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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 1480 on 09/11/1932
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4845   15/09/1946
British Railways 64845   22/05/1948

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 1563
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service Fri 09/11/1932 to Darlington (DAR)
Withdrawal Fri 21/07/1961 off Thornaby (51L)
Service Life 28 yrs, 8 mths , 12 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1961

Notes
Notes Cut up at Cowlairs

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
DAR   Darlington (New) on 09/11/1932
SBK   Starbeck on 05/07/1943
50A   York (North) on 13/09/1959
51L   Thornaby on 13/12/1959
     Withdrawn on 21/07/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 50A York (North) on 13/09/1959
ALLOC 51L Thornaby 4w/e 26/12/1959
WDN   on 21/07/1961

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
07/01/1938 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 1904)
17/01/1940 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number RS119)
30/07/1942 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 1904)
31/05/1947 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number C1715)
02/02/1952 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27516)
21/08/1954 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27758)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 09/04/1934 04/05/1934 26 days General    
Darlington Works 09/05/1934 12/05/1934 4 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 31/01/1936 05/03/1936 35 days General    
Darlington Works 10/07/1936 1 day W    
Darlington Works 14/07/1937 16/07/1937 3 days Unclassified Tender change
 
Darlington Works 22/11/1937 07/01/1938 47 days General Boiler number 1904 (Diagram 97)
 
Darlington Works 15/12/1939 17/01/1940 34 days General Boiler number RS119 (Diagram 97)
 
Darlington Works 19/06/1942 30/07/1942 42 days General Boiler number 1904 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 15/05/1944 03/06/1944 20 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 07/04/1945 28/04/1945 22 days General    
Cowlairs Works 29/03/1947 31/05/1947 64 days General Boiler number C1715 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 06/05/1948 22/05/1948 17 days Light Repair Renumbered to BR 64845
 
Cowlairs Works 30/09/1949 29/10/1949 30 days Light Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 04/01/1952 02/02/1952 30 days General Boiler number 27516 (Diagram 97)
 
Gorton Works 28/06/1954 21/08/1954 55 days General Boiler number 2290 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 23/08/1957 19/09/1957 28 days Heavy Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 04/04/1960 15/04/1960 12 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 08/08/1960 26/08/1960 19 days Light Casual    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
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
09/11/1932 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1480
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1563
Allocated to Darlington (DAR)
Diagram 16Sat boiler fitted
   
09/04/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 09/04/1934. Dep: 04/05/1934.    
09/05/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 09/05/1934. Dep: 12/05/1934.    
31/01/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 31/01/1936. Dep: 05/03/1936.    
10/07/1936 Works Visit      
14/07/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 14/07/1937. Dep: 16/07/1937.
Work undertaken:
Tender change
   
22/11/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 22/11/1937. Dep: 07/01/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1904 (Diagram 97)
   
15/12/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 15/12/1939. Dep: 17/01/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number RS119 (Diagram 97)
   
19/06/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 19/06/1942. Dep: 30/07/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1904 (Diagram 97)
   
05/07/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Starbeck (SBK)    
15/05/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 15/05/1944. Dep: 03/06/1944.    
07/04/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 07/04/1945. Dep: 28/04/1945.    
15/09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 4845    
29/03/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 29/03/1947. Dep: 31/05/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number C1715 (Diagram 97)
   
06/05/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 06/05/1948. Dep: 22/05/1948.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 64845
   
30/09/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 30/09/1949. Dep: 29/10/1949.    
04/01/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 04/01/1952. Dep: 02/02/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27516 (Diagram 97)
   
28/06/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/06/1954. Dep: 21/08/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2290 (Diagram 97)
   
23/08/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 23/08/1957. Dep: 19/09/1957.    
13/09/1959 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
13/12/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Thornaby (51L)    
04/04/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 04/04/1960. Dep: 15/04/1960.    
08/08/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 08/08/1960. Dep: 26/08/1960.    
21/07/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 64845 from Thornaby (51L)    
09/1961 Scrapped Scrapped    

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