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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 798 m/e 06/1912
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 1317 m/e Not applied

Locomotive Specifics
Designer V. Raven
Class B15
Company History NER/LNER
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service During 06/1912 to Heaton (HTN)
Withdrawal Tue 16/10/1945 off Hull Dairycoates (HLD)
Service Life 33 yrs, 4 mths , 15 dys
Information Superheated from new

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Darlington)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
HTN   Heaton (New) m/e 06/1912
HLD   Hull Dairycoates on 30/03/1939
     Withdrawn on 16/10/1945

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
06/1912 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number D93)
07/03/1930 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number HL984)
22/12/1933 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number D1165)
24/11/1937 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number D1170)
01/08/1940 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number 2386)
27/02/1943 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number HL108)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gateshead Works 20/09/1923 22/12/1923 94 days General    
Gateshead Works 18/11/1925 31/03/1926 134 days General    
Gateshead Works 26/08/1927 25/11/1927 92 days General    
Gateshead Works 31/05/1929 24/07/1929 55 days Light Repair    
Gateshead Works 27/01/1930 07/03/1930 40 days General Boiler number HL984 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 09/11/1933 22/12/1933 44 days General Boiler number D1165 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 21/06/1934 18/08/1934 59 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 29/04/1935 18/06/1935 51 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 17/02/1936 17/04/1936 61 days General    
Darlington Works 07/09/1937 24/11/1937 79 days General Boiler number D1170 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 03/07/1940 01/08/1940 30 days General Boiler number 2386 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 28/01/1943 27/02/1943 31 days General Boiler number HL108 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 15/09/1945 15/09/1945 1 day No repairs    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1912 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 798
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number
Allocated to Heaton (HTN)
Diagram 50 boiler fitted
   
20/09/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 20/09/1923. Dep: 22/12/1923.    
18/11/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 18/11/1925. Dep: 31/03/1926.    
26/08/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 26/08/1927. Dep: 25/11/1927.    
31/05/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 31/05/1929. Dep: 24/07/1929.    
27/01/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 27/01/1930. Dep: 07/03/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number HL984 (Diagram 50)
   
09/11/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 09/11/1933. Dep: 22/12/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D1165 (Diagram 50)
   
21/06/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 21/06/1934. Dep: 18/08/1934.    
29/04/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 29/04/1935. Dep: 18/06/1935.    
17/02/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 17/02/1936. Dep: 17/04/1936.    
07/09/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 07/09/1937. Dep: 24/11/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D1170 (Diagram 50)
   
30/03/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
03/07/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 03/07/1940. Dep: 01/08/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2386 (Diagram 50)
   
28/01/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 28/01/1943. Dep: 27/02/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number HL108 (Diagram 50)
   
15/09/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (No repairs) - Arr: 15/09/1945. Dep: 15/09/1945.    
16/10/1945 Withdrawn Condemned as 798 from Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 1317 but not taken up    

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