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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 1370 m/e 06/1905
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 5768 m/e 10/1946
British Railways 65768 m/e 06/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Worsdell
Class J26
Company History NER/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
To Service During 06/1905
Withdrawal Mon 04/06/1962
Service Life 57 yrs , 4 dys
Information Round cab spectacles by Grouping

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1905
NPT   Newport (Teeside) on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
51L   Thornaby 5w/e 14/06/1958
     Withdrawn on 04/06/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 51L Thornaby on 08/06/1958
WDN   on 04/06/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
01/1922 Diagram 57 boiler fitted
12/1945 Diagram 57A boiler fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/04/1948 Darlington Works 'L.1's' Nos. 9000-9015 are to be renumbered 67701-67716. No. 67717 (9016) is the first to come out under this number, while No. 9015 was altered to 67716. The paint dates of Nos. 9009-9012 are March, and Nos. 9013-9015 and 67717-67718 are April. The Works' Nos. are 2028-2036/48 respectively. The next order for North Road will be a batch of 'A.1' 'Pacifics.' The rumour of further 'B.1's' came about owing to Stooperdale building a batch of spare boilers for this class. Locomotives for shops or scrap during the period April 4th-May 2nd included:-Nos. 1440, E1461, 2391, 2747, 3037, 3170, 3286, 3315, 5069, 5625, 5768/88, 7306, 7649/88, 9837/52, 9917/33, 77414, 79198. The following locomotives have arrived for cutting-up:-ex G.E. Nos. 5380/83, 5400, 7120/37, 8212, ex MET Nos. 7511/12 and ex M.G.N. No. 8485. Locomotives ex shops during the same period included Nos. 5778, 9856, 60510, 60825, 61011/60/71, 61420, 62388, 63125/40, 65624/50, 65825/47/51, 67263, 67301, 67632/84, 67718, 68248/90, 68724, 69786, 69875, 69910. The following locomotives have been painted or repainted green: Nos. 61011/60/71 an 67684. No. 60510 came off Works without nameplates, but returned and has at last had these fitted-Robert the Bruce. SLS/194806
14/01/1962 Darlington Works (Erecting Shop) 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
14/07/1962 Darlington MPD (Stored) Stored: 43070 (51L), 43101 (51L), 65768, 65772, 65773, 69002 (51A), 78015 (51J). Ex Works: 43014 (50A), 43125 (50B), 60834 (62B), 60944 (52B), 60973 (63A), 62004 (51A), 63389 (51L), 68043 (51A), 90011 (51A), 90273 (51L), 90430 (51A), 92098 (52H). Awaiting Works: 42639 (50F), 43134 (66D), 46494 (31A), 60818 (64A), 64706 (52G), 64713, 64730 (51L), 64757 (51L), 64758 (51L), 64821 (51L), 64835 (51F), 64848 (51F), 64982 (51F), 65670, 65761, 65776. Visitors : D12 (55H), 42553 (50A), 60040 (52A). SLS/196209

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1905 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 1370
Built at Darlington Works
Diagram P2 boiler fitted
   
01/1922 Modification Diagram 57 boiler fitted    
12/1945 Modification Diagram 57A boiler fitted    
10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 5768    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Newport (Teeside) (NPT)    
06/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 65768    
14/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Thornaby (51L)    
04/06/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 65768    

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