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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1015 on 04/01/1947
British Railways 61015   18/09/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
04/01/1947 DUIKER

Locomotive Specifics
Designer E. Thompson
Class B1
Company History LNER
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 1995
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service Mon 04/01/1947 to York (North) (YK)
Withdrawal Mon 19/11/1962 off Wakefield (56A)
Service Life 15 yrs, 10 mths , 15 dys
Total Mileage 495,202

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1963 at Locomotive Works (Darlington)

Notes
Notes In 1/63 for cutting up at Darlington

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
YK   York (North) (New) on 04/01/1947
SR   To Southern Region on 17/05/1953
50A   York (North) on 21/06/1953
50B   Neville Hill on 15/11/1953
50A   York (North) on 21/02/1954
51A   Darlington on 25/09/1955
56A   Wakefield on 08/06/1958
     Withdrawn on 19/11/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW YK York (North) on 04/01/1947
ALLOC 73A Stewarts Lane 4w/e 13/06/1953
EXLOAN 50A York (North) 4w/e 11/07/1953
ALLOC 50B Neville Hill 4w/e 28/11/1953
ALLOC 50A York (North) 5w/e 27/02/1954
ALLOC 51A Darlington 4w/e 08/10/1955
ALLOC 56A Wakefield 4w/e 14/06/1958
WDN   on 19/11/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
04/01/1947 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 3727)
18/09/1948 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 9696)
24/11/1950 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28113)
14/01/1953 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28114)
27/11/1956 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28137)
28/05/1959 Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
28/05/1959 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28128)
18/06/1959 Electrical elements of ATC fitted


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 21/08/1948 18/09/1948 29 days General Boiler number 9696 (Diagram 100A)
Renumbered to BR 61015
 
Darlington Works 08/02/1949 05/03/1949 26 days Light Repair    
Gateshead Works 27/03/1950 26/04/1950 31 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 30/10/1950 24/11/1950 26 days General Boiler number 28113 (Diagram 100A)
 
Darlington Works 16/12/1952 14/01/1953 30 days General Boiler number 28114 (Diagram 100A)
 
Darlington Works 19/07/1954 26/07/1954 8 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 11/12/1954 12/01/1955 33 days General    
Darlington Works 30/10/1956 27/11/1956 29 days General Boiler number 28137 (Diagram 100A)
 
Darlington Works 27/04/1959 28/05/1959 32 days General Boiler number 28128 (Diagram 100A)
Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 05/06/1959 18/06/1959 14 days Unclassified Electrical elements of ATC fitted
 

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
28/02/1949 Darlington Works Locomotives awaiting Works during February included:-Nos. 1274, 1605/11/18/31/45, 2745/67, 3199, 3411, 5096, 5606/28, 5800, 7262, 8708, 9105, 60816, 60133, (adjustment), 61015 (damaged), 63140, 65057 (damaged in the Crook derailment), 65712, 67705/54, 69827 (NEA), Class '8' W.D. 77320 an 79239.To scrap yard: Nos. 3291/97/99, 3301/08/17/32, 63322 (badly damaged at Old Town Jct., Middlesboro').Locomotives ex Works during February included:-Nos. 60141, 60142 (Darlington 2061/1949-the first 1949 locomotive), 60143, 60509 (light repair), 60923, 60931 (light repair), 61022 (unlined black), 61161 (lined out), 61162 (unlined black), 61181/86, 61237/58, 61400, 61635/41, 61659 (light repair), 61660, 62353/59/78, 62718/32/64, 63341/49, 65098, 65601, 65633 (repaired at Gateshead-buffer beam snow plough fitted), 65712/49, 65827/60, 67255, 67386, 67623, 67714 (light repair), 68010/39, 68160, 68260, 69933, Class '8' W.D. 90252 (ex 77352), 90344 (ex 70877), 90613 (ex 77469). SLS/194904

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/01/1947 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1015, name: DUIKER
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1995
Allocated to York (North) (YK)
Diagram 100A boiler fitted
   
21/08/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/08/1948. Dep: 18/09/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 9696 (Diagram 100A)
Renumbered to BR 61015
   
08/02/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 08/02/1949. Dep: 05/03/1949.    
27/03/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 27/03/1950. Dep: 26/04/1950.    
30/10/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 30/10/1950. Dep: 24/11/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28113 (Diagram 100A)
   
16/12/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 16/12/1952. Dep: 14/01/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28114 (Diagram 100A)
   
17/05/1953 Allocation Reallocated to To Southern Region (SR)    
21/06/1953 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
15/11/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (50B)    
21/02/1954 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
19/07/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 19/07/1954. Dep: 26/07/1954.    
11/12/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 11/12/1954. Dep: 12/01/1955.    
25/09/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (51A)    
30/10/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 30/10/1956. Dep: 27/11/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28137 (Diagram 100A)
   
08/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Wakefield (56A)    
27/04/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 27/04/1959. Dep: 28/05/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28128 (Diagram 100A)
Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
   
05/06/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 05/06/1959. Dep: 18/06/1959.
Work undertaken:
Electrical elements of ATC fitted
   
19/11/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 61015 from Wakefield (56A)    
01/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Darlington    

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