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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 2144 m/e 10/1913
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 9851   20/10/1946
British Railways 69851   15/12/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer V. Raven / N. Gresley
Class A8
Company History LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
H110/1913
A8 (4-6-2T)26/03/1935
Wheels 4-6-2T
Builder Darlington Works
To Service During 10/1913 to Saltburn (SALT)
Withdrawal Tue 11/11/1958 off West Auckland (51F)
Service Life 45 yrs, 1 mth , 12 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1959

Notes
Notes Into Darlington for cutting up 11/11/58

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
SALT   Saltburn (New) m/e 10/1913
GHD   Gateshead on 28/05/1928
TDK   Tyne Dock on 09/07/1938
GHD   Gateshead on 17/09/1938
SUN   Sunderland on 14/11/1938
BLA   Blaydon on 18/01/1939
51F   West Auckland on 28/05/1950
     Withdrawn on 11/11/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 51F West Auckland on 28/05/1950
TOSTORE   4w/e 09/08/1958
WDN   on 11/11/1958
TOSTORE   4w/e 27/12/1958

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
10/1913 Diagram 63 boiler fitted (number D250)
07/05/1922 Diagram 63 boiler fitted (number D245)
29/04/1932 Diagram 63 boiler fitted (number D1282)
01/10/1937 Diagram 63 boiler fitted (number 2373)
02/09/1941 Diagram 63 boiler fitted (number 2375)
16/09/1944 Diagram 63 boiler fitted (number D1251)
07/11/1947 Diagram 63B boiler fitted (number 3050)
23/02/1951 Diagram 63B boiler fitted (number 24755)
23/07/1955 Diagram 63B boiler fitted (number 24758)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 1922 05/1922   General    
Darlington Works 11/01/1924 26/03/1924 76 days General    
Darlington Works 26/01/1926 18/06/1926 144 days General    
Darlington Works 14/10/1927 23/01/1928 102 days General    
Gateshead Works 08/11/1929 13/01/1930 67 days General    
Gateshead Works 22/03/1932 29/04/1932 39 days General Boiler number D1282 (Diagram 63)
 
Darlington Works 16/01/1935 26/03/1935 70 days Rebuilding    
Darlington Works 17/08/1937 01/10/1937 46 days General Boiler number 2373 (Diagram 63)
 
Darlington Works 06/06/1939 20/07/1939 45 days General    
Darlington Works 29/11/1940 21/01/1941 54 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 22/07/1941 02/09/1941 43 days General Boiler number 2375 (Diagram 63)
 
Darlington Works 08/09/1941 13/09/1941 6 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 20/05/1943 11/06/1943 23 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 11/08/1944 16/09/1944 37 days General Boiler number D1251 (Diagram 63)
 
Darlington Works 28/01/1946 14/02/1946 18 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 08/11/1946 06/12/1946 29 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 03/10/1947 07/11/1947 36 days General Boiler number 3050 (Diagram 63B)
 
Darlington Works 11/11/1947 14/11/1947 4 days Unclassified    
Gateshead Works 26/10/1949 15/12/1949 51 days Light Casual Renumbered to BR 69851
 
Darlington Works 30/01/1951 23/02/1951 25 days General Positive lub. drive fitted
Boiler number 24755 (Diagram 63B)
 
Darlington Works 05/03/1951 09/03/1951 5 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 30/05/1952 1 day Weighing    
Darlington Works 12/02/1953 27/06/1953 136 days Heavy Intermediate    
Darlington Works 29/06/1953 03/07/1953 5 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 24/06/1955 23/07/1955 30 days General Boiler number 24758 (Diagram 63B)
 
Darlington Works 25/07/1955 29/07/1955 5 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 20/11/1956 11/12/1956 22 days Heavy Casual    
Darlington Works 15/01/1957 28/01/1957 14 days Light Casual After collision
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1913 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 2144
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number
Allocated to Saltburn (SALT)
Diagram 63 boiler fitted
   
1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: ?/1922. Dep: ?/05/1922.    
07/05/1922 Modification Diagram 63 number D245 boiler fitted    
11/01/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 11/01/1924. Dep: 26/03/1924.    
26/01/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 26/01/1926. Dep: 18/06/1926.    
14/10/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 14/10/1927. Dep: 23/01/1928.    
28/05/1928 Allocation Reallocated to Gateshead (GHD)    
08/11/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 08/11/1929. Dep: 13/01/1930.    
22/03/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 22/03/1932. Dep: 29/04/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D1282 (Diagram 63)
   
16/01/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Rebuilding) - Arr: 16/01/1935. Dep: 26/03/1935.    
17/08/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 17/08/1937. Dep: 01/10/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2373 (Diagram 63)
   
09/07/1938 Allocation Reallocated to Tyne Dock (TDK)    
17/09/1938 Allocation Reallocated to Gateshead (GHD)    
14/11/1938 Allocation Reallocated to Sunderland (SUN)    
18/01/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Blaydon (BLA)    
06/06/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 06/06/1939. Dep: 20/07/1939.    
29/11/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 29/11/1940. Dep: 21/01/1941.    
22/07/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 22/07/1941. Dep: 02/09/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2375 (Diagram 63)
   
08/09/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 08/09/1941. Dep: 13/09/1941.    
20/05/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 20/05/1943. Dep: 11/06/1943.    
11/08/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 11/08/1944. Dep: 16/09/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D1251 (Diagram 63)
   
28/01/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 28/01/1946. Dep: 14/02/1946.    
20/10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 9851    
08/11/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 08/11/1946. Dep: 06/12/1946.    
03/10/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 03/10/1947. Dep: 07/11/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3050 (Diagram 63B)
   
11/11/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 11/11/1947. Dep: 14/11/1947.    
26/10/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 26/10/1949. Dep: 15/12/1949.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 69851
   
28/05/1950 Allocation Reallocated to West Auckland (51F)    
30/01/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 30/01/1951. Dep: 23/02/1951.
Work undertaken:
Positive lub. drive fitted
Boiler number 24755 (Diagram 63B)
   
05/03/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 05/03/1951. Dep: 09/03/1951.    
30/05/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 30/05/1952.    
12/02/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 12/02/1953. Dep: 27/06/1953.    
29/06/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 29/06/1953. Dep: 03/07/1953.    
24/06/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 24/06/1955. Dep: 23/07/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24758 (Diagram 63B)
   
25/07/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 25/07/1955. Dep: 29/07/1955.    
20/11/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 20/11/1956. Dep: 11/12/1956.    
15/01/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 15/01/1957. Dep: 28/01/1957.
Work undertaken:
After collision
   
11/11/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 69851 from West Auckland (51F)    
07/1959 Scrapped Scrapped    

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