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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 1790 on 31/03/1926
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 9842   07/07/1946
British Railways 69842   23/12/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class A5
Company History GCR/LNER
Wheels 4-6-2T
Builder Hawthorn Leslie
Works Number 3628
To Service Wed 31/03/1926 to Blaydon (BLA)
Withdrawal Wed 29/10/1958 off Thornaby (51L)
Service Life 32 yrs, 6 mths , 28 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1959 at Locomotive Works (Darlington)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
BLA   Blaydon (New) on 31/03/1926
SALT   Saltburn on 25/05/1928
DAR   Darlington on 10/04/1939
SALT   Saltburn on 02/01/1949
SAL   Salisbury w/e 08/01/1949
32A   Norwich Thorpe on 25/02/1951
34E   Neasden w/e 03/03/1951
34E   Neasden on 11/03/1951
34E   Neasden m/e 31/03/1951
30A   Stratford on 08/04/1951
30A   Stratford w/e 14/04/1951
34E   Neasden on 13/05/1951
34E   Neasden w/e 19/05/1951
51A   Darlington on 01/07/1951
51A   Darlington w/e 07/07/1951
51E   Stockton on 19/06/1954
51C   West Hartlepool on 15/09/1957
51K   Saltburn on 10/11/1957
51D   Middlesbrough on 02/02/1958
51L   Thornaby on 01/06/1958
     Withdrawn on 29/10/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC SAL Salisbury w/e 08/01/1949
ALLOC 32A Norwich Thorpe on 25/02/1951
ALLOC 34E Neasden w/e 25/02/1951
ALLOC 34E Neasden w/e 03/03/1951
ALLOC 34E Neasden m/e 31/03/1951
ALLOC 30A Stratford w/e 14/04/1951
ALLOC 34E Neasden w/e 19/05/1951
ALLOC 51A Darlington w/e 07/07/1951
ALLOC 51E Stockton 4w/e 16/07/1955
ALLOC 51C West Hartlepool 4w/e 05/10/1957
ALLOC 51K Saltburn 4w/e 30/11/1957
ALLOC 51D Middlesbrough 4w/e 22/02/1958
ALLOC 51L Thornaby on 08/06/1958
WDN   on 29/10/1958
TOSTORE   4w/e 27/12/1958

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
31/03/1926 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 3628)
18/04/1932 Steam Brakes fitted
18/04/1932 Westinghouse Brake removed
14/10/1935 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 3617)
14/05/1937 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 3624)
01/12/1939 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 3626)
06/09/1944 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 152)
07/09/1946 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 3619)
30/10/1954 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 22040)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 07/04/1926 16/04/1926 10 days Light Repair    
Gateshead Works 26/08/1926 22/10/1926 58 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 21/10/1929 21/12/1929 62 days General    
Darlington Works 08/12/1930 29/01/1931 53 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 16/09/1931 07/10/1931 22 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 24/02/1932 18/04/1932 55 days General Steam Brakes fitted
 
Darlington Works 02/09/1932 08/09/1932 7 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 27/01/1934 17/03/1934 50 days General    
Darlington Works 10/09/1935 14/10/1935 35 days General Boiler number 3617 (Diagram 18)
 
Darlington Works 01/04/1937 14/05/1937 44 days General Boiler number 3624 (Diagram 18)
 
Darlington Works 09/08/1937 09/08/1937 1 day Weighing    
Darlington Works 23/06/1938 23/06/1938 1 day Weighing    
Darlington Works 13/03/1939 12/04/1939 31 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 05/05/1939 09/05/1939 5 days Weighing    
Darlington Works 30/10/1939 01/12/1939 33 days General Boiler number 3626 (Diagram 18)
 
Darlington Works 01/05/1942 10/07/1942 71 days General    
Darlington Works 07/04/1943 15/05/1943 39 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 10/05/1944 06/09/1944 120 days General Boiler number 152 (Diagram 18)
 
Darlington Works 28/11/1945 28/11/1945 1 day Weighing    
Darlington Works 16/07/1946 07/09/1946 54 days General Boiler number 3619 (Diagram 18)
 
Gateshead Works 11/09/1947 06/10/1947 26 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 05/11/1947 05/11/1947 1 day Weighing    
Darlington Works 19/11/1948 23/12/1948 35 days General Boiler number 22363 (Diagram 18)
Renumbered to BR 69842
 
