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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 1525 m/e 08/1921
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 9884   05/01/1947
British Railways 69884   16/07/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer V. Raven / N. Gresley
Class A8
Company History LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
H108/1921
A8 (4-6-2T)14/06/1933
Wheels 4-6-2T
Builder Darlington Works
To Service During 08/1921 to Darlington (DAR)
Withdrawal Tue 04/11/1958 off West Hartlepool (51C)
Service Life 37 yrs, 3 mths , 4 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1958

Notes
Notes Into Darlington Works for cutting up 4/11/58

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
DAR   Darlington (New) m/e 08/1921
Dar   Middleton in Teesdale on 22/03/1939
SALT   Saltburn on 20/05/1939
51C   West Hartlepool on 10/11/1957
     Withdrawn on 04/11/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 51C West Hartlepool 4w/e 30/11/1957
WDN   on 04/11/1958

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
08/1921 Diagram 63 boiler fitted (number D1267)
10/05/1935 Diagram 63A boiler fitted (number 2661)
14/12/1942 Diagram 63 boiler fitted (number D1251)
14/07/1944 Diagram 63 boiler fitted (number D1208)
09/02/1946 Diagram 63B boiler fitted (number 3067)
16/07/1948 Diagram 63B boiler fitted (number 3901)
02/11/1950 Diagram 63B boiler fitted (number 24685)
16/08/1952 Diagram 63A boiler fitted (number 24682)
24/09/1954 Diagram 63C boiler fitted (number 24693)
05/10/1956 Diagram 63B boiler fitted (number 24766)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 09/08/1923 27/10/1923 80 days General    
Darlington Works 25/03/1925 20/08/1925 149 days General    
Darlington Works 15/12/1927 25/02/1928 73 days General    
Darlington Works 24/09/1928 26/10/1928 33 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 02/01/1929 25/02/1929 55 days Heavy    
Darlington Works 17/09/1929 31/10/1929 45 days Heavy    
Darlington Works 08/08/1930 15/10/1930 69 days General    
Darlington Works 28/10/1930 10/11/1930 14 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 06/05/1931 01/06/1931 27 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 09/12/1932 14/06/1933 188 days Rebuilding    
Darlington Works 20/07/1933 01/08/1933 13 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 29/03/1935 10/05/1935 43 days General Boiler number 2661 (Diagram 63A)
 
Darlington Works 06/08/1936 18/09/1936 44 days General    
Darlington Works 22/09/1936 06/10/1936 15 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 07/10/1936 20/10/1936 14 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 23/06/1938 17/08/1938 56 days General    
Darlington Works 19/08/1938 07/09/1938 20 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 12/09/1938 21/09/1938 10 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 30/09/1938 07/10/1938 8 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 23/09/1940 31/10/1940 39 days General Boiler number 114 (Diagram 63A)
 
Darlington Works 11/11/1942 14/12/1942 34 days General Boiler number D1251 (Diagram 63)
 
Darlington Works 31/08/1943 1 day Weighing    
Darlington Works 16/06/1944 14/07/1944 29 days General Boiler number D1208 (Diagram 63)
 
Darlington Works 03/09/1945 1 day Weighing    
Darlington Works 09/01/1946 09/02/1946 32 days General Boiler number 3067 (Diagram 63B)
 
Darlington Works 16/02/1946 25/02/1946 10 days Unclassified    
Gateshead Works 21/04/1947 03/05/1947 13 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 08/06/1948 16/07/1948 39 days General Boiler number 3901 (Diagram 63B)
Renumbered to BR 69884
 
Darlington Works 05/08/1948 13/08/1948 9 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 28/02/1949 16/03/1949 17 days Light Casual    
Gateshead Works 26/09/1949 11/01/1950 108 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 03/10/1950 02/11/1950 31 days General Positive lub. drive fitted
Boiler number 24685 (Diagram 63B)
 
Darlington Works 07/05/1951 21/05/1951 15 days Light Casual After collision
 
Darlington Works 18/01/1952 24/01/1952 7 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 07/07/1952 16/08/1952 41 days General Boiler number 24682 (Diagram 63A)
 
Darlington Works 18/08/1952 27/08/1952 10 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 07/08/1954 24/09/1954 49 days General Boiler number 24693 (Diagram 63C)
 
Darlington Works 01/10/1954 28/10/1954 28 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 04/09/1956 05/10/1956 32 days General Boiler number 24766 (Diagram 63B)
 

