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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 61359 on 26/10/1949

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 2081
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service Sat 26/10/1949 to St Margarets (64A)
Withdrawal Sat 28/12/1963 off St Margarets (64A)
Service Life 14 yrs, 2 mths , 2 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1964 at Locomotive Works (Cowlairs)

Notes
Notes 1/64 In for cutting up at Cowlairs

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
64A   St Margarets (New) on 26/10/1949
     Withdrawn on 28/12/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW STM St Margarets on 26/10/1949
WDN   on 28/12/1963

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
26/10/1949 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 5135)
20/06/1953 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28638)
04/09/1954 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28646)
18/04/1959 BR Automatic Warning System (AWS) fitted
24/10/1959 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28659)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Cowlairs Works 15/06/1951 10/07/1951 26 days Heavy Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 01/06/1953 20/06/1953 20 days General Boiler number 28638 (Diagram 100A)
 
Inverurie Works 29/12/1953 05/02/1954 39 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 21/05/1954 10/06/1954 21 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 07/07/1954 07/08/1954 32 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 17/08/1954 04/09/1954 19 days Heavy Casual Boiler number 28646 (Diagram 100A)
 
Cowlairs Works 10/09/1954 17/09/1954 8 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 03/05/1955 28/05/1955 26 days Heavy Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 23/01/1956 18/02/1956 27 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 06/01/1958 15/02/1958 41 days Heavy Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 03/12/1958 25/12/1958 23 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 06/04/1959 18/04/1959 13 days Unclassified BR Automatic Warning System (AWS) fitted
 
Cowlairs Works 07/07/1959 11/07/1959 5 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 18/09/1959 24/10/1959 37 days General Boiler number 28659 (Diagram 100A)
 
Cowlairs Works 05/09/1961 21/10/1961 47 days Heavy Intermediate    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
27/11/1949 Eastfield MPD On 27/11 No. 61359-the last of the recent Darlington batch No, 2081/49-was on the shed. It was noted that a 64A (St. Margaret's) shed plate was carried. The tender was smooth-sided and carried the crest; the Tender No. was 4349/49. SLS/195001

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
26/10/1949 To Service To service as British Railways Number 61359
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 2081
Allocated to St Margarets (64A)
Diagram 100A boiler fitted
   
15/06/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 15/06/1951. Dep: 10/07/1951.    
01/06/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 01/06/1953. Dep: 20/06/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28638 (Diagram 100A)
   
29/12/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Inverurie Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 29/12/1953. Dep: 05/02/1954.    
21/05/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 21/05/1954. Dep: 10/06/1954.    
07/07/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 07/07/1954. Dep: 07/08/1954.    
17/08/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 17/08/1954. Dep: 04/09/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28646 (Diagram 100A)
   
10/09/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 10/09/1954. Dep: 17/09/1954.    
03/05/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 03/05/1955. Dep: 28/05/1955.    
23/01/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 23/01/1956. Dep: 18/02/1956.    
06/01/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 06/01/1958. Dep: 15/02/1958.    
03/12/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 03/12/1958. Dep: 25/12/1958.    
06/04/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 06/04/1959. Dep: 18/04/1959.
Work undertaken:
BR Automatic Warning System (AWS) fitted
   
07/07/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 07/07/1959. Dep: 11/07/1959.    
18/09/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 18/09/1959. Dep: 24/10/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28659 (Diagram 100A)
   
05/09/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 05/09/1961. Dep: 21/10/1961.    
28/12/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 61359 from St Margarets (64A)    
01/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Cowlairs    

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