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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 2160 m/e 03/1914
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 9867 on 10/02/1946
British Railways E9867   20/02/1948
British Railways 69867   14/10/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer V. Raven / N. Gresley
Class A8
Company History LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
H103/1914
A8 (4-6-2T)14/07/1936
Wheels 4-6-2T
Builder Darlington Works
To Service During 03/1914 to Heaton (HTN)
Withdrawal Wed 23/12/1959 off Scarborough (50E)
Service Life 45 yrs, 9 mths , 24 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1960

Notes
Notes Into Darlington for cutting up 23/12/59

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
HTN   Heaton (New) m/e 03/1914
GHD   Gateshead on 21/08/1929
HTN   Heaton on 19/06/1934
Twd   Duns on 12/07/1934
HLB   Hull Botanic Gardens on 14/07/1936
SKN   Stockton on 04/07/1938
HLB   Hull Botanic Gardens on 12/10/1938
SEL   Selby on 17/07/1949
SEL   Selby w/e 23/07/1949
50E   Scarborough on 01/07/1951
50E   Scarborough w/e 07/07/1951
50C   Selby on 21/10/1951
50C   Selby w/e 27/10/1951
50E   Scarborough on 08/06/1952
50E   Scarborough 4w/e 14/06/1952
53B   Hull Botanic Gardens on 09/01/1955
50E   Scarborough on 29/05/1955
     Withdrawn on 23/12/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC SEL Selby w/e 23/07/1949
ALLOC 50E Scarborough w/e 07/07/1951
ALLOC 50C Selby w/e 27/10/1951
ALLOC 50E Scarborough 4w/e 14/06/1952
ALLOC 53B Hull Botanic Gardens 4w/e 29/01/1955
ALLOC 50E Scarborough 4w/e 18/06/1955
TOSTORE   4w/e 30/05/1959
WDN   on 23/12/1959

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
03/1914 Diagram 63 boiler fitted (number D298)
06/06/1930 Diagram 63A boiler fitted (number 5D/689)
04/11/1933 Diagram 63A boiler fitted (number 2465)
04/08/1939 Diagram 63B boiler fitted (number 3046)
18/07/1942 Diagram 63B boiler fitted (number 3056)
20/02/1948 Diagram 63B boiler fitted (number 3069)
25/11/1950 Diagram 63B boiler fitted (number 24689)
06/10/1954 Diagram 63B boiler fitted (number 24764)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gateshead Works 11/04/1923 04/05/1923 24 days Light Repair    
Gateshead Works 06/09/1924 19/09/1924 14 days Light Repair    
Gateshead Works 05/05/1925 27/08/1925 115 days General    
Gateshead Works 14/02/1927 08/03/1927 23 days Light Repair    
Gateshead Works 04/11/1927 25/01/1928 83 days General    
Gateshead Works 10/04/1929 25/04/1929 16 days Light Repair    
Gateshead Works 10/04/1930 06/06/1930 58 days General Boiler number 5D/689 (Diagram 63A)
 
Gateshead Works 26/11/1931 08/01/1932 44 days General    
Darlington Works 05/10/1933 04/11/1933 31 days General Boiler number 2465 (Diagram 63A)
 
Darlington Works 12/09/1934 09/11/1934 59 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 06/12/1934 14/12/1934 9 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 01/04/1936 14/07/1936 105 days Rebuilding    
Darlington Works 06/09/1937 20/09/1937 15 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 05/10/1938 1 day Weighing    
Darlington Works 21/06/1939 04/08/1939 45 days General Boiler number 3046 (Diagram 63B)
 
Darlington Works 08/06/1942 18/07/1942 41 days General Boiler number 24745 (Diagram 63B)
 
Darlington Works 03/11/1943 15/12/1943 43 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 19/06/1945 15/09/1945 89 days General    
Gateshead Works 06/11/1946 22/11/1946 17 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 13/01/1948 20/02/1948 39 days General Boiler number 3069 (Diagram 63B)
Renumbered to BR E9867
 
