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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 2968 on 24/11/1931
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4829   05/01/1947
British Railways 64829   15/09/1948

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 1537
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service Mon 24/11/1931 to March (MAR)
Withdrawal Mon 18/05/1959 off Ipswich (32B)
Service Life 27 yrs, 5 mths , 24 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1959

Notes
Notes Cut up at Stratford

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
MAR   March (New) on 24/11/1931
NOR   Norwich Thorpe on 06/10/1943
IPS   Ipswich on 26/04/1946
     Withdrawn on 18/05/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 18/05/1959

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
24/11/1931 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 8586)
31/03/1934 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 8589)
16/05/1936 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2296)
13/09/1938 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 8023)
16/11/1940 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2688)
06/02/1943 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 8018)
23/06/1945 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2672)
24/12/1949 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2114)
26/02/1955 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27724)
26/10/1957 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27824)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 07/03/1934 31/03/1934 25 days General Boiler number 8589 (Diagram 97)
 
Gorton Works 23/04/1936 16/05/1936 24 days General Boiler number 2296 (Diagram 97)
 
Gorton Works 15/08/1938 13/09/1938 30 days General Boiler number 8023 (Diagram 97)
 
Gorton Works 04/10/1940 16/11/1940 44 days General Boiler number 2688 (Diagram 97)
 
Gorton Works 04/12/1940 13/12/1940 10 days Light Repair    
Stratford Works 11/11/1942 06/02/1943 88 days General Boiler number 8018 (Diagram 97)
 
Gorton Works 28/03/1945 23/06/1945 88 days General Boiler number 2672 (Diagram 97)
 
Stratford Works 29/07/1947 16/11/1947 111 days General    
Stratford Works 15/08/1948 15/09/1948 32 days Light Repair Renumbered to BR 64829
 
Gorton Works 21/10/1949 24/12/1949 65 days General Boiler number 2114 (Diagram 97)
 
Gorton Works 13/01/1950 21/01/1950 9 days Light Casual    
Derby Works 08/08/1952 08/09/1952 32 days Light Intermediate    
Stratford Works 08/03/1954 26/03/1954 19 days Light Casual    
Stratford Works 18/01/1955 26/02/1955 40 days General Boiler number 27724 (Diagram 97)
 
Stratford Works 23/09/1957 26/10/1957 34 days General Boiler number 27824 (Diagram 97)
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
24/11/1931 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2968
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1537
Allocated to March (MAR)
Diagram 97 boiler fitted
   
07/03/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 07/03/1934. Dep: 31/03/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 8589 (Diagram 97)
   
23/04/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/04/1936. Dep: 16/05/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2296 (Diagram 97)
   
15/08/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 15/08/1938. Dep: 13/09/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 8023 (Diagram 97)
   
04/10/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 04/10/1940. Dep: 16/11/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2688 (Diagram 97)
   
04/12/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 04/12/1940. Dep: 13/12/1940.    
11/11/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 11/11/1942. Dep: 06/02/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 8018 (Diagram 97)
   
06/10/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (NOR)    
28/03/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/03/1945. Dep: 23/06/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2672 (Diagram 97)
   
26/04/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Ipswich (IPS)    
05/01/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 4829    
29/07/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 29/07/1947. Dep: 16/11/1947.    
15/08/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 15/08/1948. Dep: 15/09/1948.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 64829
   
21/10/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/10/1949. Dep: 24/12/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2114 (Diagram 97)
   
13/01/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 13/01/1950. Dep: 21/01/1950.    
08/08/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Derby Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 08/08/1952. Dep: 08/09/1952.    
08/03/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 08/03/1954. Dep: 26/03/1954.    
18/01/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 18/01/1955. Dep: 26/02/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27724 (Diagram 97)
   
23/09/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 23/09/1957. Dep: 26/10/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27824 (Diagram 97)
   
05/1959 Scrapped Scrapped    
18/05/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 64829 from Ipswich (32B)    

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