A BEWILDERMENT OF BOILERS
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Part Three My thanks once again to Mr. B.J. Harding , who has written to confirm that my assumptions about the renumbering of all the boilers covered in Part 2 were correct, and has also confirmed the renumbering of other boilers of which I was uncertain. BOILER No. 8961 ( Renumbered 29305) Eng. No. 4498 30-10-37 to1-1-42 (WL 5yrs 3mths), OOU 7mths, on to Eng. No. 4901 22-8-42 to 26-1-47 (WL 5yrs 3mths), OOU 8mths, on to Eng. No.60029 16-7-48 to 28-1-49 (WL 6mths), OOU 1yr, on to Eng. No. 60025 27-1-50 to 4-6-51 (WL 1yr 5mths), OOU 1yr 8mths and renumbered to 29305 before fitting to Eng. No. 60002 13-2-53 to 29-3-54. Believe boiler taken out of service at this date. Total WL 13yrs 6mths, Total OOU 2yrs 11mths, Total Life Span 16yrs 5mths. 5 Uses. BOILER No. 9018 ( Renumbered 29276) Eng. No. 4462 10-12-37 to 16-9-42 (WL 4yrs 10mths), OOU 8mths, on to Eng. No.4464 22-5-43 to 25-8-48 (WL 5yrs 3mths), OOU 8mths, on to Eng No. 60010 8-4-49 to 21-8-50 (WL 1yr 4mths), OOU 2mths and renumbered to 29276, on to Eng No. 60028 13-10-50 to 21-1-52 (WL 1yr 3mths), OOU 8mths, on to Eng No. 60023 4-9-52 to 19-1-54 (WL 1yr 4mths). Believe Boiler taken out of service at this date. Total WL 13yrs 11mths, Total OOU 2yrs 2mths, Total Life Span 16yrs 1mth. 5 Uses. BOILER No. 9019 (Renumbered 29309) (Static Boiler No. 960). Eng. No. 4463 27-11-37 to 14-7-43 (WL 5yrs 8mths), OOU 3mths, on to Eng No.4495 9-10-43 to 17-6-48 (WL 4yrs 8mths), OOU 8mths until 3-49 when it became Static Boiler No. 960, and was at Doncaster Works Steam Shed from 12-51 to 9-59and was then taken back into Loco stock (Static WL 10yrs 6mths), OOU 5mths and was renumbered 29309 1-60, on to Class A3 Eng No. 60087 3-2-60 to 14-12-61 (WL 1yr 10mths), OOU 3mths, on to Class A3 Eng No. 60083 8-2-62 to 18-5-64, (WL 2yrs 3mths). Boiler withdrawn with Engine at this date. Total WL incl. Static 24yrs 11mths, Total OOU 1yr 7mths, Total Working Life Span 26yrs 6mths. 4 Uses plus 1 Use as Static Boiler. BOILER No. 9020 (Renumbered 29298) Eng. No. 4464 18-12-37 to 27-12-40 (WL 3yrs 0mths), OOU 1yr 0mths, on to Eng No.4486 27-12-41 to 12-12-45 (WL 4yrs 0mths), OOU 11mths, on to Eng No. 2 11-10-46 to 2-4-48 (WL 1yr 6mths), OOU6mths, on to Eng No. 60018 21-10-48 to 23-1-50 (WL 1yr 3mths), OOU3mths, on to Eng No.60020 28-4-50 to 16-3-53, Boiler renumbered to 29298 on 30-11-51 whilst still in service with Eng No. 60020, (WL 2yrs 11mths), OOU 3mths, on to Eng No. 60019 12-6-53 to 25-10-54 (WL 1yr 4mths), OOU 8mths, on to Eng No. 60021 11-6-55 