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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 2155 m/e 02/1914
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 9862   11/08/1946
British Railways 69862   05/11/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer V. Raven / N. Gresley
Class A8
Company History LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
H102/1914
A8 (4-6-2T)15/01/1933
Wheels 4-6-2T
Builder Darlington Works
To Service During 02/1914 to Gateshead (GHD)
Withdrawal Wed 30/07/1958 off Sunderland (54A)
Service Life 44 yrs, 5 mths , 29 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1958

Notes
Notes Into Darlington for cutting up 30/7/58

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
GHD   Gateshead (New) m/e 02/1914
MID   Middlesbrough on 02/12/1927
SALT   Saltburn on 16/05/1929
HTN   Heaton on 26/06/1930
DAR   Darlington on 19/06/1934
WBY   Whitby on 22/08/1934
NEV   Neville Hill on 28/03/1942
WHL   West Hartlepool on 07/11/1942
AUK   West Auckland on 20/06/1945
WHL   West Hartlepool on 26/11/1945
51E   Stockton on 06/07/1952
51E   Stockton 4w/e 12/07/1952
51D   Middlesbrough on 05/10/1952
51D   Middlesbrough 4w/e 01/11/1952
51E   Stockton on 21/06/1953
51D   Middlesbrough on 20/09/1953
54A   Sunderland on 15/09/1957
     Withdrawn on 30/07/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 51E Stockton 4w/e 12/07/1952
ALLOC 51D Middlesbrough 4w/e 01/11/1952
ALLOC 51E Stockton 4w/e 11/07/1953
ALLOC 51D Middlesbrough 4w/e 03/10/1953
ALLOC 54A Sunderland 4w/e 05/10/1957
WDN   on 30/07/1958

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
02/1914 Diagram 63 boiler fitted (number D283)
24/06/1936 Diagram 63 boiler fitted (number D1287)
20/04/1939 Diagram 63A boiler fitted (number 2456)
11/07/1945 Diagram 63A boiler fitted (number 2453)
05/11/1948 Diagram 63B boiler fitted (number 3905)
06/04/1951 Diagram 63B boiler fitted (number 24705)
01/05/1954 Diagram 63B boiler fitted (number 24768)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gateshead Works 23/01/1923 12/04/1923 80 days General    
Gateshead Works 08/09/1925 15/01/1926 130 days General    
Gateshead Works 12/09/1927 18/10/1927 37 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 05/03/1928 25/05/1928 82 days General    
Darlington Works 16/09/1929 04/10/1929 19 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 27/06/1930 12/09/1930 78 days General Boiler number 114 (Diagram 63A)
 
Darlington Works 10/08/1932 15/01/1933 159 days Rebuilding    
Darlington Works 20/07/1933 24/08/1933 36 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 13/03/1935 04/05/1935 53 days General    
Darlington Works 28/02/1936 24/06/1936 118 days Heavy Boiler number D1287 (Diagram 63)
 
Darlington Works 30/11/1938 1 day Weighing    
Darlington Works 07/02/1939 20/04/1939 73 days General Boiler number 2456 (Diagram 63A)
 
Darlington Works 19/05/1939 01/06/1939 14 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 21/04/1942 06/06/1942 47 days General    
Darlington Works 11/05/1945 11/07/1945 62 days General Boiler number 2453 (Diagram 63A)
 
Darlington Works 29/03/1946 23/04/1946 26 days Light Repair    
Gateshead Works 24/11/1946 07/12/1946 14 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 07/10/1948 05/11/1948 30 days General Boiler number 3905 (Diagram 63B)
Renumbered to BR 69862
 
Darlington Works 28/02/1951 06/04/1951 38 days General Positive lub. drive fitted
Boiler number 24705 (Diagram 63B)
 
Darlington Works 10/04/1951 13/04/1951 4 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 29/03/1954 01/05/1954 34 days General Boiler number 24768 (Diagram 63B)
 
