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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 1131 m/e 12/1905
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 5778 on 27/01/1946
British Railways 65778 on 29/12/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Worsdell
Class J26
Company History NER/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Gateshead Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
To Service During 12/1905
Withdrawal Mon 31/07/1961
Service Life 55 yrs, 8 mths , 1 dy
Information Round cab spectacles by Grouping

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1905
NPT   Newport (Teeside) on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
51L   Thornaby 5w/e 14/06/1958
     Withdrawn on 31/07/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 51L Thornaby on 08/06/1958
WDN   on 31/07/1961

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
07/1914 Diagram 57 boiler fitted
09/1945 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
28/02/1954 Darlington Works North Road Works have completed Class 2 MT 78014/5, and the diesel-electric shunters are now all in traffic, No. 13081 completing the order. Engines for works include 60806/18/37/88, 61010/37/69/84, 61124, 61273, 61418/28, 62381, 62715/20/44, 63437/50/61, 65061, 65676 (to scrap yard), 65743, 65778, 67658/90, 67715/36/9/47/59/89/91, 90089, 90116, 90270/80, 90400/1/31/9, 90554, 90600. SLS/195404

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1905 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 1131
Built at Gateshead Works
Diagram P2 boiler fitted
   
07/1914 Modification Diagram 57 boiler fitted    
09/1945 Modification Diagram 57A boiler fitted    
27/01/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 5778    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Newport (Teeside) (NPT)    
29/12/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 65778    
14/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Thornaby (51L)    
31/07/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 65778    

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