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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 1451 on 15/10/1926
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4703 on 10/02/1946
British Railways 64703   03/09/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class J39
Company History LNER
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 1338
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service Thu 15/10/1926 to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)
Withdrawal Thu 29/03/1962 off Sunderland (52G)
Service Life 35 yrs, 5 mths , 14 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1963

Notes
Notes Cut up at Darlington

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
HLD   Hull Dairycoates (New) on 15/10/1926
BLA   Blaydon on 25/11/1927
53A   Hull Dairycoates on 06/07/1952
53A   Hull Dairycoates 4w/e 12/07/1952
52B   Heaton on 07/12/1952
52B   Heaton 4w/e 27/12/1952
52G   Sunderland on 13/12/1959
     Withdrawn on 29/03/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 53A Hull Dairycoates 4w/e 12/07/1952
ALLOC 52B Heaton 4w/e 27/12/1952
ALLOC 54A Sunderland 4w/e 26/12/1959
WDN   on 29/03/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
15/10/1926 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 1907)
24/03/1933 Steam Brakes fitted
24/03/1933 Westinghouse Brake removed
24/03/1933 Diagram 97 boiler fitted
26/05/1937 Screw Reverse fitted
26/05/1937 Steam Reverse Removed
26/05/1937 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2141)
04/09/1939 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 1922)
07/03/1941 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number BP130)
13/10/1943 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 4912)
03/09/1949 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number C1834)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gateshead Works 05/12/1928 30/01/1929 57 days General    
Gateshead Works 07/11/1930 23/12/1930 47 days General    
Gateshead Works 11/08/1931 18/08/1931 8 days Light Repair    
Gateshead Works 13/06/1932 20/06/1932 8 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 13/02/1933 24/03/1933 40 days General Boiler number 1909 (Diagram 97)
Steam Brakes fitted
 
Darlington Works 17/01/1935 26/02/1935 41 days General    
Darlington Works 21/04/1937 26/05/1937 36 days General Boiler number 2141 (Diagram 97)
Screw Reverse fitted
 
Darlington Works 22/03/1938 03/05/1938 43 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 28/07/1939 04/09/1939 39 days General Boiler number 1922 (Diagram 97)
 
Darlington Works 04/02/1941 07/03/1941 32 days General Boiler number BP130 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 23/09/1943 13/10/1943 21 days General Boiler number 27548 (Diagram 97)
 
Gateshead Works 08/02/1945 02/03/1945 23 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 27/12/1946 22/02/1947 58 days General    
Cowlairs Works 06/10/1947 18/10/1947 13 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 07/07/1949 03/09/1949 59 days General Boiler number 27532 (Diagram 97)
Renumbered to BR 64703
 
Cowlairs Works 27/12/1951 09/02/1952 45 days Heavy Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 12/05/1955 22/06/1955 42 days General Boiler number 2685 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 20/03/1959 17/04/1959 29 days Heavy Intermediate    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/10/1947 Eastfield MPD Further locos. ex Works that have been noted here during October were: Nos. 1743/46/51/68, *1791 (green), 1879, 2432/62/73/95, 2685/91 (both green), 4526/65/67/98, 4607, 4703/04, 4852, 4926/28/42, 5345, 7461/69/97, *8474 (green), 9147/91 an 9205; whilst those observed on 2/11 were *1995 (green), 4608, 4938 an 9500 . Nos. 1701, 1996 an 1998 were observed here fitted with snow-ploughs. Nos. 2479, 4474 an 4633 have been supplying steam to the canteen here during the period approximately from 15/10 to 26/10, while No. 5308 is again in use as a stationary boiler, after having been temporarily replaced by No. 5339. SLS/194712
27/08/1949 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works 1/8 to 27/8: These included Nos. 60502/05, 61081, 61727, 1729, 61736/46, 1753, 61759/83/91, 1823, 61876/78, 61988/93, 2428, 62683, 2687, 62688, 3180, 4546/47/64/79, 4703, 64855, 4945/86, 65913, 67478, 68113, 8321, 8477, 68481, 8544, 68955, 69183, 69213, 77306, ex L.M.S. 40170, 44795, 45022, 45451, 54654. During W/E 20/8 Cowlairs started putting the crest on both passenger and goods tender engines which had received a general repair (not intermediate repair) and the following have been noted: Nos. 61308, 61766, 64700 an 90313; no tank engines have so far been noted with the crest-No. 68477 appeared in lined black, with British Railways on the tanks. SLS/194910

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
15/10/1926 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1451
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1338
Allocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)
Diagram 97 boiler fitted
   
25/11/1927 Allocation Reallocated to Blaydon (BLA)    
05/12/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 05/12/1928. Dep: 30/01/1929.    
07/11/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 07/11/1930. Dep: 23/12/1930.    
11/08/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 11/08/1931. Dep: 18/08/1931.    
13/06/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 13/06/1932. Dep: 20/06/1932.    
13/02/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 13/02/1933. Dep: 24/03/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1909 (Diagram 97)
Steam Brakes fitted
   
17/01/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 17/01/1935. Dep: 26/02/1935.    
21/04/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 21/04/1937. Dep: 26/05/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2141 (Diagram 97)
Screw Reverse fitted
   
22/03/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 22/03/1938. Dep: 03/05/1938.    
28/07/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 28/07/1939. Dep: 04/09/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1922 (Diagram 97)
   
04/02/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 04/02/1941. Dep: 07/03/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number BP130 (Diagram 97)
   
23/09/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 23/09/1943. Dep: 13/10/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27548 (Diagram 97)
   
08/02/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 08/02/1945. Dep: 02/03/1945.    
10/02/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 4703    
27/12/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 27/12/1946. Dep: 22/02/1947.    
06/10/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 06/10/1947. Dep: 18/10/1947.    
07/07/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 07/07/1949. Dep: 03/09/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27532 (Diagram 97)
Renumbered to BR 64703
   
27/12/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 27/12/1951. Dep: 09/02/1952.    
06/07/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (53A)    
12/07/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (53A)    
07/12/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (52B)    
27/12/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (52B)    
12/05/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 12/05/1955. Dep: 22/06/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2685 (Diagram 97)
   
20/03/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 20/03/1959. Dep: 17/04/1959.    
13/12/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Sunderland (52G)    
29/03/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 64703 from Sunderland (52G)    
02/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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