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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 1615 m/e 12/1892
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 5115 m/e 01/1947
British Railways 65115 m/e Not applied

Locomotive Specifics
Designer T. Worsdell
Class J21
Company History NER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J21 Compound12/1892
J21 Simple (0-6-0)10/1907
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Gateshead Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 37.92
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 12/1892
Withdrawal Sat 26/06/1948 off Kirkby Stephen (KBY)
Service Life 55 yrs, 6 mths , 27 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1948 at Locomotive Works (Darlington)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1892
KBY   Kirkby Stephen on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 26/06/1948

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN KBY Kirkby Stephen on 26/06/1948

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
10/1907 Converted from Compound to Simple cylinders
10/1907 Fitted with 19" cylinders and Piston Valves
02/1931 Schmidt pattern superheater fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/07/1948 Darlington Works 'L.1's' are completed up to No. 67727 and the last three are almost finished. The paint dates of Nos. 67719-21 are May, Nos. 67722-26 June and No. 67727 July. The Works' Nos. are 2037-2045, in order.
Frames are laid down for the first two 'Pacifics' and it is understood that at least twelve are expected to be completed by the end of the year.
No. 7306 the first 'G.5' to be withdrawn is in the scrap yard, together with No. 5115. A start was made on cutting-up 'C.7's' Nos. 2973 an 2982 during W/E 3/7/48 and these will be followed by No. 2954. Further engines of this class have arrived in the Works' road at the shed, and it is expected they will all be scrapped, they are as follows:-Nos. 2975, 2981, 2983, 2988 an 2995. 'J.93' No. 8488 arrived on a truck and was cut-up W/E 29/5/48. Easingwold Rly. No. 2 is still in the Works' yard in a very forlorn condition. The North Sunderland Rly. diesel Lady Armstrong has also been there for a considerable time; No. 8089 is at present working on the N.S. Rly. The frames of two ex G.N.R. 'Atlantic's' (still complete with cylinders) have been shortened and are being used back to back as a boiler wagon. 'B.1' No. 61014 is ex works painted black and fully lined, but minus name plates-the name being chalked on one side of the smokebox. Other locomotives noted painted black and fully lined include Nos. 60834, 60942, 61019 an 62751.
Locomotives ex works to July 3rd, include:-Nos. 60919, 61410, 62724, 63282/90, 63345, 65024/64, 65575, 65673, 65708/54/62/75, 65816/41, 67613/29, 68245, 68307/58/91, 68706/61, 69771/98, 69833/37, 69854/66 an 69917. Locomotives for works during the same period include:-Nos. 509, 824/98, 920, 1012/19, 2375/79, 2706/61/68, 3250/64, 5099, 5670/92, 5774, 7246/95, 7305/06, 7603/05/10/16/30/35/61/78/90, 8262/91, 8358/60/93, 8434, 9781/82, 9832/52/57/82/85/93 an 61420.
SLS/194808

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1892 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 1615
Built at Gateshead Works, Works Number 37.92
   
10/1907 Modification Modification: Converted from Compound to Simple cylinders    
10/1907 Modification Modification: Fitted with 19" cylinders and Piston Valves    
02/1931 Modification Modification: Schmidt pattern superheater fitted    
01/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 5115    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Kirkby Stephen (KBY)    
26/06/1948 Withdrawn Condemned as 5115 from Kirkby Stephen (KBY)    
07/1948 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Darlington    
1949 Number Allocated Allocated number 65115 but not taken up    

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