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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 1190 m/e 04/1911
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 9785   14/04/1946
British Railways 69785   08/10/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Worsdell / V. Raven
Class A7
Company History NER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
A704/1911
A7/1 (4-6-2T)09/1943
Wheels 4-6-2T
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
To Service During 04/1911 to Stockton (SKN)
Withdrawal Thu 17/11/1955 off Hull Springhead (53C)
Service Life 44 yrs, 7 mths , 17 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1955

Notes
Notes Cut up at Darlington

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
SKN   Stockton (New) m/e 04/1911
ARD   Ardsley on 26/02/1926
SKN   Stockton on 01/09/1926
DON   Doncaster on 21/10/1926
FRO   Frodingham on 08/10/1941
SBK   Starbeck on 23/06/1943
HLS   Hull Springhead on 12/03/1945
     Withdrawn on 17/11/1955

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 17/11/1955

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
04/1911 Diagram 55Sat boiler fitted (number G943)
09/1917 Diagram 55Sat boiler fitted (number G915)
11/1918 Superheated boiler fitted
11/1918 Diagram 55Sup boiler fitted (number G912(ex)
16/11/1928 Diagram 55Sup boiler fitted (number D2050)
06/02/1935 Diagram 55Sup boiler fitted (number 2381)
16/02/1938 Diagram 55Sup boiler fitted (number D2049)
07/01/1941 Diagram 55Sup boiler fitted (number D611)
18/09/1943 Rebuilt with 63B Superheated Boiler and reclassified A7 to A7/1
18/09/1943 Diagram 63BSup boiler fitted (number 3358)
08/10/1949 Diagram 63B boiler fitted (number 3987)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 1917 09/1917   General Boiler number G915 (Diagram 55Sat)
 
Darlington Works 1918 11/1918   General Superheated boiler fitted
Boiler number G912(ex (Diagram 55Sup)
Superheated boiler fitted
 
Darlington Works 15/01/1924 10/04/1924 87 days General    
Darlington Works 01/07/1925 16/09/1925 78 days General    
Darlington Works 01/04/1926 16/04/1926 16 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 31/08/1928 16/11/1928 78 days General Boiler number D2050 (Diagram 55Sup)
 
Darlington Works 23/11/1931 19/01/1932 58 days General    
Darlington Works 11/12/1934 06/02/1935 58 days General Sanding altered
Boiler number 2381 (Diagram 55Sup)
 
Darlington Works 20/12/1937 16/02/1938 59 days General Boiler number D2049 (Diagram 55Sup)
 
Darlington Works 28/07/1940 07/01/1941 164 days General Boiler number D611 (Diagram 55Sup)
 
Doncaster Works 23/07/1942 07/08/1942 16 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 30/07/1943 18/09/1943 51 days General Rebuilt To Part 1
Boiler number 3358 (Diagram 63BSup)
Rebuilt with 63B Superheated Boiler and reclassified A7 to A7/1
 
Darlington Works 23/02/1944 25/03/1944 32 days Light Repair After collision
 
Darlington Works 29/01/1947 15/03/1947 46 days General    
Darlington Works 12/09/1949 08/10/1949 27 days General Boiler number 24737 (Diagram 63B)
Renumbered to BR 69785
 
Darlington Works 23/04/1952 17/05/1952 25 days Light Intermediate    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
11/10/1955 York An unusual visitor to York in October was 73051 (71G) which worked the 4.15 p.m. stopping passenger train from York to Sheffield (Midland) on 11/10/55. (This is normally a Saltley or Bournville Stanier Class 5 turn.) On 19/10/55 ex-works (Darlington) B1s at York shed were 61110 (37A) and 61229 (37C). On 7/11/55 42860 (26B) worked the 10.10 a.m. York to Manchester (Victoria) and 5.10 p.m. Manchester (Victoria) to York instead of the usual York B1. N5 No. 69357 (36B) was in York shed on 9/11/55, and on 15/11/55 A7 No. 69785 (53C) was in the shed yard en route for Darlington works. On 17/11/55 York had quite a Great Central appearance with 69275 (40A) in the shed and 69256 (40F), 69278 (36D), 69303 (36D), and 69310 (38A) in the shed yard, all in steam, and some marked in chalk 'For Darlington plant'. Another most unusual visitor, both as regards type and shed, on the same day was 7F 0-8-0 49648 (25E). SLS/195512

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1911 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 1190
Built at Darlington Works
Allocated to Stockton (SKN)
Diagram 55Sat boiler fitted
   
1917 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: ?/1917. Dep: ?/09/1917.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number G915 (Diagram 55Sat)
   
1918 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: ?/1918. Dep: ?/11/1918.
Work undertaken:
Superheated boiler fitted
Boiler number G912(ex (Diagram 55Sup)
Superheated boiler fitted
   
15/01/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 15/01/1924. Dep: 10/04/1924.    
01/07/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 01/07/1925. Dep: 16/09/1925.    
26/02/1926 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (ARD)    
01/04/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 01/04/1926. Dep: 16/04/1926.    
01/09/1926 Allocation Reallocated to Stockton (SKN)    
21/10/1926 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
31/08/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 31/08/1928. Dep: 16/11/1928.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D2050 (Diagram 55Sup)
   
23/11/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 23/11/1931. Dep: 19/01/1932.    
11/12/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 11/12/1934. Dep: 06/02/1935.
Work undertaken:
Sanding altered
Boiler number 2381 (Diagram 55Sup)
   
20/12/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 20/12/1937. Dep: 16/02/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D2049 (Diagram 55Sup)
   
28/07/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 28/07/1940. Dep: 07/01/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D611 (Diagram 55Sup)
   
08/10/1941 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (FRO)    
23/07/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 23/07/1942. Dep: 07/08/1942.    
23/06/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Starbeck (SBK)    
30/07/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 30/07/1943. Dep: 18/09/1943.
Work undertaken:
Rebuilt To Part 1
Boiler number 3358 (Diagram 63BSup)
Rebuilt with 63B Superheated Boiler and reclassified A7 to A7/1
   
23/02/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 23/02/1944. Dep: 25/03/1944.
Work undertaken:
After collision
   
12/03/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Springhead (HLS)    
14/04/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 9785    
29/01/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 29/01/1947. Dep: 15/03/1947.    
12/09/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 12/09/1949. Dep: 08/10/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24737 (Diagram 63B)
Renumbered to BR 69785
   
23/04/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 23/04/1952. Dep: 17/05/1952.    
17/11/1955 Withdrawn Condemned as 69785 from Hull Springhead (53C)    
12/1955 Scrapped Scrapped    

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