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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 689 m/e 01/1908
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 9793   03/11/1946
British Railways 69793   12/02/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Worsdell / V. Raven
Class A6
Company History NER/LNER
Wheels 4-6-2T
Builder Gateshead Works
Works Number 87
To Service During 01/1908 to Whitby (WBY)
Withdrawal Mon 09/04/1951 off Hull Botanic Gardens (53B)
Service Life 43 yrs, 3 mths , 9 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1951

Notes
Notes Cut up at Darlington

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
WBY   Whitby (New) m/e 01/1908
NEV   Neville Hill on 02/02/1928
WBY   Whitby m/e 06/1928
SCA   Scarborough on 22/08/1934
SBK   Starbeck on 12/03/1945
53B   Hull Botanic Gardens on 11/02/1951
     Withdrawn on 09/04/1951

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 53B Hull Botanic Gardens w/e 11/02/1951
WDN   on 09/04/1951

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
01/1908 Diagram 61 boiler fitted (number G655)
05/1915 Rebuilt from 4-6-0T to 4-6-2T with increased coal and water capacity
10/1917 Diagram 61 boiler fitted (number D489)
12/08/1937 Superheated LNER Diagram 63C Boiler Fitted
12/08/1937 Diagram 63C boiler fitted (number 2824)
30/05/1941 Superheated LNER Diagram 63B Boiler Fitted
30/05/1941 Diagram 63B boiler fitted (number 3064)
01/08/1944 Steam Brakes fitted
01/08/1944 Diagram 63B boiler fitted (number 3043)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 10/1917   General Boiler number D489 (Diagram 61)
 
Darlington Works 04/01/1923 06/04/1923 93 days General    
Darlington Works 17/12/1925 26/03/1926 100 days General    
Darlington Works 11/05/1928 29/06/1928 50 days General    
Darlington Works 19/03/1929 11/04/1929 24 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 01/02/1932 22/03/1932 51 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 26/05/1932 03/08/1932 70 days General    
Darlington Works 02/06/1937 12/08/1937 72 days General Superheated boiler and G S Buffers fitted
Boiler number 2824 (Diagram 63C)
Superheated LNER Diagram 63C Boiler Fitted
 
Darlington Works 19/12/1938 18/01/1939 31 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 21/04/1941 30/05/1941 40 days General Boiler number 3064 (Diagram 63B)
Superheated LNER Diagram 63B Boiler Fitted
 
Darlington Works 29/09/1943 13/10/1943 15 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 08/06/1944 01/08/1944 55 days General T strap fitted
Boiler number 3043 (Diagram 63B)
Steam Brakes fitted
 
Darlington Works 20/09/1944 16/10/1944 27 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 20/10/1944 09/11/1944 21 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 29/05/1947 12/07/1947 45 days General Downs sanding fitted
 
Darlington Works 28/01/1949 12/02/1949 16 days Light Casual After collision
Renumbered to BR 69793
 
Gateshead Works 28/07/1949 02/09/1949 37 days Light Intermediate    
Gateshead Works 20/11/1949 23/11/1949 4 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 17/04/1950 10/05/1950 24 days Light Casual    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1908 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 689
Built at Gateshead Works, Works Number 87
Allocated to Whitby (WBY)
Diagram 61 boiler fitted
   
05/1915 Modification Modification: Rebuilt from 4-6-0T to 4-6-2T with increased coal and water capacity    
10/1917 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Dep: ?/10/1917.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D489 (Diagram 61)
   
04/01/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 04/01/1923. Dep: 06/04/1923.    
17/12/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 17/12/1925. Dep: 26/03/1926.    
02/02/1928 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (NEV)    
11/05/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 11/05/1928. Dep: 29/06/1928.    
06/1928 Allocation Reallocated to Whitby (WBY)    
19/03/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 19/03/1929. Dep: 11/04/1929.    
01/02/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 01/02/1932. Dep: 22/03/1932.    
26/05/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 26/05/1932. Dep: 03/08/1932.    
22/08/1934 Allocation Reallocated to Scarborough (SCA)    
02/06/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 02/06/1937. Dep: 12/08/1937.
Work undertaken:
Superheated boiler and G S Buffers fitted
Boiler number 2824 (Diagram 63C)
Superheated LNER Diagram 63C Boiler Fitted
   
19/12/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 19/12/1938. Dep: 18/01/1939.    
21/04/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 21/04/1941. Dep: 30/05/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3064 (Diagram 63B)
Superheated LNER Diagram 63B Boiler Fitted
   
29/09/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 29/09/1943. Dep: 13/10/1943.    
08/06/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 08/06/1944. Dep: 01/08/1944.
Work undertaken:
T strap fitted
Boiler number 3043 (Diagram 63B)
Steam Brakes fitted
   
20/09/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 20/09/1944. Dep: 16/10/1944.    
20/10/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 20/10/1944. Dep: 09/11/1944.    
12/03/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Starbeck (SBK)    
03/11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 9793    
29/05/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 29/05/1947. Dep: 12/07/1947.
Work undertaken:
Downs sanding fitted
   
28/01/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 28/01/1949. Dep: 12/02/1949.
Work undertaken:
After collision
Renumbered to BR 69793
   
28/07/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 28/07/1949. Dep: 02/09/1949.    
20/11/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 20/11/1949. Dep: 23/11/1949.    
17/04/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 17/04/1950. Dep: 10/05/1950.    
11/02/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Botanic Gardens (53B)    
04/1951 Scrapped Scrapped    
09/04/1951 Withdrawn Condemned as 69793 from Hull Botanic Gardens (53B)    

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