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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 2243 m/e 05/1919
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3400   15/09/1946
British Railways 63400 w/e 07/04/1951

Locomotive Specifics
Designer V. Raven
Class Q6
Company History NER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Q605/1919
Wheels 0-8-0
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number 141A
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 05/1919 to Tyne Dock (TDK)
Withdrawal Mon 12/08/1963 off Sunderland (52G)
Service Life 44 yrs, 3 mths , 13 dys

Disposal

Notes
Notes Into Darlington for cutting up, 8/63

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
TDK   Tyne Dock (New) m/e 05/1919
HLS   Hull Springhead on 31/01/1925
TDK   Tyne Dock on 01/02/1927
BOR   Borough Gardens on 28/03/1943
52C   Blaydon on 14/06/1959
52G   Sunderland on 17/02/1963
     Withdrawn on 12/08/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 52C Blaydon on 14/06/1959
ALLOC 52G Sunderland 3w/e 02/03/1963
WDN   on 12/08/1963

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
05/1919 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number D906)
18/02/1930 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number E4/11)
20/01/1933 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number E4/14)
29/04/1937 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number AW50)
02/09/1942 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 3298)
09/02/1945 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 3297)
03/10/1947 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 3150)
03/04/1951 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 24181)
02/04/1953 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 24256)
27/03/1956 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 24301)
28/11/1958 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 24231)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gateshead Works 13/03/1924 22/05/1924 71 days General    
Darlington Works 23/06/1925 04/08/1925 43 days Light Repair    
Gateshead Works 22/04/1927 17/10/1927 179 days General    
Darlington Works 05/10/1928 15/11/1928 42 days Light Repair    
Gateshead Works 08/07/1929 23/07/1929 16 days Light Repair    
Gateshead Works 20/09/1929 29/10/1929 40 days Light Repair    
Gateshead Works 09/12/1929 18/02/1930 72 days Heavy Boiler number E4/11 (Diagram 50)
 
Gateshead Works 25/01/1932 29/02/1932 36 days Light Repair    
Gateshead Works 05/12/1932 20/01/1933 47 days General Boiler number E4/14 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 08/07/1935 19/07/1935 12 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 17/02/1937 29/04/1937 72 days General Boiler number AW50 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 03/04/1940 02/05/1940 30 days General    
Darlington Works 06/05/1940 08/05/1940 3 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 03/07/1942 02/09/1942 62 days General Boiler number 24222 (Diagram 50A)
 
Darlington Works 11/01/1945 09/02/1945 30 days General Boiler number 3297 (Diagram 50A)
 
Darlington Works 05/04/1946 15/05/1946 41 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 01/09/1947 03/10/1947 33 days General Boiler number 3150 (Diagram 50A)
 
Gateshead Works 18/08/1952 10/09/1952 24 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 11/03/1953 02/04/1953 23 days General Boiler number 24256 (Diagram 50A)
 
Darlington Works 13/04/1953 16/04/1953 4 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 01/03/1956 27/03/1956 27 days General Boiler number 24301 (Diagram 50A)
 
Darlington Works 25/04/1956 04/05/1956 10 days Unclassified    
Gateshead Works 10/07/1956 02/08/1956 24 days Light Casual    
Gateshead Works 12/06/1957 12/07/1957 31 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 18/10/1957 05/12/1957 49 days Heavy Casual After collision
 
Gateshead Works 07/10/1958 28/11/1958 53 days General Boiler number 24231 (Diagram 50A)
 
Darlington Works 11/10/1961 02/11/1961 23 days Light Casual    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1919 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 2243
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number
Allocated to Tyne Dock (TDK)
Diagram 50 boiler fitted
   
13/03/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 13/03/1924. Dep: 22/05/1924.    
31/01/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Springhead (HLS)    
23/06/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 23/06/1925. Dep: 04/08/1925.    
01/02/1927 Allocation Reallocated to Tyne Dock (TDK)    
22/04/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 22/04/1927. Dep: 17/10/1927.    
05/10/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 05/10/1928. Dep: 15/11/1928.    
08/07/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 08/07/1929. Dep: 23/07/1929.    
20/09/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 20/09/1929. Dep: 29/10/1929.    
09/12/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Heavy) - Arr: 09/12/1929. Dep: 18/02/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number E4/11 (Diagram 50)
   
25/01/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 25/01/1932. Dep: 29/02/1932.    
05/12/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 05/12/1932. Dep: 20/01/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number E4/14 (Diagram 50)
   
08/07/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 08/07/1935. Dep: 19/07/1935.    
17/02/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 17/02/1937. Dep: 29/04/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number AW50 (Diagram 50)
   
03/04/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 03/04/1940. Dep: 02/05/1940.    
06/05/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 06/05/1940. Dep: 08/05/1940.    
03/07/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 03/07/1942. Dep: 02/09/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24222 (Diagram 50A)
   
28/03/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Borough Gardens (BOR)    
11/01/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 11/01/1945. Dep: 09/02/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3297 (Diagram 50A)
   
05/04/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 05/04/1946. Dep: 15/05/1946.    
15/09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3400    
01/09/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 01/09/1947. Dep: 03/10/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3150 (Diagram 50A)
   
03/04/1951 Modification Diagram 50A number 24181 boiler fitted    
07/04/1951 Renumbered Renumbered to 63400    
18/08/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 18/08/1952. Dep: 10/09/1952.    
11/03/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 11/03/1953. Dep: 02/04/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24256 (Diagram 50A)
   
13/04/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 13/04/1953. Dep: 16/04/1953.    
01/03/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 01/03/1956. Dep: 27/03/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24301 (Diagram 50A)
   
25/04/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 25/04/1956. Dep: 04/05/1956.    
10/07/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 10/07/1956. Dep: 02/08/1956.    
12/06/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 12/06/1957. Dep: 12/07/1957.    
18/10/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 18/10/1957. Dep: 05/12/1957.
Work undertaken:
After collision
   
07/10/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 07/10/1958. Dep: 28/11/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24231 (Diagram 50A)
   
14/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Blaydon (52C)    
11/10/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 11/10/1961. Dep: 02/11/1961.    
17/02/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Sunderland (52G)    
12/08/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 63400 from Sunderland (52G)    

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