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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 1191 m/e 05/1911
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 9786   14/04/1946
British Railways 69786   16/04/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Worsdell / V. Raven
Class A7
Company History NER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
A705/1911
A7/1 (4-6-2T)04/1948
Wheels 4-6-2T
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
To Service During 05/1911 to West Hartlepool (WHL)
Withdrawal Mon 16/12/1957 off Hull Springhead (53C)
Service Life 46 yrs, 7 mths , 16 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1958

Notes
Notes Cut up at Darlington

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
WHL   West Hartlepool (New) m/e 05/1911
NPT   Newport (Teeside) on 27/05/1937
WHL   West Hartlepool on 27/09/1938
HLD   Hull Dairycoates on 10/06/1939
53C   Hull Springhead on 25/03/1956
     Withdrawn on 16/12/1957

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 53C Hull Springhead 5w/e 31/03/1956
WDN   on 16/12/1957

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
05/1911 Diagram 55Sat boiler fitted (number G944)
08/1921 Diagram 55Sat boiler fitted (number G930)
12/04/1930 Superheated boiler fitted
12/04/1930 Diagram 55Sup boiler fitted (number 2204)
14/01/1937 Diagram 55Sup boiler fitted (number D2054)
30/08/1940 Diagram 55Sup boiler fitted (number 2382)
19/04/1943 Diagram 55Sup boiler fitted (number 2380)
26/01/1946 Diagram 55Sup boiler fitted (number 2204)
16/04/1948 Rebuilt with 63B Superheated Boiler and reclassified A7 to A7/1
16/04/1948 Diagram 63BSup boiler fitted (number 3863)
02/03/1951 Diagram 63C boiler fitted (number 24693)
18/07/1953 Diagram 63BSup boiler fitted (number 24746)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 1921 07/08/1921   General Boiler number G930 (Diagram 55Sat)
 
Gateshead Works 07/09/1925 16/01/1926 132 days General    
Darlington Works 19/02/1930 12/04/1930 53 days General Superheated boiler fitted
Boiler number 2204 (Diagram 55Sup)
Superheated boiler fitted
 
Darlington Works 11/05/1936 09/06/1936 30 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 18/11/1936 14/01/1937 58 days General Boiler number D2054 (Diagram 55Sup)
 
Darlington Works 08/04/1937 21/05/1937 44 days Heavy    
Darlington Works 01/08/1940 30/08/1940 30 days General Boiler number 2382 (Diagram 55Sup)
 
Darlington Works 18/03/1943 19/04/1943 33 days General Boiler number 2380 (Diagram 55Sup)
 
Darlington Works 19/12/1945 26/01/1946 39 days General Boiler number 2204 (Diagram 55Sup)
 
Darlington Works 27/02/1948 16/04/1948 50 days General Rebuilt to Part 1
Boiler number 3863 (Diagram 63BSup)
Rebuilt with 63B Superheated Boiler and reclassified A7 to A7/1
Renumbered to BR 69786
 
Darlington Works 31/01/1951 02/03/1951 31 days General Boiler number 24693 (Diagram 63C)
 
Darlington Works 17/06/1953 18/07/1953 32 days General Boiler number 24746 (Diagram 63BSup)
 

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/04/1948 Darlington Works 'L.1's' Nos. 9000-9015 are to be renumbered 67701-67716. No. 67717 (9016) is the first to come out under this number, while No. 9015 was altered to 67716. The paint dates of Nos. 9009-9012 are March, and Nos. 9013-9015 and 67717-67718 are April. The Works' Nos. are 2028-2036/48 respectively. The next order for North Road will be a batch of 'A.1' 'Pacifics.' The rumour of further 'B.1's' came about owing to Stooperdale building a batch of spare boilers for this class. Locomotives for shops or scrap during the period April 4th-May 2nd included:-Nos. 1440, E1461, 2391, 2747, 3037, 3170, 3286, 3315, 5069, 5625, 5768/88, 7306, 7649/88, 9837/52, 9917/33, 77414, 79198. The following locomotives have arrived for cutting-up:-ex G.E. Nos. 5380/83, 5400, 7120/37, 8212, ex MET Nos. 7511/12 and ex M.G.N. No. 8485. Locomotives ex shops during the same period included Nos. 5778, 9856, 60510, 60825, 61011/60/71, 61420, 62388, 63125/40, 65624/50, 65825/47/51, 67263, 67301, 67632/84, 67718, 68248/90, 68724, 69786, 69875, 69910. The following locomotives have been painted or repainted green: Nos. 61011/60/71 an 67684. No. 60510 came off Works without nameplates, but returned and has at last had these fitted-Robert the Bruce. SLS/194806

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1911 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 1191
Built at Darlington Works
Allocated to West Hartlepool (WHL)
Diagram 55Sat boiler fitted
   
1921 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: ?/1921. Dep: 07/08/1921.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number G930 (Diagram 55Sat)
   
07/09/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 07/09/1925. Dep: 16/01/1926.    
19/02/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 19/02/1930. Dep: 12/04/1930.
Work undertaken:
Superheated boiler fitted
Boiler number 2204 (Diagram 55Sup)
Superheated boiler fitted
   
11/05/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 11/05/1936. Dep: 09/06/1936.    
18/11/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 18/11/1936. Dep: 14/01/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D2054 (Diagram 55Sup)
   
08/04/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy) - Arr: 08/04/1937. Dep: 21/05/1937.    
27/05/1937 Allocation Reallocated to Newport (Teeside) (NPT)    
27/09/1938 Allocation Reallocated to West Hartlepool (WHL)    
10/06/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
01/08/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 01/08/1940. Dep: 30/08/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2382 (Diagram 55Sup)
   
18/03/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 18/03/1943. Dep: 19/04/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2380 (Diagram 55Sup)
   
19/12/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 19/12/1945. Dep: 26/01/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2204 (Diagram 55Sup)
   
14/04/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 9786    
27/02/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 27/02/1948. Dep: 16/04/1948.
Work undertaken:
Rebuilt to Part 1
Boiler number 3863 (Diagram 63BSup)
Rebuilt with 63B Superheated Boiler and reclassified A7 to A7/1
Renumbered to BR 69786
   
31/01/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 31/01/1951. Dep: 02/03/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24693 (Diagram 63C)
   
17/06/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 17/06/1953. Dep: 18/07/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24746 (Diagram 63BSup)
   
25/03/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Springhead (53C)    
16/12/1957 Withdrawn Condemned as 69786 from Hull Springhead (53C)    
04/1958 Scrapped Scrapped    

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