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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 1464 on 08/11/1935
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4862   05/01/1947
British Railways 64862   27/04/1948

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 1648
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service Sun 08/11/1935 to Neville Hill (NEV)
Withdrawal Sun 22/10/1961 off West Auckland (51F)
Service Life 25 yrs, 11 mths , 14 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1961

Notes
Notes Cut up at Cowlairs

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
NEV   Neville Hill (New) on 08/11/1935
SBK   Starbeck on 25/10/1937
DAR   Darlington on 14/01/1946
WHL   West Hartlepool on 12/12/1948
WHL   West Hartlepool w/e 18/12/1948
51D   Middlesbrough on 25/02/1951
51D   Middlesbrough w/e 03/03/1951
51C   West Hartlepool on 14/09/1952
51C   West Hartlepool 4w/e 04/10/1952
51F   West Auckland on 06/03/1955
     Withdrawn on 22/10/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC WHL West Hartlepool w/e 18/12/1948
ALLOC 51D Middlesbrough w/e 25/02/1951
ALLOC 51D Middlesbrough w/e 03/03/1951
ALLOC 51C West Hartlepool 4w/e 04/10/1952
ALLOC 51F West Auckland 4w/e 26/03/1955
WDN   on 22/10/1961

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
08/11/1935 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2711)
10/07/1940 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2129)
17/02/1943 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2723)
27/04/1948 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2622)
18/09/1954 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27460)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 29/04/1938 11/06/1938 44 days General    
Darlington Works 14/06/1940 10/07/1940 27 days General Boiler number 2129 (Diagram 97)
 
Darlington Works 12/07/1940 30/07/1940 19 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 19/01/1943 17/02/1943 30 days General Boiler number 2723 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 25/08/1945 06/10/1945 43 days General    
Cowlairs Works 05/10/1946 19/10/1946 15 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 15/03/1948 27/04/1948 44 days General Boiler number 2622 (Diagram 97)
Renumbered to BR 64862
 
Cowlairs Works 27/02/1951 31/03/1951 33 days Heavy Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 26/01/1952 26/02/1952 32 days Light Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 23/08/1954 18/09/1954 27 days General Boiler number 27460 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 05/10/1954 08/10/1954 4 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 14/10/1954 23/10/1954 10 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 23/01/1957 23/02/1957 32 days Light Intermediate    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/11/1935 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1464
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1648
Allocated to Neville Hill (NEV)
Diagram 97 boiler fitted
   
25/10/1937 Allocation Reallocated to Starbeck (SBK)    
29/04/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 29/04/1938. Dep: 11/06/1938.    
14/06/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 14/06/1940. Dep: 10/07/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2129 (Diagram 97)
   
12/07/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 12/07/1940. Dep: 30/07/1940.    
19/01/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 19/01/1943. Dep: 17/02/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2723 (Diagram 97)
   
25/08/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 25/08/1945. Dep: 06/10/1945.    
14/01/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (DAR)    
05/10/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 05/10/1946. Dep: 19/10/1946.    
05/01/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 4862    
15/03/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 15/03/1948. Dep: 27/04/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2622 (Diagram 97)
Renumbered to BR 64862
   
12/12/1948 Allocation Reallocated to West Hartlepool (WHL)    
18/12/1948 Allocation Reallocated to West Hartlepool (WHL)    
25/02/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Middlesbrough (51D)    
27/02/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 27/02/1951. Dep: 31/03/1951.    
03/03/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Middlesbrough (51D)    
26/01/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 26/01/1952. Dep: 26/02/1952.    
14/09/1952 Allocation Reallocated to West Hartlepool (51C)    
04/10/1952 Allocation Reallocated to West Hartlepool (51C)    
23/08/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 23/08/1954. Dep: 18/09/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27460 (Diagram 97)
   
05/10/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 05/10/1954. Dep: 08/10/1954.    
14/10/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 14/10/1954. Dep: 23/10/1954.    
06/03/1955 Allocation Reallocated to West Auckland (51F)    
23/01/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 23/01/1957. Dep: 23/02/1957.    
22/10/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 64862 from West Auckland (51F)    
12/1961 Scrapped Scrapped    

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