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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 1536 on 23/10/1936
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4917 on 17/03/1946
British Railways 64917   11/05/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class J39
Company History LNER
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Beyer Peacock Ltd.
Order Number 1531
Works Number 6814
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service Mon 23/10/1936 to Gorton (GOR)
Withdrawal Mon 03/12/1962 off Alnmouth (52d)
Service Life 26 yrs, 1 mth , 10 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1963

Notes
Notes Cut up at Darlington

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
GOR   Gorton (New) on 23/10/1936
NEV   Neville Hill on 18/11/1936
NPT   Newport (Teeside) on 19/11/1936
DAR   Darlington on 28/03/1943
BLA   Blaydon on 27/07/1943
TWD   Tweedmouth on 23/10/1949
TWD   Tweedmouth w/e 29/10/1949
52d   Alnmouth on 09/09/1962
     Withdrawn on 03/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC TWD Tweedmouth w/e 29/10/1949
ALLOC 52DALN   4w/e 06/10/1962
WDN   on 03/12/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
23/10/1936 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number BP133)
09/12/1938 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2950)
20/02/1943 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number BP144)
31/08/1946 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 3196)
27/12/1947 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2573)
02/06/1951 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27506)
18/02/1954 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27583)
19/04/1961 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27573)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 10/11/1937 12/11/1937 3 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 29/10/1938 09/12/1938 42 days General Boiler number 2950 (Diagram 97)
 
Darlington Works 23/07/1940 27/08/1940 36 days General    
Darlington Works 23/01/1943 20/02/1943 29 days General Boiler number BP144 (Diagram 97)
 
Gateshead Works 07/12/1944 28/12/1944 22 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 27/07/1946 31/08/1946 36 days General Boiler number 3196 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 19/10/1947 27/12/1947 70 days General Boiler number 2573 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 18/04/1950 13/05/1950 26 days Light Intermediate Renumbered to BR 64917
 
Cowlairs Works 15/05/1951 02/06/1951 19 days Heavy Casual Boiler number 27506 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 14/01/1954 18/02/1954 36 days General Boiler number 27583 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 22/02/1954 26/02/1954 5 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 04/03/1954 08/03/1954 5 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 17/01/1958 08/02/1958 23 days Heavy Intermediate    
Inverurie Works 08/03/1961 19/04/1961 43 days General Boiler number 27573 (Diagram 97)
 

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/04/1950 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works during April: These included Nos. 60529, 61103/72, 61738/68, 61854, 61909/83, 62423, 2430, 62436, 2475, 62479, 3143, 4544, 64593, 64849/54, 4865/68, 64899, 4917, 65921, 7469, 8458, 8550, 9151/62, 69174, 9182, 69553, 90071, 90306, ex-L.M.S. 2835, 42909/18, ex-W.D. 77087, 77107, 77302/99. SLS/195006

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
23/10/1936 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1536
Built at Beyer Peacock Ltd., Works Number 6814
Allocated to Gorton (GOR)
Diagram 97 boiler fitted
   
18/11/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (NEV)    
19/11/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Newport (Teeside) (NPT)    
10/11/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 10/11/1937. Dep: 12/11/1937.    
29/10/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 29/10/1938. Dep: 09/12/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2950 (Diagram 97)
   
23/07/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 23/07/1940. Dep: 27/08/1940.    
23/01/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 23/01/1943. Dep: 20/02/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number BP144 (Diagram 97)
   
28/03/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (DAR)    
27/07/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Blaydon (BLA)    
07/12/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 07/12/1944. Dep: 28/12/1944.    
17/03/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 4917    
27/07/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 27/07/1946. Dep: 31/08/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3196 (Diagram 97)
   
19/10/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 19/10/1947. Dep: 27/12/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2573 (Diagram 97)
   
23/10/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Tweedmouth (TWD)    
29/10/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Tweedmouth (TWD)    
18/04/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 18/04/1950. Dep: 13/05/1950.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 64917
   
15/05/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 15/05/1951. Dep: 02/06/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27506 (Diagram 97)
   
14/01/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 14/01/1954. Dep: 18/02/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27583 (Diagram 97)
   
22/02/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 22/02/1954. Dep: 26/02/1954.    
04/03/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 04/03/1954. Dep: 08/03/1954.    
17/01/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 17/01/1958. Dep: 08/02/1958.    
08/03/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Inverurie Works (General) - Arr: 08/03/1961. Dep: 19/04/1961.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27573 (Diagram 97)
   
09/09/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Alnmouth (52d)    
03/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 64917 from Alnmouth (52D.1)    
07/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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