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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 2383 m/e 06/1923
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 5885 on 03/02/1946
British Railways 65885 m/e 11/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Worsdell / V. Raven
Class J27
Company History NER/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 1192
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 06/1923
Withdrawal Wed 07/06/1967
Service Life 44 yrs , 7 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1967

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1923
NEV   Neville Hill on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
50A   York (North) w/e 11/02/1950
50C   Selby 4w/e 19/06/1954
50F   Malton w/e 01/08/1959
50A   York (North) w/e 17/09/1960
52G   Sunderland w/e 16/09/1961
52F   Blyth (North) 4w/e 03/12/1966
52G   Sunderland 4w/e 20/05/1967
     Withdrawn on 07/06/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 50A York (North) w/e 11/02/1950
ALLOC 50C Selby 4w/e 19/06/1954
ALLOC 50F Malton 4w/e 08/08/1959
ALLOC 50A York (North) 4w/e 01/10/1960
ALLOC 52G Sunderland 3w/e 30/09/1961
ALLOC 52FN   8w/e 31/12/1966
ALLOC 52G Sunderland 4w/e 20/05/1967
WDN   on 07/06/1967

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
by 07/1943 Superheater removed
by 07/1943 LNER Diagram 57A Boiler Fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
05/11/1966 Allocation of J27 class (Sunderland) North Blyth: 65804/34/8/92; South Blyth: 65789/95, 65811/2/3/23/42/55/60/1/9/79/82; Sunderland: 65817/33/5/53/65/72/80/5/94. SLS/196701

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1923 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 2383
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1192
   
07/1943 Modification Modification: LNER Diagram 57A Boiler Fitted    
07/1943 Modification Modification: Superheater removed    
03/02/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 5885    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Neville Hill (NEV)    
11/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 65885    
11/02/1950 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
19/06/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Selby (50C)    
01/08/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Malton (50F)    
17/09/1960 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
16/09/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Sunderland (52G)    
03/12/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Blyth (North) (52F)    
20/05/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Sunderland (52G)    
07/06/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 65885    
08/1967 Scrapped Scrapped    

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