11/1929. Dep: 24/01/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7796 (Diagram 94)
   
02/07/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 02/07/1930. Dep: 30/08/1930.    
14/01/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 14/01/1931. Dep: 29/01/1931.    
09/11/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 09/11/1931. Dep: 14/12/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7803 (Diagram 94)
   
01/1933 Modification Modification: Westinghouse Pump removed    
04/01/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 04/01/1933. Dep: 15/02/1933.    
27/09/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 27/09/1933. Dep: 09/11/1933.    
05/10/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 05/10/1934. Dep: 10/11/1934.    
15/02/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 15/02/1935. Dep: 20/04/1935.
Work undertaken:
Big end broken and motion damaged
   
10/02/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 10/02/1936. Dep: 31/03/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7801 (Diagram 94)
   
22/06/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 22/06/1936. Dep: 26/06/1936.
Work undertaken:
Right trailing box heating
   
30/01/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 30/01/1937. Dep: 11/03/1937.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 5285 (GNR 5,000g) attached.
   
02/12/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 02/12/1937. Dep: 05/01/1938.    
18/04/1938 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (YK)    
06/05/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 06/05/1938. Dep: 06/05/1938.
Work undertaken:
Bogie changed
   
13/01/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 13/01/1939. Dep: 18/02/1939.    
17/02/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 17/02/1940. Dep: 21/03/1940.    
10/04/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 10/04/1941. Dep: 03/05/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7775 (Diagram 94)
   
19/05/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 19/05/1941. Dep: 23/05/1941.    
13/02/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 13/02/1943. Dep: 06/03/1943.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 5569 (LNER Non-Corridor) attached.
Painted Wartime unlined black
   
06/03/1943 Livery Change of livery to Wartime unlined black    
11/03/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 11/03/1943. Dep: 16/03/1943.    
14/11/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 14/11/1944. Dep: 30/12/1944.    
06/01/1945 Tender Tender fitted: LNER Non-Corridor number 5477    
17/03/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 538    
06/05/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Gateshead (GHD)    
02/06/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 70    
06/07/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 06/07/1946. Dep: 13/07/1946.
Work undertaken:
Rebuilt to class A3
   
18/01/1947 Modification Diagram 94A number 9565 boiler fitted    
19/07/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 19/07/1948. Dep: 27/08/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 9572 (Diagram 94HP)
Renumbered to BR 60070
   
01/10/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 01/10/1948. Dep: 13/10/1948.    
12/12/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (DAR)    
18/12/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (DAR)    
16/01/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 16/01/1952. Dep: 15/02/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27002 (Diagram 94A)
Painted Green with orange and black lining.
   
27/01/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Gateshead (52A)    
15/02/1952 Livery Change of livery to Green with orange and black lining.    
23/02/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Gateshead (52A)    
06/03/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 06/03/1952. Dep: 26/03/1952.    
21/05/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 21/05/1953. Dep: 03/07/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27009 (Diagram 94A)
Right Hand Drive to Left Hand Drive
   
30/08/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (51A)    
28/02/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Gateshead (52A)    
04/04/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 04/04/1955. Dep: 18/05/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27064 (Diagram 94A)
   
21/02/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 21/02/1957. Dep: 23/03/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27020 (Diagram 94A)
To 75% Cut-off
   
05/05/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (51A)    
03/11/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Gateshead (52A)    
19/12/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 19/12/1957. Dep: 08/01/1958.    
03/11/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 03/11/1958. Dep: 14/11/1958.    
06/03/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 06/03/1959. Dep: 25/04/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27059 (Diagram 94HP)
Double Chimney fitted
   
07/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (51A)    
06/12/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Gateshead (52A)    
14/03/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 14/03/1960. Dep: 30/03/1960.    
12/06/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Copley Hill (Leeds) (56C)    
20/11/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Holbeck (MR) (55A)    
11/06/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Copley Hill (Leeds) (56C)    
27/07/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 27/07/1961. Dep: 13/09/1961.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27069 (Diagram 94A)
Trough deflectors fitted
   
10/09/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (56B)    
16/06/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (55H)    
08/12/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Gateshead (52A)    
04/05/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 60070 from Gateshead (52A)    
07/1964 Scrapped Scrapped    

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