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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 1533 on 17/10/1936
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4915   03/04/1946
British Railways 64915   16/07/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class J39
Company History LNER
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Beyer Peacock Ltd.
Order Number 1531
Works Number 6812
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service Thu 17/10/1936 to Gorton (GOR)
Withdrawal Thu 29/03/1962 off Heaton (52B)
Service Life 25 yrs, 5 mths , 12 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1963

Notes
Notes Cut up at Darlington

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
GOR   Gorton (New) on 17/10/1936
NEV   Neville Hill on 12/11/1936
NPT   Newport (Teeside) on 19/11/1936
MID   Middlesbrough on 06/02/1937
DAR   Darlington on 28/03/1943
BLA   Blaydon on 26/06/1943
HTN   Heaton on 07/11/1948
HTN   Heaton w/e 13/11/1948
     Withdrawn on 29/03/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC HTN Heaton w/e 13/11/1948
WDN   on 29/03/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
19/02/1904 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number BP130)
17/10/1936 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number BP131)
29/05/1941 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number BP133)
12/04/1947 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 3194)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 22/09/1937 23/09/1937 2 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 31/08/1938 29/09/1938 30 days General    
Darlington Works 15/04/1941 29/05/1941 45 days General Boiler number BP133 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 08/01/1944 19/02/1944 43 days General    
Cowlairs Works 11/01/1947 12/04/1947 92 days General Boiler number 27554 (Diagram 97)
 
Darlington Works 24/06/1948 16/07/1948 23 days Light Repair Renumbered to BR 64915
 
Cowlairs Works 08/06/1949 09/07/1949 32 days General Boiler number 2685 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 01/08/1949 06/08/1949 6 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 08/01/1953 31/01/1953 24 days Heavy Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 04/08/1953 05/09/1953 33 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 14/01/1955 11/02/1955 29 days General Boiler number 27526 (Diagram 97)
 
Gateshead Works 29/11/1955 07/12/1955 9 days Light Casual    
Darlington Works 09/04/1957 07/05/1957 29 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 29/10/1958 15/11/1958 18 days Light Intermediate    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
09/07/1949 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works 6/6 to 9/7: These included Nos. 1221, 61245, 61308, 1726/32, 61772/89, 61936, 2461/81/90, 2689, 62692, 63177, 4541, 64567, 4591, 64625, 4706, 64790, 4864, 64915, 5925/31, 67475/78, 8120, 8338/40, 68499, 8551, 9129/32, 69144, 9157/66/92, 70802, 77442, ex L.M.S. Nos. 45086, 7162, 54651. During June, locomotives were still being turned out lettered 'British Railways' from this Works. SLS/194908

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
19/02/1904 Modification Diagram 97 number BP130 boiler fitted    
17/10/1936 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1533
Built at Beyer Peacock Ltd., Works Number 6812
Allocated to Gorton (GOR)
Diagram 97 boiler fitted
   
12/11/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (NEV)    
19/11/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Newport (Teeside) (NPT)    
06/02/1937 Allocation Reallocated to Middlesbrough (MID)    
22/09/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 22/09/1937. Dep: 23/09/1937.    
31/08/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 31/08/1938. Dep: 29/09/1938.    
15/04/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 15/04/1941. Dep: 29/05/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number BP133 (Diagram 97)
   
28/03/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (DAR)    
26/06/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Blaydon (BLA)    
08/01/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 08/01/1944. Dep: 19/02/1944.    
03/04/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 4915    
11/01/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 11/01/1947. Dep: 12/04/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27554 (Diagram 97)
   
24/06/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 24/06/1948. Dep: 16/07/1948.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 64915
   
07/11/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (HTN)    
13/11/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (HTN)    
08/06/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 08/06/1949. Dep: 09/07/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2685 (Diagram 97)
   
01/08/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 01/08/1949. Dep: 06/08/1949.    
08/01/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 08/01/1953. Dep: 31/01/1953.    
04/08/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 04/08/1953. Dep: 05/09/1953.    
14/01/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 14/01/1955. Dep: 11/02/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27526 (Diagram 97)
   
29/11/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 29/11/1955. Dep: 07/12/1955.    
09/04/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 09/04/1957. Dep: 07/05/1957.    
29/10/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 29/10/1958. Dep: 15/11/1958.    
29/03/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 64915 from Heaton (52B)    
02/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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