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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 1327 m/e 10/1921
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 9887   27/04/1946
British Railways 69887   11/06/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer V. Raven / N. Gresley
Class A8
Company History LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
H110/1921
A8 (4-6-2T)10/01/1934
Wheels 4-6-2T
Builder Darlington Works
To Service During 10/1921 to Darlington (DAR)
Withdrawal Wed 16/12/1959 off Darlington (51A)
Service Life 38 yrs, 2 mths , 16 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1960

Notes
Notes Into Darlington Works for cutting up 16/12/59

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
DAR   Darlington (New) m/e 10/1921
MID   Middlesbrough on 19/07/1928
SALT   Saltburn on 16/05/1929
HTN   Heaton on 26/06/1930
DAR   Darlington on 19/06/1934
MID   Middlesbrough on 05/07/1934
BLA   Blaydon on 30/01/1939
SUN   Sunderland on 31/10/1941
BLA   Blaydon on 05/10/1947
SUN   Sunderland on 15/11/1947
51A   Darlington on 10/06/1956
     Withdrawn on 16/12/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC BLA Blaydon w/e 11/10/1947
ALLOC SUN Sunderland w/e 15/11/1947
ALLOC 51A Darlington 4w/e 23/06/1956
TOSTORE   4w/e 30/05/1959
WDN   on 16/12/1959

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
10/1921 Diagram 63 boiler fitted (number D1293)
30/09/1930 Diagram 63 boiler fitted (number D1310)
29/11/1935 Diagram 63 boiler fitted (number 2375)
01/08/1941 Diagram 63A boiler fitted (number 113)
24/12/1943 Diagram 63A boiler fitted (number 2457)
27/04/1946 Diagram 63 boiler fitted (number 2373)
11/06/1948 Diagram 63A boiler fitted (number 2661)
20/01/1951 Diagram 63B boiler fitted (number 24752)
21/05/1955 Diagram 63B boiler fitted (number 24739)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 21/09/1923 29/11/1923 70 days General    
Darlington Works 13/07/1925 14/10/1925 94 days General    
Darlington Works 25/08/1927 17/11/1927 85 days General    
Darlington Works 12/08/1929 30/08/1929 19 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 07/07/1930 30/09/1930 86 days General Boiler number D1310 (Diagram 63)
 
Darlington Works 13/09/1933 10/01/1934 120 days Rebuilding    
Darlington Works 19/01/1934 08/02/1934 21 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 29/08/1935 1 day Weighing    
Darlington Works 16/10/1935 29/11/1935 45 days General Boiler number 2375 (Diagram 63)
 
Darlington Works 31/12/1936 1 day Weighing    
Darlington Works 25/01/1938 29/04/1938 95 days General    
Darlington Works 30/04/1938 11/05/1938 12 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 14/09/1939 19/09/1939 6 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 16/04/1940 17/05/1940 32 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 02/06/1941 01/08/1941 61 days General Boiler number 113 (Diagram 63A)
 
Darlington Works 02/11/1943 24/12/1943 53 days General Boiler number 2457 (Diagram 63A)
 
Darlington Works 05/01/1944 31/01/1944 27 days Light Repair After collision
 
Darlington Works 07/09/1944 27/09/1944 21 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 21/03/1946 27/04/1946 38 days General Boiler number 2373 (Diagram 63)
Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 9887
 
Darlington Works 07/05/1948 11/06/1948 36 days General Boiler number 2661 (Diagram 63A)
Renumbered to BR 69887
 
Darlington Works 15/06/1948 24/06/1948 10 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 14/12/1950 20/01/1951 38 days General Positive lub. drive fitted
Boiler number 24752 (Diagram 63B)
 
Darlington Works 08/01/1953 07/02/1953 31 days Heavy Intermediate    
Darlington Works 09/02/1953 10/02/1953 2 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 25/04/1955 21/05/1955 27 days General Boiler number 24739 (Diagram 63B)
 
Darlington Works 23/05/1955 27/05/1955 5 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 31/08/1955 27/10/1955 58 days Light Casual After collision
 

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/05/1959 Class A8 4-6-2T (Darlington) 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
10/1921 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 1327
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number
Allocated to Darlington (DAR)
Diagram 63 boiler fitted
   
21/09/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 21/09/1923. Dep: 29/11/1923.    
13/07/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 13/07/1925. Dep: 14/10/1925.    
25/08/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 25/08/1927. Dep: 17/11/1927.    
19/07/1928 Allocation Reallocated to Middlesbrough (MID)    
16/05/1929 Allocation Reallocated to Saltburn (SALT)    
12/08/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 12/08/1929. Dep: 30/08/1929.    
26/06/1930 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (HTN)    
07/07/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 07/07/1930. Dep: 30/09/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D1310 (Diagram 63)
   
13/09/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Rebuilding) - Arr: 13/09/1933. Dep: 10/01/1934.    
19/01/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 19/01/1934. Dep: 08/02/1934.    
19/06/1934 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (DAR)    
05/07/1934 Allocation Reallocated to Middlesbrough (MID)    
29/08/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 29/08/1935.    
16/10/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 16/10/1935. Dep: 29/11/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2375 (Diagram 63)
   
31/12/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Weighing) - Arr: 31/12/1936.    
25/01/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 25/01/1938. Dep: 29/04/1938.    
30/04/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 30/04/1938. Dep: 11/05/1938.    
30/01/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Blaydon (BLA)    
14/09/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 14/09/1939. Dep: 19/09/1939.    
16/04/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 16/04/1940. Dep: 17/05/1940.    
02/06/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 02/06/1941. Dep: 01/08/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 113 (Diagram 63A)
   
31/10/1941 Allocation Reallocated to Sunderland (SUN)    
02/11/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 02/11/1943. Dep: 24/12/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2457 (Diagram 63A)
   
05/01/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 05/01/1944. Dep: 31/01/1944.
Work undertaken:
After collision
   
07/09/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 07/09/1944. Dep: 27/09/1944.    
21/03/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 21/03/1946. Dep: 27/04/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2373 (Diagram 63)
Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 9887
   
05/10/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Blaydon (BLA)    
15/11/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Sunderland (SUN)    
07/05/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 07/05/1948. Dep: 11/06/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2661 (Diagram 63A)
Renumbered to BR 69887
   
15/06/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 15/06/1948. Dep: 24/06/1948.    
14/12/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 14/12/1950. Dep: 20/01/1951.
Work undertaken:
Positive lub. drive fitted
Boiler number 24752 (Diagram 63B)
   
08/01/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 08/01/1953. Dep: 07/02/1953.    
09/02/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 09/02/1953. Dep: 10/02/1953.    
25/04/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 25/04/1955. Dep: 21/05/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24739 (Diagram 63B)
   
23/05/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 23/05/1955. Dep: 27/05/1955.    
31/08/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 31/08/1955. Dep: 27/10/1955.
Work undertaken:
After collision
   
10/06/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (51A)    
16/12/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 69887 from Darlington (51A)    
01/1960 Scrapped Scrapped    

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