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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4823 on 31/03/1939
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 752 on Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 852   07/12/1946
British Railways 60852   22/06/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V2
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1793
To Service Sun 31/03/1939 to Doncaster (DON)
Withdrawal Sun 22/09/1963 off Doncaster (36A)
Service Life 24 yrs, 5 mths , 22 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Wed 13/11/1963 at Locomotive Works (Doncaster)

Notes
Notes Into Doncaster Works for cutting up 13/11/63

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
DON   Doncaster (New) on 31/03/1939
COP   Copley Hill (Leeds) on 17/02/1946
DON   Doncaster on 07/03/1946
     Withdrawn on 22/09/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 22/09/1963

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
31/03/1939 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3011)
22/07/1944 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 2924)
22/06/1950 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3063)
29/01/1954 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29362)
08/02/1956 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29487)
29/05/1958 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29391)
18/08/1958 Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
07/04/1959 Electrical elements of ATC fitted
21/10/1961 Separate cylinders fitted (monobloc replaced)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 25/07/1939 27/07/1939 3 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 12/10/1940 23/11/1940 43 days General    
Doncaster Works 25/07/1942 29/08/1942 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 24/06/1944 22/07/1944 29 days General Boiler number 2924 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 13/04/1946 25/05/1946 43 days General    
Doncaster Works 28/11/1947 08/01/1948 42 days General    
Doncaster Works 15/05/1950 22/06/1950 39 days General Boiler number 29398 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60852
 
Doncaster Works 10/02/1952 13/03/1952 33 days Heavy Intermediate    
Doncaster Works 28/12/1953 29/01/1954 33 days General Boiler number 29362 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 23/12/1955 08/02/1956 48 days General Boiler number 29487 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 05/11/1956 09/11/1956 5 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 27/06/1957 14/08/1957 49 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 28/04/1958 29/05/1958 32 days General Boiler number 29391 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 17/06/1958 30/06/1958 14 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 11/07/1958 18/08/1958 39 days Unclassified Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 06/04/1959 07/04/1959 2 days Unclassified Electrical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 15/01/1960 07/03/1960 53 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 01/05/1961 21/10/1961 174 days Heavy Intermediate Separate cylinders fitted (monobloc replaced)
 

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
04/06/1961 Darlington Works (Works Yard) Erecting Shop: D272, D2243, D2700, D3456, D4071-5, D5098, D5157-61, 43085, 60816/23/57/8/97, 60900, 61028, 61206/69, 61303, 63468, 67620/91. 67733, 80100, 90124, 90465/70, 90518. Stripping Shop: 60974, 65868. 67636, 80099. Outside Stripping Shop: 43116, 61464, 63382, 63466. Works Yard: D4070, D5101, 60852/69/99, 60920/75/81, 61238, 63341/58, 63452, 65099, 65753, 65801, 67643/90, 68007/43/80, 92060, 92192. Crossing: D280, D3322, D5106/56. Scrap Yard: 61416/62, 68673 all intact. SLS/196107

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
31/03/1939 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 4823
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1793
Allocated to Doncaster (DON)
Diagram 109 boiler fitted
   
25/07/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 25/07/1939. Dep: 27/07/1939.    
12/10/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 12/10/1940. Dep: 23/11/1940.    
25/07/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 25/07/1942. Dep: 29/08/1942.    
24/06/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 24/06/1944. Dep: 22/07/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2924 (Diagram 109)
   
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 752 but not taken up    
17/02/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Copley Hill (Leeds) (COP)    
07/03/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
13/04/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 13/04/1946. Dep: 25/05/1946.    
07/12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 852    
28/11/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 28/11/1947. Dep: 08/01/1948.    
15/05/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 15/05/1950. Dep: 22/06/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29398 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60852
   
10/02/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 10/02/1952. Dep: 13/03/1952.    
28/12/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 28/12/1953. Dep: 29/01/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29362 (Diagram 109)
   
23/12/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 23/12/1955. Dep: 08/02/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29487 (Diagram 109)
   
05/11/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 05/11/1956. Dep: 09/11/1956.    
27/06/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 27/06/1957. Dep: 14/08/1957.    
28/04/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 28/04/1958. Dep: 29/05/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29391 (Diagram 109)
   
17/06/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 17/06/1958. Dep: 30/06/1958.    
11/07/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 11/07/1958. Dep: 18/08/1958.
Work undertaken:
Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
   
06/04/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 06/04/1959. Dep: 07/04/1959.
Work undertaken:
Electrical elements of ATC fitted
   
15/01/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 15/01/1960. Dep: 07/03/1960.    
01/05/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 01/05/1961. Dep: 21/10/1961.
Work undertaken:
Separate cylinders fitted (monobloc replaced)
   
22/09/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 60852 from Doncaster (36A)    
13/11/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Doncaster    

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