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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 1139 m/e 06/1905
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 5762 on 17/03/1946
British Railways 65762 m/e 06/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Worsdell
Class J26
Company History NER/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Gateshead Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
To Service During 06/1905
Withdrawal Tue 03/01/1961
Service Life 55 yrs, 7 mths , 3 dys
Information Shaped cab spectacles by Grouping

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1905
NPT   Newport (Teeside) on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
51L   Thornaby 5w/e 14/06/1958
     Withdrawn on 03/01/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 51L Thornaby on 08/06/1958
WDN   on 03/01/1961

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
11/1917 Diagram 57 boiler fitted
08/1943 Diagram 57A boiler 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No. 7306 the first 'G.5' to be withdrawn is in the scrap yard, together with No. 5115.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
31/08/1948 Darlington Works Locomotives for shops during August included Nos. 507, 980, 2366, 3285, 3349, 3426/69, 5641, 5872, 7282, 7344, 7628, 8424, 8712/32, 9089, 9787, 62762, 67281 an 69798. Locomotives ex shops during the same period included Nos. 60509, 60824/25/98, 60920, 61455/61, 62706, 63361, 63418, 65647/69/92, 65708/37/41/62/63/67/89/99, 65809/16/62, 67295, 67605/16/30/78, 68305/37/60/93, 68423, 69781/82/95, 69868/73/84. No. 61461 has been rebuilt to 'B.16/3'; Paint date, August. Locomotives painted black and fully lined are Nos. 60898, 60920 an 62706, while No. 60509 has been painted green. The last 'L.1', No. 67730, is Darlington 2048 of 1948; Paint date, August SLS/194810

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1905 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 1139
Built at Gateshead Works
Diagram P2 boiler fitted
   
11/1917 Modification Diagram 57 boiler fitted    
08/1943 Modification Diagram 57A boiler fitted    
17/03/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 5762    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Newport (Teeside) (NPT)    
06/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 65762    
14/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Thornaby (51L)    
03/01/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 65762    

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