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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 1489 on 30/01/1930
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4818   12/01/1947
British Railways 64818   03/06/1949

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 1490
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service Mon 30/01/1930 to Newport (Teeside) (NPT)
Withdrawal Mon 03/12/1962 off Ardsley (56B)
Service Life 32 yrs, 10 mths , 3 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1963

Notes
Notes Cut up at Darlington

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
NPT   Newport (Teeside) (New) on 30/01/1930
DAR   Darlington on 28/03/1943
SBK   Starbeck on 14/07/1943
50C   Selby on 14/06/1959
50A   York (North) on 13/09/1959
51L   Thornaby on 22/11/1959
51F   West Auckland on 24/12/1961
56B   Ardsley on 17/06/1962
     Withdrawn on 03/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 50C Selby 4w/e 11/07/1959
ALLOC 50A York (North) on 13/09/1959
ALLOC 51L Thornaby 4w/e 28/11/1959
ALLOC 51F West Auckland 3w/e 30/12/1961
ALLOC 56B Ardsley 5w/e 07/07/1962
WDN   on 03/12/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
30/01/1930 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2317)
13/07/1934 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number RS118)
13/06/1936 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 1905)
04/09/1942 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2306)
24/10/1952 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27472)
08/03/1958 Diagram 97 boiler fitted


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 09/04/1931 16/04/1931 8 days Light Repair Experimental fog S.A. fitted
 
Darlington Works 29/03/1932 06/05/1932 39 days General    
Darlington Works 05/09/1932 27/09/1932 23 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 24/07/1933 28/08/1933 36 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 04/06/1934 13/07/1934 40 days General Boiler number RS118 (Diagram 97)
 
Darlington Works 04/05/1936 13/06/1936 41 days General Boiler number 1905 (Diagram 97)
 
Darlington Works 07/09/1936 1 day W    
Darlington Works 30/06/1937 03/09/1937 66 days Heavy    
Doncaster Works 26/08/1938 30/09/1938 36 days General    
Darlington Works 25/06/1940 24/07/1940 30 days General Boiler number 27479 (Diagram 97)
 
Darlington Works 24/07/1942 04/09/1942 43 days General Boiler number 2306 (Diagram 97)
 
Darlington Works 20/02/1943 02/03/1943 11 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 16/11/1944 23/12/1944 38 days General    
Cowlairs Works 24/05/1947 16/08/1947 85 days General Boiler number 2564 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 06/05/1949 04/06/1949 30 days Light Intermediate Renumbered to BR 64818
 
Cowlairs Works 17/03/1951 14/04/1951 29 days Heavy Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 17/09/1952 24/10/1952 38 days General Boiler number 27472 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 06/04/1955 30/04/1955 25 days Light Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 13/12/1956 29/12/1956 17 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 31/01/1958 08/03/1958 37 days General Boiler number 27455 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 22/04/1960 04/06/1960 44 days Heavy Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 13/10/1960 03/11/1960 22 days Unclassified    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
24/08/1947 Eastfield MPD On 24/8 the locos. on shed ex works were 'J39' 4923/33; 'J83' 8445 and 'J69' 8623, and further locos. ex works during August that have been noted here are: 'K2' 1757; 'J37' 4541/79/84, 4604/17/21; 'J39' 4711, 4818, 4929; 'C15' 7468; 'J88' 8345; 'J83' 8473 (green); 'N15' 9136/77 an 9222. SLS/194710
05/06/1949 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works 9/5 to 5/6: These included Nos. 60503/06, 61002, 1260/1/2, 1742/66/93, 61998, 2402/40/60, 4594, 4617/26, 4818/58, 65933, 7480/91, 67631, 8104, 9209, 69500/10, 9553, 69565, Class '8' 73799, 77031, 77431/42/76, ex L.M.S. Nos. 44994, 16156. SLS/194907
13/09/1959 Selby & Starbeck MPDs closed The locomotive depots at Selby and Starbeck were closed as from 13/9/59. As a result, most of their locomotive allocation has been transferred to York (50A) viz. 47438/62, 47581, 61466/9, 62738/53/70, 63348, 63436/49, 64706/25, 64818/21/45/7/55/7/9/61/6, 64904/42/4, 68686, 69910/2, 77004/13. SLS/195911

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
30/01/1930 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1489
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1490
Allocated to Newport (Teeside) (NPT)
Diagram 97 boiler fitted
   
09/04/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 09/04/1931. Dep: 16/04/1931.
Work undertaken:
Experimental fog S.A. fitted
   
29/03/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 29/03/1932. Dep: 06/05/1932.    
05/09/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 05/09/1932. Dep: 27/09/1932.    
24/07/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 24/07/1933. Dep: 28/08/1933.    
04/06/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 04/06/1934. Dep: 13/07/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number RS118 (Diagram 97)
   
04/05/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 04/05/1936. Dep: 13/06/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1905 (Diagram 97)
   
07/09/1936 Works Visit      
30/06/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy) - Arr: 30/06/1937. Dep: 03/09/1937.    
26/08/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 26/08/1938. Dep: 30/09/1938.    
25/06/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 25/06/1940. Dep: 24/07/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27479 (Diagram 97)
   
24/07/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 24/07/1942. Dep: 04/09/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2306 (Diagram 97)
   
20/02/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 20/02/1943. Dep: 02/03/1943.    
28/03/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (DAR)    
14/07/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Starbeck (SBK)    
16/11/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 16/11/1944. Dep: 23/12/1944.    
12/01/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 4818    
24/05/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 24/05/1947. Dep: 16/08/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2564 (Diagram 97)
   
06/05/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 06/05/1949. Dep: 04/06/1949.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 64818
   
17/03/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 17/03/1951. Dep: 14/04/1951.    
17/09/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 17/09/1952. Dep: 24/10/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27472 (Diagram 97)
   
06/04/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 06/04/1955. Dep: 30/04/1955.    
13/12/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 13/12/1956. Dep: 29/12/1956.    
31/01/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 31/01/1958. Dep: 08/03/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27455 (Diagram 97)
   
14/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Selby (50C)    
13/09/1959 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
22/11/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Thornaby (51L)    
22/04/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 22/04/1960. Dep: 04/06/1960.    
13/10/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 13/10/1960. Dep: 03/11/1960.    
24/12/1961 Allocation Reallocated to West Auckland (51F)    
17/06/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (56B)    
03/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 64818 from Ardsley (56B)    
11/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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