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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 2737 on 26/06/1929
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4790   07/04/1946
British Railways 64790   10/07/1948

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 1461
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service Sat 26/06/1929 to St Margarets (STM)
Withdrawal Sat 29/12/1962 off Thornton Junction (62A)
Service Life 33 yrs, 6 mths , 3 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1963

Notes
Notes Cut up at Cowlairs

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
STM   St Margarets (New) on 26/06/1929
CAR   Carlisle Canal on 20/08/1945
DEE   Dundee Tay Bridge on 28/09/1947
62A   Thornton Junction on 17/08/1959
     Withdrawn on 29/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC DEE Dundee Tay Bridge on 28/09/1947
ALLOC 62A Thornton Junction 4w/e 29/08/1959
WDN   on 29/12/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
26/06/1929 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2244)
01/05/1931 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number C1717)
19/05/1934 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number C1738)
16/03/1939 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number C1715)
02/12/1944 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number BP137)
09/07/1949 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2601)
03/07/1954 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27521)
25/03/1961 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27527)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gateshead Works 27/02/1931 01/05/1931 64 days General Boiler number C1717 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 19/05/1934   General Boiler number C1738 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 28/11/1935 1 day General    
Cowlairs Works 12/07/1937 1 day General    
Cowlairs Works 13/03/1939 1 day Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 16/03/1939 1 day General Boiler number C1715 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 11/01/1941 1 day General    
Cowlairs Works 09/08/1941 1 day Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 11/08/1942 1 day Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 23/07/1943 1 day General    
Cowlairs Works 28/09/1944 1 day Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 02/12/1944 1 day General Boiler number 27521 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 13/10/1945 27/10/1945 15 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 04/11/1946 23/11/1946 20 days Heavy    
Cowlairs Works 29/11/1947 13/12/1947 15 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 28/06/1948 08/07/1948 11 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 06/06/1949 09/07/1949 34 days General Boiler number 2601 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 15/08/1951 07/09/1951 24 days Heavy Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 08/06/1954 03/07/1954 26 days General Boiler number 27521 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 14/07/1954 1 day Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 02/10/1957 24/10/1957 23 days Heavy Intermediate W.P.U. gear removed
 
Cowlairs Works 24/02/1961 25/03/1961 30 days General A.W.S. fitted
Boiler number 27527 (Diagram 97)
 

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
09/07/1949 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works 6/6 to 9/7: These included Nos. 1221, 61245, 61308, 1726/32, 61772/89, 61936, 2461/81/90, 2689, 62692, 63177, 4541, 64567, 4591, 64625, 4706, 64790, 4864, 64915, 5925/31, 67475/78, 8120, 8338/40, 68499, 8551, 9129/32, 69144, 9157/66/92, 70802, 77442, ex L.M.S. Nos. 45086, 7162, 54651. During June, locomotives were still being turned out lettered 'British Railways' from this Works. SLS/194908
14/04/1963 Eastfield MPD (waiting Works) 61008 transferred from LMR, ex Works-65916/32, and waiting Works-44194, 45713/24, 57653, 61147/80/346, 64527, 64790/814/44/69/97/910/24/9, 90060 an 90759. SLS/196304

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
26/06/1929 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2737
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1461
Allocated to St Margarets (STM)
Diagram 97 boiler fitted
   
27/02/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (General) - Arr: 27/02/1931. Dep: 01/05/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number C1717 (Diagram 97)
   
19/05/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Dep: 19/05/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number C1738 (Diagram 97)
   
28/11/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 28/11/1935.    
12/07/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 12/07/1937.    
13/03/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 13/03/1939.    
16/03/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 16/03/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number C1715 (Diagram 97)
   
11/01/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 11/01/1941.    
09/08/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 09/08/1941.    
11/08/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 11/08/1942.    
23/07/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 23/07/1943.    
28/09/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 28/09/1944.    
02/12/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 02/12/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27521 (Diagram 97)
   
20/08/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Canal (CAR)    
13/10/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 13/10/1945. Dep: 27/10/1945.    
07/04/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 4790    
04/11/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy) - Arr: 04/11/1946. Dep: 23/11/1946.    
28/09/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Dundee Tay Bridge (DEE)    
29/11/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 29/11/1947. Dep: 13/12/1947.    
28/06/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 28/06/1948. Dep: 08/07/1948.    
10/07/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 64790    
06/06/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 06/06/1949. Dep: 09/07/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2601 (Diagram 97)
   
15/08/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 15/08/1951. Dep: 07/09/1951.    
08/06/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 08/06/1954. Dep: 03/07/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27521 (Diagram 97)
   
14/07/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 14/07/1954.    
02/10/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 02/10/1957. Dep: 24/10/1957.
Work undertaken:
W.P.U. gear removed
   
17/08/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Thornton Junction (62A)    
24/02/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 24/02/1961. Dep: 25/03/1961.
Work undertaken:
A.W.S. fitted
Boiler number 27527 (Diagram 97)
   
29/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 64790 from Thornton Junction (62A)    
04/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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