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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 1782 on 21/01/1926
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 9840   13/04/1946
British Railways 69840   07/05/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class A5
Company History GCR/LNER
Wheels 4-6-2T
Builder Hawthorn Leslie
Works Number 3626
To Service Mon 21/01/1926 to Blaydon (BLA)
Withdrawal Mon 22/09/1958 off Darlington (51A)
Service Life 32 yrs, 8 mths , 1 dy

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1958 at Locomotive Works (Darlington)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
BLA   Blaydon (New) on 21/01/1926
HTN   Heaton on 27/06/1928
MID   Middlesbrough on 24/08/1938
DAR   Darlington on 10/04/1939
32A   Norwich Thorpe on 11/02/1951
30A   Stratford on 08/04/1951
30A   Stratford w/e 14/04/1951
32A   Norwich Thorpe on 13/05/1951
32A   Norwich Thorpe w/e 19/05/1951
51A   Darlington on 17/06/1951
51A   Darlington w/e 23/06/1951
     Withdrawn on 22/09/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 32A Norwich Thorpe on 11/02/1951
ALLOC 32A Norwich Thorpe w/e 11/02/1951
ALLOC 30A Stratford w/e 14/04/1951
ALLOC 32A Norwich Thorpe w/e 19/05/1951
ALLOC 51A Darlington w/e 23/06/1951
WDN   on 22/09/1958

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
21/01/1926 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 3626)
06/08/1934 Steam Brakes fitted
06/08/1934 Westinghouse Brake removed
06/08/1934 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 3621)
25/04/1941 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 3628)
13/04/1946 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 947)
07/05/1948 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 3872)
07/12/1949 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 3863)
14/09/1951 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 22378)
23/04/1956 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 22371)
11/12/1957 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 22359)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gateshead Works 29/04/1926 15/06/1926 48 days Light Repair    
Gateshead Works 15/03/1928 26/05/1928 73 days General    
Gateshead Works 21/08/1929 03/09/1929 14 days Light Repair    
Gateshead Works 29/04/1930 07/06/1930 40 days General    
Gateshead Works 12/06/1930 21/06/1930 10 days Special Painting
 
Gateshead Works 09/02/1932 18/03/1932 39 days General    
Darlington Works 27/06/1934 06/08/1934 41 days General Boiler number 3621 (Diagram 18)
Steam Brakes fitted
 
Darlington Works 30/06/1936 14/08/1936 46 days General    
Darlington Works 24/10/1938 17/12/1938 55 days General    
Darlington Works 19/04/1940 19/04/1940 1 day Weighing    
Darlington Works 22/03/1941 25/04/1941 35 days General Boiler number 3628 (Diagram 18)
 
Darlington Works 03/04/1942 27/04/1942 25 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 29/08/1942 22/09/1942 25 days General    
Darlington Works 02/12/1942 07/01/1943 37 days Light Repair After collision
 
Darlington Works 24/07/1943 09/08/1943 17 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 22/12/1943 11/02/1944 52 days General    
Darlington Works 03/06/1944 27/06/1944 25 days Light Repair After collision (bogie damage)
 
Darlington Works 14/07/1944 14/07/1944 1 day Weighing    
Darlington Works 23/02/1945 23/02/1945 1 day Weighing    
Darlington Works 05/03/1945 05/03/1945 1 day Weighing    
Darlington Works 15/05/1945 15/05/1945 1 day Weighing    
Darlington Works 08/03/1946 13/04/1946 37 days General Boiler number 947 (Diagram 18)
Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 9840
 
Darlington Works 17/04/1947 17/04/1947 1 day Weighing    
Darlington Works 16/05/1947 28/06/1947 44 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 08/07/1947 19/07/1947 12 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 22/07/1947 30/07/1947 9 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 22/03/1948 07/05/1948 47 days General Boiler number 3872 (Diagram 18)
Renumbered to BR 69840
 
Darlington Works 01/11/1949 07/12/1949 37 days General Boiler number 3863 (Diagram 18)
 
Darlington Works 26/04/1950 26/04/1950 1 day Weighing    
Darlington Works 04/07/1951 04/07/1951 1 day Weighing    
Darlington Works 09/07/1951 09/07/1951 1 day Weighing    
Darlington Works 13/08/1951 14/09/1951 33 days General Boiler number 22378 (Diagram 18)
 
