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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 2289 m/e 09/1920
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3446   08/09/1946
British Railways 63446 on 05/10/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer V. Raven
Class Q6
Company History NER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Q609/1920
Wheels 0-8-0
Builder Armstrong Whitworth
Order Number E4
Works Number 37
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 09/1920 to Newport (Teeside) (NPT)
Withdrawal Sun 05/06/1966 off West Hartlepool (51C)
Service Life 45 yrs, 9 mths , 5 dys

Disposal

Notes
Notes Sald for scrap to Hughes Bolckow, Blyth, 7/66

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
NPT   Newport (Teeside) (New) m/e 09/1920
SKN   Stockton on 07/02/1948
HAV   Haverton Hill on 06/02/1949
HAV   Haverton Hill w/e 12/02/1949
51F   West Auckland on 14/06/1959
51L   Thornaby on 02/02/1964
51C   West Hartlepool on 27/09/1964
     Withdrawn on 05/06/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC SKN Stockton w/e 07/02/1948
ALLOC HAV Haverton Hill w/e 12/02/1949
ALLOC 51F West Auckland 4w/e 11/07/1959
ALLOC 51L Thornaby 4w/e 08/02/1964
ALLOC 51C West Hartlepool 4w/e 10/10/1964
WDN   on 05/06/1966

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
11/06/1929 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number D845)
18/05/1934 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number D1945)
13/11/1940 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number HL110)
23/01/1943 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number 2433)
23/02/1945 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number 2423)
31/05/1947 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 3159)
05/10/1950 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number 24157)
08/07/1955 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 24199)
08/02/1958 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 24246)
16/09/1961 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 24311)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 23/10/1923 22/12/1923 61 days General    
Darlington Works 10/08/1926 23/12/1926 136 days General    
Darlington Works 17/04/1929 11/06/1929 56 days General Boiler number D845 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 20/10/1931 25/11/1931 37 days General    
Darlington Works 26/04/1934 18/05/1934 23 days General Boiler number D1945 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 24/07/1936 09/09/1936 48 days General    
Darlington Works 02/12/1938 20/01/1939 50 days General Boiler number 24175 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 15/10/1940 13/11/1940 30 days General Boiler number HL110 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 24/12/1942 23/01/1943 31 days General Boiler number 2433 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 25/01/1945 23/02/1945 30 days General Boiler number 2423 (Diagram 50)
 
Gateshead Works 11/04/1946 30/04/1946 20 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 30/04/1947 31/05/1947 32 days General Boiler number 3159 (Diagram 50A)
 
Darlington Works 31/08/1950 05/10/1950 36 days General Boiler number 24157 (Diagram 50)
Renumbered to BR 63446
 
Darlington Works 19/03/1953 18/04/1953 31 days Light Intermediate    
Darlington Works 20/04/1953 22/04/1953 3 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 14/06/1955 08/07/1955 25 days General Boiler number 24199 (Diagram 50A)
 
Darlington Works 04/12/1956 13/12/1956 10 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 09/01/1958 08/02/1958 31 days General Boiler number 24246 (Diagram 50A)
 
Darlington Works 10/02/1958 12/02/1958 3 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 10/11/1960 12/01/1961 64 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 24/08/1961 16/09/1961 24 days General Boiler number 24311 (Diagram 50A)
 
Darlington Works 20/09/1961 28/09/1961 9 days Unclassified    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1920 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 2289
Built at Armstrong Whitworth, Works Number 37
Allocated to Newport (Teeside) (NPT)
Diagram 50 boiler fitted
   
23/10/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 23/10/1923. Dep: 22/12/1923.    
10/08/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 10/08/1926. Dep: 23/12/1926.    
17/04/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 17/04/1929. Dep: 11/06/1929.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D845 (Diagram 50)
   
20/10/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 20/10/1931. Dep: 25/11/1931.    
26/04/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 26/04/1934. Dep: 18/05/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D1945 (Diagram 50)
   
24/07/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 24/07/1936. Dep: 09/09/1936.    
02/12/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 02/12/1938. Dep: 20/01/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24175 (Diagram 50)
   
15/10/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 15/10/1940. Dep: 13/11/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number HL110 (Diagram 50)
   
24/12/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 24/12/1942. Dep: 23/01/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2433 (Diagram 50)
   
25/01/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 25/01/1945. Dep: 23/02/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2423 (Diagram 50)
   
11/04/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 11/04/1946. Dep: 30/04/1946.    
08/09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3446    
30/04/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 30/04/1947. Dep: 31/05/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3159 (Diagram 50A)
   
07/02/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Stockton (SKN)    
06/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Haverton Hill (HAV)    
12/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Haverton Hill (HAV)    
31/08/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 31/08/1950. Dep: 05/10/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24157 (Diagram 50)
Renumbered to BR 63446
   
19/03/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 19/03/1953. Dep: 18/04/1953.    
20/04/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 20/04/1953. Dep: 22/04/1953.    
14/06/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 14/06/1955. Dep: 08/07/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24199 (Diagram 50A)
   
04/12/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 04/12/1956. Dep: 13/12/1956.    
09/01/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 09/01/1958. Dep: 08/02/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24246 (Diagram 50A)
   
10/02/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 10/02/1958. Dep: 12/02/1958.    
14/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to West Auckland (51F)    
10/11/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 10/11/1960. Dep: 12/01/1961.    
24/08/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 24/08/1961. Dep: 16/09/1961.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24311 (Diagram 50A)
   
20/09/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 20/09/1961. Dep: 28/09/1961.    
02/02/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Thornaby (51L)    
27/09/1964 Allocation Reallocated to West Hartlepool (51C)    
05/06/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 63446 from West Hartlepool (51C)    

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