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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 1523 m/e 06/1920
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 9874   07/07/1946
British Railways 69874   25/08/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer V. Raven / N. Gresley
Class A8
Company History LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
H106/1920
A8 (4-6-2T)25/04/1935
Wheels 4-6-2T
Builder Darlington Works
To Service During 06/1920 to Heaton (HTN)
Withdrawal Fri 20/05/1960 off Sunderland (52G)
Service Life 39 yrs, 11 mths , 19 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1960

Notes
Notes Into Darlington for cutting up 20/5/60

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
HTN   Heaton (New) m/e 06/1920
BLA   Blaydon on 27/06/1928
HTN   Heaton on 12/07/1934
WBY   Whitby on 22/05/1935
SBK   Starbeck on 26/02/1940
SUN   Sunderland on 28/06/1943
     Withdrawn on 20/05/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
TOSTORE   4w/e 30/05/1959
WDN   on 20/05/1960

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
06/1920 Diagram 63 boiler fitted (number D1019)
27/04/1931 Diagram 63 boiler fitted (number D289)
26/04/1933 Diagram 63A boiler fitted (number 2456)
19/05/1939 Diagram 63A boiler fitted (number 2457)
21/10/1943 Diagram 63A boiler fitted (number 2458)
12/12/1947 Diagram 63 boiler fitted (number D1251)
25/08/1950 Diagram 63C boiler fitted (number 2824)
28/11/1952 Diagram 63B boiler fitted (number 24735)
02/04/1955 Diagram 63B boiler fitted (number 24732)
18/10/1957 Diagram 63B boiler fitted (number 24711)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gateshead Works 15/11/1923 01/02/1924 79 days General    
Gateshead Works 03/07/1925 21/09/1925 81 days General    
Gateshead Works 21/10/1925 03/11/1925 14 days Light Repair    
Gateshead Works 07/03/1927 16/06/1927 102 days General    
Gateshead Works 13/01/1929 28/03/1929 75 days General    
Gateshead Works 12/03/1931 27/04/1931 47 days General Boiler number D289 (Diagram 63)
 
Darlington Works 07/03/1933 26/04/1933 51 days General Boiler number 2456 (Diagram 63A)
 
Darlington Works 04/02/1935 25/04/1935 81 days Rebuilding    
Darlington Works 15/02/1939 19/05/1939 94 days General Boiler number 2457 (Diagram 63A)
 
Darlington Works 14/06/1939 17/07/1939 34 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 20/10/1942 09/11/1942 21 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 20/09/1943 21/10/1943 32 days General Boiler number 2458 (Diagram 63A)
 
Darlington Works 28/11/1945 12/01/1946 46 days General Boiler number 114 (Diagram 63A)
 
Darlington Works 12/11/1947 12/12/1947 31 days General Boiler number D1251 (Diagram 63)
 
Darlington Works 09/01/1948 20/01/1948 12 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 12/07/1950 25/08/1950 45 days General Positive lub. drive fitted
Boiler number 2824 (Diagram 63C)
Renumbered to BR 69874
 
Darlington Works 03/11/1952 28/11/1952 26 days General Boiler number 24735 (Diagram 63B)
 
Darlington Works 09/03/1955 02/04/1955 25 days General Boiler number 24732 (Diagram 63B)
 
Darlington Works 04/04/1955 07/04/1955 4 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 12/09/1957 18/10/1957 37 days General Boiler number 24711 (Diagram 63B)
 
Darlington Works 12/11/1957 18/11/1957 7 days Unclassified    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/05/1959 Class A8 4-6-2T (Sunderland) All the locomotives of this class were noted stored during May viz.-Borough Gardens 69852/6/8/70, Darlington 69887, Saltburn 69869, Selby 69861, Sunderland 69850/3/4/5/7/9/73/4/5/8/83, Thornaby 69860, West Hartlepool 69867/77/85, York 69886. SLS/195907

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1920 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 1523
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number
Allocated to Heaton (HTN)
Diagram 63 boiler fitted
   
15/11/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 15/11/1923. Dep: 01/02/1924.    
03/07/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 03/07/1925. Dep: 21/09/1925.    
21/10/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 21/10/1925. Dep: 03/11/1925.    
07/03/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 07/03/1927. Dep: 16/06/1927.    
27/06/1928 Allocation Reallocated to Blaydon (BLA)    
13/01/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 13/01/1929. Dep: 28/03/1929.    
12/03/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 12/03/1931. Dep: 27/04/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D289 (Diagram 63)
   
07/03/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 07/03/1933. Dep: 26/04/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2456 (Diagram 63A)
   
12/07/1934 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (HTN)    
04/02/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Rebuilding) - Arr: 04/02/1935. Dep: 25/04/1935.    
22/05/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Whitby (WBY)    
15/02/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 15/02/1939. Dep: 19/05/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2457 (Diagram 63A)
   
14/06/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 14/06/1939. Dep: 17/07/1939.    
26/02/1940 Allocation Reallocated to Starbeck (SBK)    
20/10/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 20/10/1942. Dep: 09/11/1942.    
28/06/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Sunderland (SUN)    
20/09/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 20/09/1943. Dep: 21/10/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2458 (Diagram 63A)
   
28/11/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 28/11/1945. Dep: 12/01/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 114 (Diagram 63A)
   
07/07/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 9874    
12/11/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 12/11/1947. Dep: 12/12/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D1251 (Diagram 63)
   
09/01/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 09/01/1948. Dep: 20/01/1948.    
12/07/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 12/07/1950. Dep: 25/08/1950.
Work undertaken:
Positive lub. drive fitted
Boiler number 2824 (Diagram 63C)
Renumbered to BR 69874
   
03/11/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 03/11/1952. Dep: 28/11/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24735 (Diagram 63B)
   
09/03/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 09/03/1955. Dep: 02/04/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24732 (Diagram 63B)
   
04/04/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 04/04/1955. Dep: 07/04/1955.    
12/09/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 12/09/1957. Dep: 18/10/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24711 (Diagram 63B)
   
12/11/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 12/11/1957. Dep: 18/11/1957.    
20/05/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 69874 from Sunderland (52G)    
06/1960 Scrapped Scrapped    

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