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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 1408 on 03/03/1926
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 5907 m/e 09/1946
British Railways 65907 m/e 12/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class J38
Company History LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J38/103/03/1926
J38/2 (0-6-0)12/1948
J38/1 (0-6-0)08/1958
J38/2 (0-6-0)04/1963
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 1307
To Service Mon 03/03/1926
Withdrawal Mon 22/08/1966
Service Life 40 yrs, 5 mths , 19 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1966

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 03/03/1926
THJ   Thornton Junction on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 22/08/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 22/08/1966

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
03/1945 Screw Reverse fitted
03/1945 Steam Reverse Removed


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
01/10/1949 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works 29/8 to 1/10: These included Nos. 61002/76, 61132, 1278, 61741/55/75, 1776, 61787, 61885, 61924, 62413/34, 2458, 62459, 2472, 62481, 3148, 63194, 64588, 4598, 4710, 4852/70, 4928, 64944, 4950, 5900, 65907, 7466, 67498, 67626/59/61, 68322, 8343, 8451/70/78, 69192, 69201/22, 9224, ex L.M.S. 4786, 44793, 54654, 56038, ex W.D. 77039/63, 77313/24, 90774. The only classes noted ex Cowlairs so far with the crest are 'B.1', 'J.39', 'K.2', 'K.3' and W.D. 2-8-0 and 2-10-0. No former N.B. engines have been noted with the crest, but many are lined in the latest style. SLS/194911
30/11/1949 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works during November: These included Nos. 60501/05, 61002, 1293, 61701/49/86/88, 61857, 61909, 2422, 62426, 62706, 3049, 3126, 4548/90, 4615/16, 4706, 64794, 4842, 4923/41, 5902, 65907, 5909/12/26, 7477, 67608, 8121, 8445, 8503, 8952, 9143/76/88, 69199, 9205, 90004, 73798, 77342/71. SLS/195001

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/03/1926 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1408
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1307
   
03/1945 Modification Modification: Screw Reverse fitted    
03/1945 Modification Modification: Steam Reverse Removed    
09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 5907    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Thornton Junction (THJ)    
12/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 65907    
22/08/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 65907    
11/1966 Scrapped Scrapped    

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