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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 2257 m/e 02/1920
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3414   25/08/1946
British Railways 63414 2w/e 15/07/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer V. Raven
Class Q6
Company History NER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Q602/1920
Wheels 0-8-0
Builder Armstrong Whitworth
Order Number E4
Works Number 5
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 02/1920 to Carlisle Canal (CAR)
Withdrawal Mon 17/05/1965 off West Hartlepool (51C)
Service Life 45 yrs, 3 mths , 16 dys

Disposal

Notes
Notes Sold for scrap to Ellis Metals, Swalwell, 6/65

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
CAR   Carlisle Canal (New) m/e 02/1920
WHL   West Hartlepool on 30/03/1939
HLS   Hull Springhead on 07/05/1940
NEV   Neville Hill on 28/03/1943
DAR   Darlington on 14/07/1943
NEV   Neville Hill on 24/08/1944
WHL   West Hartlepool on 04/05/1947
     Withdrawn on 17/05/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC WHL West Hartlepool on 04/05/1947
WDN   w/e 17/05/1965

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
02/1920 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number E4/5)
27/03/1930 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number HL986)
22/11/1935 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number 2440)
06/12/1938 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 2984)
28/10/1941 Diagram 50AQ boiler fitted (number 3017)
06/07/1945 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number 2850)
23/10/1947 Diagram 50Ai boiler fitted (number 3297)
06/12/1952 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 24243)
20/03/1956 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 24271)
03/10/1959 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 24321)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gateshead Works 1922 26/07/1922   General    
Gateshead Works 20/02/1925 29/05/1925 99 days General    
Gateshead Works 14/01/1926 12/02/1926 30 days Light Repair    
Gateshead Works 09/06/1926 09/07/1926 31 days Light Repair    
Gateshead Works 12/07/1927 25/10/1927 106 days General    
Gateshead Works 19/02/1930 27/03/1930 37 days General Boiler number HL986 (Diagram 50)
  
Gateshead Works 19/03/1931 27/03/1931 9 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 10/07/1933 22/08/1933 44 days General    
Darlington Works 08/10/1935 22/11/1935 46 days General Boiler number 2440 (Diagram 50)
  
Darlington Works 26/08/1938 06/12/1938 103 days General Boiler number 24246 (Diagram 50A)
  
Darlington Works 07/12/1938 19/12/1938 13 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 15/02/1941 21/03/1941 35 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 22/09/1941 28/10/1941 37 days General Boiler number 3017 (Diagram 50AQ)
  
Darlington Works 13/04/1943 10/06/1943 59 days General    
Darlington Works 06/06/1945 06/07/1945 31 days General Boiler number 24151 (Diagram 50)
  
Darlington Works 27/11/1945 21/12/1945 25 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 25/09/1947 23/10/1947 29 days General Boiler number 3297 (Diagram 50Ai)
  
Gateshead Works 31/05/1950 03/07/1950 34 days Light Intermediate After derailment
Renumbered to BR 63414
  
Darlington Works 17/11/1952 06/12/1952 20 days General Boiler number 24243 (Diagram 50A)
  
Darlington Works 09/12/1952 16/12/1952 8 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 18/12/1952 22/12/1952 5 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 23/02/1956 20/03/1956 27 days General Boiler number 24271 (Diagram 50A)
  
Darlington Works 26/03/1956 06/04/1956 12 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 05/09/1959 03/10/1959 29 days General Boiler number 24321 (Diagram 50A)
  

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1920 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 2257
Built at Armstrong Whitworth, Works Number 5
Allocated to Carlisle Canal (CAR)
Diagram 50 boiler fitted		    
1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: ?/1922. Dep: 26/07/1922.    
20/02/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 20/02/1925. Dep: 29/05/1925.    
14/01/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 14/01/1926. Dep: 12/02/1926.    
09/06/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 09/06/1926. Dep: 09/07/1926.    
12/07/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 12/07/1927. Dep: 25/10/1927.    
19/02/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 19/02/1930. Dep: 27/03/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number HL986 (Diagram 50)
    
19/03/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 19/03/1931. Dep: 27/03/1931.    
10/07/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 10/07/1933. Dep: 22/08/1933.    
08/10/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 08/10/1935. Dep: 22/11/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2440 (Diagram 50)
    
26/08/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 26/08/1938. Dep: 06/12/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24246 (Diagram 50A)
    
07/12/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 07/12/1938. Dep: 19/12/1938.    
30/03/1939 Allocation Reallocated to West Hartlepool (WHL)    
07/05/1940 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Springhead (HLS)    
15/02/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 15/02/1941. Dep: 21/03/1941.    
22/09/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 22/09/1941. Dep: 28/10/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3017 (Diagram 50AQ)
    
28/03/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (NEV)    
13/04/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 13/04/1943. Dep: 10/06/1943.    
14/07/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (DAR)    
24/08/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (NEV)    
06/06/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 06/06/1945. Dep: 06/07/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24151 (Diagram 50)
    
27/11/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 27/11/1945. Dep: 21/12/1945.    
25/08/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3414    
04/05/1947 Allocation Reallocated to West Hartlepool (WHL)    
25/09/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 25/09/1947. Dep: 23/10/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3297 (Diagram 50Ai)
    
31/05/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 31/05/1950. Dep: 03/07/1950.
Work undertaken:
After derailment
Renumbered to BR 63414
    
17/11/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 17/11/1952. Dep: 06/12/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24243 (Diagram 50A)
    
09/12/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 09/12/1952. Dep: 16/12/1952.    
18/12/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 18/12/1952. Dep: 22/12/1952.    
23/02/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 23/02/1956. Dep: 20/03/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24271 (Diagram 50A)
    
26/03/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 26/03/1956. Dep: 06/04/1956.    
05/09/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 05/09/1959. Dep: 03/10/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24321 (Diagram 50A)
    
17/05/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 63414 from West Hartlepool (51C)    

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