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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 797 m/e 05/1912

Locomotive Specifics
Designer V. Raven
Class B15
Company History NER/LNER
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service During 05/1912 to Heaton (HTN)
Withdrawal Thu 25/11/1937 off Selby (SEL)
Service Life 25 yrs, 6 mths , 26 dys
Information Superheated from new

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Darlington)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
HTN   Heaton (New) m/e 05/1912
YK   York (North) on 09/03/1924
SEL   Selby on 08/09/1936
     Withdrawn on 25/11/1937

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
05/1912 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number D89)
14/09/1927 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number D1963)
28/12/1932 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number HL988)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gateshead Works 24/11/1923 06/02/1924 75 days General    
Darlington Works 11/06/1927 14/09/1927 96 days General Boiler number D1963 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 02/06/1928 11/06/1928 10 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 25/02/1930 17/04/1930 52 days General    
Darlington Works 15/11/1932 28/12/1932 44 days General Boiler number HL988 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 19/07/1935 06/09/1935 50 days General Boiler number 24166 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 18/11/1937 18/11/1937 1 day No repairs    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1912 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 797
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number
Allocated to Heaton (HTN)
Diagram 50 boiler fitted
   
24/11/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 24/11/1923. Dep: 06/02/1924.    
09/03/1924 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (YK)    
11/06/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 11/06/1927. Dep: 14/09/1927.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D1963 (Diagram 50)
   
02/06/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 02/06/1928. Dep: 11/06/1928.    
25/02/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 25/02/1930. Dep: 17/04/1930.    
15/11/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 15/11/1932. Dep: 28/12/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number HL988 (Diagram 50)
   
19/07/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 19/07/1935. Dep: 06/09/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24166 (Diagram 50)
   
08/09/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Selby (SEL)    
18/11/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (No repairs) - Arr: 18/11/1937. Dep: 18/11/1937.    
25/11/1937 Withdrawn Condemned as 797 from Selby (SEL)    

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