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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 2993 on 17/10/1935
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4897   01/12/1946
British Railways 64897   26/03/1949

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 1644
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service Mon 17/10/1935 to Doncaster (DON)
Withdrawal Mon 03/12/1962 off Alnmouth (52d)
Service Life 27 yrs, 1 mth , 16 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1963

Notes
Notes Cut up at Cowlairs

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
DON   Doncaster (New) on 17/10/1935
PKS   Parkeston Quay on 28/01/1936
STR   Stratford on 08/09/1940
DAR   Darlington on 07/01/1945
HLD   Hull Dairycoates on 04/01/1948
HLD   Hull Dairycoates w/e 10/01/1948
54C   Borough Gardens on 24/12/1950
54C   Borough Gardens m/e 31/12/1950
52C   Blaydon on 04/01/1953
52d   Alnmouth on 28/03/1954
     Withdrawn on 03/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC HLD Hull Dairycoates w/e 10/01/1948
ALLOC 54C Borough Gardens m/e 31/12/1950
ALLOC 52C Blaydon 4w/e 24/01/1953
ALLOC 52DALN   4w/e 24/04/1954
WDN   on 03/12/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
17/10/1935 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2704)
18/06/1938 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2667)
03/05/1941 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2678)
17/06/1944 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 1931)
05/10/1946 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number C1796)
26/03/1949 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number BP130)
19/04/1952 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27542)
11/02/1956 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27574)
30/09/1960 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27566)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 25/05/1938 18/06/1938 25 days General Boiler number 2667 (Diagram 97)
 
Gorton Works 08/03/1941 03/05/1941 57 days General Boiler number 2678 (Diagram 97)
 
Stratford Works 21/05/1944 17/06/1944 28 days General Boiler number 1931 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 19/06/1946 05/10/1946 109 days General Boiler number 27481 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 14/01/1949 26/03/1949 72 days General Boiler number BP130 (Diagram 97)
Renumbered to BR 64897
 
Cowlairs Works 21/02/1952 19/04/1952 59 days General Boiler number 27542 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 06/01/1956 11/02/1956 37 days General Boiler number 27574 (Diagram 97)
 
Inverurie Works 15/08/1960 30/09/1960 47 days General Boiler number 27566 (Diagram 97)
 
Darlington Works 21/12/1961 16/01/1962 27 days Light Casual    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
14/01/1962 Darlington Works (Works Yard) Erecting Shop: D11, D256/71, D3316, D4083-8, D5107/8/49/72-5, 12119/20, 43053/7, 60812/98, 61275, 61388, 61454, 63381, 63467, 65768/72, 67638, 69005, 78026, 80118, 90397, 90620. Stripping Shop: 43071, 65892, 80117. Outside Stripping Shop: 60835, 61161, 92202. Works Yard: D18, D5096, 43055, 46450, 60809/22, 60963, 64897, 65099, 65862/9, 67681, 67718, 68017/43, 92064, 92199. Crossing: D17, D270/3, D2173, D2247/65, D3140, D4082, D5113. Scrap Road: 61411-3/5/9/36/43/50-2/9/60, 64979, 65741/69, 67707/13/22/39/50/72/5, 68688/9, 68729 all intact. SLS/196203
14/04/1963 Eastfield MPD (waiting Works) 61008 transferred from LMR, ex Works-65916/32, and waiting Works-44194, 45713/24, 57653, 61147/80/346, 64527, 64790/814/44/69/97/910/24/9, 90060 an 90759. SLS/196304

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
17/10/1935 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2993
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1644
Allocated to Doncaster (DON)
Diagram 97 boiler fitted
   
28/01/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Parkeston Quay (PKS)    
25/05/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 25/05/1938. Dep: 18/06/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2667 (Diagram 97)
   
08/09/1940 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (STR)    
08/03/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/03/1941. Dep: 03/05/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2678 (Diagram 97)
   
21/05/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 21/05/1944. Dep: 17/06/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1931 (Diagram 97)
   
07/01/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (DAR)    
19/06/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 19/06/1946. Dep: 05/10/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27481 (Diagram 97)
   
01/12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 4897    
04/01/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
10/01/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
14/01/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 14/01/1949. Dep: 26/03/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number BP130 (Diagram 97)
Renumbered to BR 64897
   
24/12/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Borough Gardens (54C)    
31/12/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Borough Gardens (54C)    
21/02/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 21/02/1952. Dep: 19/04/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27542 (Diagram 97)
   
04/01/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Blaydon (52C)    
28/03/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Alnmouth (52d)    
06/01/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 06/01/1956. Dep: 11/02/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27574 (Diagram 97)
   
15/08/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Inverurie Works (General) - Arr: 15/08/1960. Dep: 30/09/1960.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27566 (Diagram 97)
   
21/12/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 21/12/1961. Dep: 16/01/1962.    
03/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 64897 from Alnmouth (52D.1)    
04/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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