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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3677 on 25/02/1943
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 865 on Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 965   17/11/1946
British Railways 60965   02/06/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V2
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1905
To Service Sat 25/02/1943 to Gateshead (GHD)
Withdrawal Sat 29/12/1962 off St Margarets (64A)
Service Life 19 yrs, 10 mths , 4 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1963 at Campbells (Shieldhall)

Notes
Notes Sold for scrap to G H Campbell, Shieldhall, 11/63

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
GHD   Gateshead (New) on 25/02/1943
64A   St Margarets on 30/11/1952
     Withdrawn on 29/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 64A St Margarets on 30/11/1952
WDN   on 29/12/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
25/02/1943 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3332)
05/06/1948 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3139)
25/05/1950 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 2998)
28/02/1952 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29528)
20/02/1954 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 28062)
02/03/1959 Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
02/03/1959 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29464)
16/09/1961 Smith speedometer fitted
16/09/1961 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29451)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 11/10/1944 11/11/1944 32 days General    
Doncaster Works 06/07/1946 10/08/1946 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 03/05/1948 05/06/1948 34 days General Boiler number 29539 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60965
 
Doncaster Works 09/08/1948 28/08/1948 20 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 23/12/1948 15/01/1949 24 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 26/04/1950 25/05/1950 30 days General Boiler number 2998 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 03/06/1950 12/06/1950 10 days Unclassified    
Doncaster Works 28/06/1950 15/07/1950 18 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 28/01/1952 28/02/1952 32 days General Boiler number 29528 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 06/03/1952 08/03/1952 3 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 22/01/1954 20/02/1954 30 days General Boiler number 28062 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 31/05/1954 07/07/1954 38 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 08/07/1954 09/08/1954 33 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 02/07/1955 01/09/1955 62 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 02/02/1956 20/02/1956 19 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 02/11/1956 05/12/1956 34 days Heavy Intermediate    
Darlington Works 16/04/1958 24/04/1958 9 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 02/02/1959 02/03/1959 29 days General Boiler number 29464 (Diagram 109)
Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
 
Cowlairs Works 10/12/1959 24/12/1959 15 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 31/05/1960 10/06/1960 11 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 11/03/1961 25/03/1961 15 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 08/08/1961 16/09/1961 40 days General Boiler number 29451 (Diagram 109)
Smith speedometer fitted
 
Darlington Works 27/09/1961 13/10/1961 17 days Unclassified    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
18/04/1953 Scottish Miscellany The 7.0 p.m. Edinburgh (Waverley) to Glasgow (Queen Street) Sundays only train has this year produced a number of York 50A locos. These include 60140 (three times), 60501 an 60515 (twice), 60502 an 60512. Also seen on this train 60095 (68E), 60965 (64A), 60823 (64A). This train is worked off St. Margarets depot, the engine returning on the Monday morning.
No. 67500 a 4-4-2T has occasionally appeared on the Hyndland and Milngavie trains during recent weeks. New loco.
No. 76000 was noted on (23/4) on local goods to Buchanan Street. B.R. 2-6-4T are now fairly regularly used on 5.51 p.m. Carlisle to Glasgow (St. Enoch). Water is taken at Dumfries and often at Kilmarnock. With 80008 some excellent work was experienced. A late start of 11 mins. at Carlisle was reduced to a late arrival at Dumfries of 5 mins. A late start from Dumfries of 8 minutes was converted to a 2 min. early arrival at Kilmarnock. Up the Nith Valley 50 m.p.h. was regularly got with eight coaches. From Kilmarnock to a stop at Gorbals Jct. the time was 30 mins. 46 secs. including a 15 m.p.h. crawl from Strathbungo. Between Shilford and Neilson 77 m.p.h. was reached. The crew appeared to have no trouble with the train at any time, in fact one would suggest their only trouble was to hold the engine in check, so freely did it run.
40185 (2-6-2T) has been working the Kirkcudbright branch recently.
On occasion of Cup Final in Glasgow on (23/4) the bulk of the trains from Aberdeen were worked by L.M. Class 5, 4-6-0, assisted by 61400 of Kittybrewster depot and 60531 Bahram.
SLS/195306

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
25/02/1943 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 3677
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1905
Allocated to Gateshead (GHD)
Diagram 109 boiler fitted
   
11/10/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 11/10/1944. Dep: 11/11/1944.    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 865 but not taken up    
06/07/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 06/07/1946. Dep: 10/08/1946.    
17/11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 965    
03/05/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 03/05/1948. Dep: 05/06/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29539 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60965
   
09/08/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 09/08/1948. Dep: 28/08/1948.    
23/12/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 23/12/1948. Dep: 15/01/1949.    
26/04/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 26/04/1950. Dep: 25/05/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2998 (Diagram 109)
   
03/06/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 03/06/1950. Dep: 12/06/1950.    
28/06/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 28/06/1950. Dep: 15/07/1950.    
28/01/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 28/01/1952. Dep: 28/02/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29528 (Diagram 109)
   
06/03/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 06/03/1952. Dep: 08/03/1952.    
30/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to St Margarets (64A)    
22/01/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 22/01/1954. Dep: 20/02/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28062 (Diagram 109)
   
31/05/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 31/05/1954. Dep: 07/07/1954.    
08/07/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 08/07/1954. Dep: 09/08/1954.    
02/07/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 02/07/1955. Dep: 01/09/1955.    
02/02/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 02/02/1956. Dep: 20/02/1956.    
02/11/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 02/11/1956. Dep: 05/12/1956.    
16/04/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 16/04/1958. Dep: 24/04/1958.    
02/02/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 02/02/1959. Dep: 02/03/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29464 (Diagram 109)
Automatic Train Control (ATC) fitted
   
10/12/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 10/12/1959. Dep: 24/12/1959.    
31/05/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 31/05/1960. Dep: 10/06/1960.    
11/03/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 11/03/1961. Dep: 25/03/1961.    
08/08/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 08/08/1961. Dep: 16/09/1961.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29451 (Diagram 109)
Smith speedometer fitted
   
27/09/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 27/09/1961. Dep: 13/10/1961.    
29/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 60965 from St Margarets (64A)    
11/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Campbells: Shieldhall    

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