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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 2164   05/1914
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2970   09/1946
British Railways 62970   Not applied

Locomotive Specifics
Designer V. Raven
Class C7
Company History NER/LNER
Wheels 4-4-2
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
To Service During 05/1914
Withdrawal Mon 27/12/1948
Service Life 34 yrs, 7 mths , 27 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1914
     Withdrawn on 27/12/1948

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC HLD Hull Dairycoates w/e 01/11/1947
WDN HLD Hull Dairycoates on 27/12/1948

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
11/1932 Steam Brakes fitted
11/1932 Westinghouse Brake removed
05/1935 Screw Reverse fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
03/05/1947 Haymarket MPD Class 'C7' No. 2970 was 'out of service' here both on 3/5 and 10/5. L.M.S. '8F' No. 8551 was on shed on 3/5. SLS/194708
31/12/1948 Darlington Works Locomotives awaiting Works during December included:-Nos. 952, 1437, 1625/41, 2378, 2970 (the last 'C.7'), 3368, 5639, 5650 (badly damaged at Jervaulx), 5693, 5759/97, 5807, 7278, 7651, 8010/37, 8155, 8292, 9792, 9892, 60510, 62732/33, 65056, 67704/05/10/19/23, 69910/33, 'Austerity' 70877, 77414/69. Locomotives ex Works during December included:-Nos. 60918/42/70, 61432, 61601/29/30/51, 62344/65, 62728/31/54, 63352, 63423, 65033, 65856, 67283, 67342, 67636/39/87, 67701, 68016 (altered bunker), 68264/75, 68436, 68696, 68745, 69102, 69794, 69842/79/89, 'Austerity' 77329. Locomotives broken up: Nos. 2390 an 3327. The two Class 'V.2's' which have hitherto been used as main line pilots, have now been replaced by Class 'A.3' Nos. 70 an 76. SLS/194902

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1914 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 2164
Built at Darlington Works
   
11/1932 Modification Modification: Steam Brakes fitted    
11/1932 Modification Modification: Westinghouse Brake removed    
05/1935 Modification Modification: Screw Reverse fitted    
09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2970    
1948 Number Allocated Allocated number 62970 but not taken up    
27/12/1948 Withdrawn Condemned as 2970    

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