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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 2246 m/e 05/1919
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3403   10/08/1946
British Railways 63403 w/e 13/08/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer V. Raven
Class Q6
Company History NER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Q605/1919
Wheels 0-8-0
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number 141A
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 05/1919 to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)
Withdrawal Mon 27/07/1964 off West Hartlepool (51C)
Service Life 45 yrs, 2 mths , 27 dys

Disposal

Notes
Notes Into Darlington for cutting up, 17/8/64

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
HLD   Hull Dairycoates (New) m/e 05/1919
CUD   Cudworth on 13/05/1944
HLD   Hull Dairycoates on 29/07/1946
BLA   Blaydon on 20/07/1947
52F   Blyth (North) on 01/07/1956
51B   Newport (Teeside) on 29/09/1957
51L   Thornaby on 01/06/1958
51F   West Auckland on 26/10/1958
51C   West Hartlepool on 24/11/1963
     Withdrawn on 27/07/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC BLA Blaydon on 20/07/1947
ALLOC 52FN   4w/e 21/07/1956
ALLOC 51B Newport (Teeside) 4w/e 05/10/1957
ALLOC 51L Thornaby on 08/06/1958
ALLOC 51F West Auckland 4w/e 01/11/1958
ALLOC 51C West Hartlepool 4w/e 07/12/1963
WDN   on 27/07/1964

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
05/1919 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number D918)
29/10/1927 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number D658)
27/03/1930 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number HL985)
20/01/1933 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number D833)
15/02/1937 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number 2261)
10/08/1946 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number 2640)
22/01/1955 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 24276)
04/01/1962 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 24325)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 11/06/1924 29/08/1924 80 days General    
Darlington Works 10/08/1927 29/10/1927 81 days General Boiler number D658 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 11/02/1930 27/03/1930 45 days General Boiler number HL985 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 16/05/1930 17/06/1930 33 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 20/12/1932 20/01/1933 32 days General In store at Paint Shop
Boiler number D833 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 18/01/1937 15/02/1937 29 days General Boiler number 2261 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 14/05/1940 06/06/1940 24 days General Boiler number 24176 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 18/09/1942 17/10/1942 30 days General Boiler number 24268 (Diagram 50A)
 
Gateshead Works 04/07/1944 03/08/1944 31 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 25/06/1946 10/08/1946 47 days General Boiler number 24223 (Diagram 50)
Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 3403
 
Darlington Works 08/07/1949 12/08/1949 36 days General Boiler number 24268 (Diagram 50A)
Renumbered to BR 63403
 
Darlington Works 13/11/1951 07/12/1951 25 days Heavy Intermediate    
Darlington Works 30/12/1954 22/01/1955 24 days General Boiler number 24276 (Diagram 50A)
 
Darlington Works 24/01/1955 28/01/1955 5 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 31/12/1957 25/01/1958 26 days General Boiler number 24198 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 27/01/1958 29/01/1958 3 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 08/01/1960 20/01/1960 13 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 04/12/1961 04/01/1962 32 days General Boiler number 24325 (Diagram 50A)
 
Darlington Works 30/07/1962 30/07/1962 1 day Weighing    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1919 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 2246
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number
Allocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)
Diagram 50 boiler fitted
   
11/06/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 11/06/1924. Dep: 29/08/1924.    
10/08/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 10/08/1927. Dep: 29/10/1927.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D658 (Diagram 50)
   
11/02/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 11/02/1930. Dep: 27/03/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number HL985 (Diagram 50)
   
16/05/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 16/05/1930. Dep: 17/06/1930.    
20/12/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 20/12/1932. Dep: 20/01/1933.
Work undertaken:
In store at Paint Shop
Boiler number D833 (Diagram 50)
   
18/01/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 18/01/1937. Dep: 15/02/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2261 (Diagram 50)
   
14/05/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 14/05/1940. Dep: 06/06/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24176 (Diagram 50)
   
18/09/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 18/09/1942. Dep: 17/10/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24268 (Diagram 50A)
   
13/05/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Cudworth (CUD)    
04/07/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 04/07/1944. Dep: 03/08/1944.    
25/06/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 25/06/1946. Dep: 10/08/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24223 (Diagram 50)
Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 3403
   
29/07/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
20/07/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Blaydon (BLA)    
08/07/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 08/07/1949. Dep: 12/08/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24268 (Diagram 50A)
Renumbered to BR 63403
   
13/11/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 13/11/1951. Dep: 07/12/1951.    
30/12/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 30/12/1954. Dep: 22/01/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24276 (Diagram 50A)
   
24/01/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 24/01/1955. Dep: 28/01/1955.    
01/07/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Blyth (North) (52F)    
29/09/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Newport (Teeside) (51B)    
31/12/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 31/12/1957. Dep: 25/01/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24198 (Diagram 50)
   
27/01/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 27/01/1958. Dep: 29/01/1958.    
01/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Thornaby (51L)    
26/10/1958 Allocation Reallocated to West Auckland (51F)    
08/01/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 08/01/1960. Dep: 20/01/1960.    
04/12/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 04/12/1961. Dep: 04/01/1962.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24325 (Diagram 50A)
   
30/07/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 30/07/1962. Dep: 30/07/1962.    
24/11/1963 Allocation Reallocated to West Hartlepool (51C)    
27/07/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 63403 from West Hartlepool (51C)    

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