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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 2371 on 28/03/1923
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1442   05/05/1946
British Railways 61442   26/11/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer V. Raven
Class B16
Company History NER/LNER
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1180
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service Mon 28/03/1923 to Gateshead (GHD)
Withdrawal Mon 01/02/1960 off Neville Hill (55H)
Service Life 36 yrs, 10 mths , 4 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1960 at Locomotive Works (Darlington)

Notes
Notes Cut up at Darlington

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
GHD   Gateshead (New) on 28/03/1923
YK   York (North) on 23/06/1931
NEV   Neville Hill on 07/08/1949
NEV   Neville Hill w/e 13/08/1949
50D   Starbeck on 07/06/1953
50B   Neville Hill on 01/05/1955
     Withdrawn on 01/02/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC NEV Neville Hill w/e 13/08/1949
ALLOC 50D Starbeck 4w/e 13/06/1953
ALLOC 50B Neville Hill 4w/e 21/05/1955
WDN   w/e 01/02/1960

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
28/03/1923 Diagram 49 boiler fitted (number D1472)
04/04/1929 Diagram 49 boiler fitted (number D1529)
16/02/1934 Steam Brakes fitted
16/02/1934 Cab side screens fitted
16/02/1934 Diagram 49 boiler fitted (number D1038)
29/11/1935 Diagram 49 boiler fitted (number 2694)
22/04/1938 Diagram 49 boiler fitted (number 2557)
05/02/1941 Diagram 49 boiler fitted (number 2702)
25/03/1944 Diagram 49 boiler fitted (number 2878)
14/12/1946 Diagram 49A boiler fitted (number 3167)
22/04/1950 Diagram 49A boiler fitted (number 3495)
18/04/1953 Diagram 49 boiler fitted (number 24078)
31/05/1956 Diagram 49A boiler fitted (number 24001)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
  1924 03/1924   Light Repair Tall chimney fitted
 
Gateshead Works 14/12/1925 17/03/1926 94 days General    
Gateshead Works 17/01/1929 04/04/1929 78 days General Standard buffers & hook. Vacuum elbow fitted
Boiler number D1529 (Diagram 49)
 
Darlington Works 29/10/1929 11/11/1929 14 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 18/11/1931 14/12/1931 27 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 08/01/1934 16/02/1934 40 days General Boiler number D1038 (Diagram 49)
Steam Brakes fitted
 
Darlington Works 18/10/1935 29/11/1935 43 days General Boiler number 24032 (Diagram 49)
 
Darlington Works 02/03/1938 22/04/1938 52 days General Boiler number 2557 (Diagram 49)
 
Darlington Works 01/01/1941 05/02/1941 36 days General Boiler number 24061 (Diagram 49)
 
Darlington Works 03/03/1944 25/03/1944 23 days General Boiler number 2878 (Diagram 49)
 
Gateshead Works 29/07/1945 15/08/1945 18 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 13/11/1946 14/12/1946 32 days General Boiler number 3167 (Diagram 49A)
 
Gateshead Works 13/01/1948 30/01/1948 18 days Light Repair    
Gateshead Works 10/11/1948 26/11/1948 17 days Light Repair Cab damage
Renumbered to BR 61442
 
Darlington Works 17/03/1950 22/04/1950 37 days General Boiler number 3495 (Diagram 49A)
 
Darlington Works 20/03/1953 18/04/1953 30 days General Boiler number 24078 (Diagram 49)
 
Darlington Works 20/04/1953 22/04/1953 3 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 13/04/1956 31/05/1956 49 days General Boiler number 24001 (Diagram 49A)
 
Darlington Works 08/06/1956 22/06/1956 15 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 22/08/1958 29/08/1958 8 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 29/01/1960 29/01/1960 1 day No repairs    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
28/03/1923 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2371
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1180
Allocated to Gateshead (GHD)
Diagram 49 boiler fitted
   
14/12/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 14/12/1925. Dep: 17/03/1926.    
17/01/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 17/01/1929. Dep: 04/04/1929.
Work undertaken:
Standard buffers & hook. Vacuum elbow fitted
Boiler number D1529 (Diagram 49)
   
29/10/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 29/10/1929. Dep: 11/11/1929.    
23/06/1931 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (YK)    
18/11/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 18/11/1931. Dep: 14/12/1931.    
08/01/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 08/01/1934. Dep: 16/02/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D1038 (Diagram 49)
Steam Brakes fitted
   
18/10/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 18/10/1935. Dep: 29/11/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24032 (Diagram 49)
   
02/03/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 02/03/1938. Dep: 22/04/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2557 (Diagram 49)
   
01/01/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 01/01/1941. Dep: 05/02/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24061 (Diagram 49)
   
03/03/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 03/03/1944. Dep: 25/03/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2878 (Diagram 49)
   
29/07/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 29/07/1945. Dep: 15/08/1945.    
05/05/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1442    
13/11/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 13/11/1946. Dep: 14/12/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3167 (Diagram 49A)
   
13/01/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 13/01/1948. Dep: 30/01/1948.    
10/11/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 10/11/1948. Dep: 26/11/1948.
Work undertaken:
Cab damage
Renumbered to BR 61442
   
07/08/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (NEV)    
13/08/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (NEV)    
17/03/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 17/03/1950. Dep: 22/04/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3495 (Diagram 49A)
   
20/03/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 20/03/1953. Dep: 18/04/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24078 (Diagram 49)
   
20/04/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 20/04/1953. Dep: 22/04/1953.    
07/06/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Starbeck (50D)    
01/05/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (50B)    
13/04/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 13/04/1956. Dep: 31/05/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24001 (Diagram 49A)
   
08/06/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 08/06/1956. Dep: 22/06/1956.    
22/08/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 22/08/1958. Dep: 29/08/1958.    
29/01/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (No repairs) - Arr: 29/01/1960. Dep: 29/01/1960.    
02/1960 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Darlington    
01/02/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 61442 from Neville Hill (55H)    

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