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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3088 on 24/04/1941
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4978   26/03/1946
British Railways 64978 on 30/12/1950

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 1856
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service Mon 24/04/1941 to St Margarets (STM)
Withdrawal Mon 03/12/1962 off Gateshead (52A)
Service Life 21 yrs, 7 mths , 9 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1963

Notes
Notes Cut up at Darlington

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
STM   St Margarets (New) on 24/04/1941
DAR   Darlington on 22/11/1943
HLD   Hull Dairycoates on 01/03/1948
HLD   Hull Dairycoates w/e 06/03/1948
WHL   West Hartlepool on 20/03/1949
WHL   West Hartlepool w/e 26/03/1949
51J   Northallerton on 19/09/1954
51F   West Auckland on 18/11/1956
52A   Gateshead on 23/08/1959
     Withdrawn on 03/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC HLD Hull Dairycoates w/e 06/03/1948
ALLOC WHL West Hartlepool w/e 26/03/1949
ALLOC 51J Northallerton 4w/e 18/09/1954
ALLOC 51F West Auckland 3w/e 01/12/1956
ALLOC 52A Gateshead 4w/e 05/09/1959
WDN   on 03/12/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
24/04/1941 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 3173)
24/09/1943 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2686)
08/07/1944 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number E1357)
22/11/1947 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 3212)
08/04/1954 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27595)
20/09/1958 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27501)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Cowlairs Works 24/08/1943 24/09/1943 32 days General Boiler number 2686 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 05/06/1944 08/07/1944 34 days Heavy Boiler number 27525 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 07/10/1944 21/10/1944 15 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 23/06/1946 20/07/1946 28 days General    
Cowlairs Works 14/09/1947 22/11/1947 70 days General Boiler number 27556 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 08/12/1950 30/12/1950 23 days Heavy Intermediate Renumbered to BR 64978
 
Cowlairs Works 10/02/1951 09/03/1951 28 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 05/03/1954 08/04/1954 35 days General Boiler number 27595 (Diagram 97)
 
Gateshead Works 10/03/1955 25/05/1955 77 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 14/08/1958 20/09/1958 38 days General Boiler number 27501 (Diagram 97)
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
24/04/1941 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 3088
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1856
Allocated to St Margarets (STM)
Diagram 97 boiler fitted
   
24/08/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 24/08/1943. Dep: 24/09/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2686 (Diagram 97)
   
22/11/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (DAR)    
05/06/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy) - Arr: 05/06/1944. Dep: 08/07/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27525 (Diagram 97)
   
07/10/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 07/10/1944. Dep: 21/10/1944.    
26/03/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 4978    
23/06/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 23/06/1946. Dep: 20/07/1946.    
14/09/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 14/09/1947. Dep: 22/11/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27556 (Diagram 97)
   
01/03/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
06/03/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
20/03/1949 Allocation Reallocated to West Hartlepool (WHL)    
26/03/1949 Allocation Reallocated to West Hartlepool (WHL)    
08/12/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 08/12/1950. Dep: 30/12/1950.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 64978
   
10/02/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 10/02/1951. Dep: 09/03/1951.    
05/03/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 05/03/1954. Dep: 08/04/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27595 (Diagram 97)
   
19/09/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Northallerton (51J)    
10/03/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 10/03/1955. Dep: 25/05/1955.    
18/11/1956 Allocation Reallocated to West Auckland (51F)    
14/08/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 14/08/1958. Dep: 20/09/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27501 (Diagram 97)
   
23/08/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Gateshead (52A)    
03/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 64978 from Gateshead (52A)    
07/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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