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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 2230 m/e 11/1917
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3387   28/07/1946
British Railways 63387 w/e 25/09/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer V. Raven
Class Q6
Company History NER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Q611/1917
Wheels 0-8-0
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number 111A
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 11/1917 to Hull Springhead (HLS)
Withdrawal Sat 09/09/1967 off West Hartlepool (51C)
Service Life 49 yrs, 10 mths , 9 dys

Disposal

Notes
Notes Sold for scrap 10 TJ Thompson, Stockton, 10/67

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
HLS   Hull Springhead (New) m/e 11/1917
EHL   East Hartlepool on 26/01/1927
WHL   West Hartlepool on 17/04/1939
SEL   Selby on 06/09/1941
54B   Tyne Dock on 17/08/1952
54B   Tyne Dock 4w/e 06/09/1952
52K   Consett on 01/11/1959
52C   Blaydon on 11/09/1960
52G   Sunderland on 24/02/1963
55H   Neville Hill on 03/10/1965
55E   Normanton on 12/06/1966
52H   Tyne Dock on 02/10/1966
51C   West Hartlepool on 02/07/1967
     Withdrawn on 09/09/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 54B Tyne Dock 4w/e 06/09/1952
ALLOC 54D Consett 4w/e 28/11/1959
ALLOC 52C Blaydon 4w/e 01/10/1960
ALLOC 52G Sunderland 3w/e 02/03/1963
ALLOC 55H Neville Hill 4w/e 09/10/1965
ALLOC 55E Normanton 4w/e 18/06/1966
ALLOC 52H Tyne Dock 4w/e 08/10/1966
ALLOC 51C West Hartlepool 4w/e 15/07/1967
WDN   4w/e 09/09/1967

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
0000 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number D154(XXX))
11/1917 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number D697)
20/01/1930 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number HL982)
27/04/1934 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number 2582)
09/04/1941 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number D1945)
28/04/1944 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number 2385)
18/10/1949 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 3004)
18/01/1952 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 24214)
04/03/1955 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 24211)
25/04/1958 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 24266)
04/04/1963 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 24163)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 1922 07/1922   General    
Darlington Works 03/09/1924 12/12/1924 101 days General    
Gateshead Works 15/11/1929 20/01/1930 67 days General Boiler number HL982 (Diagram 50)
  
Gateshead Works 26/03/1930 05/04/1930 11 days Light Repair    
Gateshead Works 25/04/1930 04/06/1930 41 days Heavy    
Darlington Works 05/04/1934 27/04/1934 23 days General Boiler number 2582 (Diagram 50)
  
Darlington Works 03/09/1937 13/10/1937 41 days General    
Darlington Works 14/05/1940 12/06/1940 30 days Heavy    
Darlington Works 08/03/1941 09/04/1941 33 days General Boiler number D1945 (Diagram 50)
  
Darlington Works 14/07/1942 15/08/1942 33 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 03/04/1944 28/04/1944 26 days General Boiler number 2385 (Diagram 50)
  
Gateshead Works 09/09/1945 26/09/1945 18 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 15/03/1947 26/04/1947 43 days General Boiler number 24198 (Diagram 50)
  
Darlington Works 14/05/1947 21/05/1947 8 days Unclassified    
Gateshead Works 12/09/1948 21/09/1948 10 days Light Repair Renumbered to BR 63387
  
Darlington Works 15/09/1949 18/10/1949 34 days General Boiler number 3004 (Diagram 50A)
  
Darlington Works 20/10/1950 01/11/1950 13 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 18/12/1951 18/01/1952 32 days General Boiler number 24214 (Diagram 50A)
  
Darlington Works 24/01/1952 30/01/1952 7 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 29/06/1953 11/07/1953 13 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 08/02/1955 04/03/1955 25 days General Boiler number 24211 (Diagram 50A)
  
Darlington Works 10/03/1955 15/03/1955 6 days Unclassified    
Gateshead Works 20/02/1957 05/04/1957 45 days Light Casual    
Gateshead Works 24/03/1958 25/04/1958 33 days General Boiler number 24266 (Diagram 50A)
  
Darlington Works 04/03/1963 04/04/1963 32 days General Boiler number 24163 (Diagram 50A)
  
