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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 1257 m/e 03/1913
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3348   31/03/1946
British Railways 63348 w/e 16/04/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer V. Raven
Class Q6
Company History NER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Q603/1913
Wheels 0-8-0
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number 441A
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 03/1913 to Neville Hill (NEV)
Withdrawal Wed 17/06/1964 off Neville Hill (55H)
Service Life 51 yrs, 3 mths , 19 dys

Disposal

Notes
Notes Into Darlington for cutting up 14/8/64

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
NEV   Neville Hill (New) m/e 03/1913
DAR   Darlington on 08/07/1943
HLD   Hull Dairycoates on 04/11/1944
WHL   West Hartlepool on 05/03/1945
HLD   Hull Dairycoates on 04/09/1949
HLD   Hull Dairycoates w/e 10/09/1949
SEL   Selby on 20/11/1949
SEL   Selby w/e 26/11/1949
50B   Neville Hill on 25/01/1953
50C   Selby on 16/06/1957
50A   York (North) on 13/09/1959
50B   Neville Hill on 06/12/1959
     Withdrawn on 17/06/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC HLD Hull Dairycoates w/e 10/09/1949
ALLOC SEL Selby w/e 26/11/1949
ALLOC 50B Neville Hill 4w/e 21/02/1953
ALLOC 50C Selby 4w/e 13/07/1957
ALLOC 50A York (North) on 13/09/1959
ALLOC 50B Neville Hill 4w/e 26/12/1959
WDN   on 17/06/1964

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
03/1913 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number D180)
10/04/1923 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number D130)
16/07/1926 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number D204)
31/05/1929 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number D1170)
03/07/1933 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number D863)
18/12/1936 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number 2394)
05/02/1942 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number 2430)
14/06/1944 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number D1945)
14/04/1949 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 2993)
29/06/1951 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 24192)
27/02/1954 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 24189)
04/05/1957 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 24261)
10/12/1960 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 24333)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 22/12/1922 10/04/1923 110 days General Boiler number D130 (Diagram 50)
  
Darlington Works 09/03/1926 16/07/1926 130 days General Boiler number D204 (Diagram 50)
  
Darlington Works 30/07/1926 12/08/1926 14 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 16/04/1929 31/05/1929 46 days General Boiler number D1170 (Diagram 50)
  
Darlington Works 29/05/1933 03/07/1933 36 days General Boiler number D863 (Diagram 50)
  
Darlington Works 04/11/1936 18/12/1936 45 days General Boiler number 2394 (Diagram 50)
  
Darlington Works 20/04/1939 28/07/1939 100 days General    
Darlington Works 07/01/1942 05/02/1942 30 days General Boiler number 2430 (Diagram 50)
  
Darlington Works 24/06/1943 03/07/1943 10 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 22/05/1944 14/06/1944 24 days General Boiler number D1945 (Diagram 50)
  
Darlington Works 25/10/1945 25/10/1945 1 day Weighing    
Darlington Works 27/08/1946 21/09/1946 26 days General Boiler number 24268 (Diagram 50A)
  
Gateshead Works 09/11/1947 27/11/1947 19 days Light Repair    
Gateshead Works 04/07/1948 13/07/1948 10 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 23/03/1949 14/04/1949 23 days General Boiler number 2993 (Diagram 50A)
Renumbered to BR 63348
  
Gateshead Works 14/11/1950 11/12/1950 28 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 04/06/1951 29/06/1951 26 days General Boiler number 24192 (Diagram 50A)
  
Darlington Works 05/07/1951 09/07/1951 5 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 20/10/1952 15/11/1952 27 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 09/02/1954 27/02/1954 19 days General Boiler number 24189 (Diagram 50A)
  
Darlington Works 01/03/1954 03/03/1954 3 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 28/03/1957 04/05/1957 38 days General Boiler number 24261 (Diagram 50A)
  
Darlington Works 06/05/1957 09/05/1957 4 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 11/11/1960 10/12/1960 30 days General Boiler number 24333 (Diagram 50A)
  
Darlington Works 29/12/1960 12/01/1961 15 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 25/06/1962 11/07/1962 17 days Light Casual After collision
  

