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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 914 m/e 09/1920
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1414   10/11/1946
British Railways 61414   08/10/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer V. Raven
Class B16
Company History NER/LNER
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service During 09/1920 to Heaton (HTN)
Withdrawal Mon 25/09/1961 off Mirfield (56D)
Service Life 41 yrs , 25 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1961 at Locomotive Works (Darlington)

Notes
Notes Into Darlington for cutting up 7/11/61

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
HTN   Heaton (New) m/e 09/1920
NEV   Neville Hill on 31/10/1929
YK   York (North) on 28/03/1943
NEV   Neville Hill on 07/08/1949
NEV   Neville Hill w/e 13/08/1949
52B   Heaton on 25/09/1955
52C   Blaydon on 13/05/1956
50B   Neville Hill on 10/06/1956
56D   Mirfield on 11/12/1960
     Withdrawn on 25/09/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC NEV Neville Hill w/e 13/08/1949
ALLOC 52B Heaton 4w/e 08/10/1955
ALLOC 52C Blaydon 4w/e 26/05/1956
ALLOC 56D Mirfield on 17/12/1960
WDN   on 25/09/1961

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
09/1920 Diagram 49 boiler fitted (number D1120)
11/12/1933 Diagram 49 boiler fitted (number 2556)
05/08/1936 Diagram 49 boiler fitted (number D1465)
04/07/1939 Diagram 49A boiler fitted (number 3029)
09/10/1948 Diagram 49A boiler fitted (number 3271)
08/03/1952 Diagram 49 boiler fitted (number 24048)
28/05/1955 Diagram 49A boiler fitted (number 24024)
16/10/1958 Diagram 49A boiler fitted (number 24046)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gateshead Works 10/01/1924 06/03/1924 57 days General    
Gateshead Works 02/05/1927 20/10/1927 172 days General    
Gateshead Works 24/04/1929 04/07/1929 72 days General    
Darlington Works 11/03/1932 11/04/1932 32 days Heavy    
Darlington Works 06/11/1933 11/12/1933 36 days General Boiler number 2556 (Diagram 49)
 
Darlington Works 17/07/1936 05/08/1936 20 days General Boiler number D1465 (Diagram 49)
 
Darlington Works 09/12/1937 02/05/1938 145 days Heavy    
Darlington Works 23/05/1939 04/07/1939 43 days General Boiler number 3029 (Diagram 49A)
 
Darlington Works 16/10/1941 28/11/1941 44 days General    
Darlington Works 07/04/1944 11/05/1944 35 days Light Repair After collision
 
Darlington Works 07/12/1944 13/01/1945 38 days General Boiler number 24039 (Diagram 49A)
 
Darlington Works 17/09/1948 09/10/1948 23 days General Boiler number 3271 (Diagram 49A)
Renumbered to BR 61414
 
Darlington Works 17/08/1949 10/09/1949 25 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 16/03/1951 20/03/1951 5 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 12/02/1952 08/03/1952 26 days General Boiler number 24048 (Diagram 49)
 
Darlington Works 24/05/1954 30/06/1954 38 days Heavy Casual    
Darlington Works 31/08/1954 04/09/1954 5 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 03/05/1955 28/05/1955 26 days General Boiler number 24024 (Diagram 49A)
 
Darlington Works 31/05/1955 01/06/1955 2 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 11/09/1958 16/10/1958 36 days General Boiler number 24046 (Diagram 49A)
 
