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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 2941 on 07/06/1935
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4872   05/12/1946
British Railways 64872   25/09/1948

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 1617
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service Mon 07/06/1935 to Doncaster (DON)
Withdrawal Mon 26/11/1962 off Low Moor (56F)
Service Life 27 yrs, 5 mths , 19 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1963

Notes
Notes Cut up at Darlington

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
DON   Doncaster (New) on 07/06/1935
ARD   Ardsley on 09/08/1935
DON   Doncaster on 19/08/1935
RET   Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) on 26/08/1935
MAR   March on 13/02/1936
IPS   Ipswich on 25/02/1936
32A   Norwich Thorpe on 16/04/1950
37A   Ardsley on 30/04/1950
56G   Bradford Hammerton Street on 16/06/1957
56F   Low Moor on 12/01/1958
     Withdrawn on 26/11/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 32A Norwich Thorpe w/e 16/04/1950
ALLOC 37A Ardsley m/e 30/04/1950
ALLOC 56G Bradford Hammerton Street 4w/e 13/07/1957
ALLOC 56F Low Moor 4w/e 25/01/1958
WDN   on 26/11/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
07/06/1935 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2663)
01/04/1944 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2695)
07/05/1949 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2767)
27/03/1954 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27705)
23/02/1957 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27877)
11/02/1961 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27565)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 21/08/1938 15/10/1938 56 days General    
Gorton Works 14/12/1939 17/02/1940 66 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 25/11/1941 03/01/1942 40 days General    
Stratford Works 22/12/1942 09/01/1943 19 days Light Repair    
Stratford Works 06/02/1944 01/04/1944 56 days General Boiler number 2695 (Diagram 97)
 
Stratford Works 23/06/1946 14/11/1946 145 days General    
Stratford Works 27/11/1946 21/12/1946 25 days Light Repair Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 4872
 
Stratford Works 20/08/1948 26/09/1948 38 days Light Repair Renumbered to BR 64872
 
Gorton Works 01/03/1949 07/05/1949 68 days General Boiler number 2767 (Diagram 97)
 
Gorton Works 21/05/1949 23/05/1949 3 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 31/08/1949 10/09/1949 11 days Light Casual    
Gorton Works 05/10/1949 12/10/1949 8 days Light Casual    
Gorton Works 16/10/1949 19/10/1949 4 days Unclassified    
Derby Works 26/07/1951 10/09/1951 47 days Heavy Intermediate    
Gorton Works 25/02/1954 27/03/1954 31 days General Boiler number 2688 (Diagram 97)
 
Gorton Works 30/03/1954 08/04/1954 10 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 15/01/1957 23/02/1957 40 days General Boiler number 27877 (Diagram 97)
 
Gorton Works 12/11/1958 20/12/1958 39 days Heavy Casual    
Gorton Works 13/12/1960 11/02/1961 61 days General Boiler number 27565 (Diagram 97)
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/06/1935 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2941
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1617
Allocated to Doncaster (DON)
Diagram 97 boiler fitted
   
09/08/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (ARD)    
19/08/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
26/08/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (RET)    
13/02/1936 Allocation Reallocated to March (MAR)    
25/02/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Ipswich (IPS)    
21/08/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 21/08/1938. Dep: 15/10/1938.    
14/12/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 14/12/1939. Dep: 17/02/1940.    
25/11/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 25/11/1941. Dep: 03/01/1942.    
22/12/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 22/12/1942. Dep: 09/01/1943.    
06/02/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 06/02/1944. Dep: 01/04/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2695 (Diagram 97)
   
23/06/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 23/06/1946. Dep: 14/11/1946.    
27/11/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 27/11/1946. Dep: 21/12/1946.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 4872
   
20/08/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 20/08/1948. Dep: 26/09/1948.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 64872
   
01/03/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 01/03/1949. Dep: 07/05/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2767 (Diagram 97)
   
21/05/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 21/05/1949. Dep: 23/05/1949.    
31/08/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 31/08/1949. Dep: 10/09/1949.    
05/10/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 05/10/1949. Dep: 12/10/1949.    
16/10/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 16/10/1949. Dep: 19/10/1949.    
16/04/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (32A)    
30/04/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (37A)    
26/07/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Derby Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 26/07/1951. Dep: 10/09/1951.    
25/02/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 25/02/1954. Dep: 27/03/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2688 (Diagram 97)
   
30/03/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 30/03/1954. Dep: 08/04/1954.    
15/01/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 15/01/1957. Dep: 23/02/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27877 (Diagram 97)
   
16/06/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Bradford Hammerton Street (56G)    
12/01/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Low Moor (56F)    
12/11/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 12/11/1958. Dep: 20/12/1958.    
13/12/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/12/1960. Dep: 11/02/1961.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27565 (Diagram 97)
   
26/11/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 64872 from Low Moor (56F)    
08/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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