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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 633 on 03/05/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3473   24/11/1946
British Railways 63473 w/e 10/09/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer V. Raven
Class Q7
Company History NER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Q703/05/1924
Wheels 0-8-0
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 1233
To Service Mon 03/05/1924 to Tyne Dock (TDK)
Withdrawal Mon 17/12/1962 off Tyne Dock (52H)
Service Life 38 yrs, 7 mths , 14 dys
Total Mileage 701,441

Disposal

Notes
Notes Into Darlington for cutting up 10/4/63

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
TDK   Tyne Dock (New) on 03/05/1924
BOR   Borough Gardens m/e 1930
GHD   Gateshead on 29/05/1933
YK   York (North) (on loan) on 03/04/1935
YK   York (North) on 19/03/1937
TDK   Tyne Dock on 28/03/1943
52G   Sunderland on 21/06/1959
52H   Tyne Dock on 13/12/1959
     Withdrawn on 17/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 54A Sunderland 4w/e 11/07/1959
ALLOC 54B Tyne Dock 4w/e 26/12/1959
WDN   on 17/12/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
03/05/1924 Diagram 49 boiler fitted (number D1633)
22/04/1931 Diagram 49 boiler fitted (number D1628)
18/07/1934 Diagram 49 boiler fitted (number D1619)
12/08/1937 Diagram 49 boiler fitted (number D1201)
30/01/1940 Diagram 49 boiler fitted (number D1465)
22/03/1946 Diagram 49 boiler fitted (number 2556)
10/09/1949 Diagram 49 boiler fitted (number 2879)
05/04/1952 Diagram 49A boiler fitted (number 24046)
27/11/1954 Diagram 49A boiler fitted (number 24101)
07/12/1957 Diagram 49A boiler fitted (number 24107)
01/06/1962 Diagram 49A boiler fitted (number 24034)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gateshead Works 12/05/1927 04/08/1927 85 days General    
Gateshead Works 13/03/1931 22/04/1931 41 days General Boiler number D1628 (Diagram 49)
  
Darlington Works 18/06/1934 18/07/1934 31 days General Boiler number D1619 (Diagram 49)
  
Darlington Works 25/06/1937 12/08/1937 49 days General Boiler number D1201 (Diagram 49)
  
Darlington Works 13/08/1937 13/08/1937 1 day Unclassified    
Darlington Works 28/12/1939 30/01/1940 34 days General Boiler number D1465 (Diagram 49)
  
Darlington Works 02/02/1943 06/03/1943 33 days General Boiler number 24079 (Diagram 49)
  
Darlington Works 16/11/1944 30/12/1944 45 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 23/02/1946 22/03/1946 28 days General Boiler number 2556 (Diagram 49)
  
Gateshead Works 31/08/1947 24/09/1947 25 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 10/08/1949 10/09/1949 32 days General Boiler number 2879 (Diagram 49)
Renumbered to BR 63473
  
Darlington Works 28/09/1949 12/10/1949 15 days Unclassified    
Gateshead Works 12/10/1949 20/10/1949 9 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 07/03/1952 05/04/1952 30 days General Vacuum ejector fitted - Modification for iron ore train working
Boiler number 24046 (Diagram 49A)
  
Darlington Works 26/10/1954 27/11/1954 33 days General Boiler number 24101 (Diagram 49A)
  
Darlington Works 29/11/1954 02/12/1954 4 days Unclassified    
Gateshead Works 20/02/1956 05/04/1956 46 days Light Casual    
Gateshead Works 07/09/1956 26/09/1956 20 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 12/11/1957 07/12/1957 26 days Unclassified Westinghouse equipment removed
Boiler number 24107 (Diagram 49A)
  
Darlington Works 09/12/1957 11/12/1957 3 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 07/06/1960 30/08/1960 85 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 25/04/1962 01/06/1962 38 days General Complete AWS fitted
Boiler number 24034 (Diagram 49A)
  
Darlington Works 14/06/1962 21/06/1962 8 days Unclassified    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/05/1924 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 633
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1233
Allocated to Tyne Dock (TDK)
Diagram 49 boiler fitted		    
12/05/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 12/05/1927. Dep: 04/08/1927.    
1930 Allocation Reallocated to Borough Gardens (BOR)    
13/03/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 13/03/1931. Dep: 22/04/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D1628 (Diagram 49)
    
29/05/1933 Allocation Reallocated to Gateshead (GHD)    
18/06/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 18/06/1934. Dep: 18/07/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D1619 (Diagram 49)
    
03/04/1935 Allocation Loaned to York (North) (YK)    
19/03/1937 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (YK)    
25/06/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 25/06/1937. Dep: 12/08/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D1201 (Diagram 49)
    
13/08/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 13/08/1937. Dep: 13/08/1937.    
28/12/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 28/12/1939. Dep: 30/01/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number D1465 (Diagram 49)
    
02/02/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 02/02/1943. Dep: 06/03/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24079 (Diagram 49)
    
28/03/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Tyne Dock (TDK)    
16/11/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 16/11/1944. Dep: 30/12/1944.    
23/02/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 23/02/1946. Dep: 22/03/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2556 (Diagram 49)
    
24/11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3473    
31/08/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 31/08/1947. Dep: 24/09/1947.    
10/08/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 10/08/1949. Dep: 10/09/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2879 (Diagram 49)
Renumbered to BR 63473
    
28/09/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 28/09/1949. Dep: 12/10/1949.    
12/10/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 12/10/1949. Dep: 20/10/1949.    
07/03/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 07/03/1952. Dep: 05/04/1952.
Work undertaken:
Vacuum ejector fitted - Modification for iron ore train working
Boiler number 24046 (Diagram 49A)
    
26/10/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 26/10/1954. Dep: 27/11/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 24101 (Diagram 49A)
    
29/11/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 29/11/1954. Dep: 02/12/1954.    
20/02/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 20/02/1956. Dep: 05/04/1956.    
07/09/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 07/09/1956. Dep: 26/09/1956.    
12/11/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 12/11/1957. Dep: 07/12/1957.
Work undertaken:
Westinghouse equipment removed
Boiler number 24107 (Diagram 49A)
    
09/12/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 09/12/1957. Dep: 11/12/1957.    
21/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Sunderland (52G)    
13/12/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Tyne Dock (52H)    
07/06/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 07/06/1960. Dep: 30/08/1960.    
25/04/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 25/04/1962. Dep: 01/06/1962.
Work undertaken:
Complete AWS fitted
Boiler number 24034 (Diagram 49A)
    
14/06/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 14/06/1962. Dep: 21/06/1962.    
17/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 63473 from Tyne Dock (52H)    

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