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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 1984 on 28/07/1938
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4968   07/06/1946
British Railways 64968   08/01/1949

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 1767
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service Wed 28/07/1938 to Stratford (STR)
Withdrawal Wed 16/03/1960 off Tilbury (33B)
Service Life 21 yrs, 7 mths , 17 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1960

Notes
Notes Cut up at Stratford

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
STR   Stratford (New) on 28/07/1938
IPS   Ipswich on 06/09/1944
LOW   Lowestoft on 22/09/1946
NOR   Norwich Thorpe on 26/03/1947
32B   Ipswich on 14/06/1953
32A   Norwich Thorpe on 07/10/1953
32G   Melton Constable on 12/05/1957
32A   Norwich Thorpe on 28/07/1957
33A   Plaistow on 08/06/1958
33B   Tilbury on 31/10/1959
     Withdrawn on 16/03/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC NOR Norwich Thorpe on 26/03/1947
ALLOC 32B Ipswich 4w/e 11/07/1953
ALLOC 32A Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 31/10/1953
ALLOC 32G Melton Constable 4w/e 18/05/1957
ALLOC 33A Plaistow 4w/e 14/06/1958
ALLOC 33B Tilbury 4w/e 28/11/1959
WDN   on 16/03/1960

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
28/07/1938 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 4919)
04/09/1943 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number C1718)
08/06/1946 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2191)
08/01/1949 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2317)
22/01/1952 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27692)
06/11/1954 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27706)
22/02/1957 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27821)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 14/09/1940 02/11/1940 50 days General Boiler number 27547 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 14/03/1943 04/09/1943 175 days General Boiler number C1718 (Diagram 97)
 
Stratford Works 25/03/1944 05/04/1944 12 days Light Repair    
Stratford Works 04/04/1946 08/06/1946 66 days General Boiler number 2191 (Diagram 97)
Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 4968
 
Gorton Works 14/11/1948 08/01/1949 56 days General Boiler number 2317 (Diagram 97)
Renumbered to BR 64968
 
Derby Works 15/11/1951 22/01/1952 69 days General Boiler number 27692 (Diagram 97)
 
Stratford Works 05/10/1954 06/11/1954 33 days General Boiler number 27706 (Diagram 97)
 
Stratford Works 15/01/1957 22/02/1957 39 days General Boiler number 27821 (Diagram 97)
 
Stratford Works 18/08/1958 20/08/1958 3 days Light Casual Continuous blow-down fitted
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
28/07/1938 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1984
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1767
Allocated to Stratford (STR)
Diagram 97 boiler fitted
   
14/09/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/09/1940. Dep: 02/11/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27547 (Diagram 97)
   
14/03/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 14/03/1943. Dep: 04/09/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number C1718 (Diagram 97)
   
25/03/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 25/03/1944. Dep: 05/04/1944.    
06/09/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Ipswich (IPS)    
04/04/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 04/04/1946. Dep: 08/06/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2191 (Diagram 97)
Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 4968
   
22/09/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Lowestoft (LOW)    
26/03/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (NOR)    
14/11/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/11/1948. Dep: 08/01/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2317 (Diagram 97)
Renumbered to BR 64968
   
15/11/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Derby Works (General) - Arr: 15/11/1951. Dep: 22/01/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27692 (Diagram 97)
   
14/06/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Ipswich (32B)    
07/10/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (32A)    
05/10/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 05/10/1954. Dep: 06/11/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27706 (Diagram 97)
   
15/01/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 15/01/1957. Dep: 22/02/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27821 (Diagram 97)
   
12/05/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Melton Constable (32G)    
28/07/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (32A)    
08/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Plaistow (33A)    
18/08/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 18/08/1958. Dep: 20/08/1958.
Work undertaken:
Continuous blow-down fitted
   
31/10/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Tilbury (33B)    
16/03/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 64968 from Tilbury (33B)    
04/1960 Scrapped Scrapped    

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