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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 2055 m/e 05/1900
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 5706 m/e 08/1946
British Railways 65706 m/e 11/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Worsdell / V. Raven
Class J25
Company History NER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J2505/1900
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
To Service During 05/1900
Withdrawal Mon 07/12/1959
Service Life 59 yrs, 7 mths , 7 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date Reference
    (New) m/e 05/1900  
AUK   West Auckland on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)  
52F   Blyth (North) 4w/e 23/10/1954  
     Withdrawn on 07/12/1959  

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 52FN   4w/e 18/09/1954
ALLOC 52FS   4w/e 27/12/1958
WDN   on 07/12/1959

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
04/1917 Rebuilt with Piston Valves
04/1917 Diagram 67 (Superheated) boiler fitted
01/1933 Rebuilt with Slide Valves
01/1933 Diagram 67 (Saturated) boiler fitted (Round Top firebox)
02/1938 Rebuilt with Piston Valves
02/1938 Diagram 67 (Superheated) boiler fitted
05/1956 Diagram 67A boiler fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
02/12/1948 Darlington Works Further new Class 'A.1' locomotives, Nos. 60134-37, ex North Road bear Works, Nos. 2053-56, in order. Locomotives awaiting Works: Nos. 970, 1642/44/72, 2344/65/90, 2715, E2718, 3292, E3311, E3314, 3399, 3420, 5100, 5856, 7283, 7636/69, 8015, 8275, 8313, 8698, 8745, 9792, 9842/89, 60942, 62737/64, 63290, 67672, 67719/23 (both light repairs), 69784. The following were sent to the scrap yard:-Nos. 3253/92/95, 3323/27, 8090 an 9103.
Locomotives ex Works: Nos. 60507 (unlined black, new chimney), 61019, 61627/38, 62371/91, 62708/47, 63140, 63344/58, 65706/17, 65803/14/32/52/83/89, 67300, 67311 (auto fitted), 67312, 67688, 68014 (altered bunker), 68245/95, 68426, 68678 (vacuum ejector), 68699, 69776, 69841/81/91, 69862 (first 'A.8' to be lined out), 69881/91, 'Austerity' 77050, 77195/99, 77329.
SLS/194901

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1900 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 2055
Built at Darlington Works
Diagram 67 (Saturated) boiler fitted
   
04/1917 Modification Diagram 67 (Superheated) boiler fitted    
04/1917 Modification Modification: Rebuilt with Piston Valves    
01/1933 Modification Diagram 67 (Saturated) boiler fitted    
01/1933 Modification Modification: Rebuilt with Slide Valves    
02/1938 Modification Diagram 67 (Superheated) boiler fitted    
02/1938 Modification Modification: Rebuilt with Piston Valves    
08/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 5706    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - West Auckland (AUK)    
11/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 65706    
23/10/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Blyth (North) (52F)    
05/1956 Modification Diagram 67A boiler fitted    
07/12/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 65706    

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