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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 2272 m/e 05/1920
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3429   25/08/1946
British Railways 63429 w/e 01/01/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer V. Raven
Class Q6
Company History NER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Q605/1920
Wheels 0-8-0
Builder Armstrong Whitworth
Order Number E4
Works Number 20
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 05/1920 to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)
Withdrawal Sat 01/07/1967 off Tyne Dock (52H)
Service Life 47 yrs, 2 mths , 1 dy

Disposal

Notes
Notes Sold for scrap to Clayton & Davie, Dunston, 9/67

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
HLD   Hull Dairycoates (New) m/e 05/1920
TDK   Tyne Dock on 29/07/1939
BLA   Blaydon on 15/02/1941
NPT   Newport (Teeside) on 28/03/1943
NEV   Neville Hill on 12/09/1944
SEL   Selby on 05/10/1947
52H   Tyne Dock on 13/09/1959
52C   Blaydon on 19/03/1961
52F   Blyth (North) on 24/02/1963
52H   Tyne Dock on 09/01/1966
     Withdrawn on 01/07/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC SEL Selby w/e 11/10/1947
ALLOC 54B Tyne Dock 4w/e 03/10/1959
ALLOC 52C Blaydon 5w/e 08/04/1961
ALLOC 52FN   3w/e 02/03/1963
ALLOC 52H Tyne Dock 4w/e 29/01/1966
WDN   on 01/07/1967

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
25/09/1925 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number D239)
31/03/1930 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number HL987)
08/02/1933 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number D670)
07/04/1936 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number 2565)
06/09/1939 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 3017)
23/09/1941 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 3009)
30/08/1947 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number 2394)
13/07/1949 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 3161)
31/08/1951 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 24189)
25/05/1956 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number 24253)
04/10/1963 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 24236)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 06/11/1922 30/01/1923 86 days General    
Darlington Works 18/06/1925 25/09/1925 100 days General Boiler number D239 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 23/05/1928 18/07/1928 57 days General    
Darlington Works 18/02/1930 31/03/1930 42 days General Boiler number HL987 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 21/05/1930 21/06/1930 32 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 22/01/1936 07/04/1936 77 days General Boiler number 2565 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 26/07/1939 06/09/1939 43 days General Boiler number 3017 (Diagram 50A)
 
Darlington Works 06/09/1939 13/09/1939 8 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 25/08/1941 23/09/1941 30 days General Boiler number 3009 (Diagram 50A)
 
Darlington Works 02/09/1943 14/10/1943 43 days General    
Gateshead Works 31/01/1946 19/02/1946 20 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 02/07/1947 30/08/1947 60 days General Boiler number 2394 (Diagram 50)
 
Gateshead Works 13/12/1948 29/12/1948 17 days Light Repair Renumbered to BR 63429
 
Darlington Works 19/05/1949 13/07/1949 56 days General Boiler number 3161 (Diagram 50A)
 
Gateshead Works 18/02/1950 03/03/1950 14 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 07/08/1951 31/08/1951 25 days General Boiler number 24189 (Diagram 50A)
 
Darlington Works 02/09/1952 13/09/1952 12 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 28/11/1953 31/12/1953 34 days General Boiler number 24166 (Diagram 50)
 
Gateshead Works 23/04/1956 25/05/1956 33 days General Boiler number 24253 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 22/06/1959 07/08/1959 47 days General Boiler number 24213 (Diagram 50A)
 
Darlington Works 17/08/1959 27/08/1959 11 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 01/09/1959 10/09/1959 10 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 01/02/1961 09/03/1961 37 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 28/08/1963 04/10/1963 38 days General Boiler number 24236 (Diagram 50A)
 
Darlington Works 11/10/1963 25/10/1963 15 days Unclassified    

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1920 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 2272
Built at Armstrong Whitworth, Works Number 20
Allocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)
Diagram 50 boiler fitted
   
06/11/1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 06/11/1922. Dep: 30/01/1923.    
18/06/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 18/06/1925. Dep: 25/09/1925.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D239 (Diagram 50)
   
23/05/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 23/05/1928. Dep: 18/07/1928.    
18/02/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 18/02/1930. Dep: 31/03/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number HL987 (Diagram 50)
   
21/05/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 21/05/1930. Dep: 21/06/1930.    
08/02/1933 Modification Diagram 50 number D670 boiler fitted    
22/01/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 22/01/1936. Dep: 07/04/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2565 (Diagram 50)
   
26/07/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 26/07/1939. Dep: 06/09/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3017 (Diagram 50A)
   
29/07/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Tyne Dock (TDK)    
06/09/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 06/09/1939. Dep: 13/09/1939.    
15/02/1941 Allocation Reallocated to Blaydon (BLA)    
25/08/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 25/08/1941. Dep: 23/09/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3009 (Diagram 50A)
   
28/03/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Newport (Teeside) (NPT)    
02/09/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 02/09/1943. Dep: 14/10/1943.    
12/09/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (NEV)    
31/01/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 31/01/1946. Dep: 19/02/1946.    
25/08/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3429    
02/07/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 02/07/1947. Dep: 30/08/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2394 (Diagram 50)
   
05/10/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Selby (SEL)    
13/12/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 13/12/1948. Dep: 29/12/1948.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 63429
   
19/05/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 19/05/1949. Dep: 13/07/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3161 (Diagram 50A)
   
18/02/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 18/02/1950. Dep: 03/03/1950.    
07/08/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 07/08/1951. Dep: 31/08/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24189 (Diagram 50A)
   
02/09/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 02/09/1952. Dep: 13/09/1952.    
28/11/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 28/11/1953. Dep: 31/12/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24166 (Diagram 50)
   
23/04/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 23/04/1956. Dep: 25/05/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24253 (Diagram 50)
   
22/06/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 22/06/1959. Dep: 07/08/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24213 (Diagram 50A)
   
17/08/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 17/08/1959. Dep: 27/08/1959.    
01/09/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 01/09/1959. Dep: 10/09/1959.    
13/09/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Tyne Dock (52H)    
01/02/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 01/02/1961. Dep: 09/03/1961.    
19/03/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Blaydon (52C)    
24/02/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Blyth (North) (52F)    
28/08/1963 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 28/08/1963. Dep: 04/10/1963.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24236 (Diagram 50A)
   
11/10/1963 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 11/10/1963. Dep: 25/10/1963.    
09/01/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Tyne Dock (52H)    
01/07/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 63429 from Tyne Dock (52H)    

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