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/04/1949 Darlington Works New work April: Nos. 60146 an 60147. Locomotives awaiting Works during April included: Nos. 888, 1035, 61199, 1224, 1405, 61625, 1668, 2726, 62753. 2760, 3044, 3260, 3275, 63286, 5044/68, 5109, 65633/50, 5653, 65684, 5858, 65868, 7278, 7675, 67729 (light re-pair), 67739 (damaged), 8156, 69842, Class '8' W.D. 77037, 77178 an 79206. Broken up: Nos. 63286, 3316, 65633/84.
Locomotives ex Works during April included: Nos. 60816, 61023, 61215/40/57, 61422, 61434 (rebuilt), 61648, 62700/03/64/67, 63348/80/92, 63411, 65110, 65739, 65821/44, 67722 (light repair), 68015/27, 68409/14/32, 68705, 69107, 69391, 69835/36/88, Class '8' W.D. 90382, 90449 (light repair) and 90460.		 SLS/194906
13/09/1959 Selby & Starbeck MPDs closed The locomotive depots at Selby and Starbeck were closed as from 13/9/59. As a result, most of their locomotive allocation has been transferred to York (50A) viz. 47438/62, 47581, 61466/9, 62738/53/70, 63348, 63436/49, 64706/25, 64818/21/45/7/55/7/9/61/6, 64904/42/4, 68686, 69910/2, 77004/13. SLS/195911

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1913 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 1257
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number
Allocated to Neville Hill (NEV)
Diagram 50 boiler fitted		    
22/12/1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 22/12/1922. Dep: 10/04/1923.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D130 (Diagram 50)
    
09/03/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 09/03/1926. Dep: 16/07/1926.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D204 (Diagram 50)
    
30/07/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 30/07/1926. Dep: 12/08/1926.    
16/04/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 16/04/1929. Dep: 31/05/1929.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D1170 (Diagram 50)
    
29/05/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 29/05/1933. Dep: 03/07/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D863 (Diagram 50)
    
04/11/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 04/11/1936. Dep: 18/12/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2394 (Diagram 50)
    
20/04/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 20/04/1939. Dep: 28/07/1939.    
07/01/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 07/01/1942. Dep: 05/02/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2430 (Diagram 50)
    
24/06/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 24/06/1943. Dep: 03/07/1943.    
08/07/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (DAR)    
22/05/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 22/05/1944. Dep: 14/06/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D1945 (Diagram 50)
    
04/11/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
05/03/1945 Allocation Reallocated to West Hartlepool (WHL)    
25/10/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 25/10/1945. Dep: 25/10/1945.    
31/03/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3348    
27/08/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 27/08/1946. Dep: 21/09/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24268 (Diagram 50A)
    
09/11/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 09/11/1947. Dep: 27/11/1947.    
04/07/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 04/07/1948. Dep: 13/07/1948.    
23/03/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 23/03/1949. Dep: 14/04/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2993 (Diagram 50A)
Renumbered to BR 63348
    
04/09/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
10/09/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
20/11/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Selby (SEL)    
26/11/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Selby (SEL)    
14/11/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 14/11/1950. Dep: 11/12/1950.    
04/06/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 04/06/1951. Dep: 29/06/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24192 (Diagram 50A)
    
05/07/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 05/07/1951. Dep: 09/07/1951.    
20/10/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 20/10/1952. Dep: 15/11/1952.    
25/01/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (50B)    
09/02/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 09/02/1954. Dep: 27/02/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24189 (Diagram 50A)
    
01/03/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 01/03/1954. Dep: 03/03/1954.    
28/03/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 28/03/1957. Dep: 04/05/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24261 (Diagram 50A)
    
06/05/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 06/05/1957. Dep: 09/05/1957.    
16/06/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Selby (50C)    
13/09/1959 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
06/12/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (50B)    
11/11/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 11/11/1960. Dep: 10/12/1960.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24333 (Diagram 50A)
    
29/12/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 29/12/1960. Dep: 12/01/1961.    
25/06/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 25/06/1962. Dep: 11/07/1962.
Work undertaken:
After collision
    
17/06/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 63348 from Neville Hill (55H)    

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