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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 1502 m/e 07/1921
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 9881   02/05/1946
British Railways 69881   22/10/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer V. Raven / N. Gresley
Class A8
Company History LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
H107/1921
A8 (4-6-2T)16/04/1936
Wheels 4-6-2T
Builder Darlington Works
To Service During 07/1921 to Darlington (DAR)
Withdrawal Mon 02/06/1958 off Scarborough (50E)
Service Life 36 yrs, 11 mths , 3 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1958

Notes
Notes Cut up at Darlington

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
DAR   Darlington (New) m/e 07/1921
HTN   Heaton on 19/06/1934
SCA   Scarborough on 06/06/1936
SBK   Starbeck on 26/02/1940
SCA   Scarborough on 12/03/1945
53B   Hull Botanic Gardens on 09/01/1955
50E   Scarborough on 29/05/1955
50B   Neville Hill on 09/12/1956
50E   Scarborough on 16/06/1957
     Withdrawn on 02/06/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 53B Hull Botanic Gardens 4w/e 29/01/1955
ALLOC 50E Scarborough 4w/e 18/06/1955
ALLOC 50B Neville Hill 4w/e 29/12/1956
ALLOC 50E Scarborough 4w/e 13/07/1957
WDN   on 02/06/1958

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
07/1921 Diagram 63 boiler fitted (number D1208)
11/08/1933 Diagram 63A boiler fitted (number 2463)
21/06/1943 Diagram 63A boiler fitted (number 116)
02/05/1946 Diagram 63C boiler fitted (number 2822)
11/08/1951 Diagram 63B boiler fitted (number 24714)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 23/02/1923 15/05/1923 82 days General    
Darlington Works 30/11/1923 05/12/1923 6 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 27/02/1925 29/05/1925 92 days General    
Darlington Works 10/06/1925 15/06/1925 6 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 30/04/1927 10/08/1927 103 days General    
Darlington Works 12/04/1929 25/06/1929 75 days General    
Darlington Works 23/09/1930 08/10/1930 16 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 06/05/1931 19/05/1931 14 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 07/11/1931 30/12/1931 54 days General    
Darlington Works 21/06/1933 11/08/1933 52 days General Boiler number 2463 (Diagram 63A)
 
Darlington Works 29/01/1936 16/04/1936 79 days Rebuilding    
Darlington Works 30/11/1937 28/01/1938 60 days Heavy    
Darlington Works 01/09/1938 1 day Weighing    
Darlington Works 22/04/1939 17/06/1939 57 days General    
Darlington Works 22/06/1939 03/07/1939 12 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 18/05/1943 21/06/1943 35 days General Boiler number 116 (Diagram 63A)
 
Darlington Works 11/06/1945 18/06/1945 8 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 23/03/1946 02/05/1946 41 days General Boiler number 2822 (Diagram 63C)
Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 9881
 
Darlington Works 08/05/1946 16/05/1946 9 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 27/09/1948 22/10/1948 26 days General Boiler number 24713 (Diagram 63B)
Renumbered to BR 69881
 
Darlington Works 17/04/1950 03/06/1950 48 days Heavy Casual    
Darlington Works 05/06/1950 07/06/1950 3 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 11/05/1951 18/05/1951 8 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 03/07/1951 11/08/1951 40 days General Boiler number 24714 (Diagram 63B)
 
Darlington Works 25/02/1954 1 day Weighing    
Darlington Works 30/09/1954 04/11/1954 36 days Heavy Intermediate Positive lub. drive fitted
 
Darlington Works 05/06/1956 1 day Weighing    
Darlington Works 22/05/1958   No repairs    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
03/10/1948 Darlington Works The first new 'A.1,' No. 60130, was on trial W/E 24/9 and No. 60131 during W/E 2/10, both are nameless. Locomotives awaiting Works:-Nos. 517, 2342/71, 3344, 5027/28, 5852/83, 7300/07, 8141, E8723, 9392, 9881, 61638, 63099, 69841 and Electric 26500. Locomotives ex Works:-Nos. 60804, 60980, 62729/75, 63333/91, 65666/92, 65752, 68302/99, 68675, 68744, 69868 and 'Austerity' 77050. No. 9089 was broken up W/E 24/9. SLS/194811
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 Whitby MPD In store are 62731/5/55/9/62/4/70/2/5 an 69864/5/81. SLS/195711

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1921 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 1502
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number
Allocated to Darlington (DAR)
Diagram 63 boiler fitted
   
23/02/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 23/02/1923. Dep: 15/05/1923.    
30/11/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 30/11/1923. Dep: 05/12/1923.    
27/02/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 27/02/1925. Dep: 29/05/1925.    
10/06/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 10/06/1925. Dep: 15/06/1925.    
30/04/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 30/04/1927. Dep: 10/08/1927.    
12/04/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 12/04/1929. Dep: 25/06/1929.    
23/09/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 23/09/1930. Dep: 08/10/1930.    
06/05/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 06/05/1931. Dep: 19/05/1931.    
07/11/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 07/11/1931. Dep: 30/12/1931.    
21/06/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 21/06/1933. Dep: 11/08/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2463 (Diagram 63A)
   
19/06/1934 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (HTN)    
29/01/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Rebuilding) - Arr: 29/01/1936. Dep: 16/04/1936.    
06/06/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Scarborough (SCA)    
30/11/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy) - Arr: 30/11/1937. Dep: 28/01/1938.    
01/09/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 01/09/1938.    
22/04/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 22/04/1939. Dep: 17/06/1939.    
22/06/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 22/06/1939. Dep: 03/07/1939.    
26/02/1940 Allocation Reallocated to Starbeck (SBK)    
18/05/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 18/05/1943. Dep: 21/06/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 116 (Diagram 63A)
   
12/03/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Scarborough (SCA)    
11/06/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 11/06/1945. Dep: 18/06/1945.    
23/03/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 23/03/1946. Dep: 02/05/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2822 (Diagram 63C)
Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 9881
   
08/05/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 08/05/1946. Dep: 16/05/1946.    
27/09/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 27/09/1948. Dep: 22/10/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24713 (Diagram 63B)
Renumbered to BR 69881
   
17/04/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 17/04/1950. Dep: 03/06/1950.    
05/06/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 05/06/1950. Dep: 07/06/1950.    
11/05/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 11/05/1951. Dep: 18/05/1951.    
03/07/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 03/07/1951. Dep: 11/08/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24714 (Diagram 63B)
   
25/02/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 25/02/1954.    
30/09/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 30/09/1954. Dep: 04/11/1954.
Work undertaken:
Positive lub. drive fitted
   
09/01/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Botanic Gardens (53B)    
29/05/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Scarborough (50E)    
05/06/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 05/06/1956.    
09/12/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (50B)    
16/06/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Scarborough (50E)    
22/05/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (No repairs) - Arr: 22/05/1958.    
02/06/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 69881 from Scarborough (50E)    
07/1958 Scrapped Scrapped    

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