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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 1518 m/e 06/1920
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 9871   01/04/1946
British Railways 69871   05/08/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer V. Raven / N. Gresley
Class A8
Company History LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
H106/1920
A8 (4-6-2T)18/05/1933
Wheels 4-6-2T
Builder Darlington Works
To Service During 06/1920 to Neville Hill (NEV)
Withdrawal Fri 07/11/1958 off Darlington (51A)
Service Life 38 yrs, 5 mths , 7 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1958

Notes
Notes Into Darlington for cutting up 7/11/58

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
NEV   Neville Hill (New) m/e 06/1920
MID   Middlesbrough on 22/05/1933
DAR   Darlington on 05/07/1934
SALT   Saltburn on 17/04/1939
WHL   West Hartlepool on 16/05/1941
51A   Darlington on 02/10/1955
     Withdrawn on 07/11/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 51A Darlington 4w/e 08/10/1955
TOSTORE   4w/e 09/08/1958
WDN   on 07/11/1958

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
06/1920 Diagram 63 boiler fitted (number D1063)
21/10/1930 Diagram 63 boiler fitted (number D1293)
18/03/1938 Diagram 63A boiler fitted (number 2453)
08/01/1944 Diagram 63B boiler fitted (number 3048)
07/12/1946 Diagram 63B boiler fitted (number 3036)
05/08/1949 Diagram 63B boiler fitted (number 3982)
12/03/1955 Diagram 63B boiler fitted (number 24717)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 08/12/1923 15/03/1924 99 days General    
Darlington Works 08/09/1924 07/10/1924 30 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 29/09/1925 07/01/1926 101 days General    
Darlington Works 28/05/1927 30/08/1927 95 days General    
Darlington Works 25/04/1929 25/06/1929 62 days General    
Darlington Works 10/07/1929 11/07/1929 2 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 28/08/1930 21/10/1930 55 days General Boiler number D1293 (Diagram 63)
 
Darlington Works 22/09/1932 18/05/1933 239 days Rebuilding    
Darlington Works 04/09/1933 13/09/1933 10 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 04/01/1934 19/01/1934 16 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 08/06/1934 24/09/1934 109 days Heavy    
Darlington Works 02/01/1935 25/02/1935 55 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 06/06/1935 1 day Weighing    
Darlington Works 26/09/1935 1 day Weighing    
Darlington Works 02/03/1936 18/04/1936 48 days General    
Darlington Works 21/04/1936 04/05/1936 14 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 03/09/1936 1 day Weighing    
Darlington Works 07/01/1937 11/02/1937 36 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 05/02/1938 18/03/1938 42 days General Boiler number 2453 (Diagram 63A)
 
Darlington Works 22/04/1938 03/05/1938 12 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 16/05/1938 26/05/1938 11 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 15/04/1940 16/05/1940 32 days General Boiler number 24713 (Diagram 63B)
 
Darlington Works 20/05/1940 23/05/1940 4 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 24/06/1941 01/07/1941 8 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 02/04/1942 05/06/1942 65 days Heavy Intermediate    
Darlington Works 25/11/1943 08/01/1944 45 days Heavy Boiler number 3048 (Diagram 63B)
 
Darlington Works 06/11/1946 07/12/1946 32 days General Boiler number 3036 (Diagram 63B)
 
Darlington Works 26/08/1948 27/08/1948 2 days Weighing    
Darlington Works 15/06/1949 05/08/1949 52 days General Positive lub. drive fitted
Boiler number 24738 (Diagram 63B)
Renumbered to BR 69871
 
Darlington Works 11/08/1949 18/08/1949 8 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 08/05/1952 31/05/1952 24 days Heavy Intermediate    
Darlington Works 03/06/1952 20/06/1952 18 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 14/02/1955 12/03/1955 27 days General Boiler number 24717 (Diagram 63B)
 
Darlington Works 14/03/1955 26/03/1955 13 days Unclassified    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1920 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 1518
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number
Allocated to Neville Hill (NEV)
Diagram 63 boiler fitted
   
08/12/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 08/12/1923. Dep: 15/03/1924.    
08/09/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 08/09/1924. Dep: 07/10/1924.    
29/09/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 29/09/1925. Dep: 07/01/1926.    
28/05/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 28/05/1927. Dep: 30/08/1927.    
25/04/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 25/04/1929. Dep: 25/06/1929.    
10/07/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 10/07/1929. Dep: 11/07/1929.    
28/08/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 28/08/1930. Dep: 21/10/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D1293 (Diagram 63)
   
22/09/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Rebuilding) - Arr: 22/09/1932. Dep: 18/05/1933.    
22/05/1933 Allocation Reallocated to Middlesbrough (MID)    
04/09/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 04/09/1933. Dep: 13/09/1933.    
04/01/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 04/01/1934. Dep: 19/01/1934.    
08/06/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy) - Arr: 08/06/1934. Dep: 24/09/1934.    
05/07/1934 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (DAR)    
02/01/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 02/01/1935. Dep: 25/02/1935.    
06/06/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 06/06/1935.    
26/09/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 26/09/1935.    
02/03/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 02/03/1936. Dep: 18/04/1936.    
21/04/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 21/04/1936. Dep: 04/05/1936.    
03/09/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 03/09/1936.    
07/01/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 07/01/1937. Dep: 11/02/1937.    
05/02/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 05/02/1938. Dep: 18/03/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2453 (Diagram 63A)
   
22/04/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 22/04/1938. Dep: 03/05/1938.    
16/05/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 16/05/1938. Dep: 26/05/1938.    
17/04/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Saltburn (SALT)    
15/04/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 15/04/1940. Dep: 16/05/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24713 (Diagram 63B)
   
20/05/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 20/05/1940. Dep: 23/05/1940.    
16/05/1941 Allocation Reallocated to West Hartlepool (WHL)    
24/06/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 24/06/1941. Dep: 01/07/1941.    
02/04/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 02/04/1942. Dep: 05/06/1942.    
25/11/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy) - Arr: 25/11/1943. Dep: 08/01/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3048 (Diagram 63B)
   
01/04/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 9871    
06/11/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 06/11/1946. Dep: 07/12/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3036 (Diagram 63B)
   
26/08/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 26/08/1948. Dep: 27/08/1948.    
15/06/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 15/06/1949. Dep: 05/08/1949.
Work undertaken:
Positive lub. drive fitted
Boiler number 24738 (Diagram 63B)
Renumbered to BR 69871
   
11/08/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 11/08/1949. Dep: 18/08/1949.    
08/05/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 08/05/1952. Dep: 31/05/1952.    
03/06/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 03/06/1952. Dep: 20/06/1952.    
14/02/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 14/02/1955. Dep: 12/03/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24717 (Diagram 63B)
   
14/03/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 14/03/1955. Dep: 26/03/1955.    
02/10/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (51A)    
11/1958 Scrapped Scrapped    
07/11/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 69871 from Darlington (51A)    

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