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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 2015 m/e 11/1899
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2344 m/e 11/1946
British Railways 62344 w/e 08/01/1949

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 11/1899
Withdrawal Wed 28/03/1951
Service Life 51 yrs, 4 mths , 25 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1951

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1899
TWD   Tweedmouth on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
ALN     m/e 12/1949
ALN     w/e 10/12/1949
52D   Tweedmouth w/e 30/04/1950
52D   Tweedmouth 4w/e 25/11/1950
52D   Tweedmouth m/e 30/11/1950
     Withdrawn on 28/03/1951

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC ALN   w/e 10/12/1949
ALLOC 52D Tweedmouth w/e 30/04/1950
ALLOC 52D Tweedmouth m/e 30/11/1950
WDN   on 28/03/1951

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
01/1915 Superheated boiler fitted
06/1946 Superheated LNER Diagram 59A Boiler Fitted
01/1949 Superheated LNER Diagram 59 Boiler Fitted


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
31/12/1948 Darlington Works Locomotives awaiting Works during December included:-Nos. 952, 1437, 1625/41, 2378, 2970 (the last 'C.7'), 3368, 5639, 5650 (badly damaged at Jervaulx), 5693, 5759/97, 5807, 7278, 7651, 8010/37, 8155, 8292, 9792, 9892, 60510, 62732/33, 65056, 67704/05/10/19/23, 69910/33, 'Austerity' 70877, 77414/69. Locomotives ex Works during December included:-Nos. 60918/42/70, 61432, 61601/29/30/51, 62344/65, 62728/31/54, 63352, 63423, 65033, 65856, 67283, 67342, 67636/39/87, 67701, 68016 (altered bunker), 68264/75, 68436, 68696, 68745, 69102, 69794, 69842/79/89, 'Austerity' 77329. Locomotives broken up: Nos. 2390 an 3327. The two Class 'V.2's' which have hitherto been used as main line pilots, have now been replaced by Class 'A.3' Nos. 70 an 76. SLS/194902

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1899 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 2015
Built at Gateshead Works
   
01/1915 Modification Modification: Superheated boiler fitted    
06/1946 Modification Modification: Superheated LNER Diagram 59A Boiler Fitted    
11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2344    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Tweedmouth (TWD)    
01/1949 Modification Modification: Superheated LNER Diagram 59 Boiler Fitted    
08/01/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 62344    
12/1949 Allocation      
10/12/1949 Allocation      
30/04/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Tweedmouth (52D)    
25/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Tweedmouth (52D)    
30/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Tweedmouth (52D)    
28/03/1951 Withdrawn Condemned as 62344    
04/1951 Scrapped Scrapped    

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