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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 2970 on 24/12/1931
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4831   29/08/1946
British Railways 64831   20/03/1948

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 1539
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service Tue 24/12/1931 to March (MAR)
Withdrawal Tue 20/06/1961 off Hull Dairycoates (50B)
Service Life 29 yrs, 5 mths , 27 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1961

Notes
Notes Cut up at Gorton

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
MAR   March (New) on 24/12/1931
DON   Doncaster on 20/05/1937
CLK   Colwick on 04/06/1937
GRA   Grantham on 22/08/1940
CLK   Colwick on 06/09/1940
37A   Ardsley on 01/04/1951
37A   Ardsley w/e 07/04/1951
53A   Hull Dairycoates on 10/05/1959
     Withdrawn on 20/06/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 37A Ardsley w/e 07/04/1951
ALLOC 53A Hull Dairycoates 4w/e 16/05/1959
WDN   on 19/06/1961

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
24/12/1931 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 8588)
21/04/1934 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2189)
07/07/1936 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2094)
14/01/1939 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2296)
30/03/1944 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2601)
21/12/1946 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2216)
06/08/1949 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2660)
13/02/1952 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27691)
24/12/1954 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27694)
15/02/1958 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27675)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 26/03/1934 21/04/1934 27 days General Not repaired - sent to Gorton
Boiler number 2189 (Diagram 97)
 
Gorton Works 16/07/1936 08/08/1936 24 days General    
Gorton Works 14/12/1938 14/01/1939 32 days General Boiler number 2296 (Diagram 97)
 
Gorton Works 28/12/1940 01/02/1941 36 days General Boiler number 2685 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 24/02/1944 30/03/1944 36 days General Boiler number 2601 (Diagram 97)
 
Gorton Works 30/08/1945 27/10/1945 59 days General    
Gorton Works 18/07/1946 21/12/1946 157 days General Boiler number 2216 (Diagram 97)
Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 4831
 
Gorton Works 09/02/1948 21/03/1948 42 days Light Repair Renumbered to BR 64831
 
Gorton Works 12/05/1949 06/08/1949 87 days General Boiler number 2660 (Diagram 97)
 
Gorton Works 22/08/1949 23/08/1949 2 days Unclassified    
Derby Works 02/01/1952 13/02/1952 43 days General Boiler number 27691 (Diagram 97)
 
Gorton Works 13/11/1954 24/12/1954 42 days General Boiler number 27694 (Diagram 97)
 
Gorton Works 03/01/1955 05/01/1955 3 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 15/01/1958 15/02/1958 32 days General Not repaired
Boiler number 27675 (Diagram 97)
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
24/12/1931 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2970
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1539
Allocated to March (MAR)
Diagram 97 boiler fitted
   
26/03/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/03/1934. Dep: 21/04/1934.
Work undertaken:
Not repaired - sent to Gorton
Boiler number 2189 (Diagram 97)
   
07/07/1936 Modification Diagram 97 number 2094 boiler fitted    
16/07/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 16/07/1936. Dep: 08/08/1936.    
20/05/1937 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
04/06/1937 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
14/12/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/12/1938. Dep: 14/01/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2296 (Diagram 97)
   
22/08/1940 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (GRA)    
06/09/1940 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
28/12/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/12/1940. Dep: 01/02/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2685 (Diagram 97)
   
24/02/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 24/02/1944. Dep: 30/03/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2601 (Diagram 97)
   
30/08/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 30/08/1945. Dep: 27/10/1945.    
18/07/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 18/07/1946. Dep: 21/12/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2216 (Diagram 97)
Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 4831
   
09/02/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 09/02/1948. Dep: 21/03/1948.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 64831
   
12/05/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/05/1949. Dep: 06/08/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2660 (Diagram 97)
   
22/08/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 22/08/1949. Dep: 23/08/1949.    
01/04/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (37A)    
07/04/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (37A)    
02/01/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Derby Works (General) - Arr: 02/01/1952. Dep: 13/02/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27691 (Diagram 97)
   
13/11/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/11/1954. Dep: 24/12/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27694 (Diagram 97)
   
03/01/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 03/01/1955. Dep: 05/01/1955.    
15/01/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 15/01/1958. Dep: 15/02/1958.
Work undertaken:
Not repaired
Boiler number 27675 (Diagram 97)
   
10/05/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (53A)    
06/1961 Scrapped Scrapped    
20/06/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 64831 from Hull Dairycoates (50B)    

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