Darlington Works 03/05/1954 04/05/1954 2 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 07/05/1954 14/05/1954 8 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 16/11/1956 12/12/1956 27 days Light Casual    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
02/12/1948 Darlington Works Further new Class 'A.1' locomotives, Nos. 60134-37, ex North Road bear Works, Nos. 2053-56, in order. Locomotives awaiting Works: Nos. 970, 1642/44/72, 2344/65/90, 2715, E2718, 3292, E3311, E3314, 3399, 3420, 5100, 5856, 7283, 7636/69, 8015, 8275, 8313, 8698, 8745, 9792, 9842/89, 60942, 62737/64, 63290, 67672, 67719/23 (both light repairs), 69784. The following were sent to the scrap yard:-Nos. 3253/92/95, 3323/27, 8090 an 9103.
Locomotives ex Works: Nos. 60507 (unlined black, new chimney), 61019, 61627/38, 62371/91, 62708/47, 63140, 63344/58, 65706/17, 65803/14/32/52/83/89, 67300, 67311 (auto fitted), 67312, 67688, 68014 (altered bunker), 68245/95, 68426, 68678 (vacuum ejector), 68699, 69776, 69841/81/91, 69862 (first 'A.8' to be lined out), 69881/91, 'Austerity' 77050, 77195/99, 77329.
SLS/194901
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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1914 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 2155
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number
Allocated to Gateshead (GHD)
Diagram 63 boiler fitted
   
23/01/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 23/01/1923. Dep: 12/04/1923.    
08/09/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 08/09/1925. Dep: 15/01/1926.    
12/09/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 12/09/1927. Dep: 18/10/1927.    
02/12/1927 Allocation Reallocated to Middlesbrough (MID)    
05/03/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 05/03/1928. Dep: 25/05/1928.    
16/05/1929 Allocation Reallocated to Saltburn (SALT)    
16/09/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 16/09/1929. Dep: 04/10/1929.    
26/06/1930 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (HTN)    
27/06/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 27/06/1930. Dep: 12/09/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 114 (Diagram 63A)
   
10/08/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Rebuilding) - Arr: 10/08/1932. Dep: 15/01/1933.    
20/07/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 20/07/1933. Dep: 24/08/1933.    
19/06/1934 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (DAR)    
22/08/1934 Allocation Reallocated to Whitby (WBY)    
13/03/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 13/03/1935. Dep: 04/05/1935.    
28/02/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy) - Arr: 28/02/1936. Dep: 24/06/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D1287 (Diagram 63)
   
30/11/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 30/11/1938.    
07/02/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 07/02/1939. Dep: 20/04/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2456 (Diagram 63A)
   
19/05/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 19/05/1939. Dep: 01/06/1939.    
28/03/1942 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (NEV)    
21/04/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 21/04/1942. Dep: 06/06/1942.    
07/11/1942 Allocation Reallocated to West Hartlepool (WHL)    
11/05/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 11/05/1945. Dep: 11/07/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2453 (Diagram 63A)
   
20/06/1945 Allocation Reallocated to West Auckland (AUK)    
26/11/1945 Allocation Reallocated to West Hartlepool (WHL)    
29/03/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 29/03/1946. Dep: 23/04/1946.    
11/08/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 9862    
24/11/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 24/11/1946. Dep: 07/12/1946.    
07/10/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 07/10/1948. Dep: 05/11/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3905 (Diagram 63B)
Renumbered to BR 69862
   
28/02/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 28/02/1951. Dep: 06/04/1951.
Work undertaken:
Positive lub. drive fitted
Boiler number 24705 (Diagram 63B)
   
10/04/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 10/04/1951. Dep: 13/04/1951.    
06/07/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Stockton (51E)    
12/07/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Stockton (51E)    
05/10/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Middlesbrough (51D)    
01/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Middlesbrough (51D)    
21/06/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Stockton (51E)    
20/09/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Middlesbrough (51D)    
29/03/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 29/03/1954. Dep: 01/05/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24768 (Diagram 63B)
   
03/05/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 03/05/1954. Dep: 04/05/1954.    
07/05/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 07/05/1954. Dep: 14/05/1954.    
16/11/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 16/11/1956. Dep: 12/12/1956.    
15/09/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Sunderland (54A)    
30/07/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 69862 from Sunderland (54A)    
09/1958 Scrapped Scrapped    

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