to 3-1-57 (WL 1yr 7mths), OOU 1mth, on to Eng No. 60023 20-2-57 to 29-7-58 (WL 1yr 5mths), OOU 3mths, on to Eng No. 60029 3-10-58 to 26-2-60 (WL 1yr 3mths). Believe Boiler taken out of service at this date. Total WL 18yrs 3mths, Total OOU 3yrs 11mths, Total Life Span 22yrs 2mths. 9 Uses BOILER No. 9021 (Renumbered 29306) Eng No. 4465 8-1-38 to 21-6-43 (WL 5yrs 6mths), OOU 4mths, on to Eng No. 2510 5-10-43 to 13-8-47 (WL 3yrs 10mths), OOU 5mths, on to Eng No. 60005 28-1-48 to 8-5-51 (WL 3yrs 4mths), OOU 2yrs 5mths and renumbered to 29306, on to Eng No. 6000719-10-53 to 9-2-55 (WL 1yr 4mths), OOU 2mths, on to Eng NO. 60031 30-4-55 to 4-7-56 (WL 1yr 3mths), OOU 7mths, on to Eng No. 60021 8-2-57 to 14-3-58 (WL 1yr 2mths), OOU 4mths, on to Class A3 Eng No.60099 29-7-58 to 28-10-59 (WL 1yr 3mths), OOU 3mths, on to Class A3 Eng No. 60046 6-1-60 to 20-10-61(WL 1yr 9mths), OOU 3mths, on to Class A3 Eng No. 60087 2-2-62 to 28-10-63 (WL 1yr 8mths). Boiler withdrawn with Engine at this date. Total WL 21yrs 1mth, Total OOU 4yrs 8mths, Total Life Span 25yrs 9mths. 9 Uses BOILER No. 9022 (Renumbered 29300) ENG No. 4466 26-1-38 to 1-12-43 (WL 5yrs 11mths), OOU 1yr 10mths, on to Eng No. 2509 20-10-45 to 22-6-49 (WL 3yrs 8mths), OOU 1yr 0mths, on to Eng No. 60011 8-6-50 to 6-12-54, Boiler renumbered to 29300 on 10-4-52 whilst still in service with Eng No. 60011, (WL4yrs 6mths), OOU 2mths, on to Eng No. 60027 10-2-55 to 6-6-56 (WL 1yr 4mths), OOU 5mths, on to Eng No. 60034 10-11-56 to 10-12-57 (WL 1yr 1mth), OOU 5mths, on to Eng No. 60030 15-5-58 to 12-10-59 (WL 1yr 5mths), OOU 2mths, on to Eng No. 60011 22-12-59 to 31-7-61 (WL 1yr 7mths), OOU 4mths, on to Eng No. 60021 17-11-61 to 20-10-63 (WL 1yr 11mths). Boiler withdrawn with Engine at this date. Total WL 21yrs 5mths, Total OOU 4yrs 4mths, Total Life Span 25 yrs 9mths. 8 Uses BOILER No. 9023 (Renumbered 29273) Eng No.4467 19-2-38 to 21-2-42 (WL 4yrs 0mths), OOU 7mths, on to Eng No. 4900 4-9-42 to 22-3-47 (WL 4yrs 6mths), OOU 3mths, on to Eng No. 3 21-6-47 to 28-1-49 (WL 1yr 7mths), OOU 5mths, on to Eng No. 60014 22-6-49 to 14-8-50 (WL 1yr 2mths), OOU 1mth, and renumbered to 29273, on to Eng No. 60010 29-9-50 to 20-7-53 (WL 2yrs 10mths), OOU 9mths, on to Eng No. 60025 14-4-54 to 28-8-55 (WL 1yr 4mths), OOU 8mths, on to Eng No. 60014 25-4-56 to 20-9-57 (WL1yr 5mths), OOU 2mths, on to Eng No. 60020 7-11-57 to 13-7-59 (WL 1yr 8mths), OOU 4mths, on to Eng No. 60014 4-11-59 to 23-12-61 (WL 1yr 3mths), OOU 3mths, on to Eng No. 60020 19-5-61 to 20-3-64 (WL 2yrs 10mths). Boiler withdrawn with Engine at this date. Total