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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 2156 m/e 02/1914
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 9863   17/11/1946
British Railways 69863   25/03/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer V. Raven / N. Gresley
Class A8
Company History LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
H102/1914
A8 (4-6-2T)05/09/1935
Wheels 4-6-2T
Builder Darlington Works
To Service During 02/1914 to Gateshead (GHD)
Withdrawal Mon 03/11/1958 off Sunderland (52G)
Service Life 44 yrs, 9 mths , 3 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1959

Notes
Notes Into Darlington for cutting up 3/11/58

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
BLA   Blaydon on 27/06/1902
GHD   Gateshead (New) m/e 02/1914
HTN   Heaton on 21/07/1926
GHD   Gateshead on 30/09/1935
GHD   Gateshead H 12/1935
SKN   Stockton on 16/07/1938
AUK   West Auckland on 10/06/1940
WHL   West Hartlepool on 01/02/1943
54A   Sunderland on 06/07/1952
54A   Sunderland 4w/e 12/07/1952
     Withdrawn on 03/11/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 54A Sunderland 4w/e 12/07/1952
WDN   on 03/11/1958
TOSTORE   4w/e 27/12/1958

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
02/1914 Diagram 63 boiler fitted (number D285)
16/06/1927 Diagram 63 boiler fitted (number D290)
12/02/1930 Diagram 63 boiler fitted (number D280)
22/11/1933 Diagram 63A boiler fitted (number 2466)
07/07/1938 Diagram 63 boiler fitted (number D1301)
02/03/1945 Diagram 63 boiler fitted (number D1293)
07/11/1947 Diagram 63 boiler fitted (number D1219)
25/03/1950 Diagram 63B boiler fitted (number 3973)
08/10/1955 Diagram 63B boiler fitted (number 24760)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gateshead Works 26/04/1923 27/07/1923 93 days General    
Gateshead Works 25/02/1927 16/06/1927 112 days General Boiler number D290 (Diagram 63)
 
Gateshead Works 17/12/1929 12/02/1930 58 days General Boiler number D280 (Diagram 63)
 
Darlington Works 10/10/1933 22/11/1933 44 days General Boiler number 2466 (Diagram 63A)
 
Darlington Works 11/06/1935 05/09/1935 87 days Rebuilding    
Darlington Works 24/05/1938 07/07/1938 45 days General Boiler number D1301 (Diagram 63)
 
Darlington Works 24/03/1941 15/04/1941 23 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 08/12/1941 12/02/1942 67 days General    
Darlington Works 07/07/1942 14/07/1942 8 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 28/07/1942 12/08/1942 16 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 25/01/1945 02/03/1945 37 days General Boiler number D1293 (Diagram 63)
 
Darlington Works 06/09/1947 07/11/1947 63 days General Boiler number D1219 (Diagram 63)
 
Darlington Works 19/01/1950 25/03/1950 66 days General Positive lub. drive fitted
Boiler number 24743 (Diagram 63B)
Renumbered to BR 69863
 
Darlington Works 17/04/1950 20/04/1950 4 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 28/01/1953 28/02/1953 32 days Heavy Intermediate    
Darlington Works 20/05/1955 30/06/1955 42 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 10/09/1955 08/10/1955 29 days General Boiler number 24760 (Diagram 63B)
 
Darlington Works 07/03/1957 25/04/1957 50 days Heavy Casual    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
15/09/1956 Sunderland MPD On the occasion of the visit to Sunderland shed on the 15th September, the following locomotives were seen: 65662, 65840, 65893, 67343, 69853, 65785, 65841, 67270, 68016, 69857, 65798, 65843, 67294, 68048, 69863, 65823, 65847, 67298, 68058, 65832, 65854, 67318, 68698, 65833, 65871, 67321, 69002, 65835, 65872, 67338, 69007, 65836, 65878, 67342 an 69101. The roundhouse presented a rather unusual spectacle these days, in that with the exception of two J94 locos., all the remainder were ex N.E.R. locomotives. The roof of the roundhouse is partly dismantled and it is understood that the roundhouse is to be rebuilt as a straight road shed. SLS/195611
04/05/1959 Darlington area The withdrawn engines at Fighting Cocks and on the Barnard Castle branch were still there on 4th May, except that the Broomielaw ones were observed in the scrap yard at Darlington. North Road station contained 62754, 69810/34/42/63/4. Sentinel 68150 (50C) arrived for scrap 6th May (last in Capital stock). SLS/195907

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
27/06/1902 Allocation Reallocated to Blaydon (BLA)    
02/1914 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 2156
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number
Allocated to Gateshead (GHD)
Diagram 63 boiler fitted
   
26/04/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 26/04/1923. Dep: 27/07/1923.    
21/07/1926 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (HTN)    
25/02/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 25/02/1927. Dep: 16/06/1927.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D290 (Diagram 63)
   
17/12/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 17/12/1929. Dep: 12/02/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D280 (Diagram 63)
   
10/10/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 10/10/1933. Dep: 22/11/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2466 (Diagram 63A)
   
11/06/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Rebuilding) - Arr: 11/06/1935. Dep: 05/09/1935.    
30/09/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Gateshead (GHD)    
12/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Gateshead (GHD)    
24/05/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 24/05/1938. Dep: 07/07/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D1301 (Diagram 63)
   
16/07/1938 Allocation Reallocated to Stockton (SKN)    
10/06/1940 Allocation Reallocated to West Auckland (AUK)    
24/03/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 24/03/1941. Dep: 15/04/1941.    
08/12/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 08/12/1941. Dep: 12/02/1942.    
07/07/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 07/07/1942. Dep: 14/07/1942.    
28/07/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 28/07/1942. Dep: 12/08/1942.    
01/02/1943 Allocation Reallocated to West Hartlepool (WHL)    
25/01/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 25/01/1945. Dep: 02/03/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D1293 (Diagram 63)
   
17/11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 9863    
06/09/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 06/09/1947. Dep: 07/11/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D1219 (Diagram 63)
   
19/01/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 19/01/1950. Dep: 25/03/1950.
Work undertaken:
Positive lub. drive fitted
Boiler number 24743 (Diagram 63B)
Renumbered to BR 69863
   
17/04/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 17/04/1950. Dep: 20/04/1950.    
06/07/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Sunderland (54A)    
12/07/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Sunderland (54A)    
28/01/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 28/01/1953. Dep: 28/02/1953.    
20/05/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 20/05/1955. Dep: 30/06/1955.    
10/09/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 10/09/1955. Dep: 08/10/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24760 (Diagram 63B)
   
07/03/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 07/03/1957. Dep: 25/04/1957.    
03/11/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 69863 from Sunderland (52G)    
02/1959 Scrapped Scrapped    

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