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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 2991 on 09/10/1935
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4895   22/12/1946
British Railways 64895   19/09/1948

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 1642
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service Sat 09/10/1935 to Doncaster (DON)
Withdrawal w/e Sat 27/10/1962 off Carlisle Canal (12C)
Service Life 27 yrs , 18 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1963

Notes
Notes Cut up at Cowlairs

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
DON   Doncaster (New) on 09/10/1935
PKS   Parkeston Quay on 28/10/1935
STR   Stratford on 08/09/1940
IPS   Ipswich on 28/01/1946
LOW   Lowestoft on 17/04/1946
IPS   Ipswich on 29/07/1946
CAR   Carlisle Canal on 28/03/1947
     Withdrawn w/e 27/10/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC IPS Ipswich m/e 28/02/1946
ALLOC CAR Carlisle Canal on 28/03/1947
WDN   w/e 27/10/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
09/10/1935 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2701)
23/07/1938 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2704)
27/05/1944 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2663)
13/03/1948 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 3802)
02/06/1952 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27517)
25/06/1957 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27514)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 04/07/1938 23/07/1938 20 days General Boiler number 2704 (Diagram 97)
 
Doncaster Works 14/06/1941 19/07/1941 36 days General    
Stratford Works 14/11/1942 1 day Heavy    
Stratford Works 02/01/1943 1 day Light Repair    
Stratford Works 05/05/1944 27/05/1944 23 days General Boiler number 2663 (Diagram 97)
 
Stratford Works 27/01/1945 01/02/1945 6 days Light Repair    
Stratford Works 17/03/1945 14/04/1945 29 days Light Repair    
Stratford Works 16/02/1946 23/02/1946 8 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 09/05/1947 13/06/1947 36 days General    
Darlington Works 20/12/1947 13/03/1948 85 days Heavy Boiler number 3802 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 21/03/1950 07/04/1950 18 days General    
Cowlairs Works 02/05/1952 02/06/1952 32 days General Boiler number 27517 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 11/06/1954 12/07/1954 32 days Heavy Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 02/08/1954 14/08/1954 13 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 20/04/1957 25/06/1957 67 days General Boiler number 27514 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 11/09/1959 03/10/1959 23 days Light Intermediate    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
17/03/1963 Carlisle Canal MPD (Stored) Stored at Carlisle Canal-42067/98, 42449, 42720/52/5, 42835/6, 43045/139, 47520, 61064, 64499, 64877/8/95/9, 65237 an 69155. SLS/196304
29/04/1963 Coventry (Stored) On 29th April a Cathedral special from Newcastle was worked throughout by Peak D192 (52A) instead of the usual V2; three of latter class failed on similar specials during April. On lst May, 70035 (40B) worked a special evening coke train from Coventry Gas Works to Immingham. Commencing April, a twice weekly car train is scheduled to run between the new Rootes factory at Linwood and the Rootes factory at Coventry; the trains run to Gosford Green goods station (Coventry avoiding line) arriving at 3-45 a.m. and are worked throughout by two Polmadie Type 1 d/es which then run to Rugby, l.e., and return from Gosford Green at 5 p.m. Since running, D8119-8128 have all been noted on this turn. SLS/196304

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/10/1935 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2991
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1642
Allocated to Doncaster (DON)
Diagram 97 boiler fitted
   
28/10/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Parkeston Quay (PKS)    
04/07/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 04/07/1938. Dep: 23/07/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2704 (Diagram 97)
   
08/09/1940 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (STR)    
14/06/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 14/06/1941. Dep: 19/07/1941.    
14/11/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (Heavy) - Arr: 14/11/1942.    
02/01/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 02/01/1943.    
05/05/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 05/05/1944. Dep: 27/05/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2663 (Diagram 97)
   
27/01/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 27/01/1945. Dep: 01/02/1945.    
17/03/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 17/03/1945. Dep: 14/04/1945.    
28/01/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Ipswich (IPS)    
16/02/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 16/02/1946. Dep: 23/02/1946.    
17/04/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Lowestoft (LOW)    
29/07/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Ipswich (IPS)    
22/12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 4895    
28/03/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Canal (CAR)    
09/05/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 09/05/1947. Dep: 13/06/1947.    
20/12/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy) - Arr: 20/12/1947. Dep: 13/03/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3802 (Diagram 97)
   
19/09/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 64895    
21/03/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 21/03/1950. Dep: 07/04/1950.    
02/05/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 02/05/1952. Dep: 02/06/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27517 (Diagram 97)
   
11/06/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 11/06/1954. Dep: 12/07/1954.    
02/08/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 02/08/1954. Dep: 14/08/1954.    
20/04/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 20/04/1957. Dep: 25/06/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27514 (Diagram 97)
   
11/09/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 11/09/1959. Dep: 03/10/1959.    
27/10/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 64895 from Carlisle Canal (12C)    
06/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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