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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 2293 m/e 11/1920
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3450   08/09/1946
British Railways 63450 w/e 16/10/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer V. Raven
Class Q6
Company History NER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Q611/1920
Wheels 0-8-0
Builder Armstrong Whitworth
Order Number E4
Works Number 41
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 11/1920 to Tyne Dock (TDK)
Withdrawal Sat 31/12/1966 off West Hartlepool (51C)
Service Life 46 yrs , 2 mths

Disposal

Notes
Notes Sold for scrap to Willoughby, Choppington, 9/2/67

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
TDK   Tyne Dock (New) m/e 11/1920
NPT   Newport (Teeside) on 28/03/1943
NEV   Neville Hill on 12/09/1944
SEL   Selby on 05/10/1947
NEV   Neville Hill on 06/02/1949
NEV   Neville Hill w/e 12/02/1949
50C   Selby on 27/01/1952
50C   Selby 4w/e 23/02/1952
51L   Thornaby on 14/06/1959
51C   West Hartlepool on 08/04/1962
     Withdrawn on 31/12/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC SEL Selby w/e 11/10/1947
ALLOC NEV Neville Hill w/e 12/02/1949
ALLOC 50C Selby 4w/e 23/02/1952
ALLOC 51L Thornaby 4w/e 11/07/1959
ALLOC 51C West Hartlepool 5w/e 05/05/1962
WDN   on 31/12/1966

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
11/1920 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number E4/41)
17/10/1929 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number E4/10)
06/07/1933 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number D940)
15/01/1941 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 3159)
23/05/1947 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number 2259)
19/05/1950 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 4061)
20/03/1954 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 24184)
22/12/1958 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 24164)
13/02/1963 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 24154)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gateshead Works 21/08/1923 15/10/1923 56 days General    
Gateshead Works 18/03/1926 20/07/1926 125 days General    
Gateshead Works 03/02/1927 11/04/1927 68 days General    
Gateshead Works 02/07/1929 17/10/1929 108 days General Boiler number E4/10 (Diagram 50)
 
Gateshead Works 21/11/1929 26/11/1929 6 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 01/06/1933 06/07/1933 36 days General Boiler number D940 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 24/01/1938 24/02/1938 32 days General    
Darlington Works 16/12/1940 15/01/1941 31 days General Boiler number 3159 (Diagram 50A)
 
Darlington Works 19/05/1943 29/06/1943 42 days General    
Gateshead Works 10/05/1945 05/06/1945 27 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 27/03/1947 23/05/1947 58 days General Boiler number 2259 (Diagram 50)
 
Gateshead Works 30/09/1948 13/10/1948 14 days Light Repair Renumbered to BR 63450
 
Darlington Works 25/04/1950 19/05/1950 25 days General Boiler number 24251 (Diagram 50A)
 
Gateshead Works 25/11/1952 20/12/1952 26 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 22/09/1953 24/10/1953 33 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 23/02/1954 20/03/1954 26 days General Boiler number 24184 (Diagram 50A)
 
Darlington Works 22/03/1954 25/03/1954 4 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 18/04/1956 14/05/1956 27 days Heavy Intermediate    
Darlington Works 25/11/1958 22/12/1958 28 days General Boiler number 24164 (Diagram 50A)
 
Darlington Works 03/01/1959 12/01/1959 10 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 14/01/1963 13/02/1963 31 days General Boiler number 24154 (Diagram 50A)
 

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
28/02/1954 Darlington Works North Road Works have completed Class 2 MT 78014/5, and the diesel-electric shunters are now all in traffic, No. 13081 completing the order. Engines for works include 60806/18/37/88, 61010/37/69/84, 61124, 61273, 61418/28, 62381, 62715/20/44, 63437/50/61, 65061, 65676 (to scrap yard), 65743, 65778, 67658/90, 67715/36/9/47/59/89/91, 90089, 90116, 90270/80, 90400/1/31/9, 90554, 90600. SLS/195404
03/12/1966 Allocation of Q6 class (West Hartlepool) Tyne Dock: 63344/66/81/7, 63413/20/6/9/31/55/8; Sunderland: 63346/95, 63405/36/7; West Hartlepool: 63368/94/7, 63407/40/50. SLS/196701

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1920 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 2293
Built at Armstrong Whitworth, Works Number 41
Allocated to Tyne Dock (TDK)
Diagram 50 boiler fitted
   
21/08/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 21/08/1923. Dep: 15/10/1923.    
18/03/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 18/03/1926. Dep: 20/07/1926.    
03/02/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 03/02/1927. Dep: 11/04/1927.    
02/07/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 02/07/1929. Dep: 17/10/1929.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number E4/10 (Diagram 50)
   
21/11/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 21/11/1929. Dep: 26/11/1929.    
01/06/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 01/06/1933. Dep: 06/07/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D940 (Diagram 50)
   
24/01/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 24/01/1938. Dep: 24/02/1938.    
16/12/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 16/12/1940. Dep: 15/01/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3159 (Diagram 50A)
   
28/03/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Newport (Teeside) (NPT)    
19/05/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 19/05/1943. Dep: 29/06/1943.    
12/09/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (NEV)    
10/05/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 10/05/1945. Dep: 05/06/1945.    
08/09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3450    
27/03/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 27/03/1947. Dep: 23/05/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2259 (Diagram 50)
   
05/10/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Selby (SEL)    
30/09/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 30/09/1948. Dep: 13/10/1948.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 63450
   
06/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (NEV)    
12/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (NEV)    
25/04/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 25/04/1950. Dep: 19/05/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24251 (Diagram 50A)
   
27/01/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Selby (50C)    
23/02/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Selby (50C)    
25/11/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 25/11/1952. Dep: 20/12/1952.    
22/09/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 22/09/1953. Dep: 24/10/1953.    
23/02/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 23/02/1954. Dep: 20/03/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24184 (Diagram 50A)
   
22/03/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 22/03/1954. Dep: 25/03/1954.    
18/04/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 18/04/1956. Dep: 14/05/1956.    
25/11/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 25/11/1958. Dep: 22/12/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24164 (Diagram 50A)
   
03/01/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 03/01/1959. Dep: 12/01/1959.    
14/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Thornaby (51L)    
08/04/1962 Allocation Reallocated to West Hartlepool (51C)    
14/01/1963 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 14/01/1963. Dep: 13/02/1963.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24154 (Diagram 50A)
   
31/12/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 63450 from West Hartlepool (51C)    

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