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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 2948 on 05/07/1935
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4879   03/11/1946
British Railways 64879   15/09/1948

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 1624
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service Tue 05/07/1935 to Doncaster (DON)
Withdrawal Tue 13/11/1962 off Ardsley (56B)
Service Life 27 yrs, 4 mths , 8 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1963

Notes
Notes Cut up at Darlington

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
DON   Doncaster (New) on 05/07/1935
SHF   Sheffield Neepsend on 09/08/1935
GOR   Gorton on 23/05/1944
BRN   Barnsley on 24/10/1946
GOR   Gorton on 27/04/1947
LIV   Brunswick on 12/06/1949
GOR   Gorton on 14/08/1949
39B   Sheffield Darnall on 08/04/1951
39B   Sheffield Darnall w/e 14/04/1951
37A   Ardsley on 03/02/1952
37A   Ardsley 4w/e 23/02/1952
     Withdrawn on 13/11/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC BNS   w/e 26/10/1946
ALLOC GOR Gorton on 27/04/1947
EXLOAN GOR Gorton on 14/08/1949
ALLOC 39B Sheffield Darnall w/e 14/04/1951
ALLOC 37A Ardsley 4w/e 23/02/1952
WDN   on 13/11/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
05/07/1935 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2672)
18/12/1937 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2696)
28/09/1940 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2686)
04/07/1943 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2294)
15/09/1948 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 8586)
14/06/1951 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27667)
19/11/1955 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27798)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 15/11/1937 18/12/1937 34 days General Boiler number 2696 (Diagram 97)
 
Gorton Works 29/07/1940 28/09/1940 62 days General Boiler number 2686 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 28/03/1943 04/07/1943 99 days General Boiler number 2294 (Diagram 97)
 
Stratford Works 24/03/1946 20/07/1946 119 days General    
Gorton Works 12/06/1947 10/08/1947 60 days Light Repair    
Gorton Works 25/07/1948 15/09/1948 53 days General Boiler number 8586 (Diagram 97)
Renumbered to BR 64879
 
Derby Works 21/04/1951 14/06/1951 55 days General Boiler number 27667 (Diagram 97)
 
Derby Works 22/08/1952 09/10/1952 49 days Heavy Intermediate    
Derby Works 12/10/1952 14/10/1952 3 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 23/12/1954 15/01/1955 24 days Light Casual    
Gorton Works 18/01/1955 20/01/1955 3 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 22/09/1955 19/11/1955 59 days General Boiler number 27798 (Diagram 97)
 
Gorton Works 23/11/1955 25/11/1955 3 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 03/03/1959 15/04/1959 44 days Heavy Intermediate A.W.S. part fitted
 

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
10/03/1963 Ardsley MPD (Stored) Stored at Ardsley on 10th March-60036/69/70/7/80/92/125, 61068/310, 64719/49/54/6/60/96/859/79/86/911/8/69, 67742/63/5/6/77. SLS/196304
01/04/1963 Washingborough Junction (Stored) The Washingborough Junc.- Pelham St. Junc, section of the Boston-Lincoln line has been taken out of use; trains now use the former avoiding line from Washingborough Junc. (s.b. now closed) to Greetwell Junc. and the GN/GE Joint line thence to Lincoln Central. SLS/196304

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/07/1935 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2948
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1624
Allocated to Doncaster (DON)
Diagram 97 boiler fitted
   
09/08/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)    
15/11/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 15/11/1937. Dep: 18/12/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2696 (Diagram 97)
   
29/07/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 29/07/1940. Dep: 28/09/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2686 (Diagram 97)
   
28/03/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 28/03/1943. Dep: 04/07/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2294 (Diagram 97)
   
23/05/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
24/03/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 24/03/1946. Dep: 20/07/1946.    
24/10/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Barnsley (BRN)    
03/11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 4879    
27/04/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
12/06/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 12/06/1947. Dep: 10/08/1947.    
25/07/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 25/07/1948. Dep: 15/09/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 8586 (Diagram 97)
Renumbered to BR 64879
   
12/06/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Brunswick (LIV)    
14/08/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
08/04/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (39B)    
14/04/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (39B)    
21/04/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Derby Works (General) - Arr: 21/04/1951. Dep: 14/06/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27667 (Diagram 97)
   
03/02/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (37A)    
23/02/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (37A)    
22/08/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Derby Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 22/08/1952. Dep: 09/10/1952.    
12/10/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Derby Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 12/10/1952. Dep: 14/10/1952.    
23/12/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 23/12/1954. Dep: 15/01/1955.    
18/01/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 18/01/1955. Dep: 20/01/1955.    
22/09/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 22/09/1955. Dep: 19/11/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27798 (Diagram 97)
   
23/11/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 23/11/1955. Dep: 25/11/1955.    
03/03/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 03/03/1959. Dep: 15/04/1959.
Work undertaken:
A.W.S. part fitted
   
13/11/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 64879 from Ardsley (56B)    
09/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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