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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 849 m/e 04/1920
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1409   12/10/1946
British Railways (Orig) 61409   Not applied
British Railways 61478   15/12/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer V. Raven
Class B16
Company History NER/LNER
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service During 04/1920 to York (North) (YK)
Withdrawal Mon 12/12/1960 off York (North) (50A)
Service Life 40 yrs, 8 mths , 11 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1960 at Locomotive Works (Darlington)

Notes
Notes Into Darlington for cutting up 12/12/60

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
YK   York (North) (New) m/e 04/1920
HLB   Hull Botanic Gardens on 23/06/1931
NEV   Neville Hill on 22/06/1932
YK   York (North) on 28/03/1943
NEV   Neville Hill on 07/08/1949
NEV   Neville Hill w/e 13/08/1949
50D   Starbeck on 01/05/1955
50A   York (North) on 14/06/1959
     Withdrawn on 12/12/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC NEV Neville Hill w/e 13/08/1949
ALLOC SOD   4w/e 21/05/1955
ALLOC 50A York (North) 4w/e 11/07/1959
WDN   on 12/12/1960

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
04/1920 Diagram 49 boiler fitted (number D1048)
14/02/1927 Diagram 49 boiler fitted (number D1667)
01/03/1933 Diagram 49 boiler fitted (number D1214)
07/02/1936 Diagram 49 boiler fitted (number 2266)
21/12/1940 Diagram 49 boiler fitted (number 2707)
23/11/1946 Diagram 49 boiler fitted (number 2884)
24/06/1950 Diagram 49A boiler fitted (number 3486)
17/07/1954 Diagram 49A boiler fitted (number 24044)
24/05/1957 Diagram 49 boiler fitted (number 24030)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 16/05/1923 13/08/1923 90 days General    
Darlington Works 25/08/1924 21/10/1924 58 days Light Repair    
Gateshead Works 23/09/1926 14/02/1927 145 days General Boiler number D1667 (Diagram 49)
 
Darlington Works 29/10/1929 15/11/1929 18 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 25/07/1930 07/10/1930 75 days General    
Darlington Works 24/01/1933 01/03/1933 37 days General Boiler number D1214 (Diagram 49)
 
Darlington Works 06/12/1935 07/02/1936 64 days General Boiler number 2266 (Diagram 49)
 
Darlington Works 01/03/1938 24/05/1938 85 days General    
Darlington Works 06/11/1940 21/12/1940 46 days General Boiler number 2707 (Diagram 49)
 
Darlington Works 15/10/1943 26/11/1943 43 days General    
Gateshead Works 22/02/1945 13/03/1945 20 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 23/10/1946 23/11/1946 32 days General Boiler number 2884 (Diagram 49)
 
Gateshead Works 16/12/1947 13/01/1948 29 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 31/05/1950 24/06/1950 25 days General Boiler number 24072 (Diagram 49A)
 
Darlington Works 23/09/1952 21/10/1952 29 days Heavy Casual    
Darlington Works 23/06/1954 17/07/1954 25 days General Boiler number 24044 (Diagram 49A)
 
Darlington Works 19/07/1954 21/07/1954 3 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 29/04/1957 24/05/1957 26 days General Boiler number 24030 (Diagram 49)
 
Darlington Works 27/11/1958 29/12/1958 33 days Heavy Casual    
Darlington Works 21/08/1959 22/08/1959 2 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 16/11/1959 25/11/1959 10 days Light Casual    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1920 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 849
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number
Allocated to York (North) (YK)
Diagram 49 boiler fitted
   
16/05/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 16/05/1923. Dep: 13/08/1923.    
25/08/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 25/08/1924. Dep: 21/10/1924.    
23/09/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 23/09/1926. Dep: 14/02/1927.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D1667 (Diagram 49)
   
29/10/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 29/10/1929. Dep: 15/11/1929.    
25/07/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 25/07/1930. Dep: 07/10/1930.    
23/06/1931 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Botanic Gardens (HLB)    
22/06/1932 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (NEV)    
24/01/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 24/01/1933. Dep: 01/03/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D1214 (Diagram 49)
   
06/12/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 06/12/1935. Dep: 07/02/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2266 (Diagram 49)
   
01/03/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 01/03/1938. Dep: 24/05/1938.    
06/11/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 06/11/1940. Dep: 21/12/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2707 (Diagram 49)
   
28/03/1943 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (YK)    
15/10/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 15/10/1943. Dep: 26/11/1943.    
22/02/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 22/02/1945. Dep: 13/03/1945.    
12/10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1409    
23/10/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 23/10/1946. Dep: 23/11/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2884 (Diagram 49)
   
16/12/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 16/12/1947. Dep: 13/01/1948.    
1948 Number Allocated Allocated number 61409 but not taken up    
07/08/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (NEV)    
13/08/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (NEV)    
15/12/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 61478    
31/05/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 31/05/1950. Dep: 24/06/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24072 (Diagram 49A)
   
23/09/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 23/09/1952. Dep: 21/10/1952.    
23/06/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 23/06/1954. Dep: 17/07/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24044 (Diagram 49A)
   
19/07/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 19/07/1954. Dep: 21/07/1954.    
01/05/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Starbeck (50D)    
29/04/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 29/04/1957. Dep: 24/05/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24030 (Diagram 49)
   
27/11/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 27/11/1958. Dep: 29/12/1958.    
14/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
21/08/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 21/08/1959. Dep: 22/08/1959.    
16/11/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 16/11/1959. Dep: 25/11/1959.    
12/1960 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Darlington    
12/12/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 61478 from York (North) (50A)    

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