Darlington Works 21/10/1958 27/10/1958 7 days Unclassified    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
08/10/1955 North Eastern Miscellany Class B16 engines have now appeared at sheds in the Newcastle-upon-Tyne area and the following have been noted working between Heaton and Berwick on various classes of trains: 61410/13/14/15/40/67/69. Class K2 2-6-0 locos noted en route between Newcastle and Cowlairs recently for overhaul and repainting have been Nos. 61720/27/62/65. Standard Class 5 4-6-0 73101 worked a Newcastle-Berwick passenger train on the 21st Sept. en route for the Scottish Region. Class J21 0-6-0 Nos. 65117 an 65070 were hauled dead by a Class J39 for the north on 4/10 and a class Dll 4-4-0 62684 hauled Class K1 62031 dead from Haymarket shed to Gateshead on October 5th. During mid-October, Class D49 4-4-0 Nos. 62752 an 62720 have been observed working a morning Sunderland-Newcastle slow passenger train as a running-in turn, both engines being recently ex-works. SLS/195512
17/12/1960 Mirfield MPD From 17th Dec., six B16s have been allocated for freight duties, viz.' 61411-4/6/47;, during 1959, several were on loan to this shed while the 4 Mirfield B1s were in shops. SLS/196102
11/11/1961 Darlington Works (Scrap Yard) Erecting Shop: D17, D249/51/79, D3317 D4079-81, D5102/49/68-73, 43141, 60859/64/91, 60952, 61020/4, 61129/92, 61218/89, 61382, 63405, 68025, 90067, 90333/44/63, 90445, 92194/5. Works Yard: D245/74, D2246, D3228, 12113, 46450/80, 60856, 60916/23/48, 61008, 61216/20/57, 63342/59, 63419/69, 65099, 65769, 65821/60, 67647, 67762, 68007/50, 69008, 78026, 80069, 90009, 90450, 92183. Stripping Shop: 61415/47. Outside Stripping Shop: 60939, 63435, 65691. Crossing: D272, D351 D3140, D4078, D5096, D5101/67, 60806. Scrap Yard: 61411-4/9/22/3/31/6/60, 65741, 67707/13/7/22/75/94, 68675/92, 68702 intact. SLS/196201

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1920 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 914
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number
Allocated to Heaton (HTN)
Diagram 49 boiler fitted
   
10/01/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 10/01/1924. Dep: 06/03/1924.    
02/05/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 02/05/1927. Dep: 20/10/1927.    
24/04/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 24/04/1929. Dep: 04/07/1929.    
31/10/1929 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (NEV)    
11/03/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy) - Arr: 11/03/1932. Dep: 11/04/1932.    
06/11/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 06/11/1933. Dep: 11/12/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2556 (Diagram 49)
   
17/07/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 17/07/1936. Dep: 05/08/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D1465 (Diagram 49)
   
09/12/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy) - Arr: 09/12/1937. Dep: 02/05/1938.    
23/05/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 23/05/1939. Dep: 04/07/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3029 (Diagram 49A)
   
16/10/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 16/10/1941. Dep: 28/11/1941.    
28/03/1943 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (YK)    
07/04/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 07/04/1944. Dep: 11/05/1944.
Work undertaken:
After collision
   
07/12/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 07/12/1944. Dep: 13/01/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24039 (Diagram 49A)
   
10/11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1414    
17/09/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 17/09/1948. Dep: 09/10/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3271 (Diagram 49A)
Renumbered to BR 61414
   
07/08/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (NEV)    
13/08/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (NEV)    
17/08/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 17/08/1949. Dep: 10/09/1949.    
16/03/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 16/03/1951. Dep: 20/03/1951.    
12/02/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 12/02/1952. Dep: 08/03/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24048 (Diagram 49)
   
24/05/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 24/05/1954. Dep: 30/06/1954.    
31/08/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 31/08/1954. Dep: 04/09/1954.    
03/05/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 03/05/1955. Dep: 28/05/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24024 (Diagram 49A)
   
31/05/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 31/05/1955. Dep: 01/06/1955.    
25/09/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (52B)    
13/05/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Blaydon (52C)    
10/06/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (50B)    
11/09/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 11/09/1958. Dep: 16/10/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24046 (Diagram 49A)
   
21/10/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 21/10/1958. Dep: 27/10/1958.    
11/12/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Mirfield (56D)    
25/09/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 61414 from Mirfield (56D)    
11/1961 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Darlington    

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