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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 1529 m/e 06/1920
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 9876   14/07/1946
British Railways 69876   03/01/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer V. Raven / N. Gresley
Class A8
Company History LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
H106/1920
A8 (4-6-2T)05/1934
Wheels 4-6-2T
Builder Darlington Works
To Service During 06/1920 to Heaton (HTN)
Withdrawal Mon 21/10/1957 off Middlesbrough (51D)
Service Life 37 yrs, 4 mths , 20 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1957

Notes
Notes Cut up at Darlington

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
HTN   Heaton (New) m/e 06/1920
SCA   Scarborough on 29/05/1934
SBK   Starbeck on 16/10/1934
DAR   Darlington on 30/09/1935
DAR   Darlington H 12/1935
SALT   Saltburn on 10/04/1939
53B   Hull Botanic Gardens on 11/06/1950
53B   Hull Botanic Gardens m/e 30/06/1950
51D   Middlesbrough on 19/11/1950
51D   Middlesbrough m/e 30/11/1950
     Withdrawn on 21/10/1957

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 53B Hull Botanic Gardens m/e 30/06/1950
ALLOC 51D Middlesbrough m/e 30/11/1950
WDN   on 21/10/1957

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
06/1920 Diagram 63 boiler fitted (number D1102)
04/09/1930 Diagram 63 boiler fitted (number D1251)
11/07/1936 Diagram 63 boiler fitted (number D1107)
22/12/1938 Diagram 63A boiler fitted (number 2664)
17/12/1940 Diagram 63A boiler fitted (number 2661)
05/02/1943 Diagram 63B boiler fitted (number 3036)
07/11/1946 Diagram 63C boiler fitted (number 2827)
03/01/1949 Diagram 63B boiler fitted (number 3040)
10/03/1951 Diagram 63B boiler fitted (number 24756)
18/09/1953 Diagram 63B boiler fitted (number 24744)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gateshead Works 30/07/1923 28/09/1923 61 days General    
Gateshead Works 18/02/1925 09/04/1925 51 days General    
Gateshead Works 17/11/1926 07/03/1927 111 days General    
Gateshead Works 24/08/1928 01/11/1928 70 days General    
Gateshead Works 14/03/1929 27/03/1929 14 days Light Repair    
Gateshead Works 08/04/1929 17/04/1929 10 days Light Repair    
Gateshead Works 18/07/1930 04/09/1930 49 days General Boiler number D1251 (Diagram 63)
 
Gateshead Works 14/03/1932 21/04/1932 39 days General    
Darlington Works 31/01/1934 05/05/1934 95 days Rebuilding    
Darlington Works 20/05/1936 11/07/1936 53 days General Boiler number D1107 (Diagram 63)
 
Darlington Works 07/11/1938 22/12/1938 46 days General Boiler number 2664 (Diagram 63A)
 
Darlington Works 12/01/1939 24/01/1939 13 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 28/06/1940 13/07/1940 16 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 07/11/1940 17/12/1940 41 days General Boiler number 2661 (Diagram 63A)
 
Darlington Works 02/07/1942 07/07/1942 6 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 28/12/1942 05/02/1943 40 days General Boiler number 3036 (Diagram 63B)
 
Darlington Works 26/07/1944 02/09/1944 39 days Heavy    
Darlington Works 04/12/1944 1 day Weighing    
Darlington Works 06/03/1945 1 day Weighing    
Darlington Works 01/10/1945 1 day Weighing    
Darlington Works 27/10/1945 24/11/1945 29 days Light Repair After collision
 
Darlington Works 11/02/1946 1 day Weighing    
Darlington Works 25/09/1946 07/11/1946 44 days General Boiler number 2827 (Diagram 63C)
 
Darlington Works 15/11/1946 30/11/1946 16 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 12/11/1947 21/11/1947 10 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 01/12/1948 03/01/1949 34 days General Boiler number 3040 (Diagram 63B)
Renumbered to BR 69876
 
Darlington Works 11/07/1949 18/08/1949 39 days Heavy    
Darlington Works 23/02/1950 04/03/1950 10 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 06/02/1951 10/03/1951 33 days General Positive lub. drive fitted
Boiler number 24756 (Diagram 63B)
 
