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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 820 m/e 11/1912
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 1322 m/e Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 1696   05/05/1946

Locomotive Specifics
Designer V. Raven
Class B15
Company History NER/LNER
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number 431
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service During 11/1912 to York (North) (YK)
Withdrawal Sat 27/12/1947 off Hull Dairycoates (HLD)
Service Life 35 yrs, 1 mth , 26 dys
Information Superheated from new

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Darlington)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
YK   York (North) (New) m/e 11/1912
DON   Doncaster on 11/08/1925
YK   York (North) on 01/04/1926
NEV   Neville Hill on 10/04/1939
HLD   Hull Dairycoates on 06/03/1940
     Withdrawn on 27/12/1947

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN HLD Hull Dairycoates on 27/12/1947

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
11/1912 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number D136)
18/07/1928 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number D1942)
27/07/1932 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number D636)
03/10/1934 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number 50)
07/04/1937 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number 2875)
20/10/1939 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number D1939)
09/12/1942 Diagram 50 boiler fitted (number 2658)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Unknown Works 1922 07/1922   General    
Darlington Works 22/11/1924 10/02/1925 81 days General    
Darlington Works 15/05/1928 18/07/1928 65 days General Boiler number D1942 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 14/06/1932 27/07/1932 44 days General Boiler number D636 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 24/08/1934 03/10/1934 41 days Heavy Boiler number 50 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 01/03/1937 07/04/1937 38 days General Boiler number 2875 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 07/04/1937 08/04/1937 2 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 09/04/1937 20/04/1937 12 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 20/09/1938 17/10/1938 28 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 31/08/1939 20/10/1939 51 days General Boiler number D1939 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 07/11/1942 09/12/1942 33 days General Boiler number 2658 (Diagram 50)
 
Darlington Works 23/02/1945 07/04/1945 44 days General    
Darlington Works 05/12/1947 05/12/1947 1 day No repairs    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/12/1947 Darlington Works New 'B.1' Class 4-6-0 No. 1036 (Dar. 2016/47) has appeared with the name Ralph Assheton, No. 1037 Jairou (Dar. 2017/47), No. 1038 Blacktail (Dar. 2018/47) and No. 1039 Steinbok (Dar. 2019/47); the plate dates of the last two are December. The first of the 'L1' Class 2-6-4T's to be built here, 9001 was completed in December and on 29/12 was in the Paint Shop. A number of 'Atlantics' have arrived on Works and include 'C6' Nos. 2931/34/41/47; 'Cl' 2991/96; with the exception of No. 2941, all have recently been withdrawn. 'D2' No. 2178 and 'C1' No. 2835 have now gone in for scrapping, while the last 'B15' No. 1696 is on the Works road at the shed. No. 508 is awaiting shops. SLS/194801

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1912 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 820
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number
Allocated to York (North) (YK)
Diagram 50 boiler fitted
   
1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Unknown Works (General) - Arr: ?/1922. Dep: ?/07/1922.    
22/11/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 22/11/1924. Dep: 10/02/1925.    
11/08/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
01/04/1926 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (YK)    
15/05/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 15/05/1928. Dep: 18/07/1928.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D1942 (Diagram 50)
   
14/06/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 14/06/1932. Dep: 27/07/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D636 (Diagram 50)
   
24/08/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy) - Arr: 24/08/1934. Dep: 03/10/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 50 (Diagram 50)
   
01/03/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 01/03/1937. Dep: 07/04/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2875 (Diagram 50)
   
07/04/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 07/04/1937. Dep: 08/04/1937.    
09/04/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 09/04/1937. Dep: 20/04/1937.    
20/09/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 20/09/1938. Dep: 17/10/1938.    
10/04/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (NEV)    
31/08/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 31/08/1939. Dep: 20/10/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D1939 (Diagram 50)
   
06/03/1940 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
07/11/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 07/11/1942. Dep: 09/12/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2658 (Diagram 50)
   
23/02/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 23/02/1945. Dep: 07/04/1945.    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 1322 but not taken up    
05/05/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1696    
05/12/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (No repairs) - Arr: 05/12/1947. Dep: 05/12/1947.    
27/12/1947 Withdrawn Condemned as 1696 from Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    

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