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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 1479 on 07/12/1934
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4859   27/10/1946
British Railways 64859   04/03/1949

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 1603
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service Mon 07/12/1934 to Newport (Teeside) (NPT)
Withdrawal Mon 03/12/1962 off Ardsley (56B)
Service Life 27 yrs, 11 mths , 26 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1963

Notes
Notes Cut up at Darlington

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
NPT   Newport (Teeside) (New) on 07/12/1934
MID   Middlesbrough on 23/01/1936
DAR   Darlington on 28/03/1943
SBK   Starbeck on 10/07/1943
50A   York (North) on 13/09/1959
51L   Thornaby on 13/12/1959
51F   West Auckland on 24/12/1961
56D   Mirfield on 15/04/1962
56B   Ardsley on 18/11/1962
     Withdrawn on 03/12/1962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 26/12/1959
ALLOC 51F West Auckland 3w/e 30/12/1961
ALLOC 56D Mirfield 5w/e 05/05/1962
ALLOC 56B Ardsley 3w/e 24/11/1962
WDN   on 03/12/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
07/12/1934 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2622)
25/10/1939 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2306)
18/06/1942 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 1919)
14/12/1946 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2597)
21/11/1953 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27478)
23/10/1959 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 25830)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 23/09/1935 26/11/1935 65 days Heavy After collision
 
Darlington Works 24/02/1937 24/03/1937 29 days General    
Darlington Works 13/09/1937 18/10/1937 36 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 18/09/1939 25/10/1939 38 days General Boiler number 2306 (Diagram 97)
 
Darlington Works 31/10/1939 13/11/1939 14 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 18/05/1942 18/06/1942 32 days General Boiler number 1919 (Diagram 97)
 
Darlington Works 17/12/1942 08/01/1943 23 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 14/08/1943 27/08/1943 14 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 01/07/1944 27/07/1944 27 days General    
Darlington Works 23/06/1945 07/07/1945 15 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 28/07/1945 04/08/1945 8 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 12/10/1946 14/12/1946 64 days General Boiler number 2597 (Diagram 97)
Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 4859
 
Cowlairs Works 14/01/1949 05/03/1949 51 days General Renumbered to BR 64859
 
Cowlairs Works 06/09/1951 05/10/1951 30 days Heavy Intermediate    
Doncaster Works 01/05/1952 08/05/1952 8 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 06/02/1953 27/02/1953 22 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 28/05/1953 17/06/1953 21 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 16/10/1953 21/11/1953 37 days General Boiler number 27478 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 21/06/1957 03/08/1957 44 days Heavy Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 07/09/1959 23/10/1959 47 days General Boiler number 25830 (Diagram 97)
 

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
10/03/1963 Ardsley MPD (Stored) Stored at Ardsley on 10th March-60036/69/70/7/80/92/125, 61068/310, 64719/49/54/6/60/96/859/79/86/911/8/69, 67742/63/5/6/77. SLS/196304
01/04/1963 Washingborough Junction (Stored) The Washingborough Junc.- Pelham St. Junc, section of the Boston-Lincoln line has been taken out of use; trains now use the former avoiding line from Washingborough Junc. (s.b. now closed) to Greetwell Junc. and the GN/GE Joint line thence to Lincoln Central. SLS/196304

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/12/1934 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1479
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1603
Allocated to Newport (Teeside) (NPT)
Diagram 97 boiler fitted
   
23/09/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy) - Arr: 23/09/1935. Dep: 26/11/1935.
Work undertaken:
After collision
   
23/01/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Middlesbrough (MID)    
24/02/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 24/02/1937. Dep: 24/03/1937.    
13/09/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 13/09/1937. Dep: 18/10/1937.    
18/09/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 18/09/1939. Dep: 25/10/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2306 (Diagram 97)
   
31/10/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 31/10/1939. Dep: 13/11/1939.    
18/05/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 18/05/1942. Dep: 18/06/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1919 (Diagram 97)
   
17/12/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 17/12/1942. Dep: 08/01/1943.    
28/03/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (DAR)    
10/07/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Starbeck (SBK)    
14/08/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 14/08/1943. Dep: 27/08/1943.    
01/07/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 01/07/1944. Dep: 27/07/1944.    
23/06/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 23/06/1945. Dep: 07/07/1945.    
28/07/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 28/07/1945. Dep: 04/08/1945.    
12/10/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 12/10/1946. Dep: 14/12/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2597 (Diagram 97)
Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 4859
   
14/01/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 14/01/1949. Dep: 05/03/1949.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 64859
   
06/09/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 06/09/1951. Dep: 05/10/1951.    
01/05/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 01/05/1952. Dep: 08/05/1952.    
06/02/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 06/02/1953. Dep: 27/02/1953.    
28/05/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 28/05/1953. Dep: 17/06/1953.    
16/10/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 16/10/1953. Dep: 21/11/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27478 (Diagram 97)
   
21/06/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 21/06/1957. Dep: 03/08/1957.    
07/09/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 07/09/1959. Dep: 23/10/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 25830 (Diagram 97)
   
13/09/1959 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
13/12/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Thornaby (51L)    
24/12/1961 Allocation Reallocated to West Auckland (51F)    
15/04/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Mirfield (56D)    
18/11/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (56B)    
03/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 64859 from Ardsley (56B)    
07/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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