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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 2401 on 30/12/1922

Names Carried
Date From Name
04/1924 CITY OF KINGSTON UPON HULL

Locomotive Specifics
Designer V. Raven
Class A2
Company History NER/LNER/BR
Wheels 4-6-2
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1171
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service Fri 30/12/1922 to Gateshead (GHD)
Withdrawal Fri 03/07/1936 off York (North) (YK)
Service Life 13 yrs, 6 mths , 3 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Sat 15/08/1936 at Locomotive Works (Doncaster)

Notes
Notes Tender returned to Doncaster 16/6/36. Boiler cut up 22/8/36.

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
GHD   Gateshead (New) on 30/12/1922
YK   York (North) on 09/02/1934
     Withdrawn on 03/07/1936

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
30/12/1922 Diagram 47 boiler fitted (number 1448)
08/11/1929 Diagram 47 boiler fitted (number 1606)
17/02/1933 Diagram 47 boiler fitted (number 1447)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 17/09/1923 19/09/1923 3 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 18/10/1924 29/01/1925 104 days General    
Gateshead Works 16/06/1926 18/06/1926 3 days Light Repair    
Gateshead Works 29/12/1926 31/12/1926 3 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 18/02/1927 29/03/1927 40 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 08/04/1927 07/11/1927 214 days General New crank axle
 
Darlington Works 11/11/1927 23/11/1927 13 days Light Repair    
Gateshead Works 06/06/1929 25/06/1929 20 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 09/07/1929 17/07/1929 9 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 29/08/1929 08/11/1929 72 days General Bronze axleboxes
Boiler number 1606 (Diagram 47)
 
Darlington Works 11/02/1930 13/02/1930 3 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 28/07/1930 06/08/1930 10 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 07/01/1931 21/01/1931 15 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 02/02/1931 12/03/1931 39 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 09/07/1931 19/08/1931 42 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 19/08/1931 05/11/1931 79 days General New cylinders and steam brake
 
Darlington Works 06/12/1932 17/02/1933 74 days Heavy Boiler number 1447 (Diagram 47)
 
Darlington Works 27/10/1933 15/12/1933 50 days General    
Darlington Works 12/09/1934 09/10/1934 28 days Unclassified 8 wheel tender
 
Darlington Works 01/07/1935 18/07/1935 18 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 13/01/1936   No repairs    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
30/12/1922 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 2401
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1171
Allocated to Gateshead (GHD)
Diagram 47 boiler fitted
   
17/09/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 17/09/1923. Dep: 19/09/1923.    
04/1924 Naming Named 'CITY OF KINGSTON UPON HULL'    
18/10/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 18/10/1924. Dep: 29/01/1925.    
16/06/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 16/06/1926. Dep: 18/06/1926.    
29/12/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 29/12/1926. Dep: 31/12/1926.    
18/02/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 18/02/1927. Dep: 29/03/1927.    
08/04/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 08/04/1927. Dep: 07/11/1927.
Work undertaken:
New crank axle
   
11/11/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 11/11/1927. Dep: 23/11/1927.    
06/06/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 06/06/1929. Dep: 25/06/1929.    
09/07/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 09/07/1929. Dep: 17/07/1929.    
29/08/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 29/08/1929. Dep: 08/11/1929.
Work undertaken:
Bronze axleboxes
Boiler number 1606 (Diagram 47)
   
11/02/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 11/02/1930. Dep: 13/02/1930.    
28/07/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 28/07/1930. Dep: 06/08/1930.    
07/01/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 07/01/1931. Dep: 21/01/1931.    
02/02/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 02/02/1931. Dep: 12/03/1931.    
09/07/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 09/07/1931. Dep: 19/08/1931.    
19/08/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 19/08/1931. Dep: 05/11/1931.
Work undertaken:
New cylinders and steam brake
   
06/12/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy) - Arr: 06/12/1932. Dep: 17/02/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1447 (Diagram 47)
   
27/10/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 27/10/1933. Dep: 15/12/1933.    
09/02/1934 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (YK)    
12/09/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 12/09/1934. Dep: 09/10/1934.
Work undertaken:
8 wheel tender
   
01/07/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 01/07/1935. Dep: 18/07/1935.    
13/01/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (No repairs) - Arr: 13/01/1936.    
03/07/1936 Withdrawn Condemned as 2401 from York (North) (YK)    
15/08/1936 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Doncaster    

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