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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 1465 on 13/11/1935
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4863   27/10/1946
British Railways 64863   07/05/1949

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 1649
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service Wed 13/11/1935 to Sunderland (SUN)
Withdrawal Wed 31/01/1962 off Neville Hill (55H)
Service Life 26 yrs, 2 mths , 18 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1962

Notes
Notes Cut up at Cowlairs

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
SUN   Sunderland (New) on 13/11/1935
CON   Consett on 15/06/1936
DAR   Darlington on 28/03/1943
TWD   Tweedmouth on 04/01/1948
TWD   Tweedmouth w/e 10/01/1948
BLA   Blaydon on 28/02/1948
HTN   Heaton on 07/11/1948
HTN   Heaton w/e 13/11/1948
50B   Neville Hill on 12/02/1950
50B   Neville Hill w/e 18/02/1950
     Withdrawn on 31/01/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC TWD Tweedmouth w/e 10/01/1948
ALLOC BLA Blaydon w/e 28/02/1948
ALLOC HTN Heaton w/e 13/11/1948
ALLOC 50B Neville Hill w/e 18/02/1950
WDN   on 31/01/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
13/11/1935 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2712)
29/11/1941 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 8022)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 28/03/1939 16/05/1939 50 days General    
Darlington Works 28/10/1941 29/11/1941 33 days General Boiler number 27460 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 19/11/1943 08/12/1943 20 days General Boiler number 2716 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 25/05/1946 03/08/1946 71 days General    
Cowlairs Works 23/02/1949 07/05/1949 74 days General Renumbered to BR 64863
 
Cowlairs Works 31/01/1952 23/02/1952 24 days Heavy Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 17/12/1954 15/01/1955 30 days General Boiler number 27553 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 27/01/1955 29/01/1955 3 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 19/09/1958 22/10/1958 34 days Heavy Intermediate    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
13/11/1935 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1465
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1649
Allocated to Sunderland (SUN)
Diagram 97 boiler fitted
   
15/06/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Consett (CON)    
28/03/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 28/03/1939. Dep: 16/05/1939.    
28/10/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 28/10/1941. Dep: 29/11/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27460 (Diagram 97)
   
28/03/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (DAR)    
19/11/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 19/11/1943. Dep: 08/12/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2716 (Diagram 97)
   
25/05/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 25/05/1946. Dep: 03/08/1946.    
27/10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 4863    
04/01/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Tweedmouth (TWD)    
10/01/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Tweedmouth (TWD)    
28/02/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Blaydon (BLA)    
07/11/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (HTN)    
13/11/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (HTN)    
23/02/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 23/02/1949. Dep: 07/05/1949.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 64863
   
12/02/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (50B)    
18/02/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (50B)    
31/01/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 31/01/1952. Dep: 23/02/1952.    
17/12/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 17/12/1954. Dep: 15/01/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27553 (Diagram 97)
   
27/01/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 27/01/1955. Dep: 29/01/1955.    
19/09/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 19/09/1958. Dep: 22/10/1958.    
31/01/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 64863 from Neville Hill (55H)    
12/1962 Scrapped Scrapped    

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