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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 593 m/e 11/1914
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3593 m/e 12/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4242 m/e 10/1946
British Railways 64242 m/e 05/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer H. Ivatt / N. Gresley
Class J6
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 279
Works Number 1453
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 11/1914
Withdrawal Mon 29/08/1955
Service Life 40 yrs, 9 mths , 29 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1955

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1914
BOS   Boston on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
34B   Hornsey 4w/e 24/10/1953
     Withdrawn on 29/08/1955

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 34B Hornsey 4w/e 31/10/1953
WDN   on 29/08/1955

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
08/1939 Modified to conform to LNER Gauge


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
16/01/1943 Doncaster Notes (engines lettered 'NE') No. 2005, converted to Class 'A,' was due out 16/1. Another 'Q.4' 5048 is on hand for conversion to 'Q.1.' Other arrivals for works are 3838, 3465 an 4993. Streamlined 'B.17' 2870 has left works after a 'general,' also 'J.55' 3859 (BFD). Following on the previous list of engines lettered 'NE' at Plant:- October: 2957, 4474, 1125, 4513, 180, 4003, 4663, 4340, 3488, 4266, 2572, 4655, 3497, 1158, 1367, 4471, 1312, 4312, 3350, 4601, 1141, 4377, 2598, 4490, 2859, 2555, 2461, 483, 3076, 4637, 590, 2766, 4834, 4664, 1118, 4888, 2394, 3224, 4594, 4462, November: 3476, 2439, 4871, 4594, 4646, 4008, 2960, 601, 4053, 4805, 2426, 118, 135, 2563, 112, 1300, 4035, 4449, 4246, 4884, 2744, 4843, 3298, 2417, 5961, 178, 4495, 608, 2958, 2579, 2453, 3050, 125, 114, 4853, 3500, 3494, 2593, 3167. December: 3821, 4497, 4414, 4426, 3276, 4824, 586, 4545, 3621, 4018, 4225, 587, 3275 4793, 2546, 4456, 3819, 4851, 4316, 3631, 3819, 599, 3010, 3593, 17, 3387, 6139, 3498, 1156, 2870, 4240, 2955, 3232, 3047. SLS/194302
29/08/1955 First Gresley J6 condemned No. 64242, withdrawn on 29/8 is the first of the Gresley J6 class to be taken out of service. It had been recently shedded at Hornsey. Built in 1914 (Doncaster No. 1453) as No. 593, it was renumbered 4242 in Oct. 1946 and 64242 in May 1948. There were 110 engines in the class, cyls. 19' x 26', wheels 5' 2', superheated, with piston valves. SLS/195510

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1914 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 593
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1453		    
12/1925 Renumbered Renumbered to 3593    
08/1939 Modification Modification: Modified to conform to LNER Gauge    
10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 4242    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Boston (BOS)    
05/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 64242    
24/10/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Hornsey (34B)    
29/08/1955 Withdrawn Condemned as 64242    
09/1955 Scrapped Scrapped    

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