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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 1466 on 03/01/1930
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4814   23/06/1946
British Railways 64814   25/12/1948

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 1486
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service Fri 03/01/1930 to Blaydon (BLA)
Withdrawal Fri 23/11/1962 off Alnmouth (52d)
Service Life 32 yrs, 10 mths , 20 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1963

Notes
Notes Cut up at Cowlairs

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
BLA   Blaydon (New) on 03/01/1930
52A   Gateshead on 14/06/1959
52F   Blyth (North) on 15/01/1961
52B   Heaton on 30/07/1961
52F   Blyth (North) on 08/10/1961
52d   Alnmouth on 08/04/1962
     Withdrawn on 23/11/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 52A Gateshead 4w/e 11/07/1959
ALLOC 52FN   5w/e 04/02/1961
ALLOC 52B Heaton 5w/e 12/08/1961
ALLOC 52FN   6w/e 11/11/1961
ALLOC 52DALN   5w/e 05/05/1962
WDN   on 23/11/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
03/01/1930 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2312)
04/11/1933 Diagram 97 boiler fitted
05/08/1936 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 8580)
02/02/1940 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 1904)
06/01/1945 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2124)
22/03/1947 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number BP130)
25/12/1948 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 8022)
29/05/1954 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27501)
05/07/1958 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27551)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gateshead Works 02/06/1931 12/06/1931 11 days Light Repair    
Gateshead Works 14/09/1931 20/10/1931 37 days General    
Gateshead Works 19/07/1932 28/07/1932 10 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 26/09/1933 04/11/1933 40 days General Boiler number 1916 (Diagram 97)
 
Darlington Works 11/07/1935 19/07/1935 9 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 10/06/1936 05/08/1936 57 days General Boiler number 8580 (Diagram 97)
 
Darlington Works 04/01/1940 02/02/1940 30 days General Boiler number 1904 (Diagram 97)
 
Darlington Works 27/10/1941 26/11/1941 31 days General Boiler number 2625 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 06/12/1944 06/01/1945 32 days General Boiler number 2124 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 08/01/1947 22/03/1947 74 days General Boiler number BP130 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 18/11/1948 25/12/1948 38 days General Boiler number 27460 (Diagram 97)
Renumbered to BR 64814
 
Cowlairs Works 04/07/1951 11/08/1951 39 days Heavy Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 22/04/1954 29/05/1954 38 days General Boiler number 27501 (Diagram 97)
 
Gateshead Works 01/12/1954 14/01/1955 45 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 17/04/1956 19/05/1956 33 days Heavy Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 12/06/1958 05/07/1958 24 days General Boiler number 27551 (Diagram 97)
 
Darlington Works 02/07/1959 17/08/1959 47 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 24/11/1959 09/12/1959 16 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 16/06/1960 30/06/1960 15 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 15/05/1961 02/06/1961 19 days Light Casual Not repaired
 

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
19/03/1953 Alston Branch The 2.0 p.m. train to Haltwhistle was in charge of G5 67315 of 52C, While J39 No. 64814, also of 52C, was outside the shed. Quite a fair amount of freight appears to move over the branch in addition to the six passenger trips each way, with an extra in both directions on Saturdays. SLS/195304
14/04/1963 Eastfield MPD (waiting Works) 61008 transferred from LMR, ex Works-65916/32, and waiting Works-44194, 45713/24, 57653, 61147/80/346, 64527, 64790/814/44/69/97/910/24/9, 90060 an 90759. SLS/196304

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/01/1930 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1466
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1486
Allocated to Blaydon (BLA)
Diagram 97 boiler fitted
   
02/06/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 02/06/1931. Dep: 12/06/1931.    
14/09/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 14/09/1931. Dep: 20/10/1931.    
19/07/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 19/07/1932. Dep: 28/07/1932.    
26/09/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 26/09/1933. Dep: 04/11/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1916 (Diagram 97)
   
11/07/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 11/07/1935. Dep: 19/07/1935.    
10/06/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 10/06/1936. Dep: 05/08/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 8580 (Diagram 97)
   
04/01/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 04/01/1940. Dep: 02/02/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1904 (Diagram 97)
   
27/10/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 27/10/1941. Dep: 26/11/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2625 (Diagram 97)
   
06/12/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 06/12/1944. Dep: 06/01/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2124 (Diagram 97)
   
23/06/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 4814    
08/01/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 08/01/1947. Dep: 22/03/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number BP130 (Diagram 97)
   
18/11/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 18/11/1948. Dep: 25/12/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27460 (Diagram 97)
Renumbered to BR 64814
   
04/07/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 04/07/1951. Dep: 11/08/1951.    
22/04/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 22/04/1954. Dep: 29/05/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27501 (Diagram 97)
   
01/12/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 01/12/1954. Dep: 14/01/1955.    
17/04/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 17/04/1956. Dep: 19/05/1956.    
12/06/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 12/06/1958. Dep: 05/07/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27551 (Diagram 97)
   
14/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Gateshead (52A)    
02/07/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 02/07/1959. Dep: 17/08/1959.    
24/11/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 24/11/1959. Dep: 09/12/1959.    
16/06/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 16/06/1960. Dep: 30/06/1960.    
15/01/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Blyth (North) (52F)    
15/05/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 15/05/1961. Dep: 02/06/1961.
Work undertaken:
Not repaired
   
30/07/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (52B)    
08/10/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Blyth (North) (52F)    
08/04/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Alnmouth (52d)    
23/11/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 64814 from Alnmouth (52D.1)    
06/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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