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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 1129 m/e 12/1910
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 9773 on 17/02/1946
British Railways 69773   12/03/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Worsdell / V. Raven
Class A7
Company History NER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
A712/1910
A7/1 (4-6-2T)07/1951
Wheels 4-6-2T
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
To Service During 12/1910 to Shildon (SHI)
Withdrawal Wed 23/03/1955 off Hull Dairycoates (53A)
Service Life 44 yrs, 3 mths , 21 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1955

Notes
Notes Cut up at Darlington

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
SHI   Shildon (New) m/e 12/1910
YK   York (North) on 19/03/1925
SHI   Shildon on 23/05/1925
ARD   Ardsley on 30/10/1925
SHI   Shildon on 01/09/1926
DON   Doncaster on 21/10/1926
IMM   Immingham on 03/05/1939
DON   Doncaster on 06/06/1939
13D   Shoeburyness on 17/07/1939
DON   Doncaster on 11/08/1939
SBK   Starbeck on 23/06/1943
HLD   Hull Dairycoates on 12/03/1945
     Withdrawn on 23/03/1955

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 23/03/1955

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
12/1910 Diagram 55Sat boiler fitted (number G917)
21/09/1923 Diagram 55Sat boiler fitted (number G946)
17/07/1928 Diagram 55Sat boiler fitted (number G938)
03/10/1930 Superheated boiler fitted
03/10/1930 Diagram 55Sup boiler fitted (number 2378)
08/09/1933 Diagram 55Sup boiler fitted (number D2054)
21/04/1936 Diagram 55Sup boiler fitted (number D2055)
21/11/1938 Diagram 55Sup boiler fitted (number 2381)
01/09/1941 Diagram 55Sup boiler fitted (number D2055)
02/11/1944 Diagram 55Sup boiler fitted (number 2197)
28/12/1946 Diagram 55Sup boiler fitted (number 2378)
12/03/1949 Diagram 55Sup boiler fitted (number 2197)
16/07/1951 Rebuilt with 63B Superheated Boiler and reclassified A7 to A7/1
16/07/1951 Diagram 63BSup boiler fitted (number 24709)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 1920 11/02/1920   General    
Darlington Works 16/07/1923 21/09/1923 68 days General Boiler number G946 (Diagram 55Sat)
 
Darlington Works 16/05/1928 17/07/1928 63 days General Boiler number G938 (Diagram 55Sat)
 
Darlington Works 25/03/1930 03/10/1930 193 days General Superheated boiler fitted
Boiler number 2378 (Diagram 55Sup)
Superheated boiler fitted
 
Darlington Works 09/08/1933 08/09/1933 31 days General Boiler number D2054 (Diagram 55Sup)
 
Darlington Works 29/02/1936 21/04/1936 53 days General Boiler number D2055 (Diagram 55Sup)
 
Darlington Works 17/10/1938 21/11/1938 36 days General Boiler number 2381 (Diagram 55Sup)
 
Darlington Works 14/07/1941 01/09/1941 50 days General Boiler number D2055 (Diagram 55Sup)
 
Darlington Works 11/04/1944 29/04/1944 19 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 29/09/1944 02/11/1944 35 days General Boiler number 2197 (Diagram 55Sup)
 
Darlington Works 23/11/1946 28/12/1946 36 days General Boiler number 2378 (Diagram 55Sup)
 
Darlington Works 11/01/1947 17/01/1947 7 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 16/02/1949 12/03/1949 25 days General Boiler number 2197 (Diagram 55Sup)
Renumbered to BR 69773
 
Darlington Works 04/12/1950 05/01/1951 33 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 15/06/1951 16/07/1951 32 days General Rebuilt to Part 1
Boiler number 24709 (Diagram 63BSup)
Rebuilt with 63B Superheated Boiler and reclassified A7 to A7/1
 

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/03/1949 Darlington Works Locomotives awaiting Works during March included: Nos. 1173, 1240, 2343, 2703, 3005/44, 3139, 3273, 5028/36, 5091, 5668, 5715, 5821, 8180, 8705, 9107, 9374/75, 9880, 61023, 61434, 61619/43, 62730/52, 63099, 63315/80, 65119, 67709/22 (both light repairs), 69807/65, Class '8' 77499, 78578/85, 79206. To scrap yard: Nos, 3332, 5649/68, 5715, 9374. Locomotives ex Works during March included: Nos. 5629/33 (both fitted small snow ploughs at Gateshead Works), 60816, 61020 (name removed), 61216, 61422, 61618, 61644 (rebuilt 2 cyls.), 61645/47/48, 62700/21/64, 63392, 63411/17/30/65, 65094, 65656, 65800/76, 67244/68, 67344, 67615, 68265, 68409/25/32, 68708/13, 69401, 69773, W.D. 90008 (light repair), 90103, 90235, 90391, 90606. No. 5626 has been sold out of service to the Bolton Colliery, it is understood. Easingwold Rly. 0-6-OT No. 2 has been broken up in the scrap yard here by a private firm. SLS/194905

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1910 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 1129
Built at Darlington Works
Allocated to Shildon (SHI)
Diagram 55Sat boiler fitted
   
1920 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: ?/1920. Dep: 11/02/1920.    
16/07/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 16/07/1923. Dep: 21/09/1923.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number G946 (Diagram 55Sat)
   
19/03/1925 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (YK)    
23/05/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Shildon (SHI)    
30/10/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (ARD)    
01/09/1926 Allocation Reallocated to Shildon (SHI)    
21/10/1926 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
16/05/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 16/05/1928. Dep: 17/07/1928.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number G938 (Diagram 55Sat)
   
25/03/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 25/03/1930. Dep: 03/10/1930.
Work undertaken:
Superheated boiler fitted
Boiler number 2378 (Diagram 55Sup)
Superheated boiler fitted
   
09/08/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 09/08/1933. Dep: 08/09/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D2054 (Diagram 55Sup)
   
29/02/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 29/02/1936. Dep: 21/04/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D2055 (Diagram 55Sup)
   
17/10/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 17/10/1938. Dep: 21/11/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2381 (Diagram 55Sup)
   
03/05/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
06/06/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
17/07/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Shoeburyness (13D)    
11/08/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
14/07/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 14/07/1941. Dep: 01/09/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D2055 (Diagram 55Sup)
   
23/06/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Starbeck (SBK)    
11/04/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 11/04/1944. Dep: 29/04/1944.    
29/09/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 29/09/1944. Dep: 02/11/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2197 (Diagram 55Sup)
   
12/03/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
17/02/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 9773    
23/11/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 23/11/1946. Dep: 28/12/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2378 (Diagram 55Sup)
   
11/01/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 11/01/1947. Dep: 17/01/1947.    
16/02/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 16/02/1949. Dep: 12/03/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2197 (Diagram 55Sup)
Renumbered to BR 69773
   
04/12/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 04/12/1950. Dep: 05/01/1951.    
15/06/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 15/06/1951. Dep: 16/07/1951.
Work undertaken:
Rebuilt to Part 1
Boiler number 24709 (Diagram 63BSup)
Rebuilt with 63B Superheated Boiler and reclassified A7 to A7/1
   
23/03/1955 Withdrawn Condemned as 69773 from Hull Dairycoates (53A)    
09/1955 Scrapped Scrapped    

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