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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 2151 m/e 12/1913
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 9858   20/10/1946
British Railways 69858   10/09/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer V. Raven / N. Gresley
Class A8
Company History LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
H112/1913
A8 (4-6-2T)11/06/1936
Wheels 4-6-2T
Builder Darlington Works
To Service During 12/1913 to Saltburn (SALT)
Withdrawal Tue 10/05/1960 off Sunderland (52G)
Service Life 46 yrs, 5 mths , 10 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1960

Notes
Notes Into Darlington for cutting up 10/5/60

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
SALT   Saltburn (New) m/e 12/1913
DAR   Darlington on 01/07/1924
SALT   Saltburn on 07/02/1925
BLA   Blaydon on 28/05/1928
MID   Middlesbrough on 11/06/1936
BLA   Blaydon on 17/01/1939
HLB   Hull Botanic Gardens on 28/03/1940
MID   Middlesbrough on 12/01/1946
WBY   Whitby on 30/05/1948
WBY   Whitby w/e 05/06/1948
50B   Neville Hill on 29/06/1954
53B   Hull Botanic Gardens on 10/06/1956
51D   Middlesbrough on 16/06/1957
54A   Sunderland on 15/09/1957
     Withdrawn on 10/05/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC WBY Whitby w/e 05/06/1948
ALLOC 50B Neville Hill 4w/e 18/09/1954
ALLOC 53B Hull Botanic Gardens 4w/e 23/06/1956
ALLOC 51D Middlesbrough 4w/e 13/07/1957
ALLOC 54A Sunderland 4w/e 05/10/1957
TOSTORE   4w/e 30/05/1959
WDN   on 10/05/1960

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
12/1913 Diagram 63 boiler fitted (number D269)
20/09/1927 Diagram 63 boiler fitted (number D254)
13/11/1931 Diagram 63 boiler fitted (number 2374)
11/06/1936 Diagram 63 boiler fitted (number D1254)
30/10/1941 Diagram 63B boiler fitted (number 3067)
09/12/1944 Diagram 63B boiler fitted (number 3031)
26/04/1947 Diagram 63B boiler fitted (number 3059)
08/07/1949 Diagram 63B boiler fitted (number 3048)
16/01/1954 Diagram 63B boiler fitted (number 24697)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 13/03/1923 29/06/1923 109 days General    
Darlington Works 10/03/1925 28/05/1925 80 days General    
Darlington Works 11/07/1927 20/09/1927 72 days General Boiler number D254 (Diagram 63)
  
Gateshead Works 09/07/1929 05/09/1929 59 days General    
Gateshead Works 19/03/1931 25/03/1931 7 days Light Repair    
Gateshead Works 09/10/1931 13/11/1931 36 days General Boiler number 2374 (Diagram 63)
  
Darlington Works 03/10/1933 17/11/1933 46 days General    
Darlington Works 11/03/1936 11/06/1936 93 days Rebuilding Boiler number D1254 (Diagram 63)
  
Darlington Works 05/10/1938 15/12/1938 72 days General    
Darlington Works 17/09/1941 30/10/1941 44 days General Boiler number 3067 (Diagram 63B)
  
Darlington Works 07/11/1944 09/12/1944 33 days General Boiler number 3031 (Diagram 63B)
  
Darlington Works 17/04/1947 26/04/1947 10 days General Boiler number 3059 (Diagram 63B)
  
Gateshead Works 25/08/1948 10/09/1948 17 days Light Repair Renumbered to BR 69858
  
Darlington Works 08/06/1949 08/07/1949 31 days General Positive lub. drive fitted
Boiler number 3048 (Diagram 63B)
  
Darlington Works 11/07/1949 13/07/1949 3 days Unclassified    
Gateshead Works 26/09/1949 09/11/1949 45 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 24/09/1951 20/10/1951 27 days General Boiler number 24713 (Diagram 63B)
  
Darlington Works 22/10/1951 24/10/1951 3 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 15/12/1953 16/01/1954 33 days General Boiler number 24697 (Diagram 63B)
  
Darlington Works 25/01/1954 30/01/1954 6 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 28/02/1957 30/03/1957 31 days General Boiler number 24686 (Diagram 63B)
  
Gateshead Works 10/07/1957 16/08/1957 38 days Light Casual After collision
  

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/10/1957 Sunderland MPD This shed now has the following A8's 69852/4/5/8/9/62/72/8/89 and in addition 69873/83/93 are sub-shedded at Durham having replaced G5's. SLS/195711
31/05/1959 Class A8 4-6-2T (Borough Gardens) All the locomotives of this class were noted stored during May viz.-Borough Gardens 69852/6/8/70, Darlington 69887, Saltburn 69869, Selby 69861, Sunderland 69850/3/4/5/7/9/73/4/5/8/83, Thornaby 69860, West Hartlepool 69867/77/85, York 69886. SLS/195907

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1913 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 2151
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number
Allocated to Saltburn (SALT)
Diagram 63 boiler fitted		    
13/03/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 13/03/1923. Dep: 29/06/1923.    
01/07/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (DAR)    
07/02/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Saltburn (SALT)    
10/03/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 10/03/1925. Dep: 28/05/1925.    
11/07/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 11/07/1927. Dep: 20/09/1927.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D254 (Diagram 63)
    
28/05/1928 Allocation Reallocated to Blaydon (BLA)    
09/07/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 09/07/1929. Dep: 05/09/1929.    
19/03/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 19/03/1931. Dep: 25/03/1931.    
09/10/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 09/10/1931. Dep: 13/11/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2374 (Diagram 63)
    
03/10/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 03/10/1933. Dep: 17/11/1933.    
11/03/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Rebuilding) - Arr: 11/03/1936. Dep: 11/06/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D1254 (Diagram 63)
    
11/06/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Middlesbrough (MID)    
05/10/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 05/10/1938. Dep: 15/12/1938.    
17/01/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Blaydon (BLA)    
28/03/1940 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Botanic Gardens (HLB)    
17/09/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 17/09/1941. Dep: 30/10/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3067 (Diagram 63B)
    
07/11/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 07/11/1944. Dep: 09/12/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3031 (Diagram 63B)
    
12/01/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Middlesbrough (MID)    
20/10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 9858    
17/04/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 17/04/1947. Dep: 26/04/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3059 (Diagram 63B)
    
30/05/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Whitby (WBY)    
05/06/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Whitby (WBY)    
25/08/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 25/08/1948. Dep: 10/09/1948.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 69858
    
08/06/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 08/06/1949. Dep: 08/07/1949.
Work undertaken:
Positive lub. drive fitted
Boiler number 3048 (Diagram 63B)
    
11/07/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 11/07/1949. Dep: 13/07/1949.    
26/09/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 26/09/1949. Dep: 09/11/1949.    
24/09/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 24/09/1951. Dep: 20/10/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24713 (Diagram 63B)
    
22/10/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 22/10/1951. Dep: 24/10/1951.    
15/12/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 15/12/1953. Dep: 16/01/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24697 (Diagram 63B)
    
25/01/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 25/01/1954. Dep: 30/01/1954.    
29/06/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (50B)    
10/06/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Botanic Gardens (53B)    
28/02/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 28/02/1957. Dep: 30/03/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24686 (Diagram 63B)
    
16/06/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Middlesbrough (51D)    
10/07/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 10/07/1957. Dep: 16/08/1957.
Work undertaken:
After collision
    
15/09/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Sunderland (54A)    
05/1960 Scrapped Scrapped    
10/05/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 69858 from Sunderland (52G)    

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