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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 2300 m/e 01/1921
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3457   24/11/1946
British Railways 63457 w/e 10/09/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer V. Raven
Class Q6
Company History NER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Q601/1921
Wheels 0-8-0
Builder Armstrong Whitworth
Order Number E4
Works Number 48
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 01/1921 to Borough Gardens (BOR)
Withdrawal Mon 18/12/1961 off West Hartlepool (51C)
Service Life 40 yrs, 11 mths , 17 dys

Disposal

Notes
Notes Cut up at Darlington

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
BOR   Borough Gardens (New) m/e 01/1921
BLA   Blaydon on 29/03/1941
NPT   Newport (Teeside) on 28/03/1943
DAR   Darlington on 29/09/1944
WHL   West Hartlepool on 05/03/1945
     Withdrawn on 18/12/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 18/12/1961

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
01/1921 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number E4/48)
18/06/1928 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number E4/43)
14/11/1930 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number E4/15)
16/06/1934 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number D1967)
19/07/1941 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number 2258)
08/01/1944 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number 2566)
08/03/1947 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number HL111)
10/09/1949 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number 2570)
24/12/1952 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number 24245)
25/06/1955 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number 24237)
06/06/1958 Diagram 50A boiler fitted (number 24282)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gateshead Works 28/07/1923 14/08/1923 18 days Light Repair    
Gateshead Works 28/02/1925 19/05/1925 81 days General    
Gateshead Works 16/04/1928 18/06/1928 64 days General Boiler number E4/43 (Diagram 50)
  
Gateshead Works 03/10/1930 14/11/1930 43 days General Boiler number E4/15 (Diagram 50)
  
Darlington Works 16/05/1934 16/06/1934 32 days General Boiler number D1967 (Diagram 50)
  
Darlington Works 30/03/1938 13/05/1938 45 days General    
Darlington Works 14/05/1938 27/05/1938 14 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 09/06/1941 19/07/1941 41 days General Boiler number 2258 (Diagram 50)
  
Darlington Works 22/07/1941 26/07/1941 5 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 27/02/1943 26/03/1943 28 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 13/12/1943 08/01/1944 27 days General Boiler number 2566 (Diagram 50)
  
Darlington Works 09/01/1947 08/03/1947 59 days General Boiler number HL111 (Diagram 50)
  
Darlington Works 16/08/1949 10/09/1949 26 days General Boiler number 2570 (Diagram 50)
Renumbered to BR 63457
  
Darlington Works 12/09/1949 01/10/1949 20 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 03/10/1949 07/10/1949 5 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 02/12/1952 24/12/1952 23 days General Boiler number 24245 (Diagram 50)
  
Darlington Works 20/05/1955 25/06/1955 37 days General Boiler number 24237 (Diagram 50)
  
Darlington Works 28/06/1955 02/07/1955 5 days Unclassified    
Gateshead Works 29/04/1958 06/06/1958 39 days General Boiler number 24282 (Diagram 50A)
  
Darlington Works 02/05/1961 23/05/1961 22 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 30/11/1961 30/11/1961 1 day No repairs    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1921 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 2300
Built at Armstrong Whitworth, Works Number 48
Allocated to Borough Gardens (BOR)
Diagram 50 boiler fitted		    
28/07/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 28/07/1923. Dep: 14/08/1923.    
28/02/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 28/02/1925. Dep: 19/05/1925.    
16/04/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 16/04/1928. Dep: 18/06/1928.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number E4/43 (Diagram 50)
    
03/10/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 03/10/1930. Dep: 14/11/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number E4/15 (Diagram 50)
    
16/05/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 16/05/1934. Dep: 16/06/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D1967 (Diagram 50)
    
30/03/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 30/03/1938. Dep: 13/05/1938.    
14/05/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 14/05/1938. Dep: 27/05/1938.    
29/03/1941 Allocation Reallocated to Blaydon (BLA)    
09/06/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 09/06/1941. Dep: 19/07/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2258 (Diagram 50)
    
22/07/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 22/07/1941. Dep: 26/07/1941.    
27/02/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 27/02/1943. Dep: 26/03/1943.    
28/03/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Newport (Teeside) (NPT)    
13/12/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 13/12/1943. Dep: 08/01/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2566 (Diagram 50)
    
29/09/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (DAR)    
05/03/1945 Allocation Reallocated to West Hartlepool (WHL)    
24/11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3457    
09/01/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 09/01/1947. Dep: 08/03/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number HL111 (Diagram 50)
    
16/08/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 16/08/1949. Dep: 10/09/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2570 (Diagram 50)
Renumbered to BR 63457
    
12/09/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 12/09/1949. Dep: 01/10/1949.    
03/10/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 03/10/1949. Dep: 07/10/1949.    
02/12/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 02/12/1952. Dep: 24/12/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24245 (Diagram 50)
    
20/05/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 20/05/1955. Dep: 25/06/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24237 (Diagram 50)
    
28/06/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 28/06/1955. Dep: 02/07/1955.    
29/04/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 29/04/1958. Dep: 06/06/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24282 (Diagram 50A)
    
02/05/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 02/05/1961. Dep: 23/05/1961.    
30/11/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (No repairs) - Arr: 30/11/1961. Dep: 30/11/1961.    
18/12/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 63457 from West Hartlepool (51C)    

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