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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 2285 m/e 07/1920
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3442   08/12/1946
British Railways 63442 w/e 20/08/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer V. Raven
Class Q6
Company History NER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Q607/1920
Wheels 0-8-0
Builder Armstrong Whitworth
Order Number E4
Works Number 33
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 07/1920 to Stockton (SKN)
Withdrawal Mon 15/07/1963 off Thornaby (51L)
Service Life 43 yrs , 15 dys

Disposal

Notes
Notes Into Darlington for cutting up 21/8/63

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
SKN   Stockton (New) m/e 07/1920
NPT   Newport (Teeside) on 05/05/1931
MID   Middlesbrough on 15/05/1948
51L   Thornaby on 01/06/1958
     Withdrawn on 15/07/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC MID Middlesbrough w/e 15/05/1948
ALLOC 51L Thornaby on 08/06/1958
WDN   on 15/07/1963

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
24/02/1928 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number D504)
16/06/1933 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number D598)
31/05/1935 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number D1965)
04/03/1942 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number 2383)
10/02/1944 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number 2149)
29/03/1947 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number 2570)
17/08/1949 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 2988)
06/01/1954 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 24177)
31/07/1956 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number 24203)
04/09/1959 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 24319)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 31/10/1922 18/01/1923 80 days General    
Darlington Works 10/03/1923 22/03/1923 13 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 10/12/1924 30/03/1925 111 days General    
Darlington Works 19/12/1927 24/02/1928 68 days General Boiler number D504 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 05/10/1928 18/10/1928 14 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 24/03/1930 15/05/1930 53 days General    
Darlington Works 11/05/1933 16/06/1933 37 days General Boiler number D598 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 25/04/1935 31/05/1935 37 days General Boiler number D1965 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 13/09/1937 15/11/1937 64 days General    
Darlington Works 04/04/1940 01/05/1940 28 days General    
Darlington Works 27/01/1942 04/03/1942 37 days General Boiler number 2383 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 18/01/1944 10/02/1944 24 days General Boiler number 2149 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 13/11/1945 10/12/1945 28 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 18/01/1947 29/03/1947 71 days General Boiler number 2570 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 08/07/1949 17/08/1949 41 days General Boiler number 24204 (Diagram 50A)
Renumbered to BR 63442
 
Darlington Works 20/08/1951 08/09/1951 20 days Heavy Intermediate    
Darlington Works 10/09/1951 11/09/1951 2 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 15/12/1953 06/01/1954 23 days General Boiler number 24177 (Diagram 50A)
 
Darlington Works 11/01/1954 12/01/1954 2 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 18/06/1956 31/07/1956 44 days General Boiler number 24203 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 11/08/1956 16/08/1956 6 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 04/02/1957 07/02/1957 4 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 05/06/1957 12/06/1957 8 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 06/08/1959 04/09/1959 30 days General Boiler number 24319 (Diagram 50A)
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1920 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 2285
Built at Armstrong Whitworth, Works Number 33
Allocated to Stockton (SKN)
Diagram 50 boiler fitted
   
31/10/1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 31/10/1922. Dep: 18/01/1923.    
10/03/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 10/03/1923. Dep: 22/03/1923.    
10/12/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 10/12/1924. Dep: 30/03/1925.    
19/12/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 19/12/1927. Dep: 24/02/1928.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D504 (Diagram 50)
   
05/10/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 05/10/1928. Dep: 18/10/1928.    
24/03/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 24/03/1930. Dep: 15/05/1930.    
05/05/1931 Allocation Reallocated to Newport (Teeside) (NPT)    
11/05/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 11/05/1933. Dep: 16/06/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D598 (Diagram 50)
   
25/04/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 25/04/1935. Dep: 31/05/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D1965 (Diagram 50)
   
13/09/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 13/09/1937. Dep: 15/11/1937.    
04/04/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 04/04/1940. Dep: 01/05/1940.    
27/01/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 27/01/1942. Dep: 04/03/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2383 (Diagram 50)
   
18/01/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 18/01/1944. Dep: 10/02/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2149 (Diagram 50)
   
13/11/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 13/11/1945. Dep: 10/12/1945.    
08/12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3442    
18/01/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 18/01/1947. Dep: 29/03/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2570 (Diagram 50)
   
15/05/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Middlesbrough (MID)    
08/07/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 08/07/1949. Dep: 17/08/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24204 (Diagram 50A)
Renumbered to BR 63442
   
20/08/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 20/08/1951. Dep: 08/09/1951.    
10/09/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 10/09/1951. Dep: 11/09/1951.    
15/12/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 15/12/1953. Dep: 06/01/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24177 (Diagram 50A)
   
11/01/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 11/01/1954. Dep: 12/01/1954.    
18/06/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 18/06/1956. Dep: 31/07/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24203 (Diagram 50)
   
11/08/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 11/08/1956. Dep: 16/08/1956.    
04/02/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 04/02/1957. Dep: 07/02/1957.    
05/06/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 05/06/1957. Dep: 12/06/1957.    
01/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Thornaby (51L)    
06/08/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 06/08/1959. Dep: 04/09/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24319 (Diagram 50A)
   
15/07/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 63442 from Thornaby (51L)    

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