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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 4897 on 17/12/1941
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 826 on Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 926   17/11/1946
British Railways 60926   14/02/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V2
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1875
To Service Mon 17/12/1941 to Gateshead (GHD)
Withdrawal Mon 01/10/1962 off Tweedmouth (52D)
Service Life 20 yrs, 9 mths , 14 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Fri 25/01/1963 at Locomotive Works (Darlington)

Notes
Notes Into Darlington Works for cutting up 25/1/63

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
GHD   Gateshead (New) on 17/12/1941
52B   Heaton on 19/11/1950
52B   Heaton m/e 30/11/1950
52D   Tweedmouth on 30/11/1952
52D   Tweedmouth 4w/e 27/12/1952
     Withdrawn on 01/10/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 52B Heaton m/e 30/11/1950
ALLOC 52D Tweedmouth 4w/e 27/12/1952
WDN   on 01/10/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
17/12/1941 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3231)
15/11/1947 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3160)
17/09/1949 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 8929)
16/05/1953 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29449)
25/02/1955 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 28052)
18/05/1957 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29352)
29/08/1958 Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
24/04/1959 Electrical elements of ATC fitted
22/08/1959 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29461)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 20/11/1943 25/12/1943 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 08/12/1946 19/01/1946 -322 days General    
Doncaster Works 02/10/1947 15/11/1947 45 days General Boiler number 29376 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 25/07/1949 17/09/1949 55 days General Boiler number 29499 (Diagram 109)
 
Doncaster Works 21/09/1949 01/10/1949 11 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 14/06/1951 14/07/1951 31 days Heavy Intermediate    
Darlington Works 16/07/1951 17/07/1951 2 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 13/04/1953 16/05/1953 34 days General Boiler number 29449 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 18/05/1953 27/05/1953 10 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 27/01/1955 25/02/1955 30 days General Boiler number 28052 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 10/03/1955 16/03/1955 7 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 03/10/1955 11/10/1955 9 days Light Casual    
Gateshead Works 12/12/1955 18/01/1956 38 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 04/01/1957 10/01/1957 7 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 24/04/1957 18/05/1957 25 days General Boiler number 29352 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 26/08/1958 29/08/1958 4 days Unclassified Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 20/04/1959 24/04/1959 5 days Unclassified Electrical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 01/07/1959 22/08/1959 53 days General Boiler number 29461 (Diagram 109)
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
17/12/1941 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 4897
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1875
Allocated to Gateshead (GHD)
Diagram 109 boiler fitted
   
20/11/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 20/11/1943. Dep: 25/12/1943.    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 826 but not taken up    
17/11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 926    
08/12/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 08/12/1946. Dep: 19/01/1946.    
02/10/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 02/10/1947. Dep: 15/11/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29376 (Diagram 109)
   
14/02/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 60926    
25/07/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 25/07/1949. Dep: 17/09/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29499 (Diagram 109)
   
21/09/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 21/09/1949. Dep: 01/10/1949.    
19/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (52B)    
30/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (52B)    
14/06/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 14/06/1951. Dep: 14/07/1951.    
16/07/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 16/07/1951. Dep: 17/07/1951.    
30/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Tweedmouth (52D)    
27/12/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Tweedmouth (52D)    
13/04/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 13/04/1953. Dep: 16/05/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29449 (Diagram 109)
   
18/05/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 18/05/1953. Dep: 27/05/1953.    
27/01/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 27/01/1955. Dep: 25/02/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28052 (Diagram 109)
   
10/03/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 10/03/1955. Dep: 16/03/1955.    
03/10/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 03/10/1955. Dep: 11/10/1955.    
12/12/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 12/12/1955. Dep: 18/01/1956.    
04/01/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 04/01/1957. Dep: 10/01/1957.    
24/04/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 24/04/1957. Dep: 18/05/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29352 (Diagram 109)
   
26/08/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 26/08/1958. Dep: 29/08/1958.
Work undertaken:
Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
   
20/04/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 20/04/1959. Dep: 24/04/1959.
Work undertaken:
Electrical elements of ATC fitted
   
01/07/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 01/07/1959. Dep: 22/08/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29461 (Diagram 109)
   
01/10/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 60926 from Tweedmouth (52D)    
25/01/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Darlington    

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