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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 26 m/e 01/1891
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 5070 m/e 05/1946
British Railways 65070 m/e 11/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer T. Worsdell
Class J21
Company History NER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J21 Compound01/1891
J21 Simple (0-6-0)04/1910
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 136
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 01/1891
Withdrawal Mon 05/09/1960 off Blyth (South) (SBH)
Service Life 69 yrs, 8 mths , 5 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1960 at Locomotive Works (Darlington)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1891
RET   Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
DON   Doncaster w/e 04/12/1948
RET   Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) w/e 19/11/1949
51A   Darlington 4w/e 29/11/1952
51A   Darlington 4w/e 13/12/1952
52C   Blaydon 3w/e 12/11/1955
52D   Tweedmouth 4w/e 14/12/1957
52F   Blyth (North) w/e 17/10/1959
     Withdrawn on 05/09/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC GRA Grantham on 30/03/1947
ALLOC RET Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) on 13/07/1947
ALLOC DON Doncaster w/e 04/12/1948
ALLOC RET Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) w/e 19/11/1949
ALLOC 51A Darlington 4w/e 29/11/1952
ALLOC 91E To Eastern Region 4w/e 29/11/1952
ALLOC 52C Blaydon 4w/e 03/12/1955
ALLOC 52D Tweedmouth 4w/e 28/12/1957
ALLOC 52FS   4w/e 31/10/1959
WDN   on 05/09/1960

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
04/1910 Converted from Compound to Simple cylinders
01/1929 Fitted with 19" cylinders and Piston Valves


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
18/04/1953 Darlington Works Nos. 78006/7/8/9 are in traffic. Can anyone confirm that they carry 1952 plates? No. 46478 has been in for intermediate and repaint. Nos. 67291, 67303/31 an 62373 have been condemned. The old shed at Ferryhill has been demolished: since the closure-16 years ago-a few engines on stock have been stored there, the last being Nos. 67278, 62359 an 62365, taken away about two years ago. 'J21' No. 65070 has received a full repair. SLS/195306
08/10/1955 North Eastern Miscellany Class B16 engines have now appeared at sheds in the Newcastle-upon-Tyne area and the following have been noted working between Heaton and Berwick on various classes of trains: 61410/13/14/15/40/67/69. Class K2 2-6-0 locos noted en route between Newcastle and Cowlairs recently for overhaul and repainting have been Nos. 61720/27/62/65. Standard Class 5 4-6-0 73101 worked a Newcastle-Berwick passenger train on the 21st Sept. en route for the Scottish Region. Class J21 0-6-0 Nos. 65117 an 65070 were hauled dead by a Class J39 for the north on 4/10 and a class Dll 4-4-0 62684 hauled Class K1 62031 dead from Haymarket shed to Gateshead on October 5th. During mid-October, Class D49 4-4-0 Nos. 62752 an 62720 have been observed working a morning Sunderland-Newcastle slow passenger train as a running-in turn, both engines being recently ex-works. SLS/195512
31/07/1957 Gateshead MPD At the latter end of July, J72 68727 fitted with a shorter chimney than is usual on the class, was observed standing dead on the sidings to the south of the running shed. At the end of one of the sidings, J21 65070 was standing minus dome cover and tender. SLS/195709

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1891 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 26
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 136
   
04/1910 Modification Modification: Converted from Compound to Simple cylinders    
01/1929 Modification Modification: Fitted with 19" cylinders and Piston Valves    
05/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 5070    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (RET)    
11/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 65070    
04/12/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
19/11/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (RET)    
29/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (51A)    
13/12/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (51A)    
12/11/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Blaydon (52C)    
14/12/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Tweedmouth (52D)    
17/10/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Blyth (North) (52F)    
09/1960 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Darlington    
05/09/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 65070 from Blyth (South) (SBH)    

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