Darlington Works 13/01/1949 22/01/1949 10 days Unclassified    
Gateshead Works 27/04/1949 18/05/1949 22 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 15/08/1949 02/09/1949 19 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 05/05/1950 14/06/1950 41 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 22/06/1950 22/06/1950 1 day Weighing    
Darlington Works 24/06/1950 01/07/1950 8 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 20/12/1950 27/01/1951 39 days Heavy Intermediate    
Darlington Works 28/03/1951 03/04/1951 7 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 21/11/1951 26/11/1951 6 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 04/06/1952 28/06/1952 25 days General Boiler number 22353 (Diagram 18)
 
Darlington Works 30/06/1952 17/07/1952 18 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 05/08/1952 01/09/1952 28 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 18/09/1954 30/10/1954 43 days General Into store at Saltburn shed, 10/11/57
Boiler number 22040 (Diagram 18)
 

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
02/12/1948 Darlington Works Further new Class 'A.1' locomotives, Nos. 60134-37, ex North Road bear Works, Nos. 2053-56, in order. Locomotives awaiting Works: Nos. 970, 1642/44/72, 2344/65/90, 2715, E2718, 3292, E3311, E3314, 3399, 3420, 5100, 5856, 7283, 7636/69, 8015, 8275, 8313, 8698, 8745, 9792, 9842/89, 60942, 62737/64, 63290, 67672, 67719/23 (both light repairs), 69784. The following were sent to the scrap yard:-Nos. 3253/92/95, 3323/27, 8090 an 9103.
Locomotives ex Works: Nos. 60507 (unlined black, new chimney), 61019, 61627/38, 62371/91, 62708/47, 63140, 63344/58, 65706/17, 65803/14/32/52/83/89, 67300, 67311 (auto fitted), 67312, 67688, 68014 (altered bunker), 68245/95, 68426, 68678 (vacuum ejector), 68699, 69776, 69841/81/91, 69862 (first 'A.8' to be lined out), 69881/91, 'Austerity' 77050, 77195/99, 77329.
SLS/194901
31/12/1948 Darlington Works Locomotives awaiting Works during December included:-Nos. 952, 1437, 1625/41, 2378, 2970 (the last 'C.7'), 3368, 5639, 5650 (badly damaged at Jervaulx), 5693, 5759/97, 5807, 7278, 7651, 8010/37, 8155, 8292, 9792, 9892, 60510, 62732/33, 65056, 67704/05/10/19/23, 69910/33, 'Austerity' 70877, 77414/69. Locomotives ex Works during December included:-Nos. 60918/42/70, 61432, 61601/29/30/51, 62344/65, 62728/31/54, 63352, 63423, 65033, 65856, 67283, 67342, 67636/39/87, 67701, 68016 (altered bunker), 68264/75, 68436, 68696, 68745, 69102, 69794, 69842/79/89, 'Austerity' 77329. Locomotives broken up: Nos. 2390 an 3327. The two Class 'V.2's' which have hitherto been used as main line pilots, have now been replaced by Class 'A.3' Nos. 70 an 76. SLS/194902
30/04/1949 Darlington Works New work April: Nos. 60146 an 60147. Locomotives awaiting Works during April included: Nos. 888, 1035, 61199, 1224, 1405, 61625, 1668, 2726, 62753. 2760, 3044, 3260, 3275, 63286, 5044/68, 5109, 65633/50, 5653, 65684, 5858, 65868, 7278, 7675, 67729 (light re-pair), 67739 (damaged), 8156, 69842, Class '8' W.D. 77037, 77178 an 79206. Broken up: Nos. 63286, 3316, 65633/84.
Locomotives ex Works during April included: Nos. 60816, 61023, 61215/40/57, 61422, 61434 (rebuilt), 61648, 62700/03/64/67, 63348/80/92, 63411, 65110, 65739, 65821/44, 67722 (light repair), 68015/27, 68409/14/32, 68705, 69107, 69391, 69835/36/88, Class '8' W.D. 90382, 90449 (light repair) and 90460.
SLS/194906
19/04/1958 Saltburn MPD The allocation of this shed (transferred to Middlesbrough 3rd Feb.) are in store here, viz.: 69830/1/3/42/66/9. SLS/195805
04/05/1959 Darlington area The withdrawn engines at Fighting Cocks and on the Barnard Castle branch were still there on 4th May, except that the Broomielaw ones were observed in the scrap yard at Darlington. North Road station contained 62754, 69810/34/42/63/4. Sentinel 68150 (50C) arrived for scrap 6th May (last in Capital stock). SLS/195907

