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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 927 m/e 12/1920
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1422   22/12/1946
British Railways 61422   31/03/1949

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 12/1920 to York (North) (YK)
Withdrawal Mon 25/09/1961 off York (North) (50A)
Service Life 40 yrs, 9 mths , 26 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1961 at Locomotive Works (Darlington)

Notes
Notes Into Darlington for cutting up 16/10/61

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
YK   York (North) (New) m/e 12/1920
50B   Neville Hill on 06/05/1951
50B   Neville Hill w/e 12/05/1951
50C   Selby on 07/06/1953
50A   York (North) on 29/05/1955
     Withdrawn on 25/09/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 50B Neville Hill w/e 12/05/1951
ALLOC 50C Selby 4w/e 13/06/1953
ALLOC 50A York (North) 4w/e 18/06/1955
WDN   on 25/09/1961

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
12/1920 Diagram 49 boiler fitted (number D1179)
11/02/1928 Diagram 49 boiler fitted (number D1117)
08/02/1930 Diagram 49 boiler fitted (number D1172)
12/05/1933 Diagram 49 boiler fitted (number 2264)
10/01/1936 Diagram 49 boiler fitted (number D1038)
08/10/1937 Diagram 49 boiler fitted (number D1125)
20/06/1940 Diagram 49 boiler fitted (number D1614)
15/04/1944 Diagram 49 boiler fitted (number 2694)
09/05/1946 Diagram 49 boiler fitted (number D1610)
31/03/1949 Diagram 49 boiler fitted (number 2773)
27/02/1956 Diagram 49 boiler fitted (number 24068)
04/09/1959 Diagram 49A boiler fitted (number 24047)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 13/07/1925 28/11/1925 139 days General    
Darlington Works 12/11/1927 11/02/1928 92 days General Boiler number D1117 (Diagram 49)
 
Darlington Works 09/12/1929 08/02/1930 62 days General Boiler number D1172 (Diagram 49)
 
Darlington Works 03/04/1933 12/05/1933 40 days General Boiler number 2264 (Diagram 49)
 
Darlington Works 18/11/1935 10/01/1936 54 days General Boiler number D1038 (Diagram 49)
 
Darlington Works 13/07/1937 08/10/1937 88 days General Boiler number D1125 (Diagram 49)
 
Darlington Works 12/05/1939 03/08/1939 84 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 27/05/1940 20/06/1940 25 days General Boiler number D1614 (Diagram 49)
 
Darlington Works 06/02/1941 04/03/1941 27 days Light Repair After collision
 
Darlington Works 09/09/1942 24/09/1942 16 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 17/07/1943 14/08/1943 29 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 15/03/1944 15/04/1944 32 days General Boiler number 24032 (Diagram 49)
 
Gateshead Works 05/11/1945 24/11/1945 20 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 29/03/1946 09/05/1946 42 days General Boiler number D1610 (Diagram 49)
 
Darlington Works 06/09/1947 23/10/1947 48 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 08/03/1949 31/03/1949 24 days General Boiler number 24063 (Diagram 49)
Renumbered to BR 61422
 
Darlington Works 09/08/1951 24/08/1951 16 days Light Casual After collision
 
Darlington Works 22/05/1952 21/06/1952 31 days Heavy Intermediate    
Darlington Works 21/10/1953 15/12/1953 56 days Heavy Casual    
Darlington Works 22/12/1953 23/12/1953 2 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 07/01/1954 11/01/1954 5 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 03/09/1954 13/11/1954 72 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 26/01/1956 27/02/1956 33 days General Boiler number 24068 (Diagram 49)
 
Darlington Works 27/08/1956 26/11/1956 92 days Heavy Casual    
Darlington Works 04/08/1959 04/09/1959 32 days General Boiler number 24047 (Diagram 49A)
 
