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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 2985 on 13/09/1935
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4889   01/12/1946
British Railways 64889   09/04/1949

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 1636
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service Sat 13/09/1935 to Doncaster (DON)
Withdrawal Sat 20/08/1960 off Colwick (40E)
Service Life 24 yrs, 11 mths , 7 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1960

Notes
Notes Cut up at Doncaster

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
DON   Doncaster (New) on 13/09/1935
STR   Stratford on 14/10/1935
IPS   Ipswich on 06/09/1944
LOW   Lowestoft on 06/10/1946
NOR   Norwich Thorpe on 26/03/1947
40A   Lincoln on 21/12/1958
40E   Colwick on 08/11/1959
     Withdrawn on 20/08/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC LOW Lowestoft w/e 12/10/1946
ALLOC NOR Norwich Thorpe on 26/03/1947
ALLOC 40A Lincoln 4w/e 27/12/1958
ALLOC 40E Colwick 4w/e 28/11/1959
WDN   on 20/08/1960

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
13/09/1935 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2691)
06/11/1937 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2675)
08/06/1940 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2641)
14/08/1943 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 8003)
22/07/1946 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2595)
09/04/1949 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 4969)
30/04/1954 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27885)
07/11/1956 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27650)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 03/10/1937 06/11/1937 35 days General Boiler number 2675 (Diagram 97)
 
Gorton Works 07/05/1940 08/06/1940 33 days General Boiler number 2641 (Diagram 97)
 
Stratford Works 28/03/1943 14/08/1943 140 days General Boiler number 8003 (Diagram 97)
 
Stratford Works 17/04/1946 22/07/1946 97 days General Boiler number 2595 (Diagram 97)
 
Stratford Works 13/11/1947 24/12/1947 42 days Light Repair    
Stratford Works 06/01/1948 24/02/1948 50 days Light Repair    
Stratford Works 20/02/1949 09/04/1949 49 days General Boiler number 4969 (Diagram 97)
Renumbered to BR 64889
 
Derby Works 22/11/1951 07/01/1952 47 days Heavy Intermediate    
Stratford Works 27/03/1954 30/04/1954 35 days General Boiler number 27885 (Diagram 97)
 
Stratford Works 23/09/1956 07/11/1956 46 days General Boiler number 27650 (Diagram 97)
 
Stratford Works 06/01/1958 21/03/1958 75 days Heavy Casual    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
12/02/1948 Stratford Works The following locomotives were seen stripped: Nos. *1518, 2620, 4766, 5391, *7118, *7122, *7148, 7203/18, an 9659, while in the process of being stripped were: Nos. 1623/39/52, 5522, an 8529. The following were in course of erection: Nos. 1046/7, 1609/10/21/31/53/59/61/2/3/6 an 8764; No. 4889 was complete, and No. 1553 was apparently in for examination. Awaiting Works at various points were: Nos. 1509/*44/78, 1624, 2536/63, 2590, 2602, 4663/89, *5360/*80/3, 5400/10/18/52, 5506, *7119/*20. *7130/*1/*2/*5/*6/*7/*44/*7/83, 7219/26/37, *7511/*2, 8168/74, 8213, 8372, *8485/*8/9, 8791/6, 8854 an 9604. *Officially withdrawn. The Paint Shop produced the following all newly painted, lettered 'BRITISH RAILWAYS' in yellow paint and prefixed 'E': Nos. 1056, 4687, 5565, an 8376. No. 8082 was stored here. The first locomotive to have been lettered in the above new style was No. 8619, which in addition was painted green and is now to be seen at Liverpool Street, acting as station pilot. The Running Shed produced the following additional locomotives painted in the new style: Nos. 1045, 1664, an 1667 SLS/194803

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
13/09/1935 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2985
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1636
Allocated to Doncaster (DON)
Diagram 97 boiler fitted
   
14/10/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (STR)    
03/10/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 03/10/1937. Dep: 06/11/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2675 (Diagram 97)
   
07/05/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 07/05/1940. Dep: 08/06/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2641 (Diagram 97)
   
28/03/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 28/03/1943. Dep: 14/08/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 8003 (Diagram 97)
   
06/09/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Ipswich (IPS)    
17/04/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 17/04/1946. Dep: 22/07/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2595 (Diagram 97)
   
06/10/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Lowestoft (LOW)    
01/12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 4889    
26/03/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (NOR)    
13/11/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 13/11/1947. Dep: 24/12/1947.    
06/01/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 06/01/1948. Dep: 24/02/1948.    
20/02/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 20/02/1949. Dep: 09/04/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 4969 (Diagram 97)
Renumbered to BR 64889
   
22/11/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Derby Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 22/11/1951. Dep: 07/01/1952.    
27/03/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 27/03/1954. Dep: 30/04/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27885 (Diagram 97)
   
23/09/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 23/09/1956. Dep: 07/11/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27650 (Diagram 97)
   
06/01/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 06/01/1958. Dep: 21/03/1958.    
21/12/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Lincoln (40A)    
08/11/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (40E)    
20/08/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 64889 from Colwick (40E)    
09/1960 Scrapped Scrapped    

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