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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 1313 m/e 07/1880
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8434   03/1946
British Railways 68434   07/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer E. Fletcher
Class G6
Company History NER/LNER/BR
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
G607/1880
J77 (0-6-0T)04/1901
Wheels 0-4-4T
Builder Gateshead Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
To Service During 07/1880
Withdrawal Mon 07/01/1957
Service Life 76 yrs, 6 mths , 8 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1880
     Withdrawn on 07/01/1957


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/07/1948 Darlington Works 'L.1's' are completed up to No. 67727 and the last three are almost finished. The paint dates of Nos. 67719-21 are May, Nos. 67722-26 June and No. 67727 July. The Works' Nos. are 2037-2045, in order.
Frames are laid down for the first two 'Pacifics' and it is understood that at least twelve are expected to be completed by the end of the year.
No. 7306 the first 'G.5' to be withdrawn is in the scrap yard, together with No. 5115. A start was made on cutting-up 'C.7's' Nos. 2973 an 2982 during W/E 3/7/48 and these will be followed by No. 2954. Further engines of this class have arrived in the Works' road at the shed, and it is expected they will all be scrapped, they are as follows:-Nos. 2975, 2981, 2983, 2988 an 2995. 'J.93' No. 8488 arrived on a truck and was cut-up W/E 29/5/48. Easingwold Rly. No. 2 is still in the Works' yard in a very forlorn condition. The North Sunderland Rly. diesel Lady Armstrong has also been there for a considerable time; No. 8089 is at present working on the N.S. Rly. The frames of two ex G.N.R. 'Atlantic's' (still complete with cylinders) have been shortened and are being used back to back as a boiler wagon. 'B.1' No. 61014 is ex works painted black and fully lined, but minus name plates-the name being chalked on one side of the smokebox. Other locomotives noted painted black and fully lined include Nos. 60834, 60942, 61019 an 62751.
Locomotives ex works to July 3rd, include:-Nos. 60919, 61410, 62724, 63282/90, 63345, 65024/64, 65575, 65673, 65708/54/62/75, 65816/41, 67613/29, 68245, 68307/58/91, 68706/61, 69771/98, 69833/37, 69854/66 an 69917. Locomotives for works during the same period include:-Nos. 509, 824/98, 920, 1012/19, 2375/79, 2706/61/68, 3250/64, 5099, 5670/92, 5774, 7246/95, 7305/06, 7603/05/10/16/30/35/61/78/90, 8262/91, 8358/60/93, 8434, 9781/82, 9832/52/57/82/85/93 an 61420.
SLS/194808

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1880 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 1313
Built at Gateshead Works
   
03/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8434    
07/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 68434    
07/01/1957 Withdrawn Condemned as 68434    

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