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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 725 m/e 12/1906
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2379 m/e 01/1947
British Railways 62379 w/e 21/08/1948

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 12/1906
Withdrawal Tue 10/04/1951
Service Life 44 yrs, 4 mths , 11 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1951

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1906
YK   York (North) on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
HLB   Hull Botanic Gardens w/e 20/11/1948
SKN   Stockton w/e 28/05/1949
51C   West Hartlepool w/e 25/03/1950
     Withdrawn on 10/04/1951

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC YK York (North) w/e 11/10/1947
ALLOC HLB Hull Botanic Gardens w/e 20/11/1948
ALLOC SKN Stockton w/e 28/05/1949
ALLOC 51C West Hartlepool w/e 25/03/1950
WDN   on 10/04/1951

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
08/1917 Superheated boiler fitted
02/1937 Superheated LNER Diagram 59A Boiler Fitted
01/1945 Superheated LNER Diagram 59 Boiler Fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/07/1948 Darlington Works 'L.1's' are completed up to No. 67727 and the last three are almost finished. The paint dates of Nos. 67719-21 are May, Nos. 67722-26 June and No. 67727 July. The Works' Nos. are 2037-2045, in order.
Frames are laid down for the first two 'Pacifics' and it is understood that at least twelve are expected to be completed by the end of the year.
No. 7306 the first 'G.5' to be withdrawn is in the scrap yard, together with No. 5115. A start was made on cutting-up 'C.7's' Nos. 2973 an 2982 during W/E 3/7/48 and these will be followed by No. 2954. Further engines of this class have arrived in the Works' road at the shed, and it is expected they will all be scrapped, they are as follows:-Nos. 2975, 2981, 2983, 2988 an 2995. 'J.93' No. 8488 arrived on a truck and was cut-up W/E 29/5/48. Easingwold Rly. No. 2 is still in the Works' yard in a very forlorn condition. The North Sunderland Rly. diesel Lady Armstrong has also been there for a considerable time; No. 8089 is at present working on the N.S. Rly. The frames of two ex G.N.R. 'Atlantic's' (still complete with cylinders) have been shortened and are being used back to back as a boiler wagon. 'B.1' No. 61014 is ex works painted black and fully lined, but minus name plates-the name being chalked on one side of the smokebox. Other locomotives noted painted black and fully lined include Nos. 60834, 60942, 61019 an 62751.
Locomotives ex works to July 3rd, include:-Nos. 60919, 61410, 62724, 63282/90, 63345, 65024/64, 65575, 65673, 65708/54/62/75, 65816/41, 67613/29, 68245, 68307/58/91, 68706/61, 69771/98, 69833/37, 69854/66 an 69917. Locomotives for works during the same period include:-Nos. 509, 824/98, 920, 1012/19, 2375/79, 2706/61/68, 3250/64, 5099, 5670/92, 5774, 7246/95, 7305/06, 7603/05/10/16/30/35/61/78/90, 8262/91, 8358/60/93, 8434, 9781/82, 9832/52/57/82/85/93 an 61420.
SLS/194808

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1906 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 725
Built at Gateshead Works
   
08/1917 Modification Modification: Superheated boiler fitted    
02/1937 Modification Modification: Superheated LNER Diagram 59A Boiler Fitted    
01/1945 Modification Modification: Superheated LNER Diagram 59 Boiler Fitted    
01/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 2379    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - York (North) (YK)    
21/08/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 62379    
20/11/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Botanic Gardens (HLB)    
28/05/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Stockton (SKN)    
25/03/1950 Allocation Reallocated to West Hartlepool (51C)    
10/04/1951 Withdrawn Condemned as 62379    
05/1951 Scrapped Scrapped    

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