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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 2291 m/e 10/1920
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3448   03/05/1946
British Railways 63448 w/e 17/07/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer V. Raven
Class Q6
Company History NER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Q610/1920
Wheels 0-8-0
Builder Armstrong Whitworth
Order Number E4
Works Number 39
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 10/1920 to Borough Gardens (BOR)
Withdrawal Fri 08/11/1963 off Consett (52K)
Service Life 43 yrs, 1 mth , 9 dys

Disposal

Notes
Notes Into Darlington for cutting up 25/11/63

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
BOR   Borough Gardens (New) m/e 10/1920
HLD   Hull Dairycoates on 24/04/1939
WHL   West Hartlepool on 02/03/1940
HLS   Hull Springhead on 25/05/1940
HLD   Hull Dairycoates on 28/03/1943
BLA   Blaydon on 20/07/1947
HLD   Hull Dairycoates on 04/09/1949
HLD   Hull Dairycoates w/e 10/09/1949
SEL   Selby on 24/11/1949
SEL   Selby w/e 26/11/1949
52H   Tyne Dock on 13/09/1959
52K   Consett on 13/12/1959
     Withdrawn on 08/11/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC BLA Blaydon on 20/07/1947
ALLOC HLD Hull Dairycoates w/e 10/09/1949
ALLOC SEL Selby w/e 26/11/1949
ALLOC 54B Tyne Dock 4w/e 03/10/1959
ALLOC 54D Consett 4w/e 26/12/1959
WDN   on 08/11/1963

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
10/1920 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number E4/39)
10/05/1932 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number 2429)
30/11/1937 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number 2567)
11/02/1941 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number 2652)
15/06/1943 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number 2429)
03/05/1946 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 2988)
06/05/1949 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 3023)
01/02/1952 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 24211)
09/09/1954 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 24278)
28/08/1959 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 24322)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gateshead Works 20/08/1923 11/10/1923 53 days General    
Gateshead Works 16/11/1923 27/11/1923 12 days Light Repair    
Gateshead Works 28/10/1926 10/05/1927 195 days General    
Gateshead Works 17/09/1929 13/11/1929 58 days General    
Gateshead Works 07/04/1932 10/05/1932 34 days General Boiler number 2429 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 11/03/1935 16/04/1935 37 days General    
Darlington Works 13/10/1937 30/11/1937 49 days General Boiler number 2567 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 07/01/1941 11/02/1941 36 days General Boiler number 2652 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 10/05/1943 15/06/1943 37 days General Boiler number 2429 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 26/03/1946 03/05/1946 39 days General Boiler number 24204 (Diagram 50A)
Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 3448
 
Gateshead Works 04/07/1948 13/07/1948 10 days Light Repair Renumbered to BR 63448
 
Darlington Works 08/04/1949 06/05/1949 29 days General Boiler number 3023 (Diagram 50A)
 
Darlington Works 10/05/1949 17/05/1949 8 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 02/02/1950 10/03/1950 37 days Light Casual After derailment
 
Darlington Works 08/01/1952 01/02/1952 25 days General Boiler number 24211 (Diagram 50A)
 
Darlington Works 11/09/1953 24/09/1953 14 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 28/07/1954 09/09/1954 44 days General Boiler number 24278 (Diagram 50A)
 
Darlington Works 16/09/1954 27/09/1954 12 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 11/12/1956 05/01/1957 26 days General Boiler number 24209 (Diagram 50A)
 
Darlington Works 27/07/1959 28/08/1959 33 days General Boiler number 24322 (Diagram 50A)
 
Darlington Works 21/07/1961 09/11/1961 112 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 06/04/1962 17/05/1962 42 days Light Casual    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
09/07/1961 Darlington MPD (Waiting Works) Waiting Works: D237, 60814, 61020, 63448, 67731/69, 78015, 90415. Ex-Works: 60872, 60928/42, 61273, 61303, 61448/64, 65801/93, 67636/90, 80099, 80100, 90465, 90710, 92147/92. SLS/196108
25/03/1962 Darlington Works (Erecting Shop) Erecting Shop: D4094 (Complete), D4158-60 (Engines in), D4161-5 (Frames), D15/30, D248/56, D2265, D3071, D3138, D3943, 46450, 60882/5, 60901/57, 61240/88, 63399, 63420/48/63/71, 65099, 90351, 92144/98, 92201. Stripping Shop: 46476, 60804, 65763. Stripping Shop Yard: 43117, 61013, 61256, 63360, 63443, 67752, 90068/81. Works Yard: D2113, D4091/2, D5174, 43129, 46460/7, 60816/55. 60954, 67609/61, 68024/35/64, 90333, 92097, 92194, Crossing: D2164, D2230, D2589, D3229/43. Test House: D4093, D5175. Scrap Yard: 61411/2/3/5/9/22/43/50/1/60, 64979, 65741/51/69, 67707/39/50/3/75, 68063, 68680/8/9, 68703/29/34 all complete with 60960/77, 61368, 67665/81 partially cut up. SLS/196205

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1920 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 2291
Built at Armstrong Whitworth, Works Number 39
Allocated to Borough Gardens (BOR)
Diagram 50 boiler fitted
   
20/08/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 20/08/1923. Dep: 11/10/1923.    
16/11/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 16/11/1923. Dep: 27/11/1923.    
28/10/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 28/10/1926. Dep: 10/05/1927.    
17/09/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 17/09/1929. Dep: 13/11/1929.    
07/04/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 07/04/1932. Dep: 10/05/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2429 (Diagram 50)
   
11/03/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 11/03/1935. Dep: 16/04/1935.    
13/10/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 13/10/1937. Dep: 30/11/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2567 (Diagram 50)
   
24/04/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
02/03/1940 Allocation Reallocated to West Hartlepool (WHL)    
25/05/1940 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Springhead (HLS)    
07/01/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 07/01/1941. Dep: 11/02/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2652 (Diagram 50)
   
28/03/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
10/05/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 10/05/1943. Dep: 15/06/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2429 (Diagram 50)
   
26/03/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 26/03/1946. Dep: 03/05/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24204 (Diagram 50A)
Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 3448
   
20/07/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Blaydon (BLA)    
04/07/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 04/07/1948. Dep: 13/07/1948.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 63448
   
08/04/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 08/04/1949. Dep: 06/05/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3023 (Diagram 50A)
   
10/05/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 10/05/1949. Dep: 17/05/1949.    
04/09/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
10/09/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
24/11/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Selby (SEL)    
26/11/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Selby (SEL)    
02/02/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 02/02/1950. Dep: 10/03/1950.
Work undertaken:
After derailment
   
08/01/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 08/01/1952. Dep: 01/02/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24211 (Diagram 50A)
   
11/09/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 11/09/1953. Dep: 24/09/1953.    
28/07/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 28/07/1954. Dep: 09/09/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24278 (Diagram 50A)
   
16/09/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 16/09/1954. Dep: 27/09/1954.    
11/12/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 11/12/1956. Dep: 05/01/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24209 (Diagram 50A)
   
27/07/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 27/07/1959. Dep: 28/08/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24322 (Diagram 50A)
   
13/09/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Tyne Dock (52H)    
13/12/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Consett (52K)    
21/07/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 21/07/1961. Dep: 09/11/1961.    
06/04/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 06/04/1962. Dep: 17/05/1962.    
08/11/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 63448 from Consett (52K)    

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