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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 1251 m/e 02/1913
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3344   14/04/1946
British Railways 63344 w/e 23/10/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer V. Raven
Class Q6
Company History NER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Q602/1913
Wheels 0-8-0
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number 441A
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 02/1913 to Borough Gardens (BOR)
Withdrawal Sat 09/09/1967 off West Hartlepool (51C)
Service Life 54 yrs, 7 mths , 9 dys

Disposal

Notes
Notes Sold for scrap to TJ Thompson, Stockton, 10/67

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
BOR   Borough Gardens (New) m/e 02/1913
NPT   Newport (Teeside) on 12/04/1939
51G   Haverton Hill on 10/06/1956
51L   Thornaby on 14/06/1959
55H   Neville Hill on 07/06/1964
55E   Normanton on 12/06/1966
52H   Tyne Dock on 02/10/1966
51C   West Hartlepool on 02/07/1967
     Withdrawn on 09/09/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 51G Haverton Hill 4w/e 23/06/1956
ALLOC 51L Thornaby on 14/06/1959
ALLOC 51F West Auckland 5w/e 05/05/1962
ALLOC 51L Thornaby 4w/e 08/02/1964
ALLOC 55H Neville Hill 5w/e 13/06/1964
ALLOC 55E Normanton 4w/e 18/06/1966
ALLOC 52H Tyne Dock 4w/e 08/10/1966
ALLOC 51C West Hartlepool 4w/e 15/07/1967
WDN   4w/e 09/09/1967

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
02/1913 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number D171)
18/09/1925 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number D212)
01/07/1931 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number D616)
16/02/1935 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number D1944)
16/01/1941 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 3157)
19/10/1946 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 2993)
22/10/1948 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 3314)
03/11/1951 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 24273)
14/08/1956 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number 24247)
19/06/1959 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 24229)
08/07/1963 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 24266)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gateshead Works 23/02/1923 23/03/1923 29 days Light Repair    
Gateshead Works 12/06/1923 20/06/1923 9 days Light Repair    
Gateshead Works 26/07/1923 07/08/1923 13 days Light Repair    
Gateshead Works 07/11/1923 21/11/1923 15 days Light Repair    
Gateshead Works 03/06/1925 18/09/1925 108 days General Boiler number D212 (Diagram 50)
 
Gateshead Works 16/10/1928 06/12/1928 52 days General    
Gateshead Works 15/05/1931 01/07/1931 48 days General Boiler number D616 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 05/11/1934 16/02/1935 104 days General Boiler number D1944 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 15/09/1937 05/01/1938 113 days General Boiler number 24166 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 06/04/1940 24/04/1940 19 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 16/12/1940 16/01/1941 32 days General Boiler number 3157 (Diagram 50A)
 
Darlington Works 16/04/1943 19/05/1943 34 days General    
Gateshead Works 17/06/1945 02/07/1945 16 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 20/09/1946 19/10/1946 30 days General Boiler number 2993 (Diagram 50A)
 
Darlington Works 01/10/1948 22/10/1948 22 days General Boiler number 3314 (Diagram 50A)
Renumbered to BR 63344
 
Darlington Works 25/10/1948 03/11/1948 10 days Unclassified    
Gateshead Works 04/03/1949 16/03/1949 13 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 08/10/1951 03/11/1951 27 days General Boiler number 24273 (Diagram 50A)
 
Darlington Works 05/03/1954 08/04/1954 35 days Heavy Intermediate    
Darlington Works 03/07/1956 14/08/1956 43 days General Boiler number 24247 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 22/05/1959 19/06/1959 29 days General Boiler number 24229 (Diagram 50A)
 
Darlington Works 29/06/1959 09/07/1959 11 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 18/09/1961 12/10/1961 25 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 24/05/1963 08/07/1963 46 days General Boiler number 24266 (Diagram 50A)
 
