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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 2347 m/e 04/1922
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 5869 m/e 06/1946
British Railways 65869 m/e 12/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Worsdell / V. Raven
Class J27
Company History NER/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 1153
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 04/1922
Withdrawal Tue 14/02/1967
Service Life 44 yrs, 10 mths , 14 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1967

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1922
TWD   Tweedmouth on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
HTN   Heaton w/e 10/01/1948
52G   Sunderland w/e 05/08/1961
52B   Heaton w/e 02/03/1963
52E   Percy Main w/e 22/06/1963
52F   Blyth (North) w/e 07/03/1964
52F   Blyth (North) (N.Blyth to S.Blyth) 4w/e 05/11/1966
52G   Sunderland 4w/e 03/12/1966
     Withdrawn on 14/02/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC HTN Heaton w/e 10/01/1948
ALLOC 52G Sunderland 5w/e 12/08/1961
ALLOC 52B Heaton 3w/e 02/03/1963
ALLOC 52E Percy Main 4w/e 06/07/1963
ALLOC 52FN   4w/e 07/03/1964
ALLOC 52FS   4w/e 05/11/1966
ALLOC 52G Sunderland 8w/e 31/12/1966
WDN   on 14/02/1967

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
by 12/1949 LNER Diagram 57A Boiler Fitted
by 08/1956 Superheater removed


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
14/01/1962 Darlington Works (Works Yard) 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
05/11/1966 Allocation of J27 class (South Blyth) North Blyth: 65804/34/8/92; South Blyth: 65789/95, 65811/2/3/23/42/55/60/1/9/79/82; Sunderland: 65817/33/5/53/65/72/80/5/94. SLS/196701

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1922 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 2347
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1153
   
06/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 5869    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Tweedmouth (TWD)    
10/01/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (HTN)    
12/1949 Modification Modification: LNER Diagram 57A Boiler Fitted    
12/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 65869    
08/1956 Modification Modification: Superheater removed    
05/08/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Sunderland (52G)    
02/03/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (52B)    
22/06/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Percy Main (52E)    
07/03/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Blyth (North) (52F)    
05/11/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Blyth (North) (52F) (N.Blyth to S.Blyth)    
03/12/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Sunderland (52G)    
14/02/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 65869    
05/1967 Scrapped Scrapped    

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