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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 1535 on 11/02/1938
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4935   02/06/1946
British Railways 64935   16/06/1948

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 1728
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service Mon 11/02/1938 to York (North) (YK)
Withdrawal Mon 17/12/1962 off Neville Hill (55H)
Service Life 24 yrs, 10 mths , 6 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1963

Notes
Notes Cut up at Darlington

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
YK   York (North) (New) on 11/02/1938
SEL   Selby on 29/02/1940
SBK   Starbeck on 20/07/1940
SCA   Scarborough on 25/09/1949
SCA   Scarborough w/e 01/10/1949
50B   Neville Hill on 07/01/1951
50B   Neville Hill m/e 31/01/1951
     Withdrawn on 17/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC SCA Scarborough w/e 01/10/1949
ALLOC 50B Neville Hill m/e 31/01/1951
WDN   on 17/12/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
11/02/1938 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2842)
12/04/1940 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2913)
15/10/1942 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number BP145)
12/02/1944 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number BP131)
19/06/1948 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number C1714)
14/09/1953 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27527)
22/10/1960 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27667)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 19/08/1938 01/09/1938 14 days Unclassified Welded boiler exam
 
Darlington Works 14/03/1940 12/04/1940 30 days General Boiler number 2913 (Diagram 97)
 
Darlington Works 15/04/1940 20/04/1940 6 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 20/05/1941 11/06/1941 23 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 19/09/1942 15/10/1942 27 days General Boiler number BP145 (Diagram 97)
 
Darlington Works 06/04/1943 03/05/1943 28 days Heavy    
Cowlairs Works 01/01/1944 12/02/1944 43 days General Boiler number BP131 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 12/05/1945 26/05/1945 15 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 08/06/1946 06/07/1946 29 days General    
Cowlairs Works 11/05/1948 19/06/1948 40 days General Boiler number 27469 (Diagram 97)
Renumbered to BR 64935
 
Inverurie Works 27/09/1951 02/11/1951 37 days Heavy Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 31/10/1952 28/11/1952 29 days Heavy Casual    
Cowlairs Works 14/08/1953 14/09/1953 32 days General Boiler number 27527 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 24/05/1956 23/06/1956 31 days Heavy Intermediate    
Darlington Works 10/03/1958 17/03/1958 8 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 31/08/1960 22/10/1960 53 days General Boiler number 27667 (Diagram 97)
 
Darlington Works 15/02/1962 02/03/1962 16 days Light Casual    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
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
11/02/1938 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1535
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1728
Allocated to York (North) (YK)
Diagram 97 boiler fitted
   
19/08/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 19/08/1938. Dep: 01/09/1938.
Work undertaken:
Welded boiler exam
   
29/02/1940 Allocation Reallocated to Selby (SEL)    
14/03/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 14/03/1940. Dep: 12/04/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2913 (Diagram 97)
   
15/04/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 15/04/1940. Dep: 20/04/1940.    
20/07/1940 Allocation Reallocated to Starbeck (SBK)    
20/05/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 20/05/1941. Dep: 11/06/1941.    
19/09/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 19/09/1942. Dep: 15/10/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number BP145 (Diagram 97)
   
06/04/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy) - Arr: 06/04/1943. Dep: 03/05/1943.    
01/01/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 01/01/1944. Dep: 12/02/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number BP131 (Diagram 97)
   
12/05/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 12/05/1945. Dep: 26/05/1945.    
02/06/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 4935    
08/06/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 08/06/1946. Dep: 06/07/1946.    
11/05/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 11/05/1948. Dep: 19/06/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27469 (Diagram 97)
Renumbered to BR 64935
   
25/09/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Scarborough (SCA)    
01/10/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Scarborough (SCA)    
07/01/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (50B)    
31/01/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (50B)    
27/09/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Inverurie Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 27/09/1951. Dep: 02/11/1951.    
31/10/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 31/10/1952. Dep: 28/11/1952.    
14/08/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 14/08/1953. Dep: 14/09/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27527 (Diagram 97)
   
24/05/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 24/05/1956. Dep: 23/06/1956.    
10/03/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 10/03/1958. Dep: 17/03/1958.    
31/08/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 31/08/1960. Dep: 22/10/1960.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27667 (Diagram 97)
   
15/02/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 15/02/1962. Dep: 02/03/1962.    
17/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 64935 from Neville Hill (55H)    
04/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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