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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 1792   10/1904
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2937   11/1946
British Railways 62937   Not applied

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Worsdell
Class C6
Company History NER/LNER
Wheels 4-4-2
Builder Gateshead Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
To Service During 10/1904
Withdrawal Fri 12/03/1948
Service Life 43 yrs, 5 mths , 11 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1904
     Withdrawn on 12/03/1948

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN GHD Gateshead on 12/03/1948

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
29/02/1948 Darlington Works New 'L.1's' are completed up to No. 9010. No. 9001 has returned to N.Rd with a damaged buffer beam. Nos. 9002-9006 are still working from Darlington and Nos. 9007-9010 have not yet been handed over to the shed. Nos. 9004/5 are Darlington 2023/4 of 1948, both bearing a January paint date. Locomotives for shops during February included Nos. 510, 804, 822, 2933, 2937, 2993, 3279, 3298, 3375, 3420, 4756, 5063, 5612, 5691, 5878, 7266, 7604, 7608, 8235, 8248, 8250, 8273, 8277, 8427, 8730, 9419, 9834, 9838 an 9875. Of these Nos. 3279, 5063 and 9419 are in the scrap yard, No. 9419 being cut up at the end of February. Locomotives ex shops during February included Nos. 937, 1069, 2354, 2382, 2386, 2982, 3260, 3370, 3373, 3374, 5645, 5646, 5663, 5716, 5769, 5805, 7243, 7334, 8230, 8272, 8310, 8402, 8433, 8727, 8729, 8748, 9097, 9118, 9376 an 9780. 'B.1' No. 1069 is painted green and lettered 'British Railways' as No. 1289 (NBL 26190/47) SLS/194804

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1904 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 1792
Built at Gateshead Works
   
11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2937    
1948 Number Allocated Allocated number 62937 but not taken up    
12/03/1948 Withdrawn Condemned as 2937    

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