Darlington Works 21/05/1951 1 day Weighing    
Darlington Works 03/07/1951 1 day Weighing    
Darlington Works 08/01/1952 1 day Weighing    
Darlington Works 11/03/1952 1 day Weighing    
Darlington Works 05/05/1952 1 day Weighing    
Darlington Works 26/08/1952 1 day Weighing    
Darlington Works 08/10/1952 18/10/1952 11 days Light Casual After collision
 
Darlington Works 05/11/1952 1 day Weighing    
Darlington Works 03/02/1953 1 day Weighing    
Darlington Works 12/05/1953 1 day Weighing    
Darlington Works 19/08/1953 18/09/1953 31 days General Boiler number 24744 (Diagram 63B)
 
Darlington Works 11/11/1953 1 day Weighing    
Darlington Works 17/09/1957   No repairs    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1920 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 1529
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number
Allocated to Heaton (HTN)
Diagram 63 boiler fitted
   
30/07/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 30/07/1923. Dep: 28/09/1923.    
18/02/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 18/02/1925. Dep: 09/04/1925.    
17/11/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 17/11/1926. Dep: 07/03/1927.    
24/08/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 24/08/1928. Dep: 01/11/1928.    
14/03/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 14/03/1929. Dep: 27/03/1929.    
08/04/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 08/04/1929. Dep: 17/04/1929.    
18/07/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 18/07/1930. Dep: 04/09/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D1251 (Diagram 63)
   
14/03/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 14/03/1932. Dep: 21/04/1932.    
31/01/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Rebuilding) - Arr: 31/01/1934. Dep: 05/05/1934.    
29/05/1934 Allocation Reallocated to Scarborough (SCA)    
16/10/1934 Allocation Reallocated to Starbeck (SBK)    
30/09/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (DAR)    
12/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (DAR)    
20/05/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 20/05/1936. Dep: 11/07/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D1107 (Diagram 63)
   
07/11/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 07/11/1938. Dep: 22/12/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2664 (Diagram 63A)
   
12/01/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 12/01/1939. Dep: 24/01/1939.    
10/04/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Saltburn (SALT)    
28/06/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 28/06/1940. Dep: 13/07/1940.    
07/11/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 07/11/1940. Dep: 17/12/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2661 (Diagram 63A)
   
02/07/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 02/07/1942. Dep: 07/07/1942.    
28/12/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 28/12/1942. Dep: 05/02/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3036 (Diagram 63B)
   
26/07/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy) - Arr: 26/07/1944. Dep: 02/09/1944.    
04/12/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 04/12/1944.    
06/03/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 06/03/1945.    
01/10/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 01/10/1945.    
27/10/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 27/10/1945. Dep: 24/11/1945.
Work undertaken:
After collision
   
11/02/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 11/02/1946.    
14/07/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 9876    
25/09/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 25/09/1946. Dep: 07/11/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2827 (Diagram 63C)
   
15/11/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 15/11/1946. Dep: 30/11/1946.    
12/11/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 12/11/1947. Dep: 21/11/1947.    
01/12/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 01/12/1948. Dep: 03/01/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3040 (Diagram 63B)
Renumbered to BR 69876
   
11/07/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy) - Arr: 11/07/1949. Dep: 18/08/1949.    
23/02/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 23/02/1950. Dep: 04/03/1950.    
11/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Botanic Gardens (53B)    
30/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Botanic Gardens (53B)    
19/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Middlesbrough (51D)    
30/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Middlesbrough (51D)    
06/02/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 06/02/1951. Dep: 10/03/1951.
Work undertaken:
Positive lub. drive fitted
Boiler number 24756 (Diagram 63B)
   
21/05/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 21/05/1951.    
03/07/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 03/07/1951.    
08/01/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 08/01/1952.    
11/03/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 11/03/1952.    
05/05/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 05/05/1952.    
26/08/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 26/08/1952.    
08/10/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 08/10/1952. Dep: 18/10/1952.
Work undertaken:
After collision
   
05/11/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 05/11/1952.    
03/02/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 03/02/1953.    
12/05/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 12/05/1953.    
19/08/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 19/08/1953. Dep: 18/09/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24744 (Diagram 63B)
   
11/11/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 11/11/1953.    
17/09/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (No repairs) - Arr: 17/09/1957.    
21/10/1957 Withdrawn Condemned as 69876 from Middlesbrough (51D)    
11/1957 Scrapped Scrapped    

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