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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 687 m/e 12/1907
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 9791   05/01/1947
British Railways 69791   18/04/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Worsdell / V. Raven
Class A6
Company History NER/LNER
Wheels 4-6-2T
Builder Gateshead Works
Works Number 85
To Service During 12/1907 to Saltburn (SALT)
Withdrawal Thu 16/08/1951 off Hull Botanic Gardens (53B)
Service Life 43 yrs, 8 mths , 17 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1951

Notes
Notes Cut up at Darlington

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
SALT   Saltburn (New) m/e 12/1907
MID   Middlesbrough on 12/10/1933
AUK   West Auckland on 04/12/1939
DAR   Darlington on 28/02/1942
NLN   Northallerton on 21/08/1943
SBK   Starbeck on 05/03/1945
53B   Hull Botanic Gardens on 11/02/1951
     Withdrawn on 16/08/1951

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 53B Hull Botanic Gardens w/e 11/02/1951
WDN   on 16/08/1951

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
12/1907 Diagram 61 boiler fitted (number G649)
01/1917 Rebuilt from 4-6-0T to 4-6-2T with increased coal and water capacity
04/1919 Diagram 61 boiler fitted (number G665)
28/02/1925 Diagram 61 boiler fitted (number D1625)
16/03/1935 Diagram 61 boiler fitted (number D1787)
05/01/1940 Diagram 61 boiler fitted (number D1625)
27/05/1943 Superheated LNER Diagram 63C Boiler Fitted
27/05/1943 Diagram 63C boiler fitted (number 2823)
04/1950 Superheated LNER Diagram 63B Boiler Fitted
18/04/1950 Diagram 63B boiler fitted (number 3359)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 1919 04/1919   General Boiler number G665 (Diagram 61)
 
Darlington Works 13/03/1923 30/05/1923 79 days General    
Darlington Works 04/12/1924 28/02/1925 87 days General Boiler number D1625 (Diagram 61)
 
Darlington Works 05/10/1927 09/01/1928 97 days General    
Darlington Works 13/02/1929 28/03/1929 44 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 05/04/1929 29/04/1929 25 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 10/02/1930 27/03/1930 46 days General    
Darlington Works 25/04/1932 03/06/1932 40 days General    
Darlington Works 06/09/1932 16/09/1932 11 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 06/02/1935 16/03/1935 39 days General Boiler number D1787 (Diagram 61)
 
Darlington Works 27/11/1939 05/01/1940 40 days General Boiler number D1625 (Diagram 61)
 
Darlington Works 27/03/1943 27/05/1943 62 days General Superheated boiler. G S buffers & T Strap fitted
Boiler number 2823 (Diagram 63C)
Superheated LNER Diagram 63C Boiler Fitted
 
Darlington Works 23/08/1943 18/09/1943 27 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 01/11/1944 06/12/1944 36 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 10/05/1947 06/09/1947 120 days General    
Darlington Works 17/09/1947 24/09/1947 8 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 21/09/1949 18/04/1950 210 days Heavy Casual Boiler number 3359 (Diagram 63B)
Superheated LNER Diagram 63B Boiler Fitted
Renumbered to BR 69791
 
Darlington Works 15/08/1951   No repairs    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1907 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 687
Built at Gateshead Works, Works Number 85
Allocated to Saltburn (SALT)
Diagram 61 boiler fitted
   
01/1917 Modification Modification: Rebuilt from 4-6-0T to 4-6-2T with increased coal and water capacity    
1919 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: ?/1919. Dep: ?/04/1919.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number G665 (Diagram 61)
   
13/03/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 13/03/1923. Dep: 30/05/1923.    
04/12/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 04/12/1924. Dep: 28/02/1925.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D1625 (Diagram 61)
   
05/10/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 05/10/1927. Dep: 09/01/1928.    
13/02/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 13/02/1929. Dep: 28/03/1929.    
05/04/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 05/04/1929. Dep: 29/04/1929.    
10/02/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 10/02/1930. Dep: 27/03/1930.    
25/04/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 25/04/1932. Dep: 03/06/1932.    
06/09/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 06/09/1932. Dep: 16/09/1932.    
12/10/1933 Allocation Reallocated to Middlesbrough (MID)    
06/02/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 06/02/1935. Dep: 16/03/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D1787 (Diagram 61)
   
27/11/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 27/11/1939. Dep: 05/01/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D1625 (Diagram 61)
   
04/12/1939 Allocation Reallocated to West Auckland (AUK)    
28/02/1942 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (DAR)    
27/03/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 27/03/1943. Dep: 27/05/1943.
Work undertaken:
Superheated boiler. G S buffers & T Strap fitted
Boiler number 2823 (Diagram 63C)
Superheated LNER Diagram 63C Boiler Fitted
   
21/08/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Northallerton (NLN)    
23/08/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 23/08/1943. Dep: 18/09/1943.    
01/11/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 01/11/1944. Dep: 06/12/1944.    
05/03/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Starbeck (SBK)    
05/01/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 9791    
10/05/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 10/05/1947. Dep: 06/09/1947.    
17/09/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 17/09/1947. Dep: 24/09/1947.    
21/09/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 21/09/1949. Dep: 18/04/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3359 (Diagram 63B)
Superheated LNER Diagram 63B Boiler Fitted
Renumbered to BR 69791
   
11/02/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Botanic Gardens (53B)    
08/1951 Scrapped Scrapped    
15/08/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (No repairs) - Arr: 15/08/1951.    
16/08/1951 Withdrawn Condemned as 69791 from Hull Botanic Gardens (53B)    

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