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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 708 m/e 10/1906
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2373 m/e 11/1946
British Railways 62373 w/e 02/10/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Worsdell
Class D20
Company History NER/LNER
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Gateshead Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
To Service During 10/1906
Withdrawal w/e Mon 23/02/1953
Service Life 46 yrs, 4 mths , 24 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1953

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1906
SBK   Starbeck on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
51J   Northallerton w/e 09/06/1951
51J   Northallerton 5w/e 23/06/1951
     Withdrawn w/e 23/02/1953

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 51J Northallerton w/e 09/06/1951
WDN   w/e 23/02/1953

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
01/1921 Superheated boiler fitted
04/1946 Superheated LNER Diagram 59A Boiler Fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
18/04/1953 Darlington Works Nos. 78006/7/8/9 are in traffic. Can anyone confirm that they carry 1952 plates? No. 46478 has been in for intermediate and repaint. Nos. 67291, 67303/31 an 62373 have been condemned. The old shed at Ferryhill has been demolished: since the closure-16 years ago-a few engines on stock have been stored there, the last being Nos. 67278, 62359 an 62365, taken away about two years ago. 'J21' No. 65070 has received a full repair. SLS/195306

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1906 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 708
Built at Gateshead Works 		   
01/1921 Modification Modification: Superheated boiler fitted    
04/1946 Modification Modification: Superheated LNER Diagram 59A Boiler Fitted    
11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2373    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Starbeck (SBK)    
02/10/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 62373    
09/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Northallerton (51J)    
23/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Northallerton (51J)    
23/02/1953 Withdrawn Condemned as 62373    
03/1953 Scrapped Scrapped    

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