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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 1247 m/e 02/1913
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3340   28/04/1946
British Railways 63340 w/e 18/09/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer V. Raven
Class Q6
Company History NER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Q602/1913
Wheels 0-8-0
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number 441A
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 02/1913 to Tyne Dock (TDK)
Withdrawal Mon 15/07/1963 off West Auckland (51F)
Service Life 50 yrs, 5 mths , 14 dys

Disposal

Notes
Notes Into Darlington for cutting up 31/7/63

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
TDK   Tyne Dock (New) m/e 02/1913
YK   York (North) on 08/03/1924
HLD   Hull Dairycoates on 21/02/1927
NPT   Newport (Teeside) on 18/04/1936
TDK   Tyne Dock on 29/07/1939
NPT   Newport (Teeside) on 19/08/1939
SKN   Stockton on 01/02/1943
HAV   Haverton Hill on 05/10/1947
51D   Middlesbrough on 07/01/1951
51D   Middlesbrough m/e 31/01/1951
51L   Thornaby on 01/06/1958
51F   West Auckland on 26/10/1958
     Withdrawn on 15/07/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC HAV Haverton Hill w/e 11/10/1947
ALLOC 51D Middlesbrough m/e 31/01/1951
ALLOC 51L Thornaby on 08/06/1958
ALLOC 51F West Auckland 4w/e 01/11/1958
WDN   on 15/07/1963

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
02/1913 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number D162)
31/08/1926 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number D130)
27/03/1929 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number 2157)
14/09/1939 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 3023)
25/02/1942 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 3013)
22/04/1944 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 2976)
11/01/1947 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 3004)
08/09/1949 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number 2563)
29/12/1951 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 24279)
25/06/1956 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 24182)
20/08/1960 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 24222)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gateshead Works 06/07/1923 26/07/1923 21 days Light Repair    
Gateshead Works 03/11/1923 02/02/1924 92 days General    
Gateshead Works 03/11/1923 02/02/1924 92 days General    
Darlington Works 06/04/1926 31/08/1926 148 days General Boiler number D130 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 03/12/1926 22/02/1927 82 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 31/01/1929 27/03/1929 56 days General Boiler number 2157 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 24/05/1932 24/06/1932 32 days General Boiler number 25 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 22/05/1936 27/07/1936 67 days General    
Darlington Works 16/08/1939 14/09/1939 30 days General Boiler number 3023 (Diagram 50A)
 
Darlington Works 27/01/1942 25/02/1942 30 days General Boiler number 3013 (Diagram 50A)
 
Darlington Works 28/11/1942 02/01/1943 36 days Unclassified After collision
 
Darlington Works 30/03/1944 22/04/1944 24 days General Boiler number 2976 (Diagram 50A)
 
Gateshead Works 20/06/1945 11/07/1945 22 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 07/12/1946 11/01/1947 36 days General Boiler number 3004 (Diagram 50A)
 
Darlington Works 22/07/1948 22/07/1948 1 day Weighing    
Gateshead Works 30/08/1948 13/09/1948 15 days Light Repair Renumbered to BR 63340
 
Darlington Works 15/08/1949 08/09/1949 25 days General Boiler number 2563 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 03/12/1951 29/12/1951 27 days General Boiler number 24279 (Diagram 50A)
 
Darlington Works 28/12/1953 23/01/1954 27 days Heavy Intermediate    
Darlington Works 25/01/1954 28/01/1954 4 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 01/02/1954 04/02/1954 4 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 25/02/1954 03/03/1954 7 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 10/08/1955 28/09/1955 50 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 06/10/1955 21/10/1955 16 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 31/05/1956 25/06/1956 26 days General Boiler number 24182 (Diagram 50A)
 
Darlington Works 10/04/1958 21/05/1958 42 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 13/06/1958 24/06/1958 12 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 02/02/1959 06/02/1959 5 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 24/06/1960 20/08/1960 58 days General Boiler number 24222 (Diagram 50A)
 
Darlington Works 01/09/1960 27/09/1960 27 days Unclassified    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1913 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 1247
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number
Allocated to Tyne Dock (TDK)
Diagram 50 boiler fitted
   
06/07/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 06/07/1923. Dep: 26/07/1923.    
03/11/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 03/11/1923. Dep: 02/02/1924.    
03/11/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 03/11/1923. Dep: 02/02/1924.    
08/03/1924 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (YK)    
06/04/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 06/04/1926. Dep: 31/08/1926.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D130 (Diagram 50)
   
03/12/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 03/12/1926. Dep: 22/02/1927.    
21/02/1927 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
31/01/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 31/01/1929. Dep: 27/03/1929.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2157 (Diagram 50)
   
24/05/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 24/05/1932. Dep: 24/06/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 25 (Diagram 50)
   
18/04/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Newport (Teeside) (NPT)    
22/05/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 22/05/1936. Dep: 27/07/1936.    
29/07/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Tyne Dock (TDK)    
16/08/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 16/08/1939. Dep: 14/09/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3023 (Diagram 50A)
   
19/08/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Newport (Teeside) (NPT)    
27/01/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 27/01/1942. Dep: 25/02/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3013 (Diagram 50A)
   
28/11/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 28/11/1942. Dep: 02/01/1943.
Work undertaken:
After collision
   
01/02/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Stockton (SKN)    
30/03/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 30/03/1944. Dep: 22/04/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2976 (Diagram 50A)
   
20/06/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 20/06/1945. Dep: 11/07/1945.    
28/04/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3340    
07/12/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 07/12/1946. Dep: 11/01/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3004 (Diagram 50A)
   
05/10/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Haverton Hill (HAV)    
22/07/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 22/07/1948. Dep: 22/07/1948.    
30/08/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 30/08/1948. Dep: 13/09/1948.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 63340
   
15/08/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 15/08/1949. Dep: 08/09/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2563 (Diagram 50)
   
07/01/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Middlesbrough (51D)    
31/01/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Middlesbrough (51D)    
03/12/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 03/12/1951. Dep: 29/12/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24279 (Diagram 50A)
   
28/12/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 28/12/1953. Dep: 23/01/1954.    
25/01/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 25/01/1954. Dep: 28/01/1954.    
01/02/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 01/02/1954. Dep: 04/02/1954.    
25/02/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 25/02/1954. Dep: 03/03/1954.    
10/08/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 10/08/1955. Dep: 28/09/1955.    
06/10/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 06/10/1955. Dep: 21/10/1955.    
31/05/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 31/05/1956. Dep: 25/06/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24182 (Diagram 50A)
   
10/04/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 10/04/1958. Dep: 21/05/1958.    
01/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Thornaby (51L)    
13/06/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 13/06/1958. Dep: 24/06/1958.    
26/10/1958 Allocation Reallocated to West Auckland (51F)    
02/02/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 02/02/1959. Dep: 06/02/1959.    
24/06/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 24/06/1960. Dep: 20/08/1960.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24222 (Diagram 50A)
   
01/09/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 01/09/1960. Dep: 27/09/1960.    
15/07/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 63340 from West Auckland (51F)    

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