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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 2290 m/e 10/1920
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3447   14/06/1946
British Railways 63447 w/e 11/12/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer V. Raven
Class Q6
Company History NER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Q610/1920
Wheels 0-8-0
Builder Armstrong Whitworth
Order Number E4
Works Number 38
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 10/1920 to Borough Gardens (BOR)
Withdrawal w/e Mon 29/04/1963 off Thornaby (51L)
Service Life 42 yrs, 6 mths , 30 dys

Disposal

Notes
Notes Into Darlington for cutting up 16/5/63

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
BOR   Borough Gardens (New) m/e 10/1920
DON   Doncaster on 27/12/1925
BOR   Borough Gardens on 28/03/1928
SEL   Selby on 28/03/1943
NPT   Newport (Teeside) on 06/02/1949
NPT   Newport (Teeside) w/e 12/02/1949
51L   Thornaby on 01/06/1958
     Withdrawn w/e 29/04/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC NPT Newport (Teeside) w/e 12/02/1949
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
10/1920 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number E4/38)
04/06/1928 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number E4/32)
26/01/1931 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number E4/21)
23/02/1934 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number 2570)
17/05/1940 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 3141)
08/07/1944 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number 2818)
19/04/1947 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number 2639)
12/12/1949 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 4030)
16/09/1953 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 24229)
15/05/1959 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 24280)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gateshead Works 15/02/1924 10/04/1924 56 days General    
Darlington Works 28/03/1928 04/06/1928 69 days General Boiler number E4/32 (Diagram 50)
 
Gateshead Works 16/12/1930 26/01/1931 42 days General Boiler number E4/21 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 26/01/1934 23/02/1934 29 days General Boiler number 2570 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 29/04/1937 08/06/1937 41 days General    
Darlington Works 22/04/1940 17/05/1940 26 days General Boiler number 24163 (Diagram 50A)
 
Darlington Works 23/06/1941 15/07/1941 23 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 30/04/1942 03/06/1942 35 days General    
Darlington Works 14/06/1944 08/07/1944 25 days General Boiler number 2818 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 21/02/1947 19/04/1947 58 days General Boiler number 2639 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 12/11/1948 09/12/1948 28 days Light Repair Renumbered to BR 63447
 
Darlington Works 17/11/1949 12/12/1949 26 days General Boiler number 24182 (Diagram 50A)
 
Gateshead Works 30/01/1951 23/02/1951 25 days Light Intermediate After derailment
 
Gateshead Works 14/02/1952 14/03/1952 30 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 28/04/1952 28/04/1952 1 day Weighing    
Darlington Works 25/08/1953 16/09/1953 23 days General Boiler number 24229 (Diagram 50A)
 
Gateshead Works 17/05/1954 26/06/1954 41 days Heavy Casual After derailment
 
Gateshead Works 29/06/1954 02/07/1954 4 days Unclassified    
Gateshead Works 06/01/1955 09/02/1955 35 days Light Casual After collision
 
Darlington Works 06/04/1956 22/05/1956 47 days Heavy Intermediate    
Darlington Works 28/05/1956 31/05/1956 4 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 14/04/1959 15/05/1959 32 days General Boiler number 24280 (Diagram 50A)
 
Darlington Works 12/10/1959 17/10/1959 6 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 10/08/1961 31/08/1961 22 days Light Casual    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1920 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 2290
Built at Armstrong Whitworth, Works Number 38
Allocated to Borough Gardens (BOR)
Diagram 50 boiler fitted
   
15/02/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 15/02/1924. Dep: 10/04/1924.    
27/12/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
28/03/1928 Allocation Reallocated to Borough Gardens (BOR)    
28/03/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 28/03/1928. Dep: 04/06/1928.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number E4/32 (Diagram 50)
   
16/12/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 16/12/1930. Dep: 26/01/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number E4/21 (Diagram 50)
   
26/01/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 26/01/1934. Dep: 23/02/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2570 (Diagram 50)
   
29/04/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 29/04/1937. Dep: 08/06/1937.    
22/04/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 22/04/1940. Dep: 17/05/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24163 (Diagram 50A)
   
23/06/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 23/06/1941. Dep: 15/07/1941.    
30/04/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 30/04/1942. Dep: 03/06/1942.    
28/03/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Selby (SEL)    
14/06/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 14/06/1944. Dep: 08/07/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2818 (Diagram 50)
   
14/06/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3447    
21/02/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 21/02/1947. Dep: 19/04/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2639 (Diagram 50)
   
12/11/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 12/11/1948. Dep: 09/12/1948.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 63447
   
06/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Newport (Teeside) (NPT)    
12/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Newport (Teeside) (NPT)    
17/11/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 17/11/1949. Dep: 12/12/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24182 (Diagram 50A)
   
30/01/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 30/01/1951. Dep: 23/02/1951.
Work undertaken:
After derailment
   
14/02/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 14/02/1952. Dep: 14/03/1952.    
28/04/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 28/04/1952. Dep: 28/04/1952.    
25/08/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 25/08/1953. Dep: 16/09/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24229 (Diagram 50A)
   
17/05/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 17/05/1954. Dep: 26/06/1954.
Work undertaken:
After derailment
   
29/06/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 29/06/1954. Dep: 02/07/1954.    
06/01/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 06/01/1955. Dep: 09/02/1955.
Work undertaken:
After collision
   
06/04/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 06/04/1956. Dep: 22/05/1956.    
28/05/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 28/05/1956. Dep: 31/05/1956.    
01/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Thornaby (51L)    
14/04/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 14/04/1959. Dep: 15/05/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24280 (Diagram 50A)
   
12/10/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 12/10/1959. Dep: 17/10/1959.    
10/08/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 10/08/1961. Dep: 31/08/1961.    
29/04/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 63447 from Thornaby (51L)    

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