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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 60537 on 11/06/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
11/06/1948 BACHELOR'S BUTTON

Liveries Carried
Colour Lining Date From
LNER Apple Green Black and White 11/06/1948
BR Green Orange and Black 30/08/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer A. Peppercorn
Class A2
Company History LNER
Wheels 4-6-2
Builder Doncaster Works
Works Number 2028
To Service Sat 11/06/1948 to Copley Hill (Leeds) (COP)
Withdrawal Sat 29/12/1962 off St Margarets (64A)
Service Life 14 yrs, 6 mths , 18 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1964

Notes
Notes Sold for scrap 6/64 to Hendersons, Airdrie

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
COP   Copley Hill (Leeds) (New) on 11/06/1948
NWE   New England on 02/01/1949
NWE   New England w/e 08/01/1949
61B   Aberdeen Ferryhill on 01/07/1949
ABD   Aberdeen Ferryhill w/e 02/07/1949
64B   Haymarket on 07/01/1951
64B   Haymarket m/e 31/01/1951
64A   St Margarets on 13/11/1961
     Withdrawn on 29/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW COP Copley Hill (Leeds) on 11/06/1948
ALLOC NWE New England w/e 08/01/1949
ALLOC ABD Aberdeen Ferryhill w/e 02/07/1949
ALLOC 64B Haymarket m/e 31/01/1951
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
11/06/1948 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 9657)
15/01/1954 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29866)
25/03/1955 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29801)
14/11/1956 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29837)
01/05/1958 Diagram 117 boiler fitted (number 29790)
21/10/1959 Diagram 117 boiler fitted (number 29789)
13/10/1961 Diagram 118 boiler fitted (number 29833)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 06/07/1948 14/07/1948 9 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 26/07/1950 30/08/1950 36 days General Painted Green with orange and black lining.
  
Doncaster Works 20/09/1951 25/10/1951 36 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 19/06/1952 31/07/1952 43 days Heavy Intermediate    
Doncaster Works 16/12/1953 15/01/1954 31 days General Boiler number 10636 (Diagram 118)
  
Doncaster Works 24/02/1955 25/03/1955 30 days General Boiler number 29801 (Diagram 118)
  
Doncaster Works 28/09/1956 14/11/1956 48 days General Boiler number 29837 (Diagram 118)
  
Doncaster Works 24/03/1958 01/05/1958 39 days General Boiler number 29790 (Diagram 117)
  
Doncaster Works 03/10/1958 18/10/1958 16 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 16/09/1959 21/10/1959 36 days General AWS fitted
Boiler number 29789 (Diagram 117)
  
Doncaster Works 28/08/1961 13/10/1961 47 days General Boiler number 29833 (Diagram 118)
  

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
01/10/1961 Doncaster Works (Erecting Shop) New Erecting Shop: D2399, E3067-73. Outside New Erecting Shop: 13251. Stripping Road: 43159, 60055/64/71/89, 60162, 60525, 61207/27, 61808/88, 61920, 63973, 68894, 73000, 73170. Scrap Yard-intact: 68950, 69533/85/92. Scrap Yard-being cut up: 60035/79, 61833, 64779. Crimpsal: D3447, 43062, 60080, 61361. Outside Crimpsal: D3478, 60017, 60106, 63969, 70000. Erecting Shop: D3254, D4061, D5578, D5602, D5805, 13166, 13333, 43158, 60012/33, 60050/91/2, 60128/59, 60511/3/37, 61145, 61299, 61867, 62006, 63965/80, 70035/8. Outside Erecting Shop: 61897, 70030, 73169. Weigh House : Nil. Outside Weigh House: 61075. Paint Shop: D5050, D5583, D9014, E3066, 60001, 61248. Outside Paint Shop: D5355, D5604, D5816. Works Shunters: DEPT10/1. SLS/196111
02/02/1963 Glasgow - Aberdeen Pacific workings The last regular workings of L.N.E.R Pacifics - during December and January, Ferryhill usually used 60009 an 60011 on the 7-10 a.m. to Glasgow (back with the 5-30 p.m.) but 60002/4/57/97/522/37 also appeared, whilst the standbies were 60527 or 60955 (rarely required). 60537 appeared on 25th January-one month after its 'withdrawal'! ' St. Rollox usually used 60027* on the 8-25 a.m. to Aberdeen (back with the 5-15 p.m.) with as standby 60031 or 60090, whilst 60012 was borrowed from Haymarket for most of November and December; other locomotives to appear were 60004/512/955/72 an 73153. * 60027 was in Grangemouth shed for repair on 11th February. SLS/196303
02/02/1963 Glasgow - Aberdeen Pacific workings The last regular workings of L.N.E.R Pacifics - during December and January, Ferryhill usually used 60009 an 60011 on the 7-10 a.m. to Glasgow (back with the 5-30 p.m.) but 60002/4/57/97/522/37 also appeared, whilst the standbies were 60527 or 60955 (rarely required). 60537 appeared on 25th January-one month after its 'withdrawal'! ' St. Rollox usually used 60027* on the 8-25 a.m. to Aberdeen (back with the 5-15 p.m.) with as standby 60031 or 60090, whilst 60012 was borrowed from Haymarket for most of November and December; other locomotives to appear were 60004/512/955/72 an 73153. * 60027 was in Grangemouth shed for repair on 11th February. SLS/196303

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/06/1948 To Service To service as British Railways Number 60537, name: BACHELOR'S BUTTON
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 2028
Allocated to Copley Hill (Leeds) (COP)
Livery applied: Apple green with white lined black boiler bands, black frames and cylinders with red lining
Diagram 118 boiler fitted		    
06/07/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 06/07/1948. Dep: 14/07/1948.    
02/01/1949 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
08/01/1949 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
01/07/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Aberdeen Ferryhill (61B)    
02/07/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Aberdeen Ferryhill (ABD)    
26/07/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 26/07/1950. Dep: 30/08/1950.
Work undertaken:
Painted Green with orange and black lining.
    
30/08/1950 Livery Change of livery to Green with orange and black lining.    
07/01/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Haymarket (64B)    
31/01/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Haymarket (64B)    
20/09/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 20/09/1951. Dep: 25/10/1951.    
19/06/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 19/06/1952. Dep: 31/07/1952.    
16/12/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 16/12/1953. Dep: 15/01/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 10636 (Diagram 118)
    
24/02/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 24/02/1955. Dep: 25/03/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29801 (Diagram 118)
    
28/09/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 28/09/1956. Dep: 14/11/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29837 (Diagram 118)
    
24/03/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 24/03/1958. Dep: 01/05/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29790 (Diagram 117)
    
03/10/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 03/10/1958. Dep: 18/10/1958.    
16/09/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 16/09/1959. Dep: 21/10/1959.
Work undertaken:
AWS fitted
Boiler number 29789 (Diagram 117)
    
28/08/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 28/08/1961. Dep: 13/10/1961.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29833 (Diagram 118)
    
13/11/1961 Allocation Reallocated to St Margarets (64A)    
29/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 60537 from St Margarets (64A)    
06/1964 Scrapped Scrapped    

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