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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 2385 m/e 06/1923
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 5887 m/e 12/1946
British Railways 65887 m/e 02/1949

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 1194
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 06/1923
Withdrawal w/e Mon 06/05/1963
Service Life 39 yrs, 11 mths , 5 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1963

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1923
SKN   Stockton on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
50G   Whitby 4w/e 23/12/1950
50G   Whitby m/e 31/12/1950
50A   York (North) w/e 04/08/1951
50A   York (North) 4w/e 18/08/1951
52G   Sunderland w/e 09/12/1961
     Withdrawn w/e 06/05/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 50G Whitby m/e 31/12/1950
ALLOC 50A York (North) w/e 04/08/1951
ALLOC 52G Sunderland 4w/e 09/12/1961
WDN   on 06/05/1963

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
by 08/1942 LNER Diagram 57A Boiler Fitted
by 02/1955 LNER Diagram 57 Boiler Fitted
by 10/1958 LNER Diagram 57A Boiler Fitted


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1923 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 2385
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1194
   
08/1942 Modification Modification: LNER Diagram 57A Boiler Fitted    
12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 5887    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Stockton (SKN)    
02/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 65887    
23/12/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Whitby (50G)    
31/12/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Whitby (50G)    
04/08/1951 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
18/08/1951 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
02/1955 Modification Modification: LNER Diagram 57 Boiler Fitted    
10/1958 Modification Modification: LNER Diagram 57A Boiler Fitted    
09/12/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Sunderland (52G)    
06/05/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 65887    
07/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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