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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4886 on 15/06/1940
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 815 on Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 915   05/12/1946
British Railways 60915   28/05/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V2
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1846
To Service Mon 15/06/1940 to New England (NWE)
Withdrawal Mon 26/11/1962 off Darlington (51A)
Service Life 22 yrs, 5 mths , 11 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Fri 14/12/1962 at Locomotive Works (Darlington)

Notes
Notes Into Darlington Works for cutting up 14/12/62

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
NWE   New England (New) on 15/06/1940
KX   Kings Cross on 12/11/1944
38E   Woodford Halse on 28/01/1951
38E   Woodford Halse m/e 31/01/1951
15E   Leicester (G.C.) on 25/07/1959
51L   Thornaby on 06/09/1959
51A   Darlington on 01/07/1962
     Withdrawn on 26/11/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 38E Woodford Halse m/e 31/01/1951
LOAN 2G Woodford Halse on 01/02/1958
ALLOC 2G Woodford Halse on 23/02/1958
ALLOC 15E Leicester (G.C.) 8w/e 05/09/1959
ALLOC 91NE   w/e 12/09/1959
ALLOC 51L Thornaby 4w/e 03/10/1959
ALLOC 51A Darlington 5w/e 07/07/1962
WDN   on 26/11/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
15/06/1940 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3144)
18/06/1947 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3016)
30/05/1949 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3336)
28/01/1951 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29432)
28/07/1953 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29434)
14/11/1955 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29363)
06/05/1960 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 28054)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 20/07/1940 03/08/1940 15 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 21/02/1942 04/04/1942 43 days General    
Doncaster Works 12/02/1944 11/03/1944 29 days General    
Doncaster Works 05/05/1945 02/06/1945 29 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 23/02/1946 23/03/1946 29 days General    
Doncaster Works 20/05/1947 18/06/1947 30 days General Boiler number 29472 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 25/04/1949 30/05/1949 36 days General Boiler number 3336 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60915
 
Doncaster Works 06/01/1951 28/01/1951 23 days General Boiler number 29432 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 02/02/1952 18/02/1952 17 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 04/04/1952 25/04/1952 22 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 18/06/1953 28/07/1953 41 days General Boiler number 29434 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 12/08/1953 24/08/1953 13 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 05/10/1955 14/11/1955 41 days General Boiler number 29363 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 13/08/1957 26/09/1957 45 days Heavy Intermediate    
Darlington Works 29/07/1959 11/09/1959 45 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 29/03/1960 06/05/1960 39 days General ATC fitted
Boiler number 28054 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 09/11/1961 20/11/1961 12 days Light Casual    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/01/1956 York MPD (York station) December, 1955-January, 1956. On 28/12/55 60152 (64B), ex-works, was in York shed yard, and 60161 (64B) in similar circumstances on 5/1/56. 67764 (53B) was also at York on 28/12/55 en route for Darlington Works, whilst 67724 (30A) which had called at York, in rather poor condition, on 9/11/55, returned southward bound from Darlington Works on 12/1/56 in a more attractive state. On 29/12/55 new B.R. Standard Class 5 4-6-0 73106 from Doncaster was at York, with 76024 (52C) passing through for Doncaster Works. On the following day a very smart 60919 (61B) worked an up goods into Dringhouses during the course of running-in. from Darlington. On 4/1/56 44592 (5B) was an unusual visitor to York, whilst 63760 (54B) put in an appearance while on route for overhaul at Gorton.
On the same day three very rusty and forlorn 'Sl' 0-8-4Ts were at York en route for scrapping at Darlington, namely 69900 (36A), 69902 (36B), 69904 (36B). 69900/04 were hauled in by 61188 (38A) in particularly smart trim. 69902 was still at York on the following day which was also marked by the unusual simultaneous appearance in York station of two 'B17s', 61626 (31A) and 61656 (32A); the former brought in the 7.20 a.m. Colchester to Newcastle train which has also recently produced Woodford V2s 60890 an 60915 instead of the more-usual Doncaster or March engine. On 12/1/56 unusual visitors were 43088 (35A), and from the L.M.R. 44692 (24A) and 45211 (25G). The beginning of the year saw the number of 'J25s' in store at York south shed reduced to two, i.e., 65675 an 65677, but the ex-L.M.S.. shed still contains 69864 (50G), 62702 (50A), 62746 (50D) and 62761 (50D) in store. 62730 (50A) is still dumped out of service in the north shed yard but 62345 is at last showing signs of awakening from her-very prolonged hibernation.
SLS/195605

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
15/06/1940 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 4886
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1846
Allocated to New England (NWE)
Diagram 109 boiler fitted
   
20/07/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 20/07/1940. Dep: 03/08/1940.    
21/02/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 21/02/1942. Dep: 04/04/1942.    
12/02/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 12/02/1944. Dep: 11/03/1944.    
12/11/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (KX)    
05/05/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 05/05/1945. Dep: 02/06/1945.    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 815 but not taken up    
23/02/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 23/02/1946. Dep: 23/03/1946.    
05/12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 915    
20/05/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 20/05/1947. Dep: 18/06/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29472 (Diagram 109)
   
25/04/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 25/04/1949. Dep: 30/05/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3336 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60915
   
06/01/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 06/01/1951. Dep: 28/01/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29432 (Diagram 109)
   
28/01/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (38E)    
31/01/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (38E)    
02/02/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 02/02/1952. Dep: 18/02/1952.    
04/04/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 04/04/1952. Dep: 25/04/1952.    
18/06/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 18/06/1953. Dep: 28/07/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29434 (Diagram 109)
   
12/08/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 12/08/1953. Dep: 24/08/1953.    
05/10/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 05/10/1955. Dep: 14/11/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29363 (Diagram 109)
   
10/06/1957 Report Report: An excursion from Leicester brought "V2" No. 60915 (38A) to Saltburn on June 10. (Trains Illustrated - August, 1957)    
13/08/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 13/08/1957. Dep: 26/09/1957.    
25/07/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester (G.C.) (15E)    
29/07/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 29/07/1959. Dep: 11/09/1959.    
06/09/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Thornaby (51L)    
29/03/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 29/03/1960. Dep: 06/05/1960.
Work undertaken:
ATC fitted
Boiler number 28054 (Diagram 109)
   
09/11/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 09/11/1961. Dep: 20/11/1961.    
01/07/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (51A)    
26/11/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 60915 from Darlington (51A)    
14/12/1962 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Darlington    

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