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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 1506 on 13/12/1935
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4870   16/06/1946
British Railways 64870   22/10/1949

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 1656
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service Thu 13/12/1935 to West Hartlepool (WHL)
Withdrawal Thu 18/01/1962 off Thornaby (51L)
Service Life 26 yrs, 1 mth , 5 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1962

Notes
Notes Cut up at Cowlairs

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
WHL   West Hartlepool (New) on 13/12/1935
DAR   Darlington on 28/03/1943
HLD   Hull Dairycoates on 15/02/1948
HLD   Hull Dairycoates w/e 21/02/1948
54C   Borough Gardens on 24/12/1950
54C   Borough Gardens m/e 31/12/1950
52C   Blaydon on 04/01/1953
50B   Neville Hill on 26/06/1955
51L   Thornaby on 13/12/1959
     Withdrawn on 18/01/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC HLD Hull Dairycoates w/e 21/02/1948
ALLOC 54C Borough Gardens m/e 31/12/1950
ALLOC 52C Blaydon 4w/e 24/01/1953
ALLOC 50B Neville Hill 4w/e 16/07/1955
ALLOC 51L Thornaby 4w/e 26/12/1959
WDN   on 18/01/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
21/10/1940 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2717)
28/01/1943 Diagram 97 boiler fitted
11/07/1945 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 7946)
07/02/1948 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2935)
14/07/1951 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27587)
14/05/1955 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27483)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 28/02/1938 14/04/1938 46 days General    
Darlington Works 09/09/1940 21/10/1940 43 days General Boiler number 2717 (Diagram 97)
 
Darlington Works 01/01/1943 28/01/1943 28 days General Boiler number 27455 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 09/06/1945 11/07/1945 33 days General Boiler number 27487 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 04/12/1947 07/02/1948 66 days General Boiler number 2935 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 21/09/1949 22/10/1949 32 days Heavy Intermediate Renumbered to BR 64870
 
Cowlairs Works 20/06/1951 14/07/1951 25 days General Boiler number 27587 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 19/04/1955 14/05/1955 26 days General Boiler number 27483 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 30/08/1956 22/09/1956 24 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 20/03/1958 03/05/1958 45 days Heavy Intermediate    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
01/10/1949 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works 29/8 to 1/10: These included Nos. 61002/76, 61132, 1278, 61741/55/75, 1776, 61787, 61885, 61924, 62413/34, 2458, 62459, 2472, 62481, 3148, 63194, 64588, 4598, 4710, 4852/70, 4928, 64944, 4950, 5900, 65907, 7466, 67498, 67626/59/61, 68322, 8343, 8451/70/78, 69192, 69201/22, 9224, ex L.M.S. 4786, 44793, 54654, 56038, ex W.D. 77039/63, 77313/24, 90774. The only classes noted ex Cowlairs so far with the crest are 'B.1', 'J.39', 'K.2', 'K.3' and W.D. 2-8-0 and 2-10-0. No former N.B. engines have been noted with the crest, but many are lined in the latest style. SLS/194911

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
13/12/1935 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1506
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1656
Allocated to West Hartlepool (WHL)
Diagram 97 boiler fitted
   
28/02/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 28/02/1938. Dep: 14/04/1938.    
09/09/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 09/09/1940. Dep: 21/10/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2717 (Diagram 97)
   
01/01/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 01/01/1943. Dep: 28/01/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27455 (Diagram 97)
   
28/03/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (DAR)    
09/06/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 09/06/1945. Dep: 11/07/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27487 (Diagram 97)
   
16/06/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 4870    
04/12/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 04/12/1947. Dep: 07/02/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2935 (Diagram 97)
   
15/02/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
21/02/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
21/09/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 21/09/1949. Dep: 22/10/1949.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 64870
   
24/12/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Borough Gardens (54C)    
31/12/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Borough Gardens (54C)    
20/06/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 20/06/1951. Dep: 14/07/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27587 (Diagram 97)
   
04/01/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Blaydon (52C)    
19/04/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 19/04/1955. Dep: 14/05/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27483 (Diagram 97)
   
26/06/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (50B)    
30/08/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 30/08/1956. Dep: 22/09/1956.    
20/03/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 20/03/1958. Dep: 03/05/1958.    
13/12/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Thornaby (51L)    
18/01/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 64870 from Thornaby (51L)    
06/1962 Scrapped Scrapped    

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