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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 1554 m/e 04/1891
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 5078 m/e 10/1946
British Railways 65078 m/e 10/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer T. Worsdell
Class J21
Company History NER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J21 Compound04/1891
J21 Simple (0-6-0)04/1911
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 148
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 04/1891
Withdrawal Mon 04/03/1957 off Tweedmouth (52D)
Service Life 65 yrs, 11 mths , 1 dy

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1957 at Locomotive Works (Darlington)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1891
DAR   Darlington on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
51F   West Auckland w/e 06/08/1950
51A   Darlington 5w/e 24/04/1954
52D   Tweedmouth 5w/e 18/06/1955
     Withdrawn on 04/03/1957

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 51F West Auckland w/e 06/08/1950
ALLOC 51A Darlington 4w/e 24/04/1954
ALLOC 52D Tweedmouth 4w/e 18/06/1955
WDN   on 04/03/1957

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
04/1911 Converted from Compound to Simple cylinders
12/1921 Schmidt pattern superheater fitted
12/1921 Fitted with 19" cylinders and Piston Valves


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1891 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 1554
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 148
   
04/1911 Modification Modification: Converted from Compound to Simple cylinders    
12/1921 Modification Modification: Fitted with 19" cylinders and Piston Valves    
12/1921 Modification Modification: Schmidt pattern superheater fitted    
10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 5078    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Darlington (DAR)    
10/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 65078    
06/08/1950 Allocation Reallocated to West Auckland (51F)    
24/04/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (51A)    
18/06/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Tweedmouth (52D)    
04/03/1957 Withdrawn Condemned as 65078 from Tweedmouth (52D)    
04/1957 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Darlington    

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