Darlington Works 23/09/1952 23/10/1952 31 days HfI    
Darlington Works 20/04/1953 04/05/1953 15 days Light Casual After collision
 
Gorton Works 05/06/1954 10/07/1954 36 days Light Intermediate    
Darlington Works 15/03/1956 23/04/1956 40 days General Boiler number 22371 (Diagram 18)
 
Darlington Works 30/04/1956 02/05/1956 3 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 26/05/1956 03/07/1956 39 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 22/10/1957 11/12/1957 51 days Heavy Casual Boiler number 22359 (Diagram 18)
 
Darlington Works 01/06/1958 01/06/1958 1 day S To store
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
21/01/1926 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1782
Built at Hawthorn Leslie, Works Number 3626
Allocated to Blaydon (BLA)
Diagram 18 boiler fitted
   
29/04/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 29/04/1926. Dep: 15/06/1926.    
15/03/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 15/03/1928. Dep: 26/05/1928.    
27/06/1928 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (HTN)    
21/08/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 21/08/1929. Dep: 03/09/1929.    
29/04/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 29/04/1930. Dep: 07/06/1930.    
12/06/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Special) - Arr: 12/06/1930. Dep: 21/06/1930.
Work undertaken:
Painting
   
09/02/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 09/02/1932. Dep: 18/03/1932.    
27/06/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 27/06/1934. Dep: 06/08/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3621 (Diagram 18)
Steam Brakes fitted
   
30/06/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 30/06/1936. Dep: 14/08/1936.    
24/08/1938 Allocation Reallocated to Middlesbrough (MID)    
24/10/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 24/10/1938. Dep: 17/12/1938.    
10/04/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (DAR)    
19/04/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 19/04/1940. Dep: 19/04/1940.    
22/03/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 22/03/1941. Dep: 25/04/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3628 (Diagram 18)
   
03/04/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 03/04/1942. Dep: 27/04/1942.    
29/08/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 29/08/1942. Dep: 22/09/1942.    
02/12/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 02/12/1942. Dep: 07/01/1943.
Work undertaken:
After collision
   
24/07/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 24/07/1943. Dep: 09/08/1943.    
22/12/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 22/12/1943. Dep: 11/02/1944.    
03/06/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 03/06/1944. Dep: 27/06/1944.
Work undertaken:
After collision (bogie damage)
   
14/07/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 14/07/1944. Dep: 14/07/1944.    
23/02/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 23/02/1945. Dep: 23/02/1945.    
05/03/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 05/03/1945. Dep: 05/03/1945.    
15/05/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 15/05/1945. Dep: 15/05/1945.    
08/03/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 08/03/1946. Dep: 13/04/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 947 (Diagram 18)
Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 9840
   
17/04/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 17/04/1947. Dep: 17/04/1947.    
16/05/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 16/05/1947. Dep: 28/06/1947.    
08/07/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 08/07/1947. Dep: 19/07/1947.    
22/07/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 22/07/1947. Dep: 30/07/1947.    
22/03/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 22/03/1948. Dep: 07/05/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3872 (Diagram 18)
Renumbered to BR 69840
   
01/11/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 01/11/1949. Dep: 07/12/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3863 (Diagram 18)
   
26/04/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 26/04/1950. Dep: 26/04/1950.    
11/02/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (32A)    
08/04/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
14/04/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
13/05/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (32A)    
19/05/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (32A)    
17/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (51A)    
23/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (51A)    
04/07/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 04/07/1951. Dep: 04/07/1951.    
09/07/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 09/07/1951. Dep: 09/07/1951.    
13/08/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 13/08/1951. Dep: 14/09/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22378 (Diagram 18)
   
23/09/1952 Works Visit      
20/04/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 20/04/1953. Dep: 04/05/1953.
Work undertaken:
After collision
   
05/06/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 05/06/1954. Dep: 10/07/1954.    
15/03/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 15/03/1956. Dep: 23/04/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22371 (Diagram 18)
   
30/04/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 30/04/1956. Dep: 02/05/1956.    
26/05/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 26/05/1956. Dep: 03/07/1956.    
22/10/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 22/10/1957. Dep: 11/12/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22359 (Diagram 18)
   
01/06/1958 Works Visit      
22/09/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 69840 from Darlington (51A)    
10/1958 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Darlington    

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