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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 784   12/1903
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2931   11/1946

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Worsdell
Class C6
Company History NER/LNER
Wheels 4-4-2
Builder Gateshead Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
To Service During 12/1903
Withdrawal Sat 15/11/1947
Service Life 43 yrs, 11 mths , 16 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1903
     Withdrawn on 15/11/1947

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN HD   on 15/11/1947

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/12/1947 Darlington Works New 'B.1' Class 4-6-0 No. 1036 (Dar. 2016/47) has appeared with the name Ralph Assheton, No. 1037 Jairou (Dar. 2017/47), No. 1038 Blacktail (Dar. 2018/47) and No. 1039 Steinbok (Dar. 2019/47); the plate dates of the last two are December. The first of the 'L1' Class 2-6-4T's to be built here, 9001 was completed in December and on 29/12 was in the Paint Shop. A number of 'Atlantics' have arrived on Works and include 'C6' Nos. 2931/34/41/47; 'Cl' 2991/96; with the exception of No. 2941, all have recently been withdrawn. 'D2' No. 2178 and 'C1' No. 2835 have now gone in for scrapping, while the last 'B15' No. 1696 is on the Works road at the shed. No. 508 is awaiting shops. SLS/194801

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1903 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 784
Built at Gateshead Works
   
11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2931    
15/11/1947 Withdrawn Condemned as 2931    

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