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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 2273 m/e 05/1920
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3430   09/08/1946
British Railways 63430 w/e 02/04/1949

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 21
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 05/1920 to Selby (SEL)
Withdrawal w/e Mon 29/04/1963 off Thornaby (51L)
Service Life 42 yrs, 11 mths , 30 dys

Disposal

Notes
Notes Into Darlington for cutting up 29/4/63

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
SEL   Selby (New) m/e 05/1920
HLD   Hull Dairycoates on 18/11/1929
NPT   Newport (Teeside) on 21/05/1936
WHL   West Hartlepool on 05/12/1948
WHL   West Hartlepool w/e 11/12/1948
NPT   Newport (Teeside) on 13/11/1949
NPT   Newport (Teeside) w/e 19/11/1949
51L   Thornaby on 01/06/1958
     Withdrawn w/e 29/04/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC WHL West Hartlepool w/e 11/12/1948
ALLOC NPT Newport (Teeside) w/e 19/11/1949
ALLOC 51L Thornaby on 08/06/1958
WDN   on 29/04/1963

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
05/1920 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number E4/21)
16/03/1927 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number E4/45)
13/08/1929 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number E4/28)
04/08/1932 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number D1942)
10/09/1935 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number 2149)
30/09/1938 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number AW19)
01/08/1940 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number AW46)
13/10/1942 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number 2638)
02/12/1944 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number 2569)
09/08/1946 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number 2817)
02/04/1949 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number 2815)
28/09/1951 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number 24200)
13/04/1954 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number 24259)
09/04/1956 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 24302)
19/12/1958 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 24292)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 04/11/1924 27/01/1925 85 days General    
Darlington Works 21/12/1926 16/03/1927 86 days General Boiler number E4/45 (Diagram 50)
  
Darlington Works 10/06/1929 13/08/1929 65 days General Boiler number E4/28 (Diagram 50)
  
Darlington Works 23/06/1932 04/08/1932 43 days General Rail washing gear fitted
Boiler number D1942 (Diagram 50)
  
Darlington Works 08/08/1935 10/09/1935 34 days General Boiler number 2149 (Diagram 50)
  
Darlington Works 09/08/1938 30/09/1938 53 days General Boiler number AW19 (Diagram 50)
  
Darlington Works 24/06/1940 01/08/1940 39 days General Boiler number AW46 (Diagram 50)
  
Darlington Works 16/09/1942 13/10/1942 28 days General Boiler number 2638 (Diagram 50)
  
Darlington Works 16/10/1944 02/12/1944 48 days General Boiler number 2569 (Diagram 50)
  
Darlington Works 26/06/1946 09/08/1946 45 days General Boiler number 2817 (Diagram 50)
Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 3430
  
Gateshead Works 20/11/1947 16/12/1947 27 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 11/03/1949 02/04/1949 23 days General Boiler number 2815 (Diagram 50)
Renumbered to BR 63430
  
Darlington Works 07/09/1951 28/09/1951 22 days General Boiler number 24200 (Diagram 50)
  
Darlington Works 18/03/1954 13/04/1954 27 days General Boiler number 24259 (Diagram 50)
  
Darlington Works 16/02/1956 09/04/1956 54 days General Boiler number 24302 (Diagram 50A)
  
Darlington Works 06/01/1958 06/01/1958 1 day Weighing    
Gateshead Works 04/11/1958 19/12/1958 46 days General Boiler number 24292 (Diagram 50A)
  
Darlington Works 25/11/1959 03/12/1959 9 days Unclassified    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/03/1949 Darlington Works Locomotives awaiting Works during March included: Nos. 1173, 1240, 2343, 2703, 3005/44, 3139, 3273, 5028/36, 5091, 5668, 5715, 5821, 8180, 8705, 9107, 9374/75, 9880, 61023, 61434, 61619/43, 62730/52, 63099, 63315/80, 65119, 67709/22 (both light repairs), 69807/65, Class '8' 77499, 78578/85, 79206. To scrap yard: Nos, 3332, 5649/68, 5715, 9374. Locomotives ex Works during March included: Nos. 5629/33 (both fitted small snow ploughs at Gateshead Works), 60816, 61020 (name removed), 61216, 61422, 61618, 61644 (rebuilt 2 cyls.), 61645/47/48, 62700/21/64, 63392, 63411/17/30/65, 65094, 65656, 65800/76, 67244/68, 67344, 67615, 68265, 68409/25/32, 68708/13, 69401, 69773, W.D. 90008 (light repair), 90103, 90235, 90391, 90606. No. 5626 has been sold out of service to the Bolton Colliery, it is understood. Easingwold Rly. 0-6-OT No. 2 has been broken up in the scrap yard here by a private firm. SLS/194905

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1920 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 2273
Built at Armstrong Whitworth, Works Number 21
Allocated to Selby (SEL)
Diagram 50 boiler fitted		    
04/11/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 04/11/1924. Dep: 27/01/1925.    
21/12/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 21/12/1926. Dep: 16/03/1927.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number E4/45 (Diagram 50)
    
10/06/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 10/06/1929. Dep: 13/08/1929.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number E4/28 (Diagram 50)
    
18/11/1929 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
23/06/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 23/06/1932. Dep: 04/08/1932.
Work undertaken:
Rail washing gear fitted
Boiler number D1942 (Diagram 50)
    
08/08/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 08/08/1935. Dep: 10/09/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2149 (Diagram 50)
    
21/05/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Newport (Teeside) (NPT)    
09/08/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 09/08/1938. Dep: 30/09/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number AW19 (Diagram 50)
    
24/06/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 24/06/1940. Dep: 01/08/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number AW46 (Diagram 50)
    
16/09/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 16/09/1942. Dep: 13/10/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2638 (Diagram 50)
    
16/10/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 16/10/1944. Dep: 02/12/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2569 (Diagram 50)
    
26/06/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 26/06/1946. Dep: 09/08/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2817 (Diagram 50)
Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 3430
    
20/11/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 20/11/1947. Dep: 16/12/1947.    
05/12/1948 Allocation Reallocated to West Hartlepool (WHL)    
11/12/1948 Allocation Reallocated to West Hartlepool (WHL)    
11/03/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 11/03/1949. Dep: 02/04/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2815 (Diagram 50)
Renumbered to BR 63430
    
13/11/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Newport (Teeside) (NPT)    
19/11/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Newport (Teeside) (NPT)    
07/09/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 07/09/1951. Dep: 28/09/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24200 (Diagram 50)
    
18/03/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 18/03/1954. Dep: 13/04/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24259 (Diagram 50)
    
16/02/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 16/02/1956. Dep: 09/04/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24302 (Diagram 50A)
    
06/01/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 06/01/1958. Dep: 06/01/1958.    
01/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Thornaby (51L)    
04/11/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 04/11/1958. Dep: 19/12/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24292 (Diagram 50A)
    
25/11/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 25/11/1959. Dep: 03/12/1959.    
29/04/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 63430 from Thornaby (51L)    

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