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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 2216 m/e 06/1917
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3373   01/11/1946
British Railways (BR Tmp) E3373   06/02/1948
British Railways 63373 on 21/09/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer V. Raven
Class Q6
Company History NER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Q606/1917
Wheels 0-8-0
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number 111A
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 06/1917 to Newport (Teeside) (NPT)
Withdrawal Mon 15/07/1963 off West Auckland (51F)
Service Life 46 yrs, 1 mth , 14 dys

Disposal

Notes
Notes Into Darlington for cutting up 1/8/63

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
NPT   Newport (Teeside) (New) m/e 06/1917
HAV   Haverton Hill on 04/12/1943
NPT   Newport (Teeside) on 18/10/1944
WHL   West Hartlepool on 13/11/1949
WHL   West Hartlepool w/e 19/11/1949
51D   Middlesbrough on 16/07/1950
51H   Kirkby Stephen on 03/04/1955
51D   Middlesbrough on 26/06/1955
51L   Thornaby on 01/06/1958
51F   West Auckland on 03/06/1962
     Withdrawn on 15/07/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC WHL West Hartlepool w/e 19/11/1949
ALLOC 51H Kirkby Stephen 4w/e 23/04/1955
ALLOC 51D Middlesbrough 4w/e 16/07/1955
ALLOC 51L Thornaby on 08/06/1958
ALLOC 51F West Auckland 5w/e 07/07/1962
WDN   on 15/07/1963

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced

Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 17/04/1924 30/06/1924 75 days General    
Darlington Works 28/09/1927 14/12/1927 78 days General    
Darlington Works 03/03/1930 10/04/1930 39 days General    
Darlington Works 11/05/1933 21/06/1933 42 days General    
Darlington Works 05/07/1935 20/08/1935 47 days General    
Darlington Works 29/09/1938 22/12/1938 85 days General    
Darlington Works 30/12/1940 03/02/1941 36 days General    
Darlington Works 10/03/1941 24/03/1941 15 days Unclassified Tender only
 
Darlington Works 19/01/1943 16/02/1943 29 days General    
Gateshead Works 30/05/1944 19/06/1944 21 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 10/08/1945 08/09/1945 30 days General    
Darlington Works 17/10/1946 01/11/1946 16 days Light Repair Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 3373
 
Darlington Works 07/01/1948 06/02/1948 31 days General Renumbered to BR (BR Tmp) number E3373
 
Gateshead Works 01/07/1949 15/07/1949 15 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 16/08/1950 21/09/1950 37 days General Renumbered to BR 63373
 
Darlington Works 08/11/1950 16/11/1950 9 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 29/05/1952 28/06/1952 31 days General    
Darlington Works 30/06/1952 04/07/1952 5 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 15/10/1954 11/11/1954 28 days Heavy Intermediate    
Darlington Works 06/06/1955 06/07/1955 31 days Light Casual Derailment damage
 
Darlington Works 06/06/1957 29/06/1957 24 days General    
Darlington Works 01/07/1957 02/07/1957 2 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 19/08/1959 26/08/1959 8 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 03/05/1960 09/05/1960 7 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 19/10/1960 25/11/1960 38 days General 24305 25/11/60 b50A
 

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
29/02/1948 Darlington Works New 'L.1's' are completed up to No. 9010. No. 9001 has returned to N.Rd with a damaged buffer beam. Nos. 9002-9006 are still working from Darlington and Nos. 9007-9010 have not yet been handed over to the shed. Nos. 9004/5 are Darlington 2023/4 of 1948, both bearing a January paint date. Locomotives for shops during February included Nos. 510, 804, 822, 2933, 2937, 2993, 3279, 3298, 3375, 3420, 4756, 5063, 5612, 5691, 5878, 7266, 7604, 7608, 8235, 8248, 8250, 8273, 8277, 8427, 8730, 9419, 9834, 9838 an 9875. Of these Nos. 3279, 5063 and 9419 are in the scrap yard, No. 9419 being cut up at the end of February. Locomotives ex shops during February included Nos. 937, 1069, 2354, 2382, 2386, 2982, 3260, 3370, 3373, 3374, 5645, 5646, 5663, 5716, 5769, 5805, 7243, 7334, 8230, 8272, 8310, 8402, 8433, 8727, 8729, 8748, 9097, 9118, 9376 an 9780. 'B.1' No. 1069 is painted green and lettered 'British Railways' as No. 1289 (NBL 26190/47) SLS/194804
29/01/1955 Stainmore Coke The coke traffic over the Darlington-Kirkby Stephen line has increased of late and a couple of class Q6 engines, Nos. 63355 an 63373 have been sent to the latter shed to work the coke between Kirkby and Tebay. The most interesting part of this transfer was the fact that the Civil Engineer allowed these engines to work a train over Deepdale and Belah viaducts, and the weight restriction has been lifted to allow double heading of some test trains between Saint Helens and Tebay. These trains are made up to 34 wagons of 21 tons each worked by two class 4 2-6-0's at the front and banked by a similar engine at the rear. The banking engine is dropped at Stainmore Summit in both directions. I think that this is the first time that double heading has been allowed over this route. SLS/195505

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1917 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 2216
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number
Allocated to Newport (Teeside) (NPT)
   
17/04/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 17/04/1924. Dep: 30/06/1924.    
28/09/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 28/09/1927. Dep: 14/12/1927.    
03/03/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 03/03/1930. Dep: 10/04/1930.    
11/05/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 11/05/1933. Dep: 21/06/1933.    
05/07/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 05/07/1935. Dep: 20/08/1935.    
29/09/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 29/09/1938. Dep: 22/12/1938.    
30/12/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 30/12/1940. Dep: 03/02/1941.    
10/03/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 10/03/1941. Dep: 24/03/1941.
Work undertaken:
Tender only
   
19/01/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 19/01/1943. Dep: 16/02/1943.    
04/12/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Haverton Hill (HAV)    
30/05/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 30/05/1944. Dep: 19/06/1944.    
18/10/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Newport (Teeside) (NPT)    
10/08/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 10/08/1945. Dep: 08/09/1945.    
17/10/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 17/10/1946. Dep: 01/11/1946.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 3373
   
07/01/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 07/01/1948. Dep: 06/02/1948.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR (BR Tmp) number E3373
   
01/07/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 01/07/1949. Dep: 15/07/1949.    
13/11/1949 Allocation Reallocated to West Hartlepool (WHL)    
19/11/1949 Allocation Reallocated to West Hartlepool (WHL)    
16/07/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Middlesbrough (51D)    
16/08/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 16/08/1950. Dep: 21/09/1950.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 63373
   
08/11/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 08/11/1950. Dep: 16/11/1950.    
29/05/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 29/05/1952. Dep: 28/06/1952.    
30/06/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 30/06/1952. Dep: 04/07/1952.    
15/10/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 15/10/1954. Dep: 11/11/1954.    
03/04/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Kirkby Stephen (51H)    
06/06/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 06/06/1955. Dep: 06/07/1955.
Work undertaken:
Derailment damage
   
26/06/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Middlesbrough (51D)    
06/06/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 06/06/1957. Dep: 29/06/1957.    
01/07/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 01/07/1957. Dep: 02/07/1957.    
01/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Thornaby (51L)    
19/08/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 19/08/1959. Dep: 26/08/1959.    
03/05/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 03/05/1960. Dep: 09/05/1960.    
19/10/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 19/10/1960. Dep: 25/11/1960.
Work undertaken:
24305 25/11/60 b50A
   
03/06/1962 Allocation Reallocated to West Auckland (51F)    
15/07/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 63373 from West Auckland (51F)    

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