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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 1839 m/e 04/1895
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 7253 m/e 12/1946
British Railways 67253 m/e 04/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Worsdell
Class G5
Company History NER/LNER
Wheels 0-4-4T
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number A185
To Service During 04/1895
Withdrawal Fri 31/10/1958
Service Life 63 yrs , 7 mths

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1895
SBK   Starbeck on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
53B   Hull Botanic Gardens w/e 07/04/1951
53B   Hull Botanic Gardens 4w/e 21/04/1951
52F   Blyth (North) 4w/e 18/05/1957
54A   Sunderland 5w/e 24/08/1957
     Withdrawn on 31/10/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 53B Hull Botanic Gardens w/e 07/04/1951
ALLOC 52FS   4w/e 18/05/1957
ALLOC 54A Sunderland 4w/e 10/08/1957
WDN   on 31/10/1958

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
05/1929 Vacuum Ejector fitted
07/1939 Push/Pull equipment fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/08/1957 Newbiggin, Blyth And Monkseaton Branch G5 tanks 67261, 67281 an 67253 have been working on this branch during July and August. 67261 and 67281 have both been recently through Darlington Works for overhaul and repainting, 67261 having been reprieved from scrap. SLS/195709

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1895 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 1839
Built at Darlington Works 		   
05/1929 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
07/1939 Modification Modification: Push/Pull equipment fitted    
12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 7253    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Starbeck (SBK)    
04/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 67253    
07/04/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Botanic Gardens (53B)    
21/04/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Botanic Gardens (53B)    
18/05/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Blyth (North) (52F)    
24/08/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Sunderland (54A)    
31/10/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 67253    

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