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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 690 m/e 02/1908
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 9794   12/10/1946
British Railways 69794   21/12/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Worsdell / V. Raven
Class A6
Company History NER/LNER
Wheels 4-6-2T
Builder Gateshead Works
Works Number 88
To Service During 02/1908 to Saltburn (SALT)
Withdrawal Wed 15/08/1951 off Starbeck (50D)
Service Life 43 yrs, 6 mths , 15 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1951

Notes
Notes Cut up at Darlington

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
SALT   Saltburn (New) m/e 02/1908
MID   Middlesbrough on 12/10/1933
HLD   Hull Dairycoates on 28/10/1937
MID   Middlesbrough m/e 06/1938
AUK   West Auckland on 01/01/1940
SKN   Stockton on 02/12/1941
DAR   Darlington on 18/05/1942
NLN   Northallerton on 25/01/1943
DAR   Darlington on 21/08/1943
NEV   Neville Hill on 08/01/1944
SBK   Starbeck on 12/03/1945
NEV   Neville Hill on 13/04/1947
SBK   Starbeck on 05/10/1947
     Withdrawn on 15/08/1951

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC NEV Neville Hill on 13/04/1947
ALLOC SBK Starbeck w/e 11/10/1947
WDN   on 15/08/1951

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
02/1908 Diagram 61 boiler fitted (number G658)
08/1916 Rebuilt from 4-6-0T to 4-6-2T with increased coal and water capacity
07/1920 Diagram 61 boiler fitted (number G666)
11/1922 Diagram 61 boiler fitted (number D1345)
26/01/1937 Diagram 61 boiler fitted (number D1989)
23/02/1946 Steam Brakes fitted
23/02/1946 Diagram 61 boiler fitted (number D1787)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 1920 07/1920   General Boiler number G666 (Diagram 61)
  
Darlington Works 1922 11/1922   General Boiler number D1345 (Diagram 61)
  
Darlington Works 10/03/1925 16/07/1925 129 days General    
Darlington Works 26/10/1926 24/02/1927 122 days General    
Darlington Works 28/01/1929 27/03/1929 59 days General    
Darlington Works 14/04/1931 29/05/1931 46 days General    
Darlington Works 07/11/1933 23/12/1933 47 days General    
Darlington Works 04/01/1934 11/01/1934 8 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 02/08/1934 23/08/1934 22 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 04/05/1936 19/06/1936 47 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 19/11/1936 26/01/1937 69 days Heavy Boiler number D1989 (Diagram 61)
  
Darlington Works 30/03/1938 25/05/1938 57 days General    
Darlington Works 08/10/1942 24/11/1942 48 days General    
Darlington Works 17/08/1943 1 day Unclassified    
Darlington Works 30/12/1943 06/01/1944 8 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 03/01/1946 23/02/1946 52 days General Downs sanding & T strap fitted
Boiler number D1787 (Diagram 61)
Steam Brakes fitted
  
Darlington Works 02/03/1946 05/03/1946 4 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 11/11/1948 21/12/1948 41 days General Renumbered to BR 69794
  
Darlington Works 15/08/1951   No repairs    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1908 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 690
Built at Gateshead Works, Works Number 88
Allocated to Saltburn (SALT)
Diagram 61 boiler fitted		    
08/1916 Modification Modification: Rebuilt from 4-6-0T to 4-6-2T with increased coal and water capacity    
1920 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: ?/1920. Dep: ?/07/1920.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number G666 (Diagram 61)
    
1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: ?/1922. Dep: ?/11/1922.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D1345 (Diagram 61)
    
10/03/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 10/03/1925. Dep: 16/07/1925.    
26/10/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 26/10/1926. Dep: 24/02/1927.    
28/01/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 28/01/1929. Dep: 27/03/1929.    
14/04/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 14/04/1931. Dep: 29/05/1931.    
12/10/1933 Allocation Reallocated to Middlesbrough (MID)    
07/11/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 07/11/1933. Dep: 23/12/1933.    
04/01/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 04/01/1934. Dep: 11/01/1934.    
02/08/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 02/08/1934. Dep: 23/08/1934.    
04/05/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 04/05/1936. Dep: 19/06/1936.    
19/11/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy) - Arr: 19/11/1936. Dep: 26/01/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D1989 (Diagram 61)
    
28/10/1937 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
30/03/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 30/03/1938. Dep: 25/05/1938.    
06/1938 Allocation Reallocated to Middlesbrough (MID)    
01/01/1940 Allocation Reallocated to West Auckland (AUK)    
02/12/1941 Allocation Reallocated to Stockton (SKN)    
18/05/1942 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (DAR)    
08/10/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 08/10/1942. Dep: 24/11/1942.    
25/01/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Northallerton (NLN)    
17/08/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 17/08/1943.    
21/08/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (DAR)    
30/12/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 30/12/1943. Dep: 06/01/1944.    
08/01/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (NEV)    
12/03/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Starbeck (SBK)    
03/01/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 03/01/1946. Dep: 23/02/1946.
Work undertaken:
Downs sanding & T strap fitted
Boiler number D1787 (Diagram 61)
Steam Brakes fitted
    
02/03/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 02/03/1946. Dep: 05/03/1946.    
12/10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 9794    
13/04/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (NEV)    
05/10/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Starbeck (SBK)    
11/11/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 11/11/1948. Dep: 21/12/1948.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 69794
    
08/1951 Scrapped Scrapped    
15/08/1951 Withdrawn Condemned as 69794 from Starbeck (50D)    
15/08/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (No repairs) - Arr: 15/08/1951.    

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