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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 1477 on 29/10/1934
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4857   03/11/1946
British Railways 64857   01/09/1950

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 1599
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service Mon 29/10/1934 to Newport (Teeside) (NPT)
Withdrawal Mon 03/12/1962 off Neville Hill (55H)
Service Life 28 yrs, 1 mth , 4 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1963

Notes
Notes Cut up at Darlington

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
NPT   Newport (Teeside) (New) on 29/10/1934
SEL   Selby on 31/07/1939
YK   York (North) on 23/10/1939
SEL   Selby on 27/02/1940
SBK   Starbeck on 20/07/1940
50A   York (North) on 13/09/1959
51L   Thornaby on 22/11/1959
55H   Neville Hill on 17/06/1962
     Withdrawn on 03/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 50A York (North) on 13/09/1959
ALLOC 51L Thornaby 4w/e 28/11/1959
ALLOC 55H Neville Hill 5w/e 07/07/1962
WDN   on 03/12/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
29/10/1934 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2595)
18/06/1940 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2317)
27/02/1943 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2573)
17/01/1948 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 4932)
08/06/1953 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27454)
11/10/1958 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27477)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 06/07/1936 17/08/1936 43 days General    
Darlington Works 18/09/1936 12/10/1936 25 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 16/06/1938 03/08/1938 49 days General    
Darlington Works 27/05/1940 18/06/1940 23 days General Boiler number 2317 (Diagram 97)
 
Darlington Works 29/01/1943 27/02/1943 30 days General Boiler number 2573 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 31/03/1945 28/04/1945 29 days General    
Cowlairs Works 09/11/1946 07/12/1946 29 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 06/11/1947 17/01/1948 73 days General Boiler number 4932 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 04/08/1950 01/09/1950 29 days General Renumbered to BR 64857
 
Cowlairs Works 24/03/1953 08/06/1953 77 days General Boiler number 27454 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 02/11/1953 21/11/1953 20 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 03/09/1954 02/10/1954 30 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 03/11/1955 26/11/1955 24 days Light Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 09/09/1958 11/10/1958 33 days General Boiler number 27477 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 21/11/1958 08/12/1958 18 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
29/10/1934 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1477
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1599
Allocated to Newport (Teeside) (NPT)
Diagram 97 boiler fitted
   
06/07/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 06/07/1936. Dep: 17/08/1936.    
18/09/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 18/09/1936. Dep: 12/10/1936.    
16/06/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 16/06/1938. Dep: 03/08/1938.    
31/07/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Selby (SEL)    
23/10/1939 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (YK)    
27/02/1940 Allocation Reallocated to Selby (SEL)    
27/05/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 27/05/1940. Dep: 18/06/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2317 (Diagram 97)
   
20/07/1940 Allocation Reallocated to Starbeck (SBK)    
29/01/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 29/01/1943. Dep: 27/02/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2573 (Diagram 97)
   
31/03/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 31/03/1945. Dep: 28/04/1945.    
03/11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 4857    
09/11/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 09/11/1946. Dep: 07/12/1946.    
06/11/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 06/11/1947. Dep: 17/01/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 4932 (Diagram 97)
   
04/08/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 04/08/1950. Dep: 01/09/1950.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 64857
   
24/03/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 24/03/1953. Dep: 08/06/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27454 (Diagram 97)
   
02/11/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 02/11/1953. Dep: 21/11/1953.    
03/09/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 03/09/1954. Dep: 02/10/1954.    
03/11/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 03/11/1955. Dep: 26/11/1955.    
09/09/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 09/09/1958. Dep: 11/10/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27477 (Diagram 97)
   
21/11/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 21/11/1958. Dep: 08/12/1958.    
13/09/1959 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
22/11/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Thornaby (51L)    
17/06/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (55H)    
03/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 64857 from Neville Hill (55H)    
07/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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