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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 2741 on 12/07/1929
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4794   09/06/1946
British Railways 64794   15/05/1948

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 1465
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service Mon 12/07/1929 to Dundee Tay Bridge (DEE)
Withdrawal w/e Mon 13/08/1962 off Thornton Junction (62A)
Service Life 33 yrs, 1 mth , 1 dy

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1962

Notes
Notes Cut up at Inverurie

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
DEE   Dundee Tay Bridge (New) on 12/07/1929
ABD   Aberdeen Ferryhill on 01/08/1929
64A   St Margarets on 18/12/1949
STM   St Margarets w/e 24/12/1949
64F   Bathgate on 10/05/1953
64A   St Margarets on 31/01/1954
64C   Dalry Road on 11/08/1958
62A   Thornton Junction on 18/12/1961
     Withdrawn w/e 13/08/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC STM St Margarets w/e 24/12/1949
ALLOC 64F Bathgate 4w/e 16/05/1953
ALLOC 64A St Margarets 4w/e 20/02/1954
ALLOC 64C Dalry Road 4w/e 06/09/1958
TOSTORE   4w/e 01/07/1961
ALLOC 62A Thornton Junction 6w/e 30/12/1961
WDN   w/e 13/08/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
12/07/1929 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2251)
17/03/1933 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number C1801)
21/03/1936 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number C1739)
16/04/1939 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number C1738)
28/10/1944 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2143)
24/12/1949 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number C2019)
13/08/1955 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27534)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Cowlairs Works 02/1931 1 day General    
Cowlairs Works 17/03/1933   General Boiler number C1801 (Diagram 97)
  
Cowlairs Works 19/09/1934 1 day General    
Cowlairs Works 21/03/1936 1 day General Boiler number C1739 (Diagram 97)
  
Cowlairs Works 04/06/1937 1 day General    
Cowlairs Works 16/04/1939 1 day General Boiler number C1738 (Diagram 97)
  
Cowlairs Works 28/09/1940 1 day General    
Cowlairs Works 29/11/1941 1 day General    
Cowlairs Works 19/08/1942 1 day Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 20/03/1943 1 day Heavy    
Cowlairs Works 28/10/1944 1 day General Boiler number 2143 (Diagram 97)
  
Inverurie Works 31/03/1945 31/05/1945 62 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 25/03/1947 12/04/1947 19 days Heavy    
Cowlairs Works 23/04/1948 15/05/1948 23 days Light Repair Renumbered to BR 64794
  
Cowlairs Works 24/11/1949 24/12/1949 31 days General Boiler number 27568 (Diagram 97)
  
Cowlairs Works 04/01/1950 06/01/1950 3 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 17/11/1952 05/12/1952 19 days Light Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 01/07/1955 13/08/1955 44 days General W.P.U. gear removed
Boiler number 27534 (Diagram 97)
  
Cowlairs Works 22/08/1955 25/08/1955 4 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 31/08/1955 03/09/1955 4 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 02/05/1957 07/06/1957 37 days Light Intermediate    
Inverurie Works 25/08/1960 28/09/1960 35 days Light Intermediate A.W.S. fitted
  

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/11/1949 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works during November: These included Nos. 60501/05, 61002, 1293, 61701/49/86/88, 61857, 61909, 2422, 62426, 62706, 3049, 3126, 4548/90, 4615/16, 4706, 64794, 4842, 4923/41, 5902, 65907, 5909/12/26, 7477, 67608, 8121, 8445, 8503, 8952, 9143/76/88, 69199, 9205, 90004, 73798, 77342/71. SLS/195001
15/10/1962 Inverurie Works In shops: 45461, 64595, 65910; waiting: 80093. Awaiting scrapping: 44008, 47168, 47536, 57331/378/613, 65313, 69204. Scrapped five weeks ended 12/10; 57445/671, 64598/607, 64604/30, 64480/637/794. SLS/196211

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/07/1929 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2741
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1465
Allocated to Dundee Tay Bridge (DEE)
Diagram 97 boiler fitted		    
01/08/1929 Allocation Reallocated to Aberdeen Ferryhill (ABD)    
02/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: ?/02/1931.    
17/03/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Dep: 17/03/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number C1801 (Diagram 97)
    
19/09/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 19/09/1934.    
21/03/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 21/03/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number C1739 (Diagram 97)
    
04/06/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 04/06/1937.    
16/04/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 16/04/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number C1738 (Diagram 97)
    
28/09/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 28/09/1940.    
29/11/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 29/11/1941.    
19/08/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 19/08/1942.    
20/03/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy) - Arr: 20/03/1943.    
28/10/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 28/10/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2143 (Diagram 97)
    
31/03/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Inverurie Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 31/03/1945. Dep: 31/05/1945.    
09/06/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 4794    
25/03/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy) - Arr: 25/03/1947. Dep: 12/04/1947.    
23/04/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 23/04/1948. Dep: 15/05/1948.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 64794
    
24/11/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 24/11/1949. Dep: 24/12/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27568 (Diagram 97)
    
18/12/1949 Allocation Reallocated to St Margarets (64A)    
24/12/1949 Allocation Reallocated to St Margarets (STM)    
04/01/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 04/01/1950. Dep: 06/01/1950.    
17/11/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 17/11/1952. Dep: 05/12/1952.    
10/05/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Bathgate (64F)    
31/01/1954 Allocation Reallocated to St Margarets (64A)    
01/07/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 01/07/1955. Dep: 13/08/1955.
Work undertaken:
W.P.U. gear removed
Boiler number 27534 (Diagram 97)
    
22/08/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 22/08/1955. Dep: 25/08/1955.    
31/08/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 31/08/1955. Dep: 03/09/1955.    
02/05/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 02/05/1957. Dep: 07/06/1957.    
11/08/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Dalry Road (64C)    
25/08/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Inverurie Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 25/08/1960. Dep: 28/09/1960.
Work undertaken:
A.W.S. fitted
    
18/12/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Thornton Junction (62A)    
13/08/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 64794 from Thornton Junction (62A)    
10/1962 Scrapped Scrapped    

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