WL 22yrs 7mths, Total OOU 3yrs 6mths, Total Life Span 26yrs 1mth. 10 Uses. BOILER NO. 9024 (Renumbered 29290) Eng No. 4468 3-3-38 to 2-5-42 WL 4yrs 2mths), OOU 4mths, on to Eng No. 4903 14-9-42 to 15-10-47 (WL 5yrs 1mth), OOU 9mths, on to Eng No. 60030 30-7-48 to 8-2-51 (WL 2yrs 7mths), OOU 4mths and renumbered to 29290, on to Eng No. 60005 11-6-51 to 6-10-52 (WL 1yr 4mths), OOU 1yr 6mths, on to Eng No. 60029 22-4-54 to 12-7-55 (WL 1yr 3mths), OOU 11mths, on to Eng No. 60033 13-6-56 to 29-1-58 (WL 1yr 7mths), OOU3mths, on to Eng No. 60001 11-4-58 to 17-11-59 (WL 1yr 7mths)< OOU2mths, on to Class A3 Eng No. 60057 27-1-60 to 27-7-61 (WL 1yr 6mths), OOU 4mths, on to Class A3 Eng No. 60071 4-11-61 to 12-10-64 (WL 2yrs 11mths). Boiler withdrawn with Engine at this date. Total WL 22yrs 0mths, Total OOU 4yrs 7mths, Total Life Span 26 yrs 7mths. 9 Uses. BOILER No. 9025 (Renumbered 29272) Eng No. 4469 30-3-38 to 28-2-40 (WL 1yr 1mths), OOU 11mths, on to Eng No. 4464 23-1-41 to 10-4-43 (WL 2yrs 3mths), OOU 6mths, on to Eng No. 4500 29-10-43 to 31-5-48 (WL 4yrs 7mths), OOU 11mths, on to Eng No.60017 27-4-49 to 1-8-50 (WL 1yr 4mths), OOU 2mths , and renumbered to 29272, on to Eng No. 60014 28-9-50 to 3-12-51 (WL 1yr 3mths), OOU 2yrs 3mths, on to 60005 16-3-54 to 10-7-55 (WL 1yr 4mths), OOU 2mths, on to Eng No. 60002 17-9-55 to 30-5-57 (WL 1yr 8mths), OOU 7mths, on to Eng No.60010 27-12-57 to 26-5-59 (WL 1yr 5mths), OOU 5mths, on to Class A3 Eng No. 60050 15-10-59 to 15-8-61 (WL 1yr 10mths), OOU 2mths, on to Class A3 Eng No. 60092 25-10-61 to 12-10-64 (WL 3yrs 0mths). Boiler withdrawn with Engine at this date. Total WL 20yrs 6mths, Total OOU 6yrs 1mth, Total Life Span 26yrs 7mths. 10 uses BOILER No. 9026 (Renumbered 29275) Eng No. 4499 12-4-38 to 8-2-43 (WL 4yrs 10mths), OOU 7mths, on to Eng No. 4491 4-9-43 to 12-7-49 (WL 5yrs 10mths), OOU 3mths, on to Eng No. 60016 21-10-49 to 1-1-51 (WL 1yr 3mths), Boiler renumbered 29275 on 19-9-50 whilst still in service with 60016, OOU 1yr 7mths, on to Class A1/1 Eng No. 60113 21-8-52 to 15-4-57 (WL 4yrs 8mths), OOU 3mths, on to 60002 18-7-57 to 19-2-59 (WL 1yr 7mths), OOU 4mths, then back on to Class A1/1 Eng No. 60113 17-6-59 to 7-12-60 (WL 1yr 6mths).Believe Boiler withdrawn from service at this date. Total WL 19yrs 8mths, Total OOU 3yrs 0mths, Total Life Span 22yrs 8mths. 6 Uses BOILER No. 9027 (Renumbered 29279) Eng No. 4500 26-4-38 to 24-9-43 (WL 5yrs 5mths), OOU 4mths, on to Eng No. 4487 30-1-44 to 26-2-49 (WL 5yrs 1mth), OOU 6mths, on to Eng No. 60009 4-8-49 to 12-3-54 (WL 4yrs 7mths), renumbered 29279 on 23-11-50 