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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 2014 m/e 10/1899
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2343 m/e 01/1947
British Railways 62343 w/e 16/04/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Worsdell
Class D20
Company History NER/LNER
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Gateshead Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
To Service During 10/1899
Withdrawal Mon 08/10/1956
Service Life 57 yrs , 8 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1956

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1899
SBK   Starbeck on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
50C   Selby w/e 01/10/1950
50C   Selby 4w/e 21/10/1950
50FPICK     w/e 04/08/1951
50Fs1   (subshedded at Pickering) 4w/e 18/08/1951
50A   York (North) 4w/e 14/02/1953
50C   Selby 4w/e 13/11/1954
     Withdrawn on 08/10/1956

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 50C Selby w/e 01/10/1950
ALLOC 50FPICK   w/e 04/08/1951
ALLOC 50A York (North) 4w/e 21/02/1953
ALLOC 50C Selby 4w/e 04/12/1954
WDN   on 08/10/1956

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
10/1916 Superheated boiler fitted
02/1945 Superheated LNER Diagram 59A Boiler Fitted
06/1947 Superheated LNER Diagram 59 Boiler Fitted
11/1949 Superheated LNER Diagram 59A Boiler Fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/03/1949 Darlington Works Locomotives awaiting Works during March included: Nos. 1173, 1240, 2343, 2703, 3005/44, 3139, 3273, 5028/36, 5091, 5668, 5715, 5821, 8180, 8705, 9107, 9374/75, 9880, 61023, 61434, 61619/43, 62730/52, 63099, 63315/80, 65119, 67709/22 (both light repairs), 69807/65, Class '8' 77499, 78578/85, 79206. To scrap yard: Nos, 3332, 5649/68, 5715, 9374. Locomotives ex Works during March included: Nos. 5629/33 (both fitted small snow ploughs at Gateshead Works), 60816, 61020 (name removed), 61216, 61422, 61618, 61644 (rebuilt 2 cyls.), 61645/47/48, 62700/21/64, 63392, 63411/17/30/65, 65094, 65656, 65800/76, 67244/68, 67344, 67615, 68265, 68409/25/32, 68708/13, 69401, 69773, W.D. 90008 (light repair), 90103, 90235, 90391, 90606. No. 5626 has been sold out of service to the Bolton Colliery, it is understood. Easingwold Rly. 0-6-OT No. 2 has been broken up in the scrap yard here by a private firm. SLS/194905
31/08/1952 Selby-York During the last three Sundays of August the East Coast main line was closed between Selby and York, owing to re-laying work at Escrick, main line trains being diverted via Shaftholm Junction, Askern and Church Fenton. An interesting working on Sunday, 24th August, was the 4.5 p.m. train from Wakefield to York; this arrived at Selby behind 61388 (37A) and left five minutes later for York, via Church Fenton (i.e., in the opposite direction) behind Class 4 2-6-0 43123 (50C). The train was retimed to arrive at York at 5.32 p.m. instead of 5.20 p.m., but due to smart running by 43123 actually arrived at 5.28 p.m. The 8.40 a.m. train from Glasgow to King's Cross on Sundays calls at Selby at 4.30 p.m.; on 24th August, connection from Selby with this train was being maintained by a special shuttle service operated by motor-fitted 'G.5' Class 0-4-4T 67250 (50C) with one of the push-and-pull sets normally used on the Selby-Goole service. It was amusing to watch the incredulous faces of passengers who on asking for 'the London train' were politely directed to 67250's two-coach train in the up bay platform. On the same date (24/8/52) six 'D20' Class 4-4-0s were at Selby shed, i.e., 2395, 62374/81/84/86/92; these D20s at Selby have recently been doing much useful work, mainly between Leeds-Selby-Hull, Selby-York, etc. although the writer of these notes regrets to record a recent Selby-Hull run when 62378 (also of Selby) had difficulty in starting away from Selby and also lost time in running. Although some of the Selby 'D20s' are in good condition (notably 62384/92), D.20/2 No. 62360 (52D) was brought down specially from Alnmouth Junction to work the SLS/MLS special between Cudworth and Hull via the Hull and Barnsley main line on 24th August. D.20s 62343/45 at York are working on Harrogate trains and also on the 5.55 p.m. train from York to Pickering via Gilling and Helmsley. The 6.30 p.m. from York to Harrogate is a Selby duty and Selby D.20s are used on occasions although more often this train is worked by one of the Selby Class 4 L.M.R. pattern 2-6-0s. An unusual visitor to York, on 21st August, was Class 4 2-6-0 43139 (68E) en route to Doncaster Works; in an adjacent shed road at the same time was A3 Class Pacific 60068 Sir Visto (also 68E) returning from Doncaster Works to Carlisle. SLS/195211

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1899 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 2014
Built at Gateshead Works
   
10/1916 Modification Modification: Superheated boiler fitted    
02/1945 Modification Modification: Superheated LNER Diagram 59A Boiler Fitted    
01/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 2343    
06/1947 Modification Modification: Superheated LNER Diagram 59 Boiler Fitted    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Starbeck (SBK)    
16/04/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 62343    
11/1949 Modification Modification: Superheated LNER Diagram 59A Boiler Fitted    
01/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Selby (50C)    
21/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Selby (50C)    
04/08/1951 Allocation      
18/08/1951 Allocation      
14/02/1953 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
13/11/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Selby (50C)    
08/10/1956 Withdrawn Condemned as 62343    
11/1956 Scrapped Scrapped    

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