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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 75324 m/e 07/1945
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 8039 m/e 07/1946
British Railways 68039 m/e 02/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Riddles
Class J94
Company History LNER
Wheels 0-6-0ST
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Works Number 5314
To Service During 07/1945
Withdrawal Mon 14/10/1963
Service Life 18 yrs, 3 mths , 14 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1945
SEL   Selby on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
YK   York (North) w/e 20/11/1948
DAR   Darlington w/e 30/04/1949
51L   Thornaby w/e 17/09/1960
51C   West Hartlepool w/e 21/09/1963
     Withdrawn on 14/10/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC YK York (North) w/e 20/11/1948
ALLOC DAR Darlington w/e 30/04/1949
ALLOC 51L Thornaby 4w/e 01/10/1960
ALLOC 51C West Hartlepool 4w/e 12/10/1963
WDN   on 14/10/1963

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
02/1949 Extended bunker fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
28/02/1949 Darlington Works Locomotives awaiting Works during February included:-Nos. 1274, 1605/11/18/31/45, 2745/67, 3199, 3411, 5096, 5606/28, 5800, 7262, 8708, 9105, 60816, 60133, (adjustment), 61015 (damaged), 63140, 65057 (damaged in the Crook derailment), 65712, 67705/54, 69827 (NEA), Class '8' W.D. 77320 an 79239.To scrap yard: Nos. 3291/97/99, 3301/08/17/32, 63322 (badly damaged at Old Town Jct., Middlesboro').Locomotives ex Works during February included:-Nos. 60141, 60142 (Darlington 2061/1949-the first 1949 locomotive), 60143, 60509 (light repair), 60923, 60931 (light repair), 61022 (unlined black), 61161 (lined out), 61162 (unlined black), 61181/86, 61237/58, 61400, 61635/41, 61659 (light repair), 61660, 62353/59/78, 62718/32/64, 63341/49, 65098, 65601, 65633 (repaired at Gateshead-buffer beam snow plough fitted), 65712/49, 65827/60, 67255, 67386, 67623, 67714 (light repair), 68010/39, 68160, 68260, 69933, Class '8' W.D. 90252 (ex 77352), 90344 (ex 70877), 90613 (ex 77469). SLS/194904
09/09/1963 Thornaby MPD (in store) The steam allocation here is now in store viz. 60859/946, 65859/84, 67635/40, 68023/39, 76024, 77001/11/4, 90072/81/406/46/51/593. From 9th September (when West Aukland closed) seven type 3 d/es now work all former West Aukland duties. SLS/196310
18/01/1964 Darlington Works (Scrap Yard) Erecting Shop: 12122, D191, D2615, D3143, D3672, D5102/9, D5370/6, and 0-4-0 Depl. Diesel No. 56, D7583-89 under construction. Steam Locos under repair: 75037, 60004, 60145, 60923/70, 73092/142/162, 75046/53, 90120/709. Stripping Shop: 47482 for general, 63451, 72002, 75006, 90209/578/728. Yard Sidings: D16, D2700, D5112, 43119, 60132, 61013, 60954, 62060/65, 63468, 65033/99, 65804, 73144, 75006/40, 90026. Diesel Test House: D22, D5104 an D5169. Scrap Yard: 43131, 42770, 61468, 65810, 67652, 68008/38/39/41/42/59/61, 68736, 69006/21 an 72001. SLS/196402
01/02/1964 Branch line news (Scrap Yard) Passenger services will be withdrawn from Hanley Loop (Etruria to Kidsgrove Liverpool Road) and Stoke to Silverdale branches from 2nd March, from the Aberdare-Abercynon and Cardiff Clarence Road branches from 16th March, from the Kemble to Cirencester, Kemble to Tetbury and Sheringham-Melton Constable branches from 6th April.
The Waterside branch (from Old Dinting Goods GF, Mottram Yard) is to be closed completely on 2nd March. The Pinnox branch (Tunstall Junction to Longport Junction) was closed completely from 16th February, although the track is to be retained. From Pleasley Junction to 70 yards short of Messrs. Hollins coal siding (approx. 1 mile) is to be closed from 3rd March and the line thence to Pleasley East GF from 31st December, 1964.
SLS/196403
07/03/1964 Darlington Works (Scrap Yard) Erecting Shop: D25, D26, D30, D170, D177, D179, D3140, D3244, D3677, D5371, D7587 painted, D7589 nearly complete, D7590 motors mounted, D7591 motors mounted, D7592 shell, D7593 shell, D7594 shell, d12113, 47482, 60146, 60822, 61032, 61319, 62060, 63458, 65789, 90272, 90345. Weigh House: D22, D5107, 62001. Stripping Shop: 43987, 90483. Works Yard: D2700, D5113, D5148, D7588 painted, 42165, 43144, 60124, 60802, 62065, 63460, 65033, 65099, 68046, 73071, 73097, 75006, 75056. Crossing: D11, D3378. Scrap Yard: 42407, 47589, 60874, 68039, 68061, 90624. SLS/196403

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1945 To Service To service as WD Number 75324
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 5314
   
07/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 8039    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Selby (SEL)    
20/11/1948 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (YK)    
02/1949 Modification Modification: Extended bunker fitted    
02/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 68039    
30/04/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (DAR)    
17/09/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Thornaby (51L)    
21/09/1963 Allocation Reallocated to West Hartlepool (51C)    
14/10/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 68039    

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