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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 1174 m/e 01/1911
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 9776 on 10/03/1946
British Railways 69776   05/11/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Worsdell / V. Raven
Class A7
Company History NER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
A701/1911
A7/1 (4-6-2T)01/1952
Wheels 4-6-2T
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
To Service During 01/1911 to Shildon (SHI)
Withdrawal Mon 14/06/1954 off Hull Springhead (53C)
Service Life 43 yrs, 5 mths , 14 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1954

Notes
Notes Cut up at Darlington

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
SHI   Shildon (New) m/e 01/1911
BUL   Bullcroft Junction on 23/01/1925
YK   York (North) on 03/03/1930
SBK   Starbeck on 21/10/1939
HLS   Hull Springhead on 12/03/1945
53A   Hull Dairycoates on 21/03/1954
53C   Hull Springhead on 02/05/1954
     Withdrawn on 14/06/1954

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 53A Hull Dairycoates 4w/e 27/03/1954
ALLOC 53C Hull Springhead 4w/e 22/05/1954
WDN   w/e 14/06/1954

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
01/1911 Diagram 55Sat boiler fitted (number G925)
03/01/1930 Superheated boiler fitted
03/01/1930 Diagram 55Sup boiler fitted (number 2200)
12/06/1934 Diagram 55Sup boiler fitted (number D2049)
06/04/1937 Diagram 55Sup boiler fitted (number 2378)
07/10/1939 Diagram 55Sup boiler fitted (number 2492)
13/05/1944 Diagram 55Sup boiler fitted (number 2195)
29/03/1947 Diagram 55Sup boiler fitted (number 2197)
05/11/1948 Diagram 55Sup boiler fitted (number 2381)
18/01/1952 Rebuilt with 63B Superheated Boiler and reclassified A7 to A7/1
18/01/1952 Diagram 63BSup boiler fitted (number 24727)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 10/01/1924 05/02/1924 27 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 05/06/1924 06/09/1924 94 days General    
Darlington Works 29/10/1929 03/01/1930 67 days General Superheated boiler fitted
Boiler number 2200 (Diagram 55Sup)
Superheated boiler fitted
 
Darlington Works 29/06/1932 12/08/1932 45 days General    
Darlington Works 12/08/1932 29/08/1932 18 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 08/05/1934 12/06/1934 36 days General Boiler number D2049 (Diagram 55Sup)
 
Darlington Works 01/03/1937 06/04/1937 37 days General Boiler number 2378 (Diagram 55Sup)
 
Darlington Works 29/08/1939 07/10/1939 40 days General Boiler number 2492 (Diagram 55Sup)
 
Darlington Works 20/05/1942 27/06/1942 39 days Heavy Intermediate    
Darlington Works 06/07/1942 28/07/1942 23 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 19/04/1944 13/05/1944 25 days General Boiler number 2195 (Diagram 55Sup)
 
Darlington Works 23/08/1944 09/09/1944 18 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 18/02/1947 29/03/1947 40 days General Boiler number 2197 (Diagram 55Sup)
 
Darlington Works 15/10/1948 05/11/1948 22 days General Boiler number 2381 (Diagram 55Sup)
Renumbered to BR 69776
 
Darlington Works 08/11/1948 1 day Unclassified    
Darlington Works 11/12/1951 18/01/1952 39 days General Rebuilt to Part 1
Boiler number 24727 (Diagram 63BSup)
Rebuilt with 63B Superheated Boiler and reclassified A7 to A7/1
 

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
02/12/1948 Darlington Works Further new Class 'A.1' locomotives, Nos. 60134-37, ex North Road bear Works, Nos. 2053-56, in order. Locomotives awaiting Works: Nos. 970, 1642/44/72, 2344/65/90, 2715, E2718, 3292, E3311, E3314, 3399, 3420, 5100, 5856, 7283, 7636/69, 8015, 8275, 8313, 8698, 8745, 9792, 9842/89, 60942, 62737/64, 63290, 67672, 67719/23 (both light repairs), 69784. The following were sent to the scrap yard:-Nos. 3253/92/95, 3323/27, 8090 an 9103.
Locomotives ex Works: Nos. 60507 (unlined black, new chimney), 61019, 61627/38, 62371/91, 62708/47, 63140, 63344/58, 65706/17, 65803/14/32/52/83/89, 67300, 67311 (auto fitted), 67312, 67688, 68014 (altered bunker), 68245/95, 68426, 68678 (vacuum ejector), 68699, 69776, 69841/81/91, 69862 (first 'A.8' to be lined out), 69881/91, 'Austerity' 77050, 77195/99, 77329.
SLS/194901
20/08/1954 Scrapped NER engines A number of N.E.R. engines have been cut up recently. They include D20 Nos. 62388, 62392; J77 Nos. 68422 an 68401 (this engine has round cab windows and vacuum ejector); G5 No. 67288; J7 No. 8256; A7 No. 69776 and J21 No. 65042/68/75. SLS/195410

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1911 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 1174
Built at Darlington Works
Allocated to Shildon (SHI)
Diagram 55Sat boiler fitted
   
10/01/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 10/01/1924. Dep: 05/02/1924.    
05/06/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 05/06/1924. Dep: 06/09/1924.    
23/01/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Bullcroft Junction (BUL)    
29/10/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 29/10/1929. Dep: 03/01/1930.
Work undertaken:
Superheated boiler fitted
Boiler number 2200 (Diagram 55Sup)
Superheated boiler fitted
   
03/03/1930 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (YK)    
29/06/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 29/06/1932. Dep: 12/08/1932.    
12/08/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 12/08/1932. Dep: 29/08/1932.    
08/05/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 08/05/1934. Dep: 12/06/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D2049 (Diagram 55Sup)
   
01/03/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 01/03/1937. Dep: 06/04/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2378 (Diagram 55Sup)
   
29/08/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 29/08/1939. Dep: 07/10/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2492 (Diagram 55Sup)
   
21/10/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Starbeck (SBK)    
20/05/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 20/05/1942. Dep: 27/06/1942.    
06/07/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 06/07/1942. Dep: 28/07/1942.    
19/04/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 19/04/1944. Dep: 13/05/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2195 (Diagram 55Sup)
   
23/08/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 23/08/1944. Dep: 09/09/1944.    
12/03/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Springhead (HLS)    
10/03/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 9776    
18/02/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 18/02/1947. Dep: 29/03/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2197 (Diagram 55Sup)
   
15/10/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 15/10/1948. Dep: 05/11/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2381 (Diagram 55Sup)
Renumbered to BR 69776
   
08/11/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 08/11/1948.    
11/12/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 11/12/1951. Dep: 18/01/1952.
Work undertaken:
Rebuilt to Part 1
Boiler number 24727 (Diagram 63BSup)
Rebuilt with 63B Superheated Boiler and reclassified A7 to A7/1
   
21/03/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (53A)    
02/05/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Springhead (53C)    
14/06/1954 Withdrawn Condemned as 69776 from Hull Springhead (53C)    
07/1954 Scrapped Scrapped    

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