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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 1453 on 31/08/1932
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4842 on 10/02/1946
British Railways 64842   31/01/1949

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 1558
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service Wed 31/08/1932 to Neville Hill (NEV)
Withdrawal Wed 18/04/1962 off Heaton (52B)
Service Life 29 yrs, 7 mths , 18 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1963

Notes
Notes Cut up at Darlington

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
NEV   Neville Hill (New) on 31/08/1932
HAV   Haverton Hill on 28/03/1943
BLA   Blaydon on 19/06/1943
52B   Heaton on 15/01/1961
     Withdrawn on 18/04/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 52B Heaton 5w/e 04/02/1961
WDN   on 18/04/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
31/08/1932 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 3176/5D)
22/06/1934 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 1913)
13/11/1936 Diagram 97 boiler fitted
22/07/1939 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2223)
18/04/1942 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2571)
23/12/1944 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number C1715)
07/06/1947 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number C1739)
10/05/1952 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27543)
23/02/1957 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27631)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 20/09/1933 25/09/1933 6 days Unclassified Cleaned for Shildon Exhibition
 
Darlington Works 24/05/1934 22/06/1934 30 days General Boiler number 1913 (Diagram 97)
 
Darlington Works 30/09/1936 13/11/1936 45 days General Boiler number 1916 (Diagram 97)
 
Darlington Works 16/11/1936 26/11/1936 11 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 23/11/1938 05/12/1938 13 days Unclassified Tender change
 
Gorton Works 27/06/1939 22/07/1939 26 days General Boiler number 2223 (Diagram 97)
 
Darlington Works 17/03/1942 18/04/1942 33 days General Boiler number 2571 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 01/02/1944 23/12/1944 327 days General Boiler number C1715 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 05/03/1946 13/04/1946 40 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 18/02/1947 07/06/1947 110 days General Boiler number C1739 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 18/11/1949 17/12/1949 30 days Light Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 31/03/1952 10/05/1952 41 days General Boiler number 27543 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 03/07/1952 11/08/1952 40 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 11/01/1954 13/02/1954 34 days Heavy Intermediate    
Gateshead Works 15/09/1955 23/09/1955 9 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 23/01/1957 23/02/1957 32 days General Not repaired
Boiler number 27631 (Diagram 97)
 

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
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
31/08/1932 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1453
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1558
Allocated to Neville Hill (NEV)
Diagram 97 boiler fitted
   
20/09/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 20/09/1933. Dep: 25/09/1933.
Work undertaken:
Cleaned for Shildon Exhibition
   
24/05/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 24/05/1934. Dep: 22/06/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1913 (Diagram 97)
   
30/09/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 30/09/1936. Dep: 13/11/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1916 (Diagram 97)
   
16/11/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 16/11/1936. Dep: 26/11/1936.    
23/11/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 23/11/1938. Dep: 05/12/1938.
Work undertaken:
Tender change
   
27/06/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 27/06/1939. Dep: 22/07/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2223 (Diagram 97)
   
17/03/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 17/03/1942. Dep: 18/04/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2571 (Diagram 97)
   
28/03/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Haverton Hill (HAV)    
19/06/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Blaydon (BLA)    
01/02/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 01/02/1944. Dep: 23/12/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number C1715 (Diagram 97)
   
10/02/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 4842    
05/03/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 05/03/1946. Dep: 13/04/1946.    
18/02/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 18/02/1947. Dep: 07/06/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number C1739 (Diagram 97)
   
31/01/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 64842    
18/11/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 18/11/1949. Dep: 17/12/1949.    
31/03/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 31/03/1952. Dep: 10/05/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27543 (Diagram 97)
   
03/07/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 03/07/1952. Dep: 11/08/1952.    
11/01/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 11/01/1954. Dep: 13/02/1954.    
15/09/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 15/09/1955. Dep: 23/09/1955.    
23/01/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 23/01/1957. Dep: 23/02/1957.
Work undertaken:
Not repaired
Boiler number 27631 (Diagram 97)
   
15/01/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (52B)    
18/04/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 64842 from Heaton (52B)    
01/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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