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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 981 m/e 11/1889
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 5049 m/e 07/1946
British Railways 65049 m/e Not applied

Locomotive Specifics
Designer T. Worsdell
Class J21
Company History NER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J21 Compound11/1889
J21 Simple (0-6-0)11/1907
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Gateshead Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 32.89
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 11/1889
Withdrawal Wed 02/06/1948 off Neville Hill (NEV)
Service Life 58 yrs, 7 mths , 2 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1948 at Locomotive Works (Darlington)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1889
NEV   Neville Hill on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 02/06/1948

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN NEV Neville Hill on 02/06/1948

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
11/1907 Converted from Compound to Simple cylinders
11/1907 Fitted with 19" cylinders and Piston Valves
01/1917 Schmidt pattern superheater fitted
11/1932 Superheater removed


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1889 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 981
Built at Gateshead Works, Works Number 32.89 		   
11/1907 Modification Modification: Converted from Compound to Simple cylinders    
11/1907 Modification Modification: Fitted with 19" cylinders and Piston Valves    
01/1917 Modification Modification: Schmidt pattern superheater fitted    
11/1932 Modification Modification: Superheater removed    
07/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 5049    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Neville Hill (NEV)    
06/1948 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Darlington    
02/06/1948 Withdrawn Condemned as 5049 from Neville Hill (NEV)    
1949 Number Allocated Allocated number 65049 but not taken up    

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