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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 796 m/e 03/1912
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 1316 m/e Not applied

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 03/1912 to Heaton (HTN)
Withdrawal Tue 18/12/1945 off Hull Dairycoates (HLD)
Service Life 33 yrs, 9 mths , 19 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Darlington)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
HTN   Heaton (New) m/e 03/1912
HLD   Hull Dairycoates on 30/03/1939
SBK   Starbeck on 27/05/1940
HLD   Hull Dairycoates on 28/03/1943
     Withdrawn on 18/12/1945

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
03/1912 Diagram 50Sat boiler fitted (number D80)
05/1920 Diagram 50Sat boiler fitted (number D51)
08/1922 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number D231)
10/06/1929 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number E4/AW24)
10/05/1933 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number D1940)
30/10/1936 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number 2820)
08/04/1943 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number HL110)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Unknown Works 1920 05/1920   General Boiler number D51 (Diagram 50Sat)
 
Unknown Works 1922 08/1922   General Superheated boiler fitted
Boiler number D231 (Diagram 50)
 
Gateshead Works 11/12/1925 19/03/1926 99 days General    
Gateshead Works 05/04/1929 10/06/1929 67 days General Boiler number E4/AW24 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 23/03/1933 10/05/1933 49 days General Boiler number D1940 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 24/05/1933 02/06/1933 10 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 10/08/1934 12/09/1934 34 days Heavy    
Darlington Works 14/09/1936 30/10/1936 47 days General Boiler number 2820 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 16/03/1937 20/05/1937 66 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 10/10/1938 22/12/1938 74 days Heavy    
Darlington Works 28/02/1940 04/04/1940 37 days General    
Darlington Works 02/05/1942 19/05/1942 18 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 09/03/1943 08/04/1943 31 days General Boiler number HL110 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 24/05/1943 17/06/1943 25 days Light Repair Both cylinders loose
 
Darlington Works 03/11/1945 03/11/1945 1 day No repairs    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1912 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 796
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number
Allocated to Heaton (HTN)
Diagram 50Sat boiler fitted
   
1920 Works Visit Works Visit - Unknown Works (General) - Arr: ?/1920. Dep: ?/05/1920.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D51 (Diagram 50Sat)
   
1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Unknown Works (General) - Arr: ?/1922. Dep: ?/08/1922.
Work undertaken:
Superheated boiler fitted
Boiler number D231 (Diagram 50)
   
11/12/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 11/12/1925. Dep: 19/03/1926.    
05/04/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 05/04/1929. Dep: 10/06/1929.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number E4/AW24 (Diagram 50)
   
23/03/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 23/03/1933. Dep: 10/05/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D1940 (Diagram 50)
   
24/05/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 24/05/1933. Dep: 02/06/1933.    
10/08/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy) - Arr: 10/08/1934. Dep: 12/09/1934.    
14/09/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 14/09/1936. Dep: 30/10/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2820 (Diagram 50)
   
16/03/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 16/03/1937. Dep: 20/05/1937.    
10/10/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy) - Arr: 10/10/1938. Dep: 22/12/1938.    
30/03/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
28/02/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 28/02/1940. Dep: 04/04/1940.    
27/05/1940 Allocation Reallocated to Starbeck (SBK)    
02/05/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 02/05/1942. Dep: 19/05/1942.    
09/03/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 09/03/1943. Dep: 08/04/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number HL110 (Diagram 50)
   
28/03/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
24/05/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 24/05/1943. Dep: 17/06/1943.
Work undertaken:
Both cylinders loose
   
03/11/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (No repairs) - Arr: 03/11/1945. Dep: 03/11/1945.    
18/12/1945 Withdrawn Condemned as 796 from Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 1316 but not taken up    

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