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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 1896 on 21/04/1938
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4949   06/07/1946
British Railways 64949   26/11/1948

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 1746
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service Wed 21/04/1938 to Carlisle Canal (CAR)
Withdrawal Wed 22/08/1962 off Alnmouth (52d)
Service Life 24 yrs, 4 mths , 1 dy

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1962

Notes
Notes Cut up at Cowlairs

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
CAR   Carlisle Canal (New) on 21/04/1938
CON   Consett on 20/10/1940
DAR   Darlington on 28/03/1943
TWD   Tweedmouth on 04/01/1948
TWD   Tweedmouth w/e 10/01/1948
BLA   Blaydon on 24/02/1948
BLA   Blaydon w/e 28/02/1948
50B   Neville Hill on 20/08/1950
53A   Hull Dairycoates on 13/06/1954
52B   Heaton on 16/06/1957
52d   Alnmouth on 11/05/1958
     Withdrawn on 22/08/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC TWD Tweedmouth w/e 10/01/1948
ALLOC BLA Blaydon w/e 28/02/1948
ALLOC 50B Neville Hill w/e 20/08/1950
ALLOC 53A Hull Dairycoates 4w/e 19/06/1954
ALLOC 52B Heaton 4w/e 13/07/1957
ALLOC ALN   4w/e 17/05/1958
WDN   on 22/08/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
21/04/1938 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 4904)
09/05/1940 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number C1720)
10/02/1943 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2597)
06/07/1946 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number C1717)
26/11/1948 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2842)
16/04/1954 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27511)
01/12/1956 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27592)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Cowlairs Works 10/04/1940 09/05/1940 30 days General Boiler number C1720 (Diagram 97)
  
Darlington Works 25/08/1941 18/09/1941 25 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 08/01/1943 10/02/1943 34 days General Boiler number 2597 (Diagram 97)
  
Gateshead Works 12/12/1944 04/01/1945 24 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 08/06/1946 06/07/1946 29 days General Boiler number C1717 (Diagram 97)
Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 4949
  
Cowlairs Works 28/10/1948 26/11/1948 30 days General Boiler number 27533 (Diagram 97)
Renumbered to BR 64949
  
Cowlairs Works 20/04/1951 12/05/1951 23 days Heavy Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 04/11/1952 22/11/1952 19 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 17/03/1954 16/04/1954 31 days General Boiler number 27511 (Diagram 97)
  

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
21/04/1938 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1896
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1746
Allocated to Carlisle Canal (CAR)
Diagram 97 boiler fitted		    
10/04/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 10/04/1940. Dep: 09/05/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number C1720 (Diagram 97)
    
20/10/1940 Allocation Reallocated to Consett (CON)    
25/08/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 25/08/1941. Dep: 18/09/1941.    
08/01/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 08/01/1943. Dep: 10/02/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2597 (Diagram 97)
    
28/03/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (DAR)    
12/12/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 12/12/1944. Dep: 04/01/1945.    
08/06/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 08/06/1946. Dep: 06/07/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number C1717 (Diagram 97)
Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 4949
    
04/01/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Tweedmouth (TWD)    
10/01/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Tweedmouth (TWD)    
24/02/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Blaydon (BLA)    
28/02/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Blaydon (BLA)    
28/10/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 28/10/1948. Dep: 26/11/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27533 (Diagram 97)
Renumbered to BR 64949
    
20/08/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (50B)    
20/04/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 20/04/1951. Dep: 12/05/1951.    
04/11/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 04/11/1952. Dep: 22/11/1952.    
17/03/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 17/03/1954. Dep: 16/04/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27511 (Diagram 97)
    
13/06/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (53A)    
01/12/1956 Modification Diagram 97 number 27592 boiler fitted    
16/06/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (52B)    
11/05/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Alnmouth (52d)    
22/08/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 64949 from Alnmouth (52D.1)    
11/1962 Scrapped Scrapped    

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