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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 1530 m/e 05/1922
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 9894   20/10/1946
British Railways 69894   27/01/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer V. Raven / N. Gresley
Class A8
Company History LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
H105/1922
A8 (4-6-2T)09/03/1935
Wheels 4-6-2T
Builder Darlington Works
To Service During 05/1922 to Starbeck (SBK)
Withdrawal Thu 23/06/1960 off West Hartlepool (51C)
Service Life 38 yrs, 1 mth , 24 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1960

Notes
Notes Into Darlington Works for cutting up 23/6/60

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
SBK   Starbeck (New) m/e 05/1922
NEV   Neville Hill on 30/09/1935
NEV   Neville Hill H 12/1935
SEL   Selby on 19/10/1942
SCA   Scarborough on 12/03/1945
53B   Hull Botanic Gardens on 04/06/1950
53B   Hull Botanic Gardens m/e 30/06/1950
51K   Saltburn on 19/08/1951
51K   Saltburn w/e 25/08/1951
51C   West Hartlepool on 10/11/1957
     Withdrawn on 23/06/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 53B Hull Botanic Gardens m/e 30/06/1950
ALLOC 51K Saltburn w/e 25/08/1951
ALLOC 51C West Hartlepool 4w/e 30/11/1957
TOSTORE   4w/e 27/12/1958
WDN   on 23/06/1960

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
05/1922 Diagram 63 boiler fitted (number D1301)
02/03/1933 Diagram 63 boiler fitted (number D1102)
08/06/1939 Diagram 63B boiler fitted (number 3031)
31/01/1942 Diagram 63B boiler fitted (number 3069)
16/12/1944 Diagram 63B boiler fitted (number 3050)
17/10/1947 Diagram 63B boiler fitted (number 3369)
30/09/1950 Diagram 63B boiler fitted (number 24684)
05/03/1953 Diagram 63B boiler fitted (number 24760)
12/07/1957 Diagram 63B boiler fitted (number 24719)
15/07/1965 Diagram 63A boiler fitted (number 24688)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 16/01/1924 31/03/1924 76 days General    
Darlington Works 21/09/1925 09/12/1925 80 days General    
Darlington Works 16/08/1927 14/11/1927 91 days General    
Darlington Works 01/12/1927 08/12/1927 8 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 29/04/1929 05/07/1929 68 days General    
Darlington Works 02/10/1929 16/10/1929 15 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 05/01/1931 17/02/1931 44 days General    
Darlington Works 17/03/1931 31/03/1931 15 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 20/01/1933 02/03/1933 42 days General Boiler number D1102 (Diagram 63)
 
Darlington Works 02/08/1934 10/08/1934 9 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 12/12/1934 09/03/1935 88 days Rebuilding    
Darlington Works 15/02/1937 05/04/1937 50 days General    
Darlington Works 27/02/1939 08/06/1939 102 days General Boiler number 3031 (Diagram 63B)
 
Darlington Works 24/12/1941 31/01/1942 39 days General Boiler number 3069 (Diagram 63B)
 
Darlington Works 17/11/1944 16/12/1944 30 days General Boiler number 3050 (Diagram 63B)
 
Darlington Works 18/05/1946 15/06/1946 29 days Light Repair    
Gateshead Works 03/01/1949 27/01/1949 25 days Light Repair Renumbered to BR 69894
 
Darlington Works 29/08/1950 30/09/1950 33 days General Positive lub. drive fitted
Boiler number 24684 (Diagram 63B)
 
Darlington Works 02/10/1950 05/10/1950 4 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 16/10/1950 17/10/1950 2 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 31/10/1950 09/11/1950 10 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 19/01/1953 05/03/1953 46 days General Boiler number 24760 (Diagram 63B)
 
Darlington Works 07/06/1955 15/07/1955 39 days General    
Darlington Works 13/06/1957 12/07/1957 30 days General Boiler number 24719 (Diagram 63B)
 
Darlington Works 15/07/1957 19/07/1957 5 days Unclassified    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/10/1957 Saltburn MPD Owing to institution of diesel services only five locos. are allocated here viz. A8's 69866/9/80/92/4. SLS/195711

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1922 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 1530
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number
Allocated to Starbeck (SBK)
Diagram 63 boiler fitted
   
16/01/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 16/01/1924. Dep: 31/03/1924.    
21/09/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 21/09/1925. Dep: 09/12/1925.    
16/08/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 16/08/1927. Dep: 14/11/1927.    
01/12/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 01/12/1927. Dep: 08/12/1927.    
29/04/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 29/04/1929. Dep: 05/07/1929.    
02/10/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 02/10/1929. Dep: 16/10/1929.    
05/01/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 05/01/1931. Dep: 17/02/1931.    
17/03/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 17/03/1931. Dep: 31/03/1931.    
20/01/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 20/01/1933. Dep: 02/03/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D1102 (Diagram 63)
   
02/08/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 02/08/1934. Dep: 10/08/1934.    
12/12/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Rebuilding) - Arr: 12/12/1934. Dep: 09/03/1935.    
30/09/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (NEV)    
12/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (NEV)    
15/02/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 15/02/1937. Dep: 05/04/1937.    
27/02/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 27/02/1939. Dep: 08/06/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3031 (Diagram 63B)
   
24/12/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 24/12/1941. Dep: 31/01/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3069 (Diagram 63B)
   
19/10/1942 Allocation Reallocated to Selby (SEL)    
17/11/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 17/11/1944. Dep: 16/12/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3050 (Diagram 63B)
   
12/03/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Scarborough (SCA)    
18/05/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 18/05/1946. Dep: 15/06/1946.    
20/10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 9894    
17/10/1947 Modification Diagram 63B number 3369 boiler fitted    
03/01/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 03/01/1949. Dep: 27/01/1949.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 69894
   
04/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Botanic Gardens (53B)    
30/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Botanic Gardens (53B)    
29/08/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 29/08/1950. Dep: 30/09/1950.
Work undertaken:
Positive lub. drive fitted
Boiler number 24684 (Diagram 63B)
   
02/10/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 02/10/1950. Dep: 05/10/1950.    
16/10/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 16/10/1950. Dep: 17/10/1950.    
31/10/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 31/10/1950. Dep: 09/11/1950.    
19/08/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Saltburn (51K)    
25/08/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Saltburn (51K)    
19/01/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 19/01/1953. Dep: 05/03/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24760 (Diagram 63B)
   
07/06/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 07/06/1955. Dep: 15/07/1955.    
13/06/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 13/06/1957. Dep: 12/07/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24719 (Diagram 63B)
   
15/07/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 15/07/1957. Dep: 19/07/1957.    
10/11/1957 Allocation Reallocated to West Hartlepool (51C)    
23/06/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 69894 from West Hartlepool (51C)    
07/1960 Scrapped Scrapped    
15/07/1965 Modification Diagram 63A number 24688 boiler fitted    

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