Darlington Works 11/09/1959 17/09/1959 7 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 09/05/1960 21/06/1960 44 days Light Casual    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/03/1949 Darlington Works Locomotives awaiting Works during March included: Nos. 1173, 1240, 2343, 2703, 3005/44, 3139, 3273, 5028/36, 5091, 5668, 5715, 5821, 8180, 8705, 9107, 9374/75, 9880, 61023, 61434, 61619/43, 62730/52, 63099, 63315/80, 65119, 67709/22 (both light repairs), 69807/65, Class '8' 77499, 78578/85, 79206. To scrap yard: Nos, 3332, 5649/68, 5715, 9374. Locomotives ex Works during March included: Nos. 5629/33 (both fitted small snow ploughs at Gateshead Works), 60816, 61020 (name removed), 61216, 61422, 61618, 61644 (rebuilt 2 cyls.), 61645/47/48, 62700/21/64, 63392, 63411/17/30/65, 65094, 65656, 65800/76, 67244/68, 67344, 67615, 68265, 68409/25/32, 68708/13, 69401, 69773, W.D. 90008 (light repair), 90103, 90235, 90391, 90606. No. 5626 has been sold out of service to the Bolton Colliery, it is understood. Easingwold Rly. 0-6-OT No. 2 has been broken up in the scrap yard here by a private firm. SLS/194905
30/04/1949 Darlington Works New work April: Nos. 60146 an 60147. Locomotives awaiting Works during April included: Nos. 888, 1035, 61199, 1224, 1405, 61625, 1668, 2726, 62753. 2760, 3044, 3260, 3275, 63286, 5044/68, 5109, 65633/50, 5653, 65684, 5858, 65868, 7278, 7675, 67729 (light re-pair), 67739 (damaged), 8156, 69842, Class '8' W.D. 77037, 77178 an 79206. Broken up: Nos. 63286, 3316, 65633/84.
Locomotives ex Works during April included: Nos. 60816, 61023, 61215/40/57, 61422, 61434 (rebuilt), 61648, 62700/03/64/67, 63348/80/92, 63411, 65110, 65739, 65821/44, 67722 (light repair), 68015/27, 68409/14/32, 68705, 69107, 69391, 69835/36/88, Class '8' W.D. 90382, 90449 (light repair) and 90460.
SLS/194906
28/11/1953 Darlington Works North Road have cut up 65022 an 65497 from E.R. also 'Sentinel' 8137 (still L.N.E.R. lettering and numbers). Waiting Works are: 68035/923/68/71, 61017/60/71, 61214/55, 61422, 62773, 63357/72, 63468, 67635/69, 67761/6/7, 69783, 90016/55/162/8/430/4/633/96. 67669 is dual fitted. 69783 has a chimney like the old A6 class carried. SLS/195402
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
25/03/1962 Darlington Works (Scrap Yard) Erecting Shop: D4094 (Complete), D4158-60 (Engines in), D4161-5 (Frames), D15/30, D248/56, D2265, D3071, D3138, D3943, 46450, 60882/5, 60901/57, 61240/88, 63399, 63420/48/63/71, 65099, 90351, 92144/98, 92201. Stripping Shop: 46476, 60804, 65763. Stripping Shop Yard: 43117, 61013, 61256, 63360, 63443, 67752, 90068/81. Works Yard: D2113, D4091/2, D5174, 43129, 46460/7, 60816/55. 60954, 67609/61, 68024/35/64, 90333, 92097, 92194, Crossing: D2164, D2230, D2589, D3229/43. Test House: D4093, D5175. Scrap Yard: 61411/2/3/5/9/22/43/50/1/60, 64979, 65741/51/69, 67707/39/50/3/75, 68063, 68680/8/9, 68703/29/34 all complete with 60960/77, 61368, 67665/81 partially cut up. SLS/196205

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1920 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 927
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number
Allocated to York (North) (YK)
Diagram 49 boiler fitted
   
13/07/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 13/07/1925. Dep: 28/11/1925.    
12/11/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 12/11/1927. Dep: 11/02/1928.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D1117 (Diagram 49)
   
09/12/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 09/12/1929. Dep: 08/02/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D1172 (Diagram 49)
   
03/04/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 03/04/1933. Dep: 12/05/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2264 (Diagram 49)
   
18/11/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 18/11/1935. Dep: 10/01/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D1038 (Diagram 49)
   
13/07/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 13/07/1937. Dep: 08/10/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D1125 (Diagram 49)
   
12/05/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 12/05/1939. Dep: 03/08/1939.    
27/05/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 27/05/1940. Dep: 20/06/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D1614 (Diagram 49)
   
06/02/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 06/02/1941. Dep: 04/03/1941.
Work undertaken:
After collision
   
09/09/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 09/09/1942. Dep: 24/09/1942.    
17/07/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 17/07/1943. Dep: 14/08/1943.    
15/03/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 15/03/1944. Dep: 15/04/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24032 (Diagram 49)
   
05/11/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 05/11/1945. Dep: 24/11/1945.    
29/03/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 29/03/1946. Dep: 09/05/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D1610 (Diagram 49)
   
22/12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1422    
06/09/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 06/09/1947. Dep: 23/10/1947.    
08/03/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 08/03/1949. Dep: 31/03/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24063 (Diagram 49)
Renumbered to BR 61422
   
06/05/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (50B)    
12/05/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (50B)    
09/08/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 09/08/1951. Dep: 24/08/1951.
Work undertaken:
After collision
   
22/05/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 22/05/1952. Dep: 21/06/1952.    
07/06/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Selby (50C)    
21/10/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 21/10/1953. Dep: 15/12/1953.    
22/12/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 22/12/1953. Dep: 23/12/1953.    
07/01/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 07/01/1954. Dep: 11/01/1954.    
03/09/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 03/09/1954. Dep: 13/11/1954.    
29/05/1955 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
26/01/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 26/01/1956. Dep: 27/02/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24068 (Diagram 49)
   
27/08/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 27/08/1956. Dep: 26/11/1956.    
04/08/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 04/08/1959. Dep: 04/09/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24047 (Diagram 49A)
   
11/09/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 11/09/1959. Dep: 17/09/1959.    
09/05/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 09/05/1960. Dep: 21/06/1960.    
25/09/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 61422 from York (North) (50A)    
12/1961 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Darlington    

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