whilst still in service with 60009, OOU 8mths, on to Eng No. 60019 3-11-54 to 14-4-56 (WL 1yr 5mths), OOU 1yr 1mth, on to Class A3 Eng No. 60066 24-5-57 to 26-8-58 (WL1yr 3mths)< OOU 3mths, on to ClassA3 Eng No. 60085 5-11-58 to 25-4-60 (WL 1yr 5mths). OOU 3mths, on to Class A3 Eng No. 60066 6-7-60 to 1-3-62 (WL 1yr 8mths). Believe Boiler withdrawn from service at this date. Total WL 20yrs 8mths, Total OOU 3yrs 1mth, Total Life Span 23yrs 9mths. 7 Uses. BOILER No. 9028 (Renumbered 29295) Eng No. 4900 17-5-38 to 22-7-42 (WL 4yrs 2mths), OOU 7mths, on to Eng No.4483 4-2-43 to 26-9- 47 (WL 4yrs 7mths), OOU 10mths, on to Eng No.60001 14-7-48 to 28-12-49 (WL 1yr 5mths), OOU 3mths, on to Eng No. 60018 5-4-50 to 30-3-53 (WL 2yr 11mths), renumbered 29295 on 4-10-51 whilst still in service with 60018, OOU 3mths, on to Eng No. 60017 19-6-53 to 29-9-54 (WL 1yr 3mths), OOU 8mths, on to Eng No. 60034 21-5-55 to 2-10-56 (WL 1yr 5mths), OOU 2mths, on to Eng No. 60001 6-12-56 to 3-3-58 (WL 1yr 4mths), OOU 6mths, on to Eng No. 60025 4-9-58 to 5-5060 (WL 1yr 8mths), OOU 4mths, on to Class A3 Eng No. 60063 22-9-60 to 18-6-62 (WL 1yr 9mths), OOU 4mths, on to Class A3 Eng No. 60112 5-10-62 to 26-12-64 (WL 2yrs 2mths). Boiler withdrawn with Engine at this date. Total WL 22yrs 8mths,Total OOU 3yrs 11mths,Total Life Span 26yrs 7mths.10 Uses BOILER No. 9029 (Renumbered 29285) Eng No. 4901 8-6-38 to 14-7-42 (WL 4yrs 1mth), OOU3mths, on to Eng No. 4462 31-10-42 to 11-3-49 (WL 6yrs 4mths), OOU5mths, on to Eng No. 60023 31-8-49 to 6-8-52 (WL 2yrs 11mths), renumbered 29285 on 23-2-51 whilst still in service with 60023, OOU 2mths, on to Eng No. 60032 24-10-52 to 24-2-54 (WL 1yr 4mths), OOU 2mths, on to Eng No. 60009 22-4-54 to 7-5-55 (WL 1yr 1mth), OOU 7mths, on to Eng No. 60017 31-12-55 to 9-4-57 (WL 1yr 5mths), OOU 2mths, on to Eng No.60016 13-6-57 to 4-9-58 (WL 1yr 3mths), OOU 2mths, on to Eng No. 60032 27-11-58 to 15-3-60 (WL 1yr 4mths), OOU 2mths, on to Class A3 Eng No. 60102 9-5-60 to 14-11-61 (WL 1yr ^mths), OOU3mths, on to Class A3 Eng No. 60043 3-2-62 to 14-5-64 (WL 2yrs 3mths). Boiler withdrawn with Engine at this date. Total WL 23yrs 7mths, Total OOU 2yrs 4mths, Total Life Span 25yrs 11mths. 10 Uses. BOILER No. 9030 (Renumbered 29291) Eng No. 4902 28-6-38 to 26-7-43 (WL 5yrs 1mth), OOU 6mths, on to Eng No. 4466 6-1-44 to 18-4-50 (WL 6yrs 3mths), OOU 1yr 3mths and renumbered 29291, on to Eng No. 6002511-7-51 to 11-3-54 (WL 2yrs 8mths), OOU 3mths, on to Eng No. 60003 18-6-54 to 13-9-55 (WL 1yr 3mths), OOU 1mth, on to Eng 60032 28-10-55 to 9-2-57 (WL 1yr 4mths). Believe