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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 2121 m/e 10/1901
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3255   25/08/1946
British Railways 63255   Not applied

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Worsdell
Class Q5
Company History NER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Q5/110/1901
Wheels 0-8-0
Builder Gateshead Works
Order Number A137
Works Number 15 01
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 10/1901 to Newport (Teeside) (NPT)
Withdrawal Thu 03/11/1949 off Selby (SEL)
Service Life 48 yrs, 1 mth , 4 dys
Information Piston valves

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1949 at Locomotive Works (Darlington)

Notes
Notes Cut up at BRW07

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
NPT   Newport (Teeside) (New) m/e 10/1901
SHI   Shildon on 09/01/1926
NBH   Blyth (North) on 27/01/1927
BLA   Blaydon on 28/03/1943
DAR   Darlington on 05/10/1947
NEV   Neville Hill on 29/08/1948
NEV   Neville Hill w/e 04/09/1948
SEL   Selby on 06/02/1949
SEL   Selby w/e 12/02/1949
     Withdrawn on 03/11/1949

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC DAR Darlington w/e 11/10/1947
ALLOC NEV Neville Hill w/e 04/09/1948
ALLOC SEL Selby w/e 12/02/1949
WDN SEL Selby on 03/11/1949

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
10/1901 Diagram 56 boiler fitted (number G104)
01/1917 Diagram 56 boiler fitted (number D593)
25/10/1934 Diagram 56 boiler fitted (number 2150)
17/11/1937 Diagram 56 boiler fitted (number D1457)
20/03/1941 Diagram 56 boiler fitted (number 2270)
16/10/1943 Diagram 56 boiler fitted (number 2279)
15/02/1947 Diagram 56B boiler fitted (number 2889)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
  1917 01/1917   General Boiler number D593 (Diagram 56)
 
Darlington Works 18/03/1924 27/05/1924 71 days General    
Gateshead Works 09/07/1927 19/09/1927 73 days General    
Gateshead Works 15/10/1930 19/11/1930 36 days General    
Darlington Works 27/09/1934 25/10/1934 29 days General Boiler number 2150 (Diagram 56)
 
Darlington Works 13/10/1937 17/11/1937 36 days General Boiler number D1457 (Diagram 56)
 
Darlington Works 17/02/1941 20/03/1941 32 days General Boiler number 2270 (Diagram 56)
 
Darlington Works 26/05/1942 13/06/1942 19 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 12/08/1942 03/09/1942 23 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 20/11/1942 21/12/1942 32 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 17/09/1943 16/10/1943 30 days General Boiler number 2279 (Diagram 56)
 
Gateshead Works 29/01/1945 10/02/1945 13 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 28/12/1946 15/02/1947 50 days General Boiler number 2889 (Diagram 56B)
 
Darlington Works 04/03/1947 14/03/1947 11 days Unclassified    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1901 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 2121
Built at Gateshead Works, Works Number 15 01
Allocated to Newport (Teeside) (NPT)
Diagram 56 boiler fitted
   
18/03/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 18/03/1924. Dep: 27/05/1924.    
09/01/1926 Allocation Reallocated to Shildon (SHI)    
27/01/1927 Allocation Reallocated to Blyth (North) (NBH)    
09/07/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 09/07/1927. Dep: 19/09/1927.    
15/10/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 15/10/1930. Dep: 19/11/1930.    
27/09/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 27/09/1934. Dep: 25/10/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2150 (Diagram 56)
   
13/10/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 13/10/1937. Dep: 17/11/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D1457 (Diagram 56)
   
17/02/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 17/02/1941. Dep: 20/03/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2270 (Diagram 56)
   
26/05/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 26/05/1942. Dep: 13/06/1942.    
12/08/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 12/08/1942. Dep: 03/09/1942.    
20/11/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 20/11/1942. Dep: 21/12/1942.    
28/03/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Blaydon (BLA)    
17/09/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 17/09/1943. Dep: 16/10/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2279 (Diagram 56)
   
29/01/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 29/01/1945. Dep: 10/02/1945.    
25/08/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3255    
28/12/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 28/12/1946. Dep: 15/02/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2889 (Diagram 56B)
   
04/03/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 04/03/1947. Dep: 14/03/1947.    
05/10/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (DAR)    
29/08/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (NEV)    
04/09/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (NEV)    
1949 Number Allocated Allocated number 63255 but not taken up    
06/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Selby (SEL)    
12/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Selby (SEL)    
03/11/1949 Withdrawn Condemned as 3255 from Selby (SEL)    
12/1949 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Darlington    

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