Gateshead Works 30/08/1949 14/10/1949 46 days Light Casual Renumbered to BR 69867
 
Darlington Works 31/10/1950 25/11/1950 26 days General Positive lub. drive fitted
Boiler number 24689 (Diagram 63B)
 
Darlington Works 27/11/1950 29/11/1950 3 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 06/08/1952 13/08/1952 8 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 27/11/1952 29/12/1952 33 days Heavy Casual    
Darlington Works 09/09/1954 06/10/1954 28 days General Boiler number 24764 (Diagram 63B)
 
Darlington Works 05/06/1956 1 day Weighing    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/05/1959 Class A8 4-6-2T (West Hartlepool) All the locomotives of this class were noted stored during May viz.-Borough Gardens 69852/6/8/70, Darlington 69887, Saltburn 69869, Selby 69861, Sunderland 69850/3/4/5/7/9/73/4/5/8/83, Thornaby 69860, West Hartlepool 69867/77/85, York 69886. SLS/195907

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1914 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 2160
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number
Allocated to Heaton (HTN)
Diagram 63 boiler fitted
   
11/04/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 11/04/1923. Dep: 04/05/1923.    
06/09/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 06/09/1924. Dep: 19/09/1924.    
05/05/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 05/05/1925. Dep: 27/08/1925.    
14/02/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 14/02/1927. Dep: 08/03/1927.    
04/11/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 04/11/1927. Dep: 25/01/1928.    
10/04/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 10/04/1929. Dep: 25/04/1929.    
21/08/1929 Allocation Reallocated to Gateshead (GHD)    
10/04/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 10/04/1930. Dep: 06/06/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 5D/689 (Diagram 63A)
   
26/11/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 26/11/1931. Dep: 08/01/1932.    
05/10/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 05/10/1933. Dep: 04/11/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2465 (Diagram 63A)
   
19/06/1934 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (HTN)    
12/07/1934 Allocation Reallocated to Duns (Twd)    
12/09/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 12/09/1934. Dep: 09/11/1934.    
06/12/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 06/12/1934. Dep: 14/12/1934.    
01/04/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Rebuilding) - Arr: 01/04/1936. Dep: 14/07/1936.    
14/07/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Botanic Gardens (HLB)    
06/09/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 06/09/1937. Dep: 20/09/1937.    
04/07/1938 Allocation Reallocated to Stockton (SKN)    
05/10/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 05/10/1938.    
12/10/1938 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Botanic Gardens (HLB)    
21/06/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 21/06/1939. Dep: 04/08/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3046 (Diagram 63B)
   
08/06/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 08/06/1942. Dep: 18/07/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24745 (Diagram 63B)
   
03/11/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 03/11/1943. Dep: 15/12/1943.    
19/06/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 19/06/1945. Dep: 15/09/1945.    
10/02/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 9867    
06/11/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 06/11/1946. Dep: 22/11/1946.    
13/01/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 13/01/1948. Dep: 20/02/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3069 (Diagram 63B)
Renumbered to BR E9867
   
17/07/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Selby (SEL)    
23/07/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Selby (SEL)    
30/08/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 30/08/1949. Dep: 14/10/1949.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 69867
   
31/10/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 31/10/1950. Dep: 25/11/1950.
Work undertaken:
Positive lub. drive fitted
Boiler number 24689 (Diagram 63B)
   
27/11/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 27/11/1950. Dep: 29/11/1950.    
01/07/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Scarborough (50E)    
07/07/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Scarborough (50E)    
21/10/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Selby (50C)    
27/10/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Selby (50C)    
08/06/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Scarborough (50E)    
14/06/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Scarborough (50E)    
06/08/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 06/08/1952. Dep: 13/08/1952.    
27/11/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 27/11/1952. Dep: 29/12/1952.    
09/09/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 09/09/1954. Dep: 06/10/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24764 (Diagram 63B)
   
09/01/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Botanic Gardens (53B)    
29/05/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Scarborough (50E)    
05/06/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 05/06/1956.    
23/12/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 69867 from Scarborough (50E)    
01/1960 Scrapped Scrapped    

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