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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 2287 m/e 08/1920
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3444   07/01/1947
British Railways 63444 w/e 15/10/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer V. Raven
Class Q6
Company History NER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Q608/1920
Wheels 0-8-0
Builder Armstrong Whitworth
Order Number E4
Works Number 35
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 08/1920 to Borough Gardens (BOR)
Withdrawal Mon 17/05/1965 off Sunderland (52G)
Service Life 44 yrs, 9 mths , 16 dys

Disposal

Notes
Notes Sold for scrap to M Baum, Middlesbrough, 6/65

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
BOR   Borough Gardens (New) m/e 08/1920
HLD   Hull Dairycoates on 12/04/1939
CUD   Cudworth on 20/03/1944
HLD   Hull Dairycoates on 29/09/1946
BLA   Blaydon on 20/07/1947
54C   Borough Gardens on 17/12/1950
54C   Borough Gardens m/e 31/12/1950
52C   Blaydon on 14/06/1959
52G   Sunderland on 24/02/1963
     Withdrawn on 17/05/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC BLA Blaydon on 20/07/1947
ALLOC 54C Borough Gardens m/e 31/12/1950
ALLOC 52C Blaydon on 14/06/1959
ALLOC 52G Sunderland 3w/e 02/03/1963
WDN   w/e 17/05/1965

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
08/1920 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number E4/35)
29/07/1932 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number E4/6)
18/03/1938 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number 2258)
01/07/1941 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number 2441)
16/12/1942 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number HL104)
15/02/1947 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number 2393)
11/10/1949 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number 2640)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gateshead Works 11/10/1923 13/12/1923 64 days General    
Gateshead Works 01/06/1926 14/09/1926 106 days General    
Gateshead Works 10/12/1928 07/02/1929 60 days General    
Gateshead Works 15/12/1930 28/01/1931 45 days Light Repair    
Gateshead Works 29/06/1932 29/07/1932 31 days General Boiler number E4/6 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 24/01/1938 18/03/1938 54 days General Boiler number 2258 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 28/03/1938 30/03/1938 3 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 28/05/1941 01/07/1941 35 days General Boiler number 2441 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 16/11/1942 16/12/1942 31 days Heavy Intermediate Boiler number HL104 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 27/01/1944 21/02/1944 26 days General Boiler number 24]93 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 04/03/1944 06/03/1944 3 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 28/12/1946 15/02/1947 50 days General Boiler number 2393 (Diagram 50)
Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 3444
 
Darlington Works 26/02/1947 03/03/1947 6 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 09/09/1949 11/10/1949 33 days General Boiler number 24223 (Diagram 50)
Renumbered to BR 63444
 
Gateshead Works 22/11/1949 09/01/1950 49 days Light Casual After collision
 
Darlington Works 23/01/1952 22/02/1952 31 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 08/07/1953 15/08/1953 39 days General Boiler number 24187 (Diagram 50A)
 
Darlington Works 17/08/1953 18/08/1953 2 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 09/07/1956 23/08/1956 46 days Heavy Intermediate    
Darlington Works 04/02/1957 08/02/1957 5 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 14/09/1959 21/10/1959 38 days General Boiler number 24209 (Diagram 50A)
 
Darlington Works 07/01/1965 07/01/1965 1 day Weighing    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1920 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 2287
Built at Armstrong Whitworth, Works Number 35
Allocated to Borough Gardens (BOR)
Diagram 50 boiler fitted
   
11/10/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 11/10/1923. Dep: 13/12/1923.    
01/06/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 01/06/1926. Dep: 14/09/1926.    
10/12/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 10/12/1928. Dep: 07/02/1929.    
15/12/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 15/12/1930. Dep: 28/01/1931.    
29/06/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 29/06/1932. Dep: 29/07/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number E4/6 (Diagram 50)
   
24/01/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 24/01/1938. Dep: 18/03/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2258 (Diagram 50)
   
28/03/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 28/03/1938. Dep: 30/03/1938.    
12/04/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
28/05/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 28/05/1941. Dep: 01/07/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2441 (Diagram 50)
   
16/11/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 16/11/1942. Dep: 16/12/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number HL104 (Diagram 50)
   
27/01/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 27/01/1944. Dep: 21/02/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24]93 (Diagram 50)
   
04/03/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 04/03/1944. Dep: 06/03/1944.    
20/03/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Cudworth (CUD)    
29/09/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
28/12/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 28/12/1946. Dep: 15/02/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2393 (Diagram 50)
Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 3444
   
26/02/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 26/02/1947. Dep: 03/03/1947.    
20/07/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Blaydon (BLA)    
09/09/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 09/09/1949. Dep: 11/10/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24223 (Diagram 50)
Renumbered to BR 63444
   
22/11/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 22/11/1949. Dep: 09/01/1950.
Work undertaken:
After collision
   
17/12/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Borough Gardens (54C)    
31/12/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Borough Gardens (54C)    
23/01/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 23/01/1952. Dep: 22/02/1952.    
08/07/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 08/07/1953. Dep: 15/08/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24187 (Diagram 50A)
   
17/08/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 17/08/1953. Dep: 18/08/1953.    
09/07/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 09/07/1956. Dep: 23/08/1956.    
04/02/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 04/02/1957. Dep: 08/02/1957.    
14/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Blaydon (52C)    
14/09/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 14/09/1959. Dep: 21/10/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24209 (Diagram 50A)
   
24/02/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Sunderland (52G)    
07/01/1965 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 07/01/1965. Dep: 07/01/1965.    
17/05/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 63444 from Sunderland (52G)    

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