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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 1471 on 13/10/1932
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4844   10/11/1946
British Railways 64844   30/10/1948

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 1561
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service Mon 13/10/1932 to Darlington (DAR)
Withdrawal Mon 03/12/1962 off Tweedmouth (52D)
Service Life 30 yrs, 1 mth , 20 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1963

Notes
Notes Cut up at Cowlairs

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
DAR   Darlington (New) on 13/10/1932
BLA   Blaydon on 26/06/1943
TWD   Tweedmouth on 14/08/1949
     Withdrawn on 03/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 03/12/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
04/03/1904 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number C1713)
13/10/1932 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 3176/7D)
23/10/1935 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 8021)
06/08/1937 Diagram 97 boiler fitted
09/04/1941 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2601)
07/09/1946 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2842)
30/10/1948 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 1907)
15/01/1954 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27493)
05/12/1959 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 25835)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 14/03/1934 10/04/1934 28 days General    
Darlington Works 23/09/1935 23/10/1935 31 days General Boiler number 27459 (Diagram 97)
 
Darlington Works 17/06/1937 06/08/1937 51 days General Boiler number 1920 (Diagram 97)
 
Darlington Works 29/08/1938 06/09/1938 9 days Unclassified Tender change
 
Darlington Works 15/03/1939 03/05/1939 50 days General    
Darlington Works 04/05/1939 03/06/1939 31 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 07/11/1940 15/11/1940 9 days Unclassified Tender only
 
Darlington Works 26/02/1941 09/04/1941 43 days General Boiler number 2601 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 26/01/1944 04/03/1944 39 days General    
Cowlairs Works 29/09/1945 20/10/1945 22 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 27/07/1946 07/09/1946 43 days General Boiler number 27533 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 15/02/1947 22/02/1947 8 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 23/09/1948 30/10/1948 38 days General Boiler number 1907 (Diagram 97)
Renumbered to BR 64844
 
Cowlairs Works 13/03/1952 18/04/1952 37 days Light Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 08/12/1953 15/01/1954 39 days General Boiler number 2597 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 23/05/1957 22/06/1957 31 days Heavy Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 28/10/1959 05/12/1959 39 days General Boiler number 25835 (Diagram 97)
 

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
29/12/1945 Doncaster Works Engines on works recently include 2000. On 29/12, during three hours observation at Doncaster, 15 V2's were observed, including 4826. The latter had been damaged at the front in a collision between an up Leeds express and a freight train at Lofthouse. It was coupled to 598, also dead, the locos being hauled by 4242. A three-coach local left in the up direction behind J39 1471 (BLA). SLS/194604
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
04/03/1904 Modification Diagram 97 number C1713 boiler fitted    
13/10/1932 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1471
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1561
Allocated to Darlington (DAR)
Diagram 97 boiler fitted
   
14/03/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 14/03/1934. Dep: 10/04/1934.    
23/09/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 23/09/1935. Dep: 23/10/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27459 (Diagram 97)
   
17/06/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 17/06/1937. Dep: 06/08/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1920 (Diagram 97)
   
29/08/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 29/08/1938. Dep: 06/09/1938.
Work undertaken:
Tender change
   
15/03/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 15/03/1939. Dep: 03/05/1939.    
04/05/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 04/05/1939. Dep: 03/06/1939.    
07/11/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 07/11/1940. Dep: 15/11/1940.
Work undertaken:
Tender only
   
26/02/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 26/02/1941. Dep: 09/04/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2601 (Diagram 97)
   
26/06/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Blaydon (BLA)    
26/01/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 26/01/1944. Dep: 04/03/1944.    
29/09/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 29/09/1945. Dep: 20/10/1945.    
27/07/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 27/07/1946. Dep: 07/09/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27533 (Diagram 97)
   
10/11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 4844    
15/02/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 15/02/1947. Dep: 22/02/1947.    
23/09/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 23/09/1948. Dep: 30/10/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1907 (Diagram 97)
Renumbered to BR 64844
   
14/08/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Tweedmouth (TWD)    
13/03/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 13/03/1952. Dep: 18/04/1952.    
08/12/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 08/12/1953. Dep: 15/01/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2597 (Diagram 97)
   
23/05/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 23/05/1957. Dep: 22/06/1957.    
28/10/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 28/10/1959. Dep: 05/12/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 25835 (Diagram 97)
   
03/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 64844 from Tweedmouth (52D)    
06/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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