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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 1183 m/e 03/1911
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 9783 on 10/02/1946
British Railways 69783   23/04/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Worsdell / V. Raven
Class A7
Company History NER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
A703/1911
A7/1 (4-6-2T)04/1948
Wheels 4-6-2T
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
To Service During 03/1911 to Shildon (SHI)
Withdrawal Mon 17/12/1956 off Hull Springhead (53C)
Service Life 45 yrs, 9 mths , 18 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1957

Notes
Notes Cut up at Darlington

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
SHI   Shildon (New) m/e 03/1911
NEV   Neville Hill on 20/01/1925
YK   York (North) on 10/04/1939
HLD   Hull Dairycoates on 28/07/1946
53C   Hull Springhead on 14/09/1952
53C   Hull Springhead 4w/e 04/10/1952
     Withdrawn on 17/12/1956

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 53C Hull Springhead 4w/e 04/10/1952
WDN   on 17/12/1956

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
03/1911 Diagram 55Sat boiler fitted (number G940)
17/01/1923 Diagram 55Sat boiler fitted (number G952)
30/11/1928 Superheated boiler fitted
30/11/1928 Diagram 55Sup boiler fitted (number D2054)
26/04/1933 Diagram 55Sup boiler fitted (number D2048)
11/05/1935 Diagram 55Sup boiler fitted (number D2050)
15/06/1940 Diagram 55Sup boiler fitted (number 2198)
03/12/1942 Diagram 55Sup boiler fitted (number 2197)
29/09/1944 Diagram 55Sup boiler fitted (number 2200)
07/06/1946 Diagram 55Sup boiler fitted (number D2048)
23/04/1948 Rebuilt with 63B Superheated Boiler and reclassified A7 to A7/1
23/04/1948 Diagram 63BSup boiler fitted (number 3365)
29/03/1951 Diagram 63B boiler fitted (number 24706)
30/01/1954 Diagram 63BSup boiler fitted (number 24699)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 06/09/1922 17/01/1923 134 days General Boiler number G952 (Diagram 55Sat)
 
Darlington Works 06/06/1924 13/06/1924 8 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 01/04/1926 30/07/1926 121 days General    
Darlington Works 17/10/1928 30/11/1928 45 days General Superheated boiler fitted
Boiler number D2054 (Diagram 55Sup)
Superheated boiler fitted
 
Darlington Works 10/11/1930 31/12/1930 52 days General    
Darlington Works 09/03/1933 26/04/1933 49 days General Boiler number D2048 (Diagram 55Sup)
 
Darlington Works 02/04/1935 11/05/1935 40 days General Boiler number D2050 (Diagram 55Sup)
 
Darlington Works 25/05/1940 15/06/1940 22 days General Boiler number 2198 (Diagram 55Sup)
 
Darlington Works 30/10/1942 03/12/1942 35 days General Boiler number 2197 (Diagram 55Sup)
 
Darlington Works 05/09/1944 29/09/1944 25 days General Boiler number 2200 (Diagram 55Sup)
 
Darlington Works 14/05/1946 07/06/1946 25 days General Boiler number D2048 (Diagram 55Sup)
 
Darlington Works 05/03/1948 23/04/1948 50 days General Rebuilt To Part 1
Boiler number 3365 (Diagram 63BSup)
Rebuilt with 63B Superheated Boiler and reclassified A7 to A7/1
Renumbered to BR 69783
 
Darlington Works 26/09/1949 15/11/1949 51 days Heavy Casual    
Darlington Works 27/02/1951 29/03/1951 31 days General Boiler number 24706 (Diagram 63B)
 
Darlington Works 02/04/1951 06/04/1951 5 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 26/04/1951 26/05/1951 31 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 05/01/1954 30/01/1954 26 days General Boiler number 24699 (Diagram 63BSup)
 
Darlington Works 01/02/1954 02/02/1954 2 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 17/12/1956   No repairs    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
28/11/1953 Darlington Works North Road have cut up 65022 an 65497 from E.R. also 'Sentinel' 8137 (still L.N.E.R. lettering and numbers). Waiting Works are: 68035/923/68/71, 61017/60/71, 61214/55, 61422, 62773, 63357/72, 63468, 67635/69, 67761/6/7, 69783, 90016/55/162/8/430/4/633/96. 67669 is dual fitted. 69783 has a chimney like the old A6 class carried. SLS/195402

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1911 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 1183
Built at Darlington Works
Allocated to Shildon (SHI)
Diagram 55Sat boiler fitted
   
06/09/1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 06/09/1922. Dep: 17/01/1923.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number G952 (Diagram 55Sat)
   
06/06/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 06/06/1924. Dep: 13/06/1924.    
20/01/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (NEV)    
01/04/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 01/04/1926. Dep: 30/07/1926.    
17/10/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 17/10/1928. Dep: 30/11/1928.
Work undertaken:
Superheated boiler fitted
Boiler number D2054 (Diagram 55Sup)
Superheated boiler fitted
   
10/11/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 10/11/1930. Dep: 31/12/1930.    
09/03/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 09/03/1933. Dep: 26/04/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D2048 (Diagram 55Sup)
   
02/04/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 02/04/1935. Dep: 11/05/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D2050 (Diagram 55Sup)
   
10/04/1939 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (YK)    
25/05/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 25/05/1940. Dep: 15/06/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2198 (Diagram 55Sup)
   
30/10/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 30/10/1942. Dep: 03/12/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2197 (Diagram 55Sup)
   
05/09/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 05/09/1944. Dep: 29/09/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2200 (Diagram 55Sup)
   
10/02/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 9783    
14/05/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 14/05/1946. Dep: 07/06/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D2048 (Diagram 55Sup)
   
28/07/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
05/03/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 05/03/1948. Dep: 23/04/1948.
Work undertaken:
Rebuilt To Part 1
Boiler number 3365 (Diagram 63BSup)
Rebuilt with 63B Superheated Boiler and reclassified A7 to A7/1
Renumbered to BR 69783
   
26/09/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 26/09/1949. Dep: 15/11/1949.    
27/02/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 27/02/1951. Dep: 29/03/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24706 (Diagram 63B)
   
02/04/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 02/04/1951. Dep: 06/04/1951.    
26/04/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 26/04/1951. Dep: 26/05/1951.    
14/09/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Springhead (53C)    
04/10/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Springhead (53C)    
05/01/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 05/01/1954. Dep: 30/01/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24699 (Diagram 63BSup)
   
01/02/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 01/02/1954. Dep: 02/02/1954.    
17/12/1956 Withdrawn Condemned as 69783 from Hull Springhead (53C)    
17/12/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (No repairs) - Arr: 17/12/1956.    
04/1957 Scrapped Scrapped    

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