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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 2228 m/e 10/1917
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3385   15/09/1946
British Railways 63385 m/e 31/12/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer V. Raven
Class Q6
Company History NER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Q610/1917
Wheels 0-8-0
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number 111A
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 10/1917 to Selby (SEL)
Withdrawal Wed 16/10/1963 off Sunderland (52G)
Service Life 46 yrs , 16 dys

Disposal

Notes
Notes Into Darlington for cutting up 26/11/63

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
SEL   Selby (New) m/e 10/1917
SCA   Scarborough on 17/02/1925
YK   York (North) on 06/07/1925
SCA   Scarborough on 04/01/1926
YK   York (North) on 14/05/1928
NEV   Neville Hill on 17/06/1939
DAR   Darlington on 14/07/1943
HLD   Hull Dairycoates on 04/11/1944
BLA   Blaydon on 20/07/1947
52G   Sunderland on 24/02/1963
     Withdrawn on 16/10/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC BLA Blaydon on 20/07/1947
ALLOC 52G Sunderland 3w/e 02/03/1963
WDN   on 16/10/1963

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
10/1917 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number D677)
27/08/1924 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number D131)
01/10/1928 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number D226)
08/01/1932 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number D697)
22/10/1934 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number AW34)
14/05/1937 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number 2890)
17/06/1944 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number 2890)
19/10/1956 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number 24195)
21/08/1959 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 24318)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 27/05/1924 27/08/1924 93 days General Boiler number D131 (Diagram 50)
 
Gateshead Works 26/07/1928 01/10/1928 68 days General Boiler number D226 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 04/11/1931 08/01/1932 66 days General Boiler number D697 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 09/08/1934 22/10/1934 75 days General Boiler number AW34 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 09/11/1934 19/11/1934 11 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 25/03/1937 14/05/1937 51 days General Boiler number 24247 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 08/12/1938 28/12/1938 21 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 22/08/1939 20/09/1939 30 days General    
Darlington Works 06/11/1941 05/12/1941 30 days General Boiler number 24170 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 02/02/1943 13/02/1943 12 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 24/05/1944 17/06/1944 25 days General Boiler number 24247 (Diagram 50)
 
Gateshead Works 15/12/1945 31/12/1945 17 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 14/05/1947 28/06/1947 46 days General Boiler number 24166 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 25/10/1950 02/12/1950 39 days General Renumbered to BR 63385
 
Darlington Works 14/08/1953 05/09/1953 23 days General Boiler number 24196 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 14/09/1953 17/09/1953 4 days Unclassified    
Gateshead Works 19/11/1954 17/12/1954 29 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 14/01/1955 24/01/1955 11 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 27/09/1956 19/10/1956 23 days General Boiler number 24195 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 25/10/1956 25/10/1956 1 day Unclassified    
Gateshead Works 15/01/1959 06/02/1959 23 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 06/07/1959 21/08/1959 47 days General Boiler number 24318 (Diagram 50A)
 
Darlington Works 28/08/1959 15/09/1959 19 days Unclassified    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1917 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 2228
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number
Allocated to Selby (SEL)
Diagram 50 boiler fitted
   
27/05/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 27/05/1924. Dep: 27/08/1924.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D131 (Diagram 50)
   
17/02/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Scarborough (SCA)    
06/07/1925 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (YK)    
04/01/1926 Allocation Reallocated to Scarborough (SCA)    
14/05/1928 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (YK)    
26/07/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 26/07/1928. Dep: 01/10/1928.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D226 (Diagram 50)
   
04/11/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 04/11/1931. Dep: 08/01/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D697 (Diagram 50)
   
09/08/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 09/08/1934. Dep: 22/10/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number AW34 (Diagram 50)
   
09/11/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 09/11/1934. Dep: 19/11/1934.    
25/03/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 25/03/1937. Dep: 14/05/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24247 (Diagram 50)
   
08/12/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 08/12/1938. Dep: 28/12/1938.    
17/06/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (NEV)    
22/08/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 22/08/1939. Dep: 20/09/1939.    
06/11/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 06/11/1941. Dep: 05/12/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24170 (Diagram 50)
   
02/02/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 02/02/1943. Dep: 13/02/1943.    
14/07/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (DAR)    
24/05/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 24/05/1944. Dep: 17/06/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24247 (Diagram 50)
   
04/11/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
15/12/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 15/12/1945. Dep: 31/12/1945.    
15/09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3385    
14/05/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 14/05/1947. Dep: 28/06/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24166 (Diagram 50)
   
20/07/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Blaydon (BLA)    
25/10/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 25/10/1950. Dep: 02/12/1950.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 63385
   
14/08/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 14/08/1953. Dep: 05/09/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24196 (Diagram 50)
   
14/09/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 14/09/1953. Dep: 17/09/1953.    
19/11/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 19/11/1954. Dep: 17/12/1954.    
14/01/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 14/01/1955. Dep: 24/01/1955.    
27/09/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 27/09/1956. Dep: 19/10/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24195 (Diagram 50)
   
25/10/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 25/10/1956. Dep: 25/10/1956.    
15/01/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 15/01/1959. Dep: 06/02/1959.    
06/07/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 06/07/1959. Dep: 21/08/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24318 (Diagram 50A)
   
28/08/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 28/08/1959. Dep: 15/09/1959.    
24/02/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Sunderland (52G)    
16/10/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 63385 from Sunderland (52G)    

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