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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 60534 on 23/04/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
23/04/1948 IRISH ELEGANCE

Liveries Carried
Colour Lining Date From
LNER Apple Green Black and White 23/04/1948
BR Green Orange and Black 24/03/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer A. Peppercorn
Class A2
Company History LNER
Wheels 4-6-2
Builder Doncaster Works
Works Number 2025
To Service Sat 23/04/1948 to York (North) (YK)
Withdrawal Sat 29/12/1962 off St Margarets (64A)
Service Life 14 yrs, 8 mths , 6 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1964

Notes
Notes Sold for scrap 6/64 to G H Campbel1 Airdrie

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
YK   York (North) (New) on 23/04/1948
64B   Haymarket on 27/11/1949
HAY   Haymarket w/e 03/12/1949
64A   St Margarets on 13/11/1961
     Withdrawn on 29/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW YK York (North) on 23/04/1948
ALLOC HAY Haymarket w/e 03/12/1949
ALLOC 64A St Margarets 2w/e 18/11/1961
WDN   on 29/12/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
23/04/1948 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 9654)
16/03/1956 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29829)
26/10/1957 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29816)
03/06/1959 Diagram 117 boiler fitted (number 29780)
21/02/1961 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29852)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 11/11/1948 26/11/1948 16 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 24/03/1949 06/04/1949 14 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 16/01/1950 24/03/1950 68 days General Painted Green with orange and black lining.
  
Doncaster Works 24/09/1951 24/10/1951 31 days Heavy Intermediate    
Doncaster Works 22/02/1953 25/03/1953 32 days General    
Doncaster Works 03/05/1954 09/06/1954 38 days Heavy Intermediate    
Doncaster Works 15/03/1955 29/03/1955 15 days Light Casual    
R & W Hawthorn 16/05/1955 12/07/1955 58 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 31/08/1955 27/09/1955 28 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 16/11/1955 07/12/1955 22 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 07/02/1956 16/03/1956 39 days General Boiler number 29829 (Diagram 118)
  
Doncaster Works 29/09/1957 26/10/1957 28 days General Boiler number 29816 (Diagram 118)
  
Doncaster Works 22/10/1958 06/11/1958 16 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 28/04/1959 03/06/1959 37 days General Boiler number 29780 (Diagram 117)
  
Doncaster Works 14/01/1961 21/02/1961 39 days General Boiler number 29852 (Diagram 118)
  

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/04/1948 Doncaster Works New 'A2' 4-6-2's ex Doncaster are as follows: Nos. 60533 Happy Knight, 60534 Irish Elegance and 60535 Hornets Beauty. SLS/194806
01/05/1948 Darlington Station No. 60534 ex Doncaster was seen going north on a goods on 1/5. SLS/194806
19/02/1961 Doncaster Works (Paint Shop) 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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
23/04/1948 To Service To service as British Railways Number 60534, name: IRISH ELEGANCE
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 2025
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		    
11/11/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 11/11/1948. Dep: 26/11/1948.    
24/03/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 24/03/1949. Dep: 06/04/1949.    
27/11/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Haymarket (64B)    
03/12/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Haymarket (HAY)    
16/01/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 16/01/1950. Dep: 24/03/1950.
Work undertaken:
Painted Green with orange and black lining.
    
24/09/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 24/09/1951. Dep: 24/10/1951.    
22/02/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 22/02/1953. Dep: 25/03/1953.    
03/05/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 03/05/1954. Dep: 09/06/1954.    
15/03/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 15/03/1955. Dep: 29/03/1955.    
16/05/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - R & W Hawthorn (Light Casual) - Arr: 16/05/1955. Dep: 12/07/1955.    
31/08/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 31/08/1955. Dep: 27/09/1955.    
16/11/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 16/11/1955. Dep: 07/12/1955.    
07/02/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 07/02/1956. Dep: 16/03/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29829 (Diagram 118)
    
29/09/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 29/09/1957. Dep: 26/10/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29816 (Diagram 118)
    
22/10/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 22/10/1958. Dep: 06/11/1958.    
28/04/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 28/04/1959. Dep: 03/06/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29780 (Diagram 117)
    
14/01/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 14/01/1961. Dep: 21/02/1961.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29852 (Diagram 118)
    
13/11/1961 Allocation Reallocated to St Margarets (64A)    
29/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 60534 from St Margarets (64A)    
06/1964 Scrapped Scrapped    

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