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/08/1948 Darlington Works Locomotives for shops during August included Nos. 507, 980, 2366, 3285, 3349, 3426/69, 5641, 5872, 7282, 7344, 7628, 8424, 8712/32, 9089, 9787, 62762, 67281 an 69798. Locomotives ex shops during the same period included Nos. 60509, 60824/25/98, 60920, 61455/61, 62706, 63361, 63418, 65647/69/92, 65708/37/41/62/63/67/89/99, 65809/16/62, 67295, 67605/16/30/78, 68305/37/60/93, 68423, 69781/82/95, 69868/73/84. No. 61461 has been rebuilt to 'B.16/3'; Paint date, August. Locomotives painted black and fully lined are Nos. 60898, 60920 an 62706, while No. 60509 has been painted green. The last 'L.1', No. 67730, is Darlington 2048 of 1948; Paint date, August SLS/194810

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1921 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 1525
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number
Allocated to Darlington (DAR)
Diagram 63 boiler fitted
   
09/08/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 09/08/1923. Dep: 27/10/1923.    
25/03/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 25/03/1925. Dep: 20/08/1925.    
15/12/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 15/12/1927. Dep: 25/02/1928.    
24/09/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 24/09/1928. Dep: 26/10/1928.    
02/01/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy) - Arr: 02/01/1929. Dep: 25/02/1929.    
17/09/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy) - Arr: 17/09/1929. Dep: 31/10/1929.    
08/08/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 08/08/1930. Dep: 15/10/1930.    
28/10/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 28/10/1930. Dep: 10/11/1930.    
06/05/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 06/05/1931. Dep: 01/06/1931.    
09/12/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Rebuilding) - Arr: 09/12/1932. Dep: 14/06/1933.    
20/07/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 20/07/1933. Dep: 01/08/1933.    
29/03/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 29/03/1935. Dep: 10/05/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2661 (Diagram 63A)
   
06/08/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 06/08/1936. Dep: 18/09/1936.    
22/09/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 22/09/1936. Dep: 06/10/1936.    
07/10/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 07/10/1936. Dep: 20/10/1936.    
23/06/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 23/06/1938. Dep: 17/08/1938.    
19/08/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 19/08/1938. Dep: 07/09/1938.    
12/09/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 12/09/1938. Dep: 21/09/1938.    
30/09/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 30/09/1938. Dep: 07/10/1938.    
22/03/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Middleton in Teesdale (Dar)    
20/05/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Saltburn (SALT)    
23/09/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 23/09/1940. Dep: 31/10/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 114 (Diagram 63A)
   
11/11/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 11/11/1942. Dep: 14/12/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D1251 (Diagram 63)
   
31/08/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 31/08/1943.    
16/06/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 16/06/1944. Dep: 14/07/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D1208 (Diagram 63)
   
03/09/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 03/09/1945.    
09/01/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 09/01/1946. Dep: 09/02/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3067 (Diagram 63B)
   
16/02/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 16/02/1946. Dep: 25/02/1946.    
05/01/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 9884    
21/04/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 21/04/1947. Dep: 03/05/1947.    
08/06/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 08/06/1948. Dep: 16/07/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3901 (Diagram 63B)
Renumbered to BR 69884
   
05/08/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 05/08/1948. Dep: 13/08/1948.    
28/02/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 28/02/1949. Dep: 16/03/1949.    
26/09/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 26/09/1949. Dep: 11/01/1950.    
03/10/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 03/10/1950. Dep: 02/11/1950.
Work undertaken:
Positive lub. drive fitted
Boiler number 24685 (Diagram 63B)
   
07/05/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 07/05/1951. Dep: 21/05/1951.
Work undertaken:
After collision
   
18/01/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 18/01/1952. Dep: 24/01/1952.    
07/07/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 07/07/1952. Dep: 16/08/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24682 (Diagram 63A)
   
18/08/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 18/08/1952. Dep: 27/08/1952.    
07/08/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 07/08/1954. Dep: 24/09/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24693 (Diagram 63C)
   
01/10/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 01/10/1954. Dep: 28/10/1954.    
04/09/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 04/09/1956. Dep: 05/10/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24766 (Diagram 63B)
   
10/11/1957 Allocation Reallocated to West Hartlepool (51C)    
04/11/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 69884 from West Hartlepool (51C)    
12/1958 Scrapped Scrapped    

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