Darlington Locomotive Works
The works yard at Darlington in late 1963, with newly built Type 2 diesels D5231 and D5232 in the left background. A product of the same works 44 years previously, is Raven Q7 0-8-0 no 63460, the most powerful freight locomotive built by the NER (as class T3 in 1919), withdrawn by BR at the end of 1962 and destined for preservation as part of the National Collection. Railscot note: All 15 Q7s ended their operational days at Tyne Dock shed, being utilised primarily to haul iron ore trains from the coast up to Consett Iron Works on the western edge of County Durham. On steeper sections of the line a second Q7 was used as a banker. The locomotives were eventually displaced in the late 1950s by the arrival at Tyne Dock of new BR Standard class 9F 2-10-0s. No 63460 is currently on display inside North Road Museum see image 18893.
Location: Darlington Locomotive Works (former)
Original line: Stockton and Darlington Railway
Photographer: K A Gray
Contact photographer: K A Gray
Date: 26/10/1963
Image number: 23722
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