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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3686 on 19/08/1943
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 874 on Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 974   19/05/1946
British Railways 60974   11/08/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V2
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1915
To Service Mon 19/08/1943 to York (North) (YK)
Withdrawal Mon 09/12/1963 off York (North) (50A)
Service Life 20 yrs, 3 mths , 20 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Thu 09/01/1964 at Locomotive Works (Darlington)

Notes
Notes Into Darlington Works for cutting up 9/1/64

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
YK   York (North) (New) on 19/08/1943
     Withdrawn on 09/12/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   w/e 09/12/1963

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
19/08/1943 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3379)
14/08/1948 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 3039)
06/07/1950 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 9173)
17/12/1951 Modified pony truck
08/11/1952 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29463)
24/09/1954 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29545)
18/10/1956 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29519)
16/12/1958 Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
16/12/1958 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29408)
25/03/1959 Electrical elements of ATC fitted
30/06/1961 Smith speedometer fitted
30/06/1961 Diagram 109 boiler fitted (number 29341)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 28/04/1945 27/06/1945 61 days General    
Doncaster Works 12/10/1946 09/11/1946 29 days General    
Doncaster Works 21/06/1948 14/08/1948 55 days General Boiler number 3039 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60974
 
Darlington Works 05/06/1950 06/07/1950 32 days General Boiler number 29533 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 11/07/1950 13/07/1950 3 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 05/12/1951 17/12/1951 13 days Light Casual Modified pony truck
 
Darlington Works 04/02/1952 23/02/1952 20 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 07/10/1952 08/11/1952 33 days General Boiler number 29463 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 10/11/1952 11/11/1952 2 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 05/04/1954 12/04/1954 8 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 09/08/1954 24/09/1954 47 days General Boiler number 29545 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 11/10/1954 18/10/1954 8 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 20/09/1956 18/10/1956 29 days General Boiler number 29519 (Diagram 109)
 
Darlington Works 10/11/1958 16/12/1958 37 days General Boiler number 29408 (Diagram 109)
Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 23/03/1959 25/03/1959 3 days Unclassified Electrical elements of ATC fitted
 
Darlington Works 31/05/1961 30/06/1961 31 days General Boiler number 29341 (Diagram 109)
Smith speedometer fitted
 

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
04/06/1961 Darlington Works (Stripping Shop) Erecting Shop: D272, D2243, D2700, D3456, D4071-5, D5098, D5157-61, 43085, 60816/23/57/8/97, 60900, 61028, 61206/69, 61303, 63468, 67620/91. 67733, 80100, 90124, 90465/70, 90518. Stripping Shop: 60974, 65868. 67636, 80099. Outside Stripping Shop: 43116, 61464, 63382, 63466. Works Yard: D4070, D5101, 60852/69/99, 60920/75/81, 61238, 63341/58, 63452, 65099, 65753, 65801, 67643/90, 68007/43/80, 92060, 92192. Crossing: D280, D3322, D5106/56. Scrap Yard: 61416/62, 68673 all intact. SLS/196107

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
19/08/1943 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 3686
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1915
Allocated to York (North) (YK)
Diagram 109 boiler fitted
   
28/04/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 28/04/1945. Dep: 27/06/1945.    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 874 but not taken up    
19/05/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 974    
12/10/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 12/10/1946. Dep: 09/11/1946.    
21/06/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 21/06/1948. Dep: 14/08/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3039 (Diagram 109)
Renumbered to BR 60974
   
05/06/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 05/06/1950. Dep: 06/07/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29533 (Diagram 109)
   
11/07/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 11/07/1950. Dep: 13/07/1950.    
05/12/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 05/12/1951. Dep: 17/12/1951.
Work undertaken:
Modified pony truck
   
04/02/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 04/02/1952. Dep: 23/02/1952.    
07/10/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 07/10/1952. Dep: 08/11/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29463 (Diagram 109)
   
10/11/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 10/11/1952. Dep: 11/11/1952.    
05/04/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 05/04/1954. Dep: 12/04/1954.    
09/08/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 09/08/1954. Dep: 24/09/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29545 (Diagram 109)
   
11/10/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 11/10/1954. Dep: 18/10/1954.    
20/09/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 20/09/1956. Dep: 18/10/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29519 (Diagram 109)
   
10/11/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 10/11/1958. Dep: 16/12/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29408 (Diagram 109)
Mechanical elements of ATC fitted
   
23/03/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 23/03/1959. Dep: 25/03/1959.
Work undertaken:
Electrical elements of ATC fitted
   
31/05/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 31/05/1961. Dep: 30/06/1961.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 29341 (Diagram 109)
Smith speedometer fitted
   
09/12/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 60974 from York (North) (50A)    
09/01/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Darlington    

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