Boiler withdrawn from service at this date. Total WL 16yrs 7mths, Total OOU 2yrs 1mth, Total Life Span 18yrs 8mths. 5 Uses. BOILER No. 9031 (Renumbered 29288) Eng No. 4903 1-7-38 to 12-11-40 (WL 2yrs 4mth), OOU 1yr 1mth, on to Eng No. 2509 6-12-41 to 23-8-45 (WL 3yrs 9mths), OOU 9mths, on to Eng No. 16 2-6-46 to 13-9-49 (WL 3yrs 3mths), OOU 4mths, on to Class A1/1 Eng No. 60113 6-1-50 to 20-7-52 (WL 2yrs 6mths), boiler renumbered 29288 on 18-5-51 whilst still in service with 60113. Believe Boiler withdrawn from service on 20-7-52. Total WL 11yrs 10mths, Total OOU 2yrs 2mths, Total Life Span 14yrs 0mths. 4 Uses. That concludes the history of the original 35 new boilers built for the Class A4 Engines. One of the, (what I think),most amazing statistics to show up from the above, is the history of the Boiler No. 8905, first fitted to Eng No. 2509 SILVER LINK in 1935, and finishing its career 29yrs and 1mth, and 10 Uses later on Class A3 Eng No. 60062 MINORU. In contrast the 4th boiler 8908 fitted to Eng No. 2512 SILVER FOX only had a career of 14yrs 10mths and 4 Uses, and spent 3years 10mths out of use. Not all the Boilers were as well used as 8905, as 8mths after Boiler No. 9031 was fitted to the last A4 to be built, the first of 5 spare Boilers was utilised on Eng No. 4487. The first batch of 5 spare Boilers BOILER No. 9125 (Renumbered 29274) Eng No. 4487 24-3-39 to 8-12-43 (WL 4yrs 9mths), OOU 10mths, on to Eng No. 4482 14-10-44 to 18-7-49 (WL 4yrs 9mths), OOU 1yr, on to Eng No.60027 7-7-50 to 29-4-52 (WL 1yr 9mths), renumbered 29274 on 14-9-50 whilst still in service with 60027, OOU 1yr 11mths, on to Eng No. 60012 25-3-54 to 2-11-55 (WL 1yr 8mths), OOU 2mths, on to Eng No. 60006 19-1-56 to 12-8-57 (WL1yr 7mths), OOU 5mths, on to Eng No. 60011 11-1-58 to 20-4-59 (WL 1yr 3mths). Believe Boiler withdrawn from service at this date. Total WL 15yrs 9mths, Total OOU 4yrs 4mths, Total Life Span 20yrs 1mth. 6 Uses. BOILER No. 9126 (Renumbered 29283) Eng No. 2511 16-3-40 to 21-2-41 (WL 11mths), OOU 5mths, on to Eng No. 4482 26-7-41 to 29-8-44 WL 3yrs 1mth), OOU 1yr 9mths, on to Eng No. 10 10-5-46 to 3-3-49 (WL2yrs 10mths), OOU 1mth, on to Eng No. 60004 26-4-49 to 10-7-50 (WL 1yr 3mths), OOU 7mths and renumbered 29283, on to Eng No. 60016 31-1-51 to 4-6-52 (WL1yr 4mths0, OOU 2mths, on to Eng No. 60034 7-8-52 to 20-11-53 (WL 1yr 3mths), OOU2mths, on to Eng No. 60031 20-1-54 to 22-3-55 (WL 1yr 2mths), OOU 3mths, on to 60013 4-6-55 to 22-7-57 (WL 1yr 8mths), OOU 5mths, on to ClassA3 Eng No. 60095 13-7-57 to 23-12-58 (WL 1yr 5mths), OOU 2mths, on to Class A3 