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
31/03/1926 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1790
Built at Hawthorn Leslie, Works Number 3628
Allocated to Blaydon (BLA)
Diagram 18 boiler fitted
   
07/04/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 07/04/1926. Dep: 16/04/1926.    
26/08/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 26/08/1926. Dep: 22/10/1926.    
25/05/1928 Allocation Reallocated to Saltburn (SALT)    
21/10/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 21/10/1929. Dep: 21/12/1929.    
08/12/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 08/12/1930. Dep: 29/01/1931.    
16/09/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 16/09/1931. Dep: 07/10/1931.    
24/02/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 24/02/1932. Dep: 18/04/1932.
Work undertaken:
Steam Brakes fitted
   
02/09/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 02/09/1932. Dep: 08/09/1932.    
27/01/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 27/01/1934. Dep: 17/03/1934.    
10/09/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 10/09/1935. Dep: 14/10/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3617 (Diagram 18)
   
01/04/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 01/04/1937. Dep: 14/05/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3624 (Diagram 18)
   
09/08/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 09/08/1937. Dep: 09/08/1937.    
23/06/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 23/06/1938. Dep: 23/06/1938.    
13/03/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 13/03/1939. Dep: 12/04/1939.    
10/04/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (DAR)    
05/05/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 05/05/1939. Dep: 09/05/1939.    
30/10/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 30/10/1939. Dep: 01/12/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3626 (Diagram 18)
   
01/05/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 01/05/1942. Dep: 10/07/1942.    
07/04/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 07/04/1943. Dep: 15/05/1943.    
10/05/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 10/05/1944. Dep: 06/09/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 152 (Diagram 18)
   
28/11/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 28/11/1945. Dep: 28/11/1945.    
07/07/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 9842    
16/07/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 16/07/1946. Dep: 07/09/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3619 (Diagram 18)
   
11/09/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 11/09/1947. Dep: 06/10/1947.    
05/11/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 05/11/1947. Dep: 05/11/1947.    
19/11/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 19/11/1948. Dep: 23/12/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22363 (Diagram 18)
Renumbered to BR 69842
   
02/01/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Saltburn (SALT)    
08/01/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Salisbury (SAL)    
13/01/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 13/01/1949. Dep: 22/01/1949.    
27/04/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 27/04/1949. Dep: 18/05/1949.    
15/08/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 15/08/1949. Dep: 02/09/1949.    
05/05/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 05/05/1950. Dep: 14/06/1950.    
22/06/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 22/06/1950. Dep: 22/06/1950.    
24/06/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 24/06/1950. Dep: 01/07/1950.    
20/12/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 20/12/1950. Dep: 27/01/1951.    
25/02/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (32A)    
03/03/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (34E)    
11/03/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (34E)    
28/03/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 28/03/1951. Dep: 03/04/1951.    
31/03/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (34E)    
08/04/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
14/04/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
13/05/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (34E)    
19/05/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (34E)    
01/07/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (51A)    
07/07/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (51A)    
21/11/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 21/11/1951. Dep: 26/11/1951.    
04/06/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 04/06/1952. Dep: 28/06/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22353 (Diagram 18)
   
30/06/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 30/06/1952. Dep: 17/07/1952.    
05/08/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 05/08/1952. Dep: 01/09/1952.    
19/06/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Stockton (51E)    
18/09/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 18/09/1954. Dep: 30/10/1954.
Work undertaken:
Into store at Saltburn shed, 10/11/57
Boiler number 22040 (Diagram 18)
   
15/09/1957 Allocation Reallocated to West Hartlepool (51C)    
10/11/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Saltburn (51K)    
02/02/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Middlesbrough (51D)    
01/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Thornaby (51L)    
29/10/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 69842 from Thornaby (51L)    
08/1959 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Darlington    

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