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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 2296 m/e 12/1920
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3453 on 16/03/1946
British Railways 63453 w/e 10/04/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer V. Raven
Class Q6
Company History NER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Q612/1920
Wheels 0-8-0
Builder Armstrong Whitworth
Order Number E4
Works Number 44
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 12/1920 to Newport (Teeside) (NPT)
Withdrawal Sun 02/10/1966 off Tyne Dock (52H)
Service Life 45 yrs, 10 mths , 2 dys

Disposal

Notes
Notes Sold for scrap to A Draper, Hull, 11/66. Cut up 12/12/66

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
NPT   Newport (Teeside) (New) m/e 12/1920
BLA   Blaydon on 08/07/1939
NPT   Newport (Teeside) on 28/03/1943
WHL   West Hartlepool on 11/07/1948
WHL   West Hartlepool w/e 17/07/1948
HAV   Haverton Hill on 07/11/1948
HAV   Haverton Hill w/e 13/11/1948
50C   Selby on 24/09/1950
54B   Tyne Dock on 17/08/1952
54B   Tyne Dock 4w/e 06/09/1952
54D   Consett on 01/09/1957
54C   Borough Gardens on 20/07/1958
52C   Blaydon on 25/01/1959
52H   Tyne Dock on 24/02/1963
     Withdrawn on 02/10/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC WHL West Hartlepool w/e 17/07/1948
ALLOC HAV Haverton Hill w/e 13/11/1948
ALLOC 50C Selby w/e 24/09/1950
ALLOC 54B Tyne Dock 4w/e 06/09/1952
ALLOC 54D Consett 4w/e 07/09/1957
ALLOC 54C Borough Gardens 4w/e 09/08/1958
ALLOC 52C Blaydon 4w/e 21/02/1959
ALLOC 52H Tyne Dock 3w/e 02/03/1963
WDN   on 02/10/1966

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
12/1920 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number E4/44)
20/06/1934 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number D916)
15/10/1936 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number 2819)
13/01/1942 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 2976)
06/04/1944 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number 2815)
16/03/1946 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number 2262)
07/04/1948 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number HL110)
03/02/1951 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number 24172)
13/07/1956 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 24275)
01/01/1960 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 24277)
29/04/1963 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 24269)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 11/06/1924 12/09/1924 94 days General    
Darlington Works 02/04/1927 29/06/1927 89 days General    
Darlington Works 25/07/1927 29/07/1927 5 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 02/09/1929 23/10/1929 52 days General    
Darlington Works 30/11/1931 28/01/1932 60 days General    
Darlington Works 22/05/1934 20/06/1934 30 days General Boiler number D916 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 27/08/1936 15/10/1936 50 days General Boiler number 2819 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 31/10/1938 08/11/1938 9 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 12/07/1939 17/08/1939 37 days General    
Darlington Works 24/11/1939 14/12/1939 21 days Heavy    
Darlington Works 15/12/1941 13/01/1942 30 days General Boiler number 2976 (Diagram 50A)
 
Darlington Works 13/03/1944 06/04/1944 25 days General Boiler number 2815 (Diagram 50)
 
Gateshead Works 02/06/1945 18/06/1945 17 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 19/02/1946 16/03/1946 26 days General Boiler number 2262 (Diagram 50)
Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 3453
 
Darlington Works 02/03/1948 07/04/1948 37 days General Boiler number HL110 (Diagram 50)
Renumbered to BR 63453
 
Darlington Works 10/01/1951 03/02/1951 25 days General Boiler number 24172 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 23/01/1953 21/02/1953 30 days Heavy Intermediate    
Darlington Works 31/01/1955 15/03/1955 44 days Light Casual    
Gateshead Works 13/12/1955 12/01/1956 31 days Light Casual    
Gateshead Works 11/06/1956 13/07/1956 33 days General Boiler number 24275 (Diagram 50A)
 
Gateshead Works 26/02/1957 28/02/1957 3 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 06/02/1959 06/03/1959 29 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 02/12/1959 01/01/1960 31 days General Boiler number 24277 (Diagram 50A)
 
Darlington Works 25/03/1963 29/04/1963 36 days General Boiler number 24269 (Diagram 50A)
 
Darlington Works 16/12/1963 14/01/1964 30 days Light Casual    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1920 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 2296
Built at Armstrong Whitworth, Works Number 44
Allocated to Newport (Teeside) (NPT)
Diagram 50 boiler fitted
   
11/06/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 11/06/1924. Dep: 12/09/1924.    
02/04/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 02/04/1927. Dep: 29/06/1927.    
25/07/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 25/07/1927. Dep: 29/07/1927.    
02/09/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 02/09/1929. Dep: 23/10/1929.    
30/11/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 30/11/1931. Dep: 28/01/1932.    
22/05/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 22/05/1934. Dep: 20/06/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D916 (Diagram 50)
   
27/08/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 27/08/1936. Dep: 15/10/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2819 (Diagram 50)
   
31/10/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 31/10/1938. Dep: 08/11/1938.    
08/07/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Blaydon (BLA)    
12/07/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 12/07/1939. Dep: 17/08/1939.    
24/11/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy) - Arr: 24/11/1939. Dep: 14/12/1939.    
15/12/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 15/12/1941. Dep: 13/01/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2976 (Diagram 50A)
   
28/03/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Newport (Teeside) (NPT)    
13/03/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 13/03/1944. Dep: 06/04/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2815 (Diagram 50)
   
02/06/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 02/06/1945. Dep: 18/06/1945.    
19/02/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 19/02/1946. Dep: 16/03/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2262 (Diagram 50)
Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 3453
   
02/03/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 02/03/1948. Dep: 07/04/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number HL110 (Diagram 50)
Renumbered to BR 63453
   
11/07/1948 Allocation Reallocated to West Hartlepool (WHL)    
17/07/1948 Allocation Reallocated to West Hartlepool (WHL)    
07/11/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Haverton Hill (HAV)    
13/11/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Haverton Hill (HAV)    
24/09/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Selby (50C)    
10/01/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 10/01/1951. Dep: 03/02/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24172 (Diagram 50)
   
17/08/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Tyne Dock (54B)    
06/09/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Tyne Dock (54B)    
23/01/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 23/01/1953. Dep: 21/02/1953.    
31/01/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 31/01/1955. Dep: 15/03/1955.    
13/12/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 13/12/1955. Dep: 12/01/1956.    
11/06/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 11/06/1956. Dep: 13/07/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24275 (Diagram 50A)
   
26/02/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 26/02/1957. Dep: 28/02/1957.    
01/09/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Consett (54D)    
20/07/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Borough Gardens (54C)    
25/01/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Blaydon (52C)    
06/02/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 06/02/1959. Dep: 06/03/1959.    
02/12/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 02/12/1959. Dep: 01/01/1960.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24277 (Diagram 50A)
   
24/02/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Tyne Dock (52H)    
25/03/1963 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 25/03/1963. Dep: 29/04/1963.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24269 (Diagram 50A)
   
16/12/1963 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 16/12/1963. Dep: 14/01/1964.    
02/10/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 63453 from Tyne Dock (52H)    

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