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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 1185 m/e 04/1911
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 9784 on 17/02/1946
British Railways 69784   21/05/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Worsdell / V. Raven
Class A7
Company History NER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
A704/1911
A7/1 (4-6-2T)05/1948
Wheels 4-6-2T
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
To Service During 04/1911 to Starbeck (SBK)
Withdrawal Mon 05/03/1956 off Hull Springhead (53C)
Service Life 44 yrs, 11 mths , 3 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1956

Notes
Notes Cut up at Darlington

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
SBK   Starbeck (New) m/e 04/1911
NEV   Neville Hill m/e 08/1924
HLD   Hull Dairycoates on 10/04/1939
53C   Hull Springhead on 02/09/1951
53C   Hull Springhead w/e 08/09/1951
     Withdrawn on 05/03/1956

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 53C Hull Springhead w/e 08/09/1951
WDN   on 05/03/1956

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
04/1911 Diagram 55Sup boiler fitted (number G942)
05/1919 Diagram 55Sat boiler fitted (number G927)
03/1922 Superheated boiler fitted
03/1922 Diagram 55Sup boiler fitted (number G942)
23/02/1931 Diagram 55Sup boiler fitted (number 2380)
09/01/1936 Diagram 55Sup boiler fitted (number 2382)
28/07/1940 Diagram 55Sup boiler fitted (number 2380)
13/02/1943 Diagram 55Sup boiler fitted (number 2198)
11/08/1945 Diagram 55Sup boiler fitted (number 2495)
21/05/1948 Rebuilt with 63B Superheated Boiler and reclassified A7 to A7/1
21/05/1948 Diagram 63B boiler fitted (number 3867)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 1919 05/1919   General Boiler number G927 (Diagram 55Sat)
 
Darlington Works 1922 03/1922   General Superheated boiler fitted
Boiler number G942 (Diagram 55Sup)
Superheated boiler fitted
 
Darlington Works 05/11/1924 07/02/1925 95 days General    
Darlington Works 30/03/1927 13/07/1927 106 days General    
Darlington Works 30/11/1928 15/01/1929 47 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 27/01/1930 03/04/1930 67 days General    
Darlington Works 01/05/1933 15/06/1933 46 days General    
Darlington Works 14/11/1935 09/01/1936 57 days General Boiler number 2382 (Diagram 55Sup)
 
Darlington Works 27/06/1940 28/07/1940 32 days General Boiler number 2380 (Diagram 55Sup)
 
Darlington Works 06/01/1943 13/02/1943 39 days General Boiler number 2198 (Diagram 55Sup)
 
Darlington Works 28/06/1945 11/08/1945 45 days General Boiler number 2495 (Diagram 55Sup)
 
Darlington Works 10/04/1948 21/05/1948 42 days General Rebuilt To Part 1
Boiler number 24711 (Diagram 63B)
Rebuilt with 63B Superheated Boiler and reclassified A7 to A7/1
Renumbered to BR 69784
 
Darlington Works 26/11/1948 23/02/1949 90 days Heavy Casual    
Gateshead Works 02/05/1950 14/06/1950 44 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 05/01/1951 23/02/1951 50 days General    
Darlington Works 04/04/1951 04/05/1951 31 days General    
Darlington Works 13/07/1951 09/08/1951 28 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 29/10/1953 30/11/1953 33 days Heavy Casual    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
02/12/1948 Darlington Works Further new Class 'A.1' locomotives, Nos. 60134-37, ex North Road bear Works, Nos. 2053-56, in order. Locomotives awaiting Works: Nos. 970, 1642/44/72, 2344/65/90, 2715, E2718, 3292, E3311, E3314, 3399, 3420, 5100, 5856, 7283, 7636/69, 8015, 8275, 8313, 8698, 8745, 9792, 9842/89, 60942, 62737/64, 63290, 67672, 67719/23 (both light repairs), 69784. The following were sent to the scrap yard:-Nos. 3253/92/95, 3323/27, 8090 an 9103.
Locomotives ex Works: Nos. 60507 (unlined black, new chimney), 61019, 61627/38, 62371/91, 62708/47, 63140, 63344/58, 65706/17, 65803/14/32/52/83/89, 67300, 67311 (auto fitted), 67312, 67688, 68014 (altered bunker), 68245/95, 68426, 68678 (vacuum ejector), 68699, 69776, 69841/81/91, 69862 (first 'A.8' to be lined out), 69881/91, 'Austerity' 77050, 77195/99, 77329.
SLS/194901

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1911 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 1185
Built at Darlington Works
Allocated to Starbeck (SBK)
Diagram 55Sup boiler fitted
   
1919 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: ?/1919. Dep: ?/05/1919.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number G927 (Diagram 55Sat)
   
1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: ?/1922. Dep: ?/03/1922.
Work undertaken:
Superheated boiler fitted
Boiler number G942 (Diagram 55Sup)
Superheated boiler fitted
   
08/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (NEV)    
05/11/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 05/11/1924. Dep: 07/02/1925.    
30/03/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 30/03/1927. Dep: 13/07/1927.    
30/11/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 30/11/1928. Dep: 15/01/1929.    
27/01/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 27/01/1930. Dep: 03/04/1930.    
23/02/1931 Modification Diagram 55Sup number 2380 boiler fitted    
01/05/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 01/05/1933. Dep: 15/06/1933.    
14/11/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 14/11/1935. Dep: 09/01/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2382 (Diagram 55Sup)
   
10/04/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
27/06/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 27/06/1940. Dep: 28/07/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2380 (Diagram 55Sup)
   
06/01/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 06/01/1943. Dep: 13/02/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2198 (Diagram 55Sup)
   
28/06/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 28/06/1945. Dep: 11/08/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2495 (Diagram 55Sup)
   
17/02/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 9784    
10/04/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 10/04/1948. Dep: 21/05/1948.
Work undertaken:
Rebuilt To Part 1
Boiler number 24711 (Diagram 63B)
Rebuilt with 63B Superheated Boiler and reclassified A7 to A7/1
Renumbered to BR 69784
   
26/11/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 26/11/1948. Dep: 23/02/1949.    
02/05/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 02/05/1950. Dep: 14/06/1950.    
05/01/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 05/01/1951. Dep: 23/02/1951.    
04/04/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 04/04/1951. Dep: 04/05/1951.    
13/07/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 13/07/1951. Dep: 09/08/1951.    
02/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Springhead (53C)    
08/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Springhead (53C)    
29/10/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 29/10/1953. Dep: 30/11/1953.    
03/1956 Scrapped Scrapped    
05/03/1956 Withdrawn Condemned as 69784 from Hull Springhead (53C)    

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