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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 1458 on 09/11/1926
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4709   23/06/1946
British Railways 64709   16/11/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class J39
Company History LNER
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 1344
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service Fri 09/11/1926 to West Hartlepool (WHL)
Withdrawal Fri 23/11/1962 off Hull Dairycoates (50B)
Service Life 36 yrs , 14 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1963

Notes
Notes Cut up at Darlington

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
WHL   West Hartlepool (New) on 09/11/1926
HAV   Haverton Hill on 07/11/1938
BLA   Blaydon on 28/03/1943
HTN   Heaton on 07/11/1948
HTN   Heaton w/e 13/11/1948
53A   Hull Dairycoates on 11/02/1952
53A   Hull Dairycoates 4w/e 23/02/1952
     Withdrawn on 23/11/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC HTN Heaton w/e 13/11/1948
ALLOC 53A Hull Dairycoates 4w/e 23/02/1952
WDN   on 23/11/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
09/11/1926 Diagram 97 boiler fitted
05/04/1933 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 1907)
27/04/1935 Screw Reverse fitted
27/04/1935 Steam Reverse Removed
27/04/1935 Diagram 97 boiler fitted
05/1936 Steam Brakes fitted
05/1936 Westinghouse Brake removed
09/04/1937 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2623)
02/09/1939 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2277)
11/07/1942 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2223)
14/10/1944 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2719)
16/11/1946 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 3174)
24/11/1951 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27593)
22/08/1959 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 25829)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gateshead Works 30/01/1929 02/04/1929 63 days General    
Gateshead Works 15/12/1930 28/01/1931 45 days General    
Darlington Works 23/02/1933 05/04/1933 42 days General Boiler number 1907 (Diagram 97)
 
Darlington Works 11/03/1935 27/04/1935 48 days General Boiler number 1920 (Diagram 97)
Screw Reverse fitted
 
Darlington Works 08/03/1937 09/04/1937 33 days General Boiler number 2623 (Diagram 97)
 
Gorton Works 10/08/1939 02/09/1939 24 days General Boiler number 2277 (Diagram 97)
 
Darlington Works 10/09/1940 24/10/1940 45 days Heavy    
Darlington Works 10/06/1942 11/07/1942 32 days General Boiler number 2223 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 18/09/1944 14/10/1944 27 days General Boiler number 2719 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 21/09/1946 16/11/1946 57 days General Boiler number 3174 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 29/04/1949 28/05/1949 30 days Light Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 26/10/1951 24/11/1951 30 days General Boiler number 27593 (Diagram 97)
 
Gorton Works 28/06/1954 28/08/1954 62 days General Boiler number 27710 (Diagram 97)
 
Gorton Works 12/10/1954 08/01/1955 89 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 19/12/1957 01/02/1958 45 days Light Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 09/07/1959 22/08/1959 45 days General Boiler number 25829 (Diagram 97)
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/11/1926 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1458
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1344
Allocated to West Hartlepool (WHL)
Diagram 97 boiler fitted
   
30/01/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 30/01/1929. Dep: 02/04/1929.    
15/12/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 15/12/1930. Dep: 28/01/1931.    
23/02/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 23/02/1933. Dep: 05/04/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1907 (Diagram 97)
   
11/03/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 11/03/1935. Dep: 27/04/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1920 (Diagram 97)
Screw Reverse fitted
   
05/1936 Modification Modification: Steam Brakes fitted    
05/1936 Modification Modification: Westinghouse Brake removed    
08/03/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 08/03/1937. Dep: 09/04/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2623 (Diagram 97)
   
07/11/1938 Allocation Reallocated to Haverton Hill (HAV)    
10/08/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 10/08/1939. Dep: 02/09/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2277 (Diagram 97)
   
10/09/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy) - Arr: 10/09/1940. Dep: 24/10/1940.    
10/06/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 10/06/1942. Dep: 11/07/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2223 (Diagram 97)
   
28/03/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Blaydon (BLA)    
18/09/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 18/09/1944. Dep: 14/10/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2719 (Diagram 97)
   
23/06/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 4709    
21/09/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 21/09/1946. Dep: 16/11/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3174 (Diagram 97)
   
07/11/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (HTN)    
13/11/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (HTN)    
16/11/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 64709    
29/04/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 29/04/1949. Dep: 28/05/1949.    
26/10/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 26/10/1951. Dep: 24/11/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27593 (Diagram 97)
   
11/02/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (53A)    
23/02/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (53A)    
28/06/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/06/1954. Dep: 28/08/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27710 (Diagram 97)
   
12/10/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 12/10/1954. Dep: 08/01/1955.    
19/12/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 19/12/1957. Dep: 01/02/1958.    
09/07/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 09/07/1959. Dep: 22/08/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 25829 (Diagram 97)
   
23/11/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 64709 from Hull Dairycoates (50B)    
04/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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