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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4879 on 29/04/1940
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 808 on Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 908   20/10/1946
British Railways 60908   20/11/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V2
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1839
To Service Mon 29/04/1940 to Doncaster (DON)
Withdrawal Mon 04/06/1962 off Doncaster (36A)
Service Life 22 yrs, 1 mth , 6 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Mon 04/06/1962 at Locomotive Works (Doncaster)

Notes
Notes Into Doncaster Works for cutting up 4/6/62

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
DON   Doncaster (New) on 29/04/1940
GOR   Gorton on 29/10/1944
NWE   New England on 14/11/1946
70A   Nine Elms (on loan) on 14/05/1953
35A   New England on 28/06/1953
34F   Grantham on 14/06/1959
36A   Doncaster on 13/09/1959
     Withdrawn on 04/06/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC NWE New England w/e 16/11/1946
LOAN 70A Nine Elms 4w/e 16/05/1953
EXLOAN 35A New England 4w/e 11/07/1953
ALLOC 34F Grantham 4w/e 11/07/1959
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 03/10/1959
WDN   on 04/06/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
29/04/1940 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3133)
01/09/1945 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 2910)
12/10/1946 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3151)
23/11/1948 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 9235)
14/01/1953 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29356)
18/02/1955 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29425)
02/09/1959 Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
02/09/1959 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29344)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 25/04/1942 23/05/1942 29 days General    
Doncaster Works 11/03/1944 15/04/1944 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 03/06/1944 10/06/1944 8 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 21/04/1945 01/09/1945 134 days General Boiler being repaired at Darlington
Boiler number 2910 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 31/08/1946 12/10/1946 43 days General Boiler number 3151 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 06/10/1948 23/11/1948 49 days General Boiler number 29348 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60908
 
Doncaster Works 10/12/1950 17/01/1951 39 days Heavy Intermediate    
Doncaster Works 20/03/1952 31/03/1952 12 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 12/12/1952 14/01/1953 34 days General Boiler number 29356 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 19/01/1955 18/02/1955 31 days General Boiler number 29425 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 31/03/1957 17/05/1957 48 days Heavy Intermediate    
Darlington Works 21/05/1957 24/05/1957 4 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 29/05/1957 04/06/1957 7 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 14/06/1957 20/06/1957 7 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 21/06/1957 02/07/1957 12 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 28/07/1959 02/09/1959 37 days General Boiler number 29344 (Diagram 109)
Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
29/04/1940 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 4879
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1839
Allocated to Doncaster (DON)
Diagram 109 boiler fitted
   
25/04/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 25/04/1942. Dep: 23/05/1942.    
11/03/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 11/03/1944. Dep: 15/04/1944.    
03/06/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 03/06/1944. Dep: 10/06/1944.    
29/10/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
21/04/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 21/04/1945. Dep: 01/09/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler being repaired at Darlington
Boiler number 2910 (Diagram 109)
   
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 808 but not taken up    
31/08/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 31/08/1946. Dep: 12/10/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3151 (Diagram 109)
   
20/10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 908    
14/11/1946 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
06/10/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 06/10/1948. Dep: 23/11/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29348 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60908
   
10/12/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 10/12/1950. Dep: 17/01/1951.    
20/03/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 20/03/1952. Dep: 31/03/1952.    
12/12/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 12/12/1952. Dep: 14/01/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29356 (Diagram 109)
   
14/05/1953 Allocation Loaned to Nine Elms (70A)    
28/06/1953 Allocation Reallocated to New England (35A)    
19/01/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 19/01/1955. Dep: 18/02/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29425 (Diagram 109)
   
31/03/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 31/03/1957. Dep: 17/05/1957.    
21/05/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 21/05/1957. Dep: 24/05/1957.    
29/05/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 29/05/1957. Dep: 04/06/1957.    
14/06/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 14/06/1957. Dep: 20/06/1957.    
21/06/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 21/06/1957. Dep: 02/07/1957.    
14/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (34F)    
28/07/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 28/07/1959. Dep: 02/09/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29344 (Diagram 109)
Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
   
13/09/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
04/06/1962 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Doncaster    
04/06/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 60908 from Doncaster (36A)    

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