Darlington Works 29/07/1963 30/07/1963 2 days Unclassified    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
03/10/1948 Darlington Works The first new 'A.1,' No. 60130, was on trial W/E 24/9 and No. 60131 during W/E 2/10, both are nameless. Locomotives awaiting Works:-Nos. 517, 2342/71, 3344, 5027/28, 5852/83, 7300/07, 8141, E8723, 9392, 9881, 61638, 63099, 69841 and Electric 26500. Locomotives ex Works:-Nos. 60804, 60980, 62729/75, 63333/91, 65666/92, 65752, 68302/99, 68675, 68744, 69868 and 'Austerity' 77050. No. 9089 was broken up W/E 24/9. SLS/194811
02/12/1948 Darlington Works Further new Class 'A.1' locomotives, Nos. 60134-37, ex North Road bear Works, Nos. 2053-56, in order. Locomotives awaiting Works: Nos. 970, 1642/44/72, 2344/65/90, 2715, E2718, 3292, E3311, E3314, 3399, 3420, 5100, 5856, 7283, 7636/69, 8015, 8275, 8313, 8698, 8745, 9792, 9842/89, 60942, 62737/64, 63290, 67672, 67719/23 (both light repairs), 69784. The following were sent to the scrap yard:-Nos. 3253/92/95, 3323/27, 8090 an 9103.
Locomotives ex Works: Nos. 60507 (unlined black, new chimney), 61019, 61627/38, 62371/91, 62708/47, 63140, 63344/58, 65706/17, 65803/14/32/52/83/89, 67300, 67311 (auto fitted), 67312, 67688, 68014 (altered bunker), 68245/95, 68426, 68678 (vacuum ejector), 68699, 69776, 69841/81/91, 69862 (first 'A.8' to be lined out), 69881/91, 'Austerity' 77050, 77195/99, 77329.
SLS/194901
03/12/1966 Allocation of Q6 class (Tyne Dock) Tyne Dock: 63344/66/81/7, 63413/20/6/9/31/55/8; Sunderland: 63346/95, 63405/36/7; West Hartlepool: 63368/94/7, 63407/40/50. SLS/196701
02/07/1967 Eastern Region (North Eastern Section) steam stock (Tyne Dock) Steam stock has been reduced to 124 as from 2nd July. The allocation of following classes is as under:- Q6 Sunderland: 63395. Tyne Dock: 63344/87, 63431. J27 Sunderland: 65795, 65811/55/79/82/92/94. K1 West Hartlepool: 62045. Tyne Dock: 62005/07/11/50/60. B1 Low Moor: 61030 Nyala, 61306/37. Jubilee Holbeck: 45562 Alberta, 45593 Kolhapur, 45697 Achilles. C1.5 Holbeck: 44826/28/52/96, 44912/43/83, 45080, 45219/73, 45428. Normanton: 44824/54/57, 44990, 45075. Low Moor: 44662/94, 45208. Of the 8F remaining on the N.E. Region, 4 are at Holbeck and 24 at Royston. The W.D. 2-8-0 are allocated to West Hartlepool (6), Sunderland (7), Normanton (14) and Low Moor (D; the 2-6-4Ts to Holbeck (4), Normanton (7), and Low Moor (5) and the C1.4 2-6-0s to West Hartlepool (D, North Blyth (4), Holbeck (2) and Normanton (3). There is still one steam locomotive in Departmental Stock J72 0-6-OT Deptl. 58 (ex 69005). SLS/196708
13/08/1967 West Hartlepool MPD The following were on West Hartlepool on 13th August: 43015, 62026/41/2/4, 63344/87/94/7, 63407/31/5, 90061/74/6/116/210/30/54/309/39/47/60/434/59/78/92, 90627/77/95, D2068/77/8, D2153, D2205, D3137/9, D3672, D5152/65, D6756/63/6/9. SLS/196709

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1913 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 1251
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number
Allocated to Borough Gardens (BOR)
Diagram 50 boiler fitted
   
23/02/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 23/02/1923. Dep: 23/03/1923.    
12/06/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 12/06/1923. Dep: 20/06/1923.    
26/07/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 26/07/1923. Dep: 07/08/1923.    
07/11/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 07/11/1923. Dep: 21/11/1923.    
03/06/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 03/06/1925. Dep: 18/09/1925.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D212 (Diagram 50)
   
16/10/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 16/10/1928. Dep: 06/12/1928.    
15/05/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 15/05/1931. Dep: 01/07/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D616 (Diagram 50)
   
05/11/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 05/11/1934. Dep: 16/02/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D1944 (Diagram 50)
   
15/09/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 15/09/1937. Dep: 05/01/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24166 (Diagram 50)
   
12/04/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Newport (Teeside) (NPT)    
06/04/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 06/04/1940. Dep: 24/04/1940.    
16/12/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 16/12/1940. Dep: 16/01/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3157 (Diagram 50A)
   
16/04/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 16/04/1943. Dep: 19/05/1943.    
17/06/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 17/06/1945. Dep: 02/07/1945.    
14/04/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3344    
20/09/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 20/09/1946. Dep: 19/10/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2993 (Diagram 50A)
   
01/10/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 01/10/1948. Dep: 22/10/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3314 (Diagram 50A)
Renumbered to BR 63344
   
25/10/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 25/10/1948. Dep: 03/11/1948.    
04/03/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 04/03/1949. Dep: 16/03/1949.    
08/10/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 08/10/1951. Dep: 03/11/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24273 (Diagram 50A)
   
05/03/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 05/03/1954. Dep: 08/04/1954.    
10/06/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Haverton Hill (51G)    
03/07/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 03/07/1956. Dep: 14/08/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24247 (Diagram 50)
   
22/05/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 22/05/1959. Dep: 19/06/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24229 (Diagram 50A)
   
14/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Thornaby (51L)    
29/06/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 29/06/1959. Dep: 09/07/1959.    
18/09/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 18/09/1961. Dep: 12/10/1961.    
24/05/1963 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 24/05/1963. Dep: 08/07/1963.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24266 (Diagram 50A)
   
29/07/1963 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 29/07/1963. Dep: 30/07/1963.    
07/06/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (55H)    
12/06/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Normanton (55E)    
02/10/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Tyne Dock (52H)    
02/07/1967 Allocation Reallocated to West Hartlepool (51C)    
09/09/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 63344 from West Hartlepool (51C)    

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