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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 2974 on 19/02/1932
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4835   13/11/1946
British Railways 64835   08/10/1949

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 1543
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service Mon 19/02/1932 to Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)
Withdrawal Mon 03/12/1962 off West Auckland (51F)
Service Life 30 yrs, 9 mths , 14 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1963

Notes
Notes Cut up at Darlington

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
SHF   Sheffield Neepsend (New) on 19/02/1932
BFD   Bradford Hammerton Street on 18/04/1934
DON   Doncaster on 30/07/1945
50B   Neville Hill on 02/09/1951
50B   Neville Hill w/e 08/09/1951
51L   Thornaby on 13/12/1959
51F   West Auckland on 11/09/1960
     Withdrawn on 03/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 50B Neville Hill w/e 08/09/1951
ALLOC 51L Thornaby 4w/e 26/12/1959
ALLOC 51F West Auckland 4w/e 01/10/1960
WDN   on 03/12/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
19/02/1932 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 8592)
17/05/1934 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 8590)
13/03/1937 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2109)
04/05/1940 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2203)
20/11/1943 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2660)
13/11/1946 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2284)
27/09/1947 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 8026)
08/10/1949 Diagram 97 boiler fitted
28/11/1953 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 25804)
17/01/1959 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27661)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 27/04/1934 17/05/1934 21 days General Boiler number 27721 (Diagram 97)
 
Gorton Works 16/02/1937 13/03/1937 26 days General Boiler number 2109 (Diagram 97)
 
Gorton Works 25/04/1940 04/05/1940 10 days General Boiler number 2203 (Diagram 97)
 
Stratford Works 03/11/1943 20/11/1943 18 days General Boiler number 2660 (Diagram 97)
 
Gorton Works 22/10/1946 13/11/1946 23 days General Boiler number 2284 (Diagram 97)
Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 4835
 
Gorton Works 02/09/1947 27/09/1947 26 days General Boiler number 8026 (Diagram 97)
 
Gorton Works 07/09/1949 08/10/1949 32 days General Boiler number 1916 (Diagram 97)
Renumbered to BR 64835
 
Gorton Works 28/10/1953 28/11/1953 32 days General Boiler number 25804 (Diagram 97)
 
Darlington Works 01/06/1954 15/06/1954 15 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 02/10/1956 03/11/1956 33 days Heavy Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 19/12/1958 17/01/1959 30 days General Boiler number 27661 (Diagram 97)
 

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
19/04/1954 Wetherby Races, Easter Monday Excursion trains between Leeds City and Wetherby Racecourse station on Easter Monday were well filled and worked by the following J39's from Neville Hill (50B):-64791, 64819/35/86, 64920/22/33/35/43, and also brought in D49 62748 (50B). The excursions from Bradford and Harrogate brought in 62746/58/62 (all 50D), whilst two trains from the Huddersfield area were worked by 45218 (25A) and 42863 (25B). The excursion from Heeley (Sheffield) was, however, worked by 45015 (3B-Bushbury), rather a far cry from Wolverhampton. In addition, the 4.28 p.m. ordinary passenger service from Leeds City to Church Fenton via Wetherby, hauled by 61256 (50B), called specially at Wetherby Racecourse station to pick up. SLS/195406
14/07/1962 Darlington MPD (Awaiting Works) Stored: 43070 (51L), 43101 (51L), 65768, 65772, 65773, 69002 (51A), 78015 (51J). Ex Works: 43014 (50A), 43125 (50B), 60834 (62B), 60944 (52B), 60973 (63A), 62004 (51A), 63389 (51L), 68043 (51A), 90011 (51A), 90273 (51L), 90430 (51A), 92098 (52H). Awaiting Works: 42639 (50F), 43134 (66D), 46494 (31A), 60818 (64A), 64706 (52G), 64713, 64730 (51L), 64757 (51L), 64758 (51L), 64821 (51L), 64835 (51F), 64848 (51F), 64982 (51F), 65670, 65761, 65776. Visitors : D12 (55H), 42553 (50A), 60040 (52A). SLS/196209

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
19/02/1932 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2974
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1543
Allocated to Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)
Diagram 97 boiler fitted
   
18/04/1934 Allocation Reallocated to Bradford Hammerton Street (BFD)    
27/04/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 27/04/1934. Dep: 17/05/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27721 (Diagram 97)
   
16/02/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 16/02/1937. Dep: 13/03/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2109 (Diagram 97)
   
25/04/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 25/04/1940. Dep: 04/05/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2203 (Diagram 97)
   
03/11/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 03/11/1943. Dep: 20/11/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2660 (Diagram 97)
   
30/07/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
22/10/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 22/10/1946. Dep: 13/11/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2284 (Diagram 97)
Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 4835
   
02/09/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/09/1947. Dep: 27/09/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 8026 (Diagram 97)
   
07/09/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 07/09/1949. Dep: 08/10/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1916 (Diagram 97)
Renumbered to BR 64835
   
02/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (50B)    
08/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (50B)    
28/10/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/10/1953. Dep: 28/11/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 25804 (Diagram 97)
   
01/06/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 01/06/1954. Dep: 15/06/1954.    
02/10/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 02/10/1956. Dep: 03/11/1956.    
19/12/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 19/12/1958. Dep: 17/01/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27661 (Diagram 97)
   
13/12/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Thornaby (51L)    
11/09/1960 Allocation Reallocated to West Auckland (51F)    
03/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 64835 from West Auckland (51F)    
02/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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