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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 692 m/e 03/1908
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 9796   14/07/1946
British Railways 69796   25/03/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Worsdell / V. Raven
Class A6
Company History NER/LNER
Wheels 4-6-2T
Builder Gateshead Works
Works Number 90
To Service During 03/1908 to Whitby (WBY)
Withdrawal Mon 30/03/1953 off Hull Botanic Gardens (53B)
Service Life 45 yrs, 1 mth , 1 dy

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1953

Notes
Notes Into Darlington for cutting up 31/3/53

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
WBY   Whitby (New) m/e 03/1908
MAL   Malton m/e 01/1924
WBY   Whitby on 09/06/1924
HTN   Heaton on 24/03/1937
WBY   Whitby on 02/05/1937
MAL   Malton on 21/05/1940
NEV   Neville Hill on 05/03/1942
MAL   Malton on 31/07/1943
SBK   Starbeck on 12/03/1945
HLB   Hull Botanic Gardens on 13/04/1947
     Withdrawn on 30/03/1953

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC HLB Hull Botanic Gardens on 13/04/1947
WDN   w/e 30/03/1953

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
03/1908 Diagram 61 boiler fitted (number G663)
05/1916 Rebuilt from 4-6-0T to 4-6-2T with increased coal and water capacity
10/1918 Diagram 61 boiler fitted (number G676)
12/1921 Diagram 61 boiler fitted (number D1343)
29/11/1935 Diagram 61 boiler fitted (number D1360)
27/07/1939 Superheated LNER Diagram 63B Boiler Fitted
27/07/1939 Diagram 63B boiler fitted (number 3043)
17/06/1944 Steam Brakes fitted
17/06/1944 Diagram 63B boiler fitted (number 3046)
26/10/1946 Superheated LNER Diagram 63C Boiler Fitted
26/10/1946 Diagram 63C boiler fitted (number 2824)
22/06/1950 Superheated LNER Diagram 63B Boiler Fitted
22/06/1950 Diagram 63B boiler fitted (number 3064)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 1918 10/1918   General Boiler number G676 (Diagram 61)
 
Darlington Works 1921 12/1921   General Boiler number D1343 (Diagram 61)
 
Darlington Works 19/03/1924 31/05/1924 74 days General    
Darlington Works 1926 30/11/1926   General    
Darlington Works 21/02/1927 25/02/1927 5 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 14/01/1929 11/02/1929 29 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 02/07/1929 10/09/1929 71 days General    
Darlington Works 15/01/1932 03/03/1932 49 days General    
Darlington Works 06/09/1933 24/11/1933 80 days Heavy    
Darlington Works 10/10/1935 29/11/1935 51 days General Boiler number D1360 (Diagram 61)
 
Darlington Works 01/03/1939 27/07/1939 149 days General Superheated boiler and G S buffers fitted
Boiler number 3043 (Diagram 63B)
Superheated LNER Diagram 63B Boiler Fitted
 
Darlington Works 07/08/1943 11/08/1943 5 days Weighing    
Darlington Works 12/05/1944 17/06/1944 37 days General T strap fitted
Boiler number 3046 (Diagram 63B)
Steam Brakes fitted
 
Darlington Works 19/09/1946 26/10/1946 38 days General Downs sanding fitted
Boiler number 2824 (Diagram 63C)
Superheated LNER Diagram 63C Boiler Fitted
 
Darlington Works 04/03/1949 25/03/1949 22 days Light Repair Renumbered to BR 69796
 
Darlington Works 15/05/1950 22/06/1950 39 days General Boiler number 3064 (Diagram 63B)
Superheated LNER Diagram 63B Boiler Fitted
 
Darlington Works 05/07/1950 13/07/1950 9 days Unclassified    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/03/1953 Last class A6 condemned Class 'A6' No. 69796 was received for scrap 31/3/53: this is the last of the 'Whitby Willies,' built originally for the Scarborough-Saltburn road; they have had a varied career, finishing up as goods pilots in the Hull and Starbeck districts SLS/195306

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1908 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 692
Built at Gateshead Works, Works Number 90
Allocated to Whitby (WBY)
Diagram 61 boiler fitted
   
05/1916 Modification Modification: Rebuilt from 4-6-0T to 4-6-2T with increased coal and water capacity    
1918 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: ?/1918. Dep: ?/10/1918.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number G676 (Diagram 61)
   
1921 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: ?/1921. Dep: ?/12/1921.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D1343 (Diagram 61)
   
01/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Malton (MAL)    
19/03/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 19/03/1924. Dep: 31/05/1924.    
09/06/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Whitby (WBY)    
1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: ?/1926. Dep: 30/11/1926.    
21/02/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 21/02/1927. Dep: 25/02/1927.    
14/01/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 14/01/1929. Dep: 11/02/1929.    
02/07/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 02/07/1929. Dep: 10/09/1929.    
15/01/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 15/01/1932. Dep: 03/03/1932.    
06/09/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy) - Arr: 06/09/1933. Dep: 24/11/1933.    
10/10/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 10/10/1935. Dep: 29/11/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D1360 (Diagram 61)
   
24/03/1937 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (HTN)    
02/05/1937 Allocation Reallocated to Whitby (WBY)    
01/03/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 01/03/1939. Dep: 27/07/1939.
Work undertaken:
Superheated boiler and G S buffers fitted
Boiler number 3043 (Diagram 63B)
Superheated LNER Diagram 63B Boiler Fitted
   
21/05/1940 Allocation Reallocated to Malton (MAL)    
05/03/1942 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (NEV)    
31/07/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Malton (MAL)    
07/08/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 07/08/1943. Dep: 11/08/1943.    
12/05/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 12/05/1944. Dep: 17/06/1944.
Work undertaken:
T strap fitted
Boiler number 3046 (Diagram 63B)
Steam Brakes fitted
   
12/03/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Starbeck (SBK)    
14/07/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 9796    
19/09/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 19/09/1946. Dep: 26/10/1946.
Work undertaken:
Downs sanding fitted
Boiler number 2824 (Diagram 63C)
Superheated LNER Diagram 63C Boiler Fitted
   
13/04/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Botanic Gardens (HLB)    
04/03/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 04/03/1949. Dep: 25/03/1949.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 69796
   
15/05/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 15/05/1950. Dep: 22/06/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3064 (Diagram 63B)
Superheated LNER Diagram 63B Boiler Fitted
   
05/07/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 05/07/1950. Dep: 13/07/1950.    
30/03/1953 Withdrawn Condemned as 69796 from Hull Botanic Gardens (53B)    
04/1953 Scrapped Scrapped    

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