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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 1508 on 16/12/1937
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4933   11/04/1946
British Railways 64933   12/08/1950

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 1723
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service Wed 16/12/1937 to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)
Withdrawal Wed 12/12/1962 off Neville Hill (55H)
Service Life 24 yrs, 11 mths , 26 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1963

Notes
Notes Cut up at Darlington

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
HLD   Hull Dairycoates (New) on 16/12/1937
SKN   Stockton on 28/03/1943
BLA   Blaydon on 21/06/1943
TWD   Tweedmouth on 08/09/1943
DAR   Darlington on 23/07/1945
50B   Neville Hill on 10/09/1950
     Withdrawn on 12/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 50B Neville Hill w/e 10/09/1950
WDN   on 12/12/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
16/12/1937 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2913)
16/03/1940 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2936)
29/04/1942 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2917)
16/08/1947 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number RS119)
27/08/1953 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27769)
15/10/1960 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27546)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 21/02/1940 16/03/1940 25 days General Boiler number 2936 (Diagram 97)
 
Darlington Works 27/03/1942 29/04/1942 34 days General Boiler number 2917 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 17/06/1944 08/07/1944 22 days General    
Cowlairs Works 24/05/1947 16/08/1947 85 days Heavy Boiler number RS119 (Diagram 97)
 
Darlington Works 20/09/1947 1 day W    
Cowlairs Works 01/07/1950 12/08/1950 43 days Light Intermediate Renumbered to BR 64933
 
Gorton Works 31/03/1953 27/08/1953 150 days General Boiler number 27769 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 16/08/1956 15/09/1956 31 days Heavy Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 09/09/1960 15/10/1960 37 days General Boiler number 27546 (Diagram 97)
 

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
24/08/1947 Eastfield MPD On 24/8 the locos. on shed ex works were 'J39' 4923/33; 'J83' 8445 and 'J69' 8623, and further locos. ex works during August that have been noted here are: 'K2' 1757; 'J37' 4541/79/84, 4604/17/21; 'J39' 4711, 4818, 4929; 'C15' 7468; 'J88' 8345; 'J83' 8473 (green); 'N15' 9136/77 an 9222. SLS/194710
30/06/1950 Cowlairs Works Engines into shops: 1131, 1752, 3115, 4596, 4846, 4933, 5922, 5927, 7473, 8442, 8460, 8463, 8468, 8474, 8475, 8479, 9171, 61146, 61180, 61879, 61911, 62478, 62496, 62688, 63038, 63151, 64539, 64566, 64573, 64607, 64626, 64632, 64821, 64925, 64964, 67617, 68957, 69214, 69565, 77375, 77456, 90496. SLS/195008
19/04/1954 Wetherby Races, Easter Monday Excursion trains between Leeds City and Wetherby Racecourse station on Easter Monday were well filled and worked by the following J39's from Neville Hill (50B):-64791, 64819/35/86, 64920/22/33/35/43, and also brought in D49 62748 (50B). The excursions from Bradford and Harrogate brought in 62746/58/62 (all 50D), whilst two trains from the Huddersfield area were worked by 45218 (25A) and 42863 (25B). The excursion from Heeley (Sheffield) was, however, worked by 45015 (3B-Bushbury), rather a far cry from Wolverhampton. In addition, the 4.28 p.m. ordinary passenger service from Leeds City to Church Fenton via Wetherby, hauled by 61256 (50B), called specially at Wetherby Racecourse station to pick up. SLS/195406

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
16/12/1937 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1508
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1723
Allocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)
Diagram 97 boiler fitted
   
21/02/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 21/02/1940. Dep: 16/03/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2936 (Diagram 97)
   
27/03/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 27/03/1942. Dep: 29/04/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2917 (Diagram 97)
   
28/03/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Stockton (SKN)    
21/06/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Blaydon (BLA)    
08/09/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Tweedmouth (TWD)    
17/06/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 17/06/1944. Dep: 08/07/1944.    
23/07/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (DAR)    
11/04/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 4933    
24/05/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy) - Arr: 24/05/1947. Dep: 16/08/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number RS119 (Diagram 97)
   
20/09/1947 Works Visit      
01/07/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 01/07/1950. Dep: 12/08/1950.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 64933
   
10/09/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (50B)    
31/03/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 31/03/1953. Dep: 27/08/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27769 (Diagram 97)
   
16/08/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 16/08/1956. Dep: 15/09/1956.    
09/09/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 09/09/1960. Dep: 15/10/1960.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27546 (Diagram 97)
   
12/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 64933 from Neville Hill (55H)    
06/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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