Eng No.60063 6-2-59 to 23-12-58 (WL 1yr 6mths), OOU 2mths, on to Class A3 Eng No. 60081 15-10-60 to 1-10-62 (WL 2yrs 0mths). Boiler withdrawn with Engine at this date. Total WL 18yrs 2mths, Total OOU 4yrs 2mths, Total Life Span 22yrs 7mths. 11 Uses. BOILER No. 9127 (Renumbered 29304) Eng No. 4485 14-5-40 to 9-3-46 (WL 5yrs 10mths), OOU 1yr 7mths, on to Eng No. 15 4-10-47 to 17-10-51 (WL 4yrs 0mths), OOU 1yr 1mth and renumbered 29304, on to Eng No. 60005 11-11-52 to 8-2-54 (WL 1yr 3mths), OOU 1yr 8mths, on to Eng No. 60016 1-10-55 to 26-4-57 (WL 1yr 6mths), OOU 4mths, on to Eng No. 60015 9-8-57 to 11-3-59 (WL 1yr 7mths), OOU 3mths, on to Eng No. 60027 12-6-59 to 11-4-60 (WL 10mths), OOU1yr 1mth, on to Class A3 Eng No. 60098 25-5-61 to 28-10-63 (WL 2yrs 5mths). Boiler withdrawn with Engine at this date. Total WL 17yrs 5mths, Total OOU 6yrs 0mths, Total Life Span 23yrs 5mths. 7 Uses. BOILER No. 9128 (Renumbered 29303) Eng No. 2512 24-5-40 to 19-10-44 (WL 4yrs 5mths), OOU1yr 4mths, on to Eng No.9 9-2-46 to 22-3-48 (WL 2yrs 1mth), OOU 2mths, on to Eng No. 60002 14-5-48 to 19-12-49 (WL 1yr 7mths), OOU 2mths, on to Eng No. 60001 10-2-50 to 18-6-51 (WL 1yr 4mths), OOU 1yr 3mths and renumbered 29303, on to Eng No. 60030 24-9-52 to 24-3-54 (WL 1yr 6mths), OOU 3mths, on to Eng No. 60008 18-6-54 to 5-5-55 (WL 11mths), OOU 2mths, on to Eng No. 60023 21-7-55 to 16-1-57 (WL 1yr 6mths), OOU 2mths, on to Eng No. 60024 22-3-57 to 9-7-58 (WL 1yr 4mths), OOU 3mths, on to Eng No. 60016 17-10-58 to 10-5-60 (WL 1yr 7mths). Believe Boiler withdrawn from service at this date. Total WL 16yrs 3mths, Total OOU 3yrs 9mths, Total Life Span 20yrs 0mths. 9 Uses. BOILER No. 9129 (Renumbered 29308) Eng No. 4488 9-11-40 to 25-11-44 (WL 4yrs 0mths), OOU 1yr 2mths, on to Eng No. 27 19-1-46 to 16-5-50 (WL 4yrs 4mths), OOU 3yrs 10mths and renumbered 29308, on to Eng No. 60032 30-4-54 to 1909-55 (WL 1yr 6mths), OOU 1yr 3mths, on to Eng No. 60008 20-12-56 to 3-7-58 (WL 1yr 7mths), OOU 1mth, on to Eng No. 60022 27-8-58 to 25-1-60 (WL 1yr 5mths), OOU 2mths, on to Class A3 Eng No. 60054 18-3-60 to 2-6-62 (WL 2yrs 0mths), OOU 4mths, on to Class A3 Eng No. 60036 19-7-62 to 23-11-64 (WL 2yrs 4mths), Boiler withdrawn with Engine at this date. Total WL 17yrs 2mths, Total OOU 6yrs 10mths, Total Life Span 24yrs 0mths. 7 Uses. As you can see the building of these 5 spare boilers was fully justified, all had a life span of over 20yrs, and Boiler No. 9126 had the greatest number of uses of any A4 Boiler, with 11. Researched and written by Mel Haigh,
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