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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4831 on 26/05/1939
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 760 on Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 860   18/07/1946
British Railways (BR Tmp) E860   28/02/1948
British Railways 60860   12/11/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
15/06/1939 DURHAM SCHOOL

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V2
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1801
To Service Mon 26/05/1939 to Gateshead (GHD)
Withdrawal Mon 22/10/1962 off Heaton (52B)
Service Life 23 yrs, 4 mths , 26 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Thu 24/01/1963 at Locomotive Works (Darlington)

Notes
Notes Into Darlington Works for cutting-up 24/1/63

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
GHD   Gateshead (New) on 26/05/1939
HTN   Heaton on 30/09/1939
GHD   Gateshead on 28/03/1943
HTN   Heaton on 06/02/1949
HTN   Heaton w/e 12/02/1949
52A   Gateshead on 01/07/1951
52A   Gateshead w/e 07/07/1951
52B   Heaton on 09/09/1951
52B   Heaton w/e 15/09/1951
52D   Tweedmouth on 12/04/1953
52A   Gateshead on 16/06/1957
52B   Heaton on 03/01/1960
     Withdrawn on 22/10/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC HTN Heaton w/e 12/02/1949
ALLOC 52A Gateshead w/e 07/07/1951
ALLOC 52B Heaton w/e 15/09/1951
ALLOC 52D Tweedmouth 4w/e 18/04/1953
ALLOC 52A Gateshead 4w/e 13/07/1957
ALLOC 52B Heaton 4w/e 23/01/1960
WDN   w/e 22/10/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
26/05/1939 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3026)
27/12/1940 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 2898)
11/07/1942 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 2894)
08/07/1944 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3472)
28/02/1948 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3461)
24/12/1949 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 2897)
15/11/1951 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29513)
18/06/1954 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29471)
14/11/1956 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29504)
20/06/1958 Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
30/10/1958 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29372)
19/02/1959 Electrical elements of ATC fitted
31/08/1960 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29462)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 06/06/1939 13/06/1939 8 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 26/07/1939 28/07/1939 3 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 18/11/1940 27/12/1940 40 days General Boiler number 2898 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 30/12/1940 08/01/1941 10 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 06/06/1942 11/07/1942 36 days General Boiler number 2894 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 18/05/1944 08/07/1944 52 days General Boiler number 3472 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 15/06/1946 20/07/1946 36 days General Renumbered to LNER (1946 2nd) number 860
 
Doncaster Works 28/01/1948 28/02/1948 32 days General Boiler number 3461 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR (BR Tmp) number E860
 
Doncaster Works 17/12/1948 08/01/1949 23 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 21/11/1949 24/12/1949 34 days General Boiler number 2897 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 12/10/1951 15/11/1951 35 days General Boiler number 29513 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 08/07/1952 16/09/1952 71 days Heavy Intermediate    
Doncaster Works 20/09/1952 04/10/1952 15 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 18/05/1954 18/06/1954 32 days General Boiler number 29471 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 10/08/1954 14/08/1954 5 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 11/10/1956 14/11/1956 35 days General Boiler number 29504 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 02/04/1958 02/04/1958 1 day Weighing    
Darlington Works 10/06/1958 20/06/1958 11 days Unclassified Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 26/09/1958 30/10/1958 35 days General Boiler number 29372 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 16/02/1959 19/02/1959 4 days Unclassified Electrical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 25/07/1960 31/08/1960 38 days General Boiler number 29462 (Diagram 109)
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
26/05/1939 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 4831
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1801
Allocated to Gateshead (GHD)
Diagram 109 boiler fitted
   
06/06/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 06/06/1939. Dep: 13/06/1939.    
15/06/1939 Naming Named 'DURHAM SCHOOL'    
26/07/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 26/07/1939. Dep: 28/07/1939.    
30/09/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (HTN)    
18/11/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 18/11/1940. Dep: 27/12/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2898 (Diagram 109)
   
30/12/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 30/12/1940. Dep: 08/01/1941.    
06/06/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 06/06/1942. Dep: 11/07/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2894 (Diagram 109)
   
28/03/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Gateshead (GHD)    
18/05/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 18/05/1944. Dep: 08/07/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3472 (Diagram 109)
   
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 760 but not taken up    
15/06/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 15/06/1946. Dep: 20/07/1946.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1946 2nd) number 860
   
28/01/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 28/01/1948. Dep: 28/02/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3461 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR (BR Tmp) number E860
   
12/11/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 60860    
17/12/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 17/12/1948. Dep: 08/01/1949.    
06/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (HTN)    
12/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (HTN)    
21/11/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 21/11/1949. Dep: 24/12/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2897 (Diagram 109)
   
01/07/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Gateshead (52A)    
07/07/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Gateshead (52A)    
09/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (52B)    
15/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (52B)    
12/10/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 12/10/1951. Dep: 15/11/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29513 (Diagram 109)
   
08/07/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 08/07/1952. Dep: 16/09/1952.    
20/09/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 20/09/1952. Dep: 04/10/1952.    
12/04/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Tweedmouth (52D)    
18/05/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 18/05/1954. Dep: 18/06/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29471 (Diagram 109)
   
10/08/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 10/08/1954. Dep: 14/08/1954.    
11/10/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 11/10/1956. Dep: 14/11/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29504 (Diagram 109)
   
16/06/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Gateshead (52A)    
02/04/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 02/04/1958. Dep: 02/04/1958.    
10/06/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 10/06/1958. Dep: 20/06/1958.
Work undertaken:
Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
   
26/09/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 26/09/1958. Dep: 30/10/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29372 (Diagram 109)
   
16/02/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 16/02/1959. Dep: 19/02/1959.
Work undertaken:
Electrical elements of ATC fitted
   
03/01/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (52B)    
25/07/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 25/07/1960. Dep: 31/08/1960.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29462 (Diagram 109)
   
22/10/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 60860 from Heaton (52B)    
24/01/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Darlington    

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