Darlington Works 29/12/1965 25/01/1966 28 days Light Casual    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
03/12/1966 Allocation of Q6 class (Tyne Dock) Tyne Dock: 63344/66/81/7, 63413/20/6/9/31/55/8; Sunderland: 63346/95, 63405/36/7; West Hartlepool: 63368/94/7, 63407/40/50. SLS/196701
02/07/1967 Eastern Region (North Eastern Section) steam stock (Tyne Dock) Steam stock has been reduced to 124 as from 2nd July. The allocation of following classes is as under:- Q6 Sunderland: 63395. Tyne Dock: 63344/87, 63431. J27 Sunderland: 65795, 65811/55/79/82/92/94. K1 West Hartlepool: 62045. Tyne Dock: 62005/07/11/50/60. B1 Low Moor: 61030 Nyala, 61306/37. Jubilee Holbeck: 45562 Alberta, 45593 Kolhapur, 45697 Achilles. C1.5 Holbeck: 44826/28/52/96, 44912/43/83, 45080, 45219/73, 45428. Normanton: 44824/54/57, 44990, 45075. Low Moor: 44662/94, 45208. Of the 8F remaining on the N.E. Region, 4 are at Holbeck and 24 at Royston. The W.D. 2-8-0 are allocated to West Hartlepool (6), Sunderland (7), Normanton (14) and Low Moor (D; the 2-6-4Ts to Holbeck (4), Normanton (7), and Low Moor (5) and the C1.4 2-6-0s to West Hartlepool (D, North Blyth (4), Holbeck (2) and Normanton (3). There is still one steam locomotive in Departmental Stock J72 0-6-OT Deptl. 58 (ex 69005). SLS/196708
13/08/1967 West Hartlepool MPD The following were on West Hartlepool on 13th August: 43015, 62026/41/2/4, 63344/87/94/7, 63407/31/5, 90061/74/6/116/210/30/54/309/39/47/60/434/59/78/92, 90627/77/95, D2068/77/8, D2153, D2205, D3137/9, D3672, D5152/65, D6756/63/6/9. SLS/196709

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
0000 Modification Diagram 50 number D154(XXX) boiler fitted    
11/1917 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 2230
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number
Allocated to Hull Springhead (HLS)
Diagram 50 boiler fitted		    
1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: ?/1922. Dep: ?/07/1922.    
03/09/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 03/09/1924. Dep: 12/12/1924.    
26/01/1927 Allocation Reallocated to East Hartlepool (EHL)    
15/11/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 15/11/1929. Dep: 20/01/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number HL982 (Diagram 50)
    
26/03/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 26/03/1930. Dep: 05/04/1930.    
25/04/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Heavy) - Arr: 25/04/1930. Dep: 04/06/1930.    
05/04/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 05/04/1934. Dep: 27/04/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2582 (Diagram 50)
    
03/09/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 03/09/1937. Dep: 13/10/1937.    
17/04/1939 Allocation Reallocated to West Hartlepool (WHL)    
14/05/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy) - Arr: 14/05/1940. Dep: 12/06/1940.    
08/03/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 08/03/1941. Dep: 09/04/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D1945 (Diagram 50)
    
06/09/1941 Allocation Reallocated to Selby (SEL)    
14/07/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 14/07/1942. Dep: 15/08/1942.    
03/04/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 03/04/1944. Dep: 28/04/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2385 (Diagram 50)
    
09/09/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 09/09/1945. Dep: 26/09/1945.    
28/07/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3387    
15/03/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 15/03/1947. Dep: 26/04/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24198 (Diagram 50)
    
14/05/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 14/05/1947. Dep: 21/05/1947.    
12/09/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 12/09/1948. Dep: 21/09/1948.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 63387
    
15/09/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 15/09/1949. Dep: 18/10/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3004 (Diagram 50A)
    
20/10/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 20/10/1950. Dep: 01/11/1950.    
18/12/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 18/12/1951. Dep: 18/01/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24214 (Diagram 50A)
    
24/01/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 24/01/1952. Dep: 30/01/1952.    
17/08/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Tyne Dock (54B)    
06/09/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Tyne Dock (54B)    
29/06/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 29/06/1953. Dep: 11/07/1953.    
08/02/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 08/02/1955. Dep: 04/03/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24211 (Diagram 50A)
    
10/03/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 10/03/1955. Dep: 15/03/1955.    
20/02/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 20/02/1957. Dep: 05/04/1957.    
24/03/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 24/03/1958. Dep: 25/04/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24266 (Diagram 50A)
    
01/11/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Consett (52K)    
11/09/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Blaydon (52C)    
24/02/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Sunderland (52G)    
04/03/1963 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 04/03/1963. Dep: 04/04/1963.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24163 (Diagram 50A)
    
03/10/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (55H)    
29/12/1965 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 29/12/1965. Dep: 25/01/1966.    
12/06/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Normanton (55E)    
02/10/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Tyne Dock (52H)    
02/07/1967 Allocation Reallocated to West Hartlepool (51C)    
09/09/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 63387 from West Hartlepool (51C)    

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