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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 2274 m/e 05/1920
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3431   08/09/1946
British Railways 63431 w/e 20/11/1948

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 22
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 05/1920 to Stockton (SKN)
Withdrawal Mon 07/08/1967 off West Hartlepool (51C)
Service Life 47 yrs, 3 mths , 8 dys

Disposal

Notes
Notes Sold for scrap to Hughes, Bolckow, Blyth, 9/67

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
SKN   Stockton (New) m/e 05/1920
NPT   Newport (Teeside) on 09/06/1930
BOR   Borough Gardens on 09/05/1941
NEV   Neville Hill on 28/03/1943
SKN   Stockton on 19/06/1943
NPT   Newport (Teeside) on 20/09/1944
WHL   West Hartlepool on 05/12/1948
WHL   West Hartlepool w/e 11/12/1948
NPT   Newport (Teeside) on 12/12/1948
NPT   Newport (Teeside) w/e 18/12/1948
HLD   Hull Dairycoates on 04/09/1949
HLD   Hull Dairycoates w/e 10/09/1949
SEL   Selby on 20/11/1949
SEL   Selby w/e 26/11/1949
54C   Borough Gardens on 27/01/1952
54C   Borough Gardens 4w/e 23/02/1952
52C   Blaydon on 14/06/1959
52H   Tyne Dock on 24/02/1963
51C   West Hartlepool on 02/07/1967
     Withdrawn on 07/08/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC WHL West Hartlepool w/e 11/12/1948
ALLOC NPT Newport (Teeside) w/e 18/12/1948
ALLOC HLD Hull Dairycoates w/e 10/09/1949
ALLOC SEL Selby w/e 26/11/1949
ALLOC 54C Borough Gardens 4w/e 23/02/1952
ALLOC 52C Blaydon on 14/06/1959
ALLOC 52H Tyne Dock 3w/e 02/03/1963
ALLOC 51C West Hartlepool 4w/e 15/07/1967
WDN   on 07/08/1967

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
05/1920 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number E4/22)
13/07/1928 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number D699)
11/04/1934 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number 2565)
27/06/1936 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number D806)
24/02/1939 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 3004)
03/04/1941 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 3161)
30/11/1946 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 3143)
19/11/1948 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 2985)
19/05/1951 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 24271)
13/01/1956 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 24277)
02/10/1959 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 24150)
16/04/1963 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 24201)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 25/01/1923 16/04/1923 82 days General    
Darlington Works 27/07/1925 16/10/1925 82 days General    
Darlington Works 24/05/1928 13/07/1928 51 days General Boiler number D699 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 18/02/1931 26/03/1931 37 days General    
Darlington Works 13/03/1934 11/04/1934 30 days General Boiler number 2565 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 10/03/1936 27/06/1936 110 days General Boiler number D806 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 21/01/1939 24/02/1939 35 days General Boiler number 3004 (Diagram 50A)
 
Darlington Works 04/03/1941 03/04/1941 31 days General Boiler number 3161 (Diagram 50A)
 
Darlington Works 20/04/1942 22/05/1942 33 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 01/09/1943 01/10/1943 31 days General    
Darlington Works 25/10/1946 30/11/1946 37 days General Boiler number 3143 (Diagram 50A)
 
Darlington Works 13/02/1948 20/02/1948 8 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 30/10/1948 19/11/1948 21 days General Boiler number 2985 (Diagram 50A)
Renumbered to BR 63431
 
Darlington Works 24/04/1951 19/05/1951 26 days General Boiler number 24271 (Diagram 50A)
 
Darlington Works 18/12/1951 14/01/1952 28 days Light Casual    
Gateshead Works 23/01/1953 14/02/1953 23 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 24/06/1953 18/07/1953 25 days Heavy Intermediate    
Darlington Works 04/08/1953 12/08/1953 9 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 17/08/1953 24/08/1953 8 days Unclassified    
Gateshead Works 12/12/1955 13/01/1956 33 days General Boiler number 24277 (Diagram 50A)
 
Darlington Works 03/09/1959 02/10/1959 30 days General Boiler number 24150 (Diagram 50A)
 
Darlington Works 18/03/1963 16/04/1963 30 days General Boiler number 24201 (Diagram 50A)
 
Darlington Works 02/05/1963 10/05/1963 9 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 15/05/1963 21/05/1963 7 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
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
05/1920 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 2274
Built at Armstrong Whitworth, Works Number 22
Allocated to Stockton (SKN)
Diagram 50 boiler fitted
   
25/01/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 25/01/1923. Dep: 16/04/1923.    
27/07/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 27/07/1925. Dep: 16/10/1925.    
24/05/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 24/05/1928. Dep: 13/07/1928.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D699 (Diagram 50)
   
09/06/1930 Allocation Reallocated to Newport (Teeside) (NPT)    
18/02/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 18/02/1931. Dep: 26/03/1931.    
13/03/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 13/03/1934. Dep: 11/04/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2565 (Diagram 50)
   
10/03/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 10/03/1936. Dep: 27/06/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D806 (Diagram 50)
   
21/01/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 21/01/1939. Dep: 24/02/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3004 (Diagram 50A)
   
04/03/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 04/03/1941. Dep: 03/04/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3161 (Diagram 50A)
   
09/05/1941 Allocation Reallocated to Borough Gardens (BOR)    
20/04/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 20/04/1942. Dep: 22/05/1942.    
28/03/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (NEV)    
19/06/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Stockton (SKN)    
01/09/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 01/09/1943. Dep: 01/10/1943.    
20/09/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Newport (Teeside) (NPT)    
08/09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3431    
25/10/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 25/10/1946. Dep: 30/11/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3143 (Diagram 50A)
   
13/02/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 13/02/1948. Dep: 20/02/1948.    
30/10/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 30/10/1948. Dep: 19/11/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2985 (Diagram 50A)
Renumbered to BR 63431
   
05/12/1948 Allocation Reallocated to West Hartlepool (WHL)    
11/12/1948 Allocation Reallocated to West Hartlepool (WHL)    
12/12/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Newport (Teeside) (NPT)    
18/12/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Newport (Teeside) (NPT)    
04/09/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
10/09/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
20/11/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Selby (SEL)    
26/11/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Selby (SEL)    
24/04/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 24/04/1951. Dep: 19/05/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24271 (Diagram 50A)
   
18/12/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 18/12/1951. Dep: 14/01/1952.    
27/01/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Borough Gardens (54C)    
23/02/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Borough Gardens (54C)    
23/01/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 23/01/1953. Dep: 14/02/1953.    
24/06/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 24/06/1953. Dep: 18/07/1953.    
04/08/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 04/08/1953. Dep: 12/08/1953.    
17/08/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 17/08/1953. Dep: 24/08/1953.    
12/12/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 12/12/1955. Dep: 13/01/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24277 (Diagram 50A)
   
14/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Blaydon (52C)    
03/09/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 03/09/1959. Dep: 02/10/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24150 (Diagram 50A)
   
24/02/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Tyne Dock (52H)    
18/03/1963 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 18/03/1963. Dep: 16/04/1963.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24201 (Diagram 50A)
   
02/05/1963 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 02/05/1963. Dep: 10/05/1963.    
15/05/1963 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 15/05/1963. Dep: 21/05/1963.    
02/07/1967 Allocation Reallocated to West Hartlepool (51C)    
07/08/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 63431 from West Hartlepool (51C)    

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