4786 at London Kings Cross station on a lovely sunny day in 1939. Renumbered 60815 by BR in July 1949 and from thereafter allocated to Doncaster or Great Central Railway depots until withdrawn from 15E Leicester 5th May 1962 Stanley.H.Freese/SRL No 527
60806 along side K1 Class 62065, Class 5 No 45339 and Ivatt 4MT No 43133 inside the roundhouse at York Sunday 31st May 1966 SRL No 776
60813 arriving at Perth station with the 2.50pm goods seen here with stovepipe chimney and shovel rim smoke deflectors 18th August 1966 SRL No 844
60813 on shed at 63A Perth on the 25th August 1966 seen here with a stovepipe chimney and small smoke deflectors. The V2 looks in superb external condition and amazingly was withdrawn one month after this shot was taken. David.B.Clark/SRL No 986
60814 at Stevenage with a Peterborough-London Kings Cross express 14th April 1962 passing the Langley water softening plant SRL No 76
60836 on the BR (Scottish Region) Last V2 Locomotive Excursion Edinburgh Waverley-Aberdeen return 5th November 1966 seen here departing from the capital SRL No 73
60837 outside Woodford Halse shed in 1964. A York allocated loco and throughout 1964 and the first two months of 1965, York allocated V2's had two daily (except Sunday) fitted freight turns from Yoek to Woodford Halse, normally returning north a few hours later. 60837 suffered a front end prang in November 1965 which resulted in it being withdrawn on the 16th November and scrapped the following month SRL No 534
60841 light engine at Hitchin station possibly a running in run after a visit to Doncaster works July-August 1962 and seen here with the split handrail on the smokebox SRL No 50
60841 with a Class K freight seen at Hitchin station maybe after a visit to Doncaster Works July-August 1962 and seen here with the split handrail SRL No 51
60847 'St Peter's School' on shed at Woodford Halse, Great Central in 1964. Throughout 1964 and the first two months of 1965, York allocated V2's had two daily (except Sunday) fitted freight turns from York to Woodford Halse, normally returning north a few hours later. Seen here now devoid of the nameplates. Only eight V2's carried names, seven named by the LNER and one by BR. SRL No 743
60859, 60868, 60944 all stored inside the shed at Heaton MPD Saturday 4th September 1965. Although Heaton had officially closed in June 1963 it remained as a sub shed to 52A Gateshead for a few years. Both 60859 & 60944 were scrapped soon after this photo was taken and 60868 of 64A shed survived one more year being scrapped in September 1966 SRL No 359
60870 on a murky day on the approach to Wood Green station with a Class C freight. No date but taken after March 1962 seen here with the split handrail which must have taken place during its last General at Doncaster Works between January-March 1962. She was withdrawn in July the following year.SRL No 45
60871 departs from Doncaster station with a parcels on the 15th June 1963 passing St,James church in the background, built by the GNR for it's employees. Alan John Clarke/SRL No 685
60877 at Newcastle Central with a Class C freight 18th June 1963 Geoff.F.Todd/SRL No 792
60880 passing Wood Green flyover with the 6.32pm London Kings Cross-York parcels 24th May 1963 Alan Chandler MBE/SRL No 445
60889 with connecting rods on the upper running board withdrawn at Doncaster 11th June 1963 Barry Collins/SRL No 923
60896 working a down express passing Doncaster South signal box on the right and St,James church on the left 14th March 1962. It was withdrawn in September 1962 after the engine suffered from a catastrophic driving axle failure and scrapped in October SRL No 696
60899 waiting to depart north from London Kings Cross station with the 5.15pm extra to Newcastle on a beautiful sunny day 31st May 1963 just one month before the end of steam out of KX. SRL No 1103
60903 along side A3 60103 'Flying Scotsman' + 60052 'Prince Palatine' outside Top Shed 3rd May 1960 SRL No 447
60919 was brought down from Dundee to work the LCGB Green Arrow rail tour on the 3rd July 1966 but failed so didn't work the rail tour. It was repaired and is seen here on shed at Basingstoke. Once back in the north 60919 sadly didn't last much longer being withdrawn in September 1966 from Dundee Tay Bridge SRL No 164
60939 at 52A Gateshead showing a 50A York shed plate 9th May 1963 Geoff.F.Todd/SRL No 787
60941 of 50A York North shed is seen approaching Primrose Bridge at the end of Ginhouse lane in Rotherham, passing I&I Walker Ltd of Effington Works manufactures of foundry requisites in 1959. A splendid site for our unknown photographer SRL No 918
60948 with another unknown V2 far side along side 9F 92183, A3 60062 'Minoru' A4 60015 'Quicksilver' a fabulous line-up taken during the harsh winter of 1962 at Top Shed C.G.Parsons(USA photographer)SRL No 30
60955 making a fabulous sight inside St Margarets shed, Edinburgh after returning north from Darlington Works in August 1965. Behind 60955 we see another V2 60835 'The Green Howard,Alexandra, Princess of Wale's Own Regiment' along a BR Standard 4MT simmering from the safety valves Brian Noakes/SRL No 71
60956 with an up express near Offord passing Offord Hill Farm on the far right 1960-62 withdrawn September 1962 from 34E New England shed SRL No 766
60963 passing leicester South Goods yard with the Nottingham-Neasden empty vans 18th April 1964. The photographer was waiting for 4472 which was working the Great Central rail tour on this particular day. SRL No 80
60963 coming out of the short 57 yard long Askham Tunnel on the ECML south of Retford. SRL No 924
60973 on shed at Dundee Tay Bridge with an unknown Thompson B1 Class engine 17th July 1965. 60973 had only six more months left of service before withdrawal in January 1966 SRL No 297
60973 along side A1 60145 'St Mungo' + 60121 'Silurian' with B1 Class 61337 inside York Roundhouse March 1965 John Feild/SRL No 443
60973 at Saughton Junction passing the signal box behind the exhaust and second coach. On the smokebox we have an headcode of 1Z25? The V2 is in immaculate condition with its last visit to Darlington Works in late 1964, early 1965 this view is dated Sunday 28th March 1965 SRL No 947
60982 along side A1 No 60124 'Kenilworth' inside York Roundhouse no date but 60982 was withdrawn in October 1964. 60124 was one of the last two A1's in service along with 60145 'St Mungo' both going for scrap in 1966 SRL No 66
60983 grabs some attention from some young excited spotters at Grantham station with a up freight. A Kings Cross allocated engine until June 1962 when it was transferred to 34F Grantham, it was shortl ived as it was withdrawn just a couple of months later in September 1962 and scrapped at the end of the year at Doncaster Works SRL No 690
