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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 2992 on 11/10/1935
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4896   21/12/1946
British Railways 64896   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 1643
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service Sat 11/10/1935 to Doncaster (DON)
Withdrawal Sat 27/08/1960 off Lincoln (40A)
Service Life 24 yrs, 10 mths , 16 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1960

Notes
Notes Cut up at Doncaster

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
DON   Doncaster (New) on 11/10/1935
PKS   Parkeston Quay on 04/11/1935
STR   Stratford on 25/09/1939
PKS   Parkeston Quay on 03/12/1939
STR   Stratford on 08/09/1940
ARD   Ardsley on 07/09/1943
35C   Spital Bridge on 28/12/1952
33A   Plaistow on 07/04/1957
30F   Parkeston Quay on 26/05/1957
30A   Stratford on 09/03/1958
40A   Lincoln on 07/12/1958
     Withdrawn on 27/08/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 35C Spital Bridge 4w/e 24/01/1953
ALLOC 33A Plaistow 4w/e 20/04/1957
ALLOC 30F Parkeston Quay 4w/e 15/06/1957
ALLOC 30A Stratford 4w/e 28/03/1958
ALLOC 40A Lincoln 4w/e 27/12/1958
WDN   on 27/08/1960

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
20/08/1938 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2701)
05/04/1941 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2691)
19/04/1944 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 3169)
09/05/1949 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 3171)
25/08/1955 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27790)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 18/07/1938 20/08/1938 34 days General Boiler number 2701 (Diagram 97)
 
Gorton Works 23/02/1941 05/04/1941 42 days General Boiler number 2691 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 28/02/1944 19/04/1944 52 days General Boiler number 3169 (Diagram 97)
 
Gorton Works 16/07/1945 25/08/1945 41 days Light Repair    
Gorton Works 05/09/1945 13/09/1945 9 days Light Repair    
Gorton Works 02/05/1946 07/09/1946 129 days General    
Gorton Works 27/03/1949 09/05/1949 44 days General Boiler number 27700 (Diagram 97)
Renumbered to BR 64896
 
Gorton Works 01/06/1949 09/06/1949 9 days Unclassified    
Derby Works 04/02/1952 13/03/1952 39 days Heavy Intermediate    
Derby Works 19/03/1952 27/03/1952 9 days Unclassified    
Derby Works 10/04/1952 07/05/1952 28 days Unclassified    
Stratford Works 09/04/1953 02/05/1953 24 days Unclassified    
Stratford Works 17/09/1954 06/10/1954 20 days Light Casual    
Gorton Works 01/07/1955 25/08/1955 56 days General Boiler number 27790 (Diagram 97)
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/10/1935 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2992
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1643
Allocated to Doncaster (DON)
Diagram 97 boiler fitted
   
04/11/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Parkeston Quay (PKS)    
18/07/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 18/07/1938. Dep: 20/08/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2701 (Diagram 97)
   
25/09/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (STR)    
03/12/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Parkeston Quay (PKS)    
08/09/1940 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (STR)    
23/02/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/02/1941. Dep: 05/04/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2691 (Diagram 97)
   
07/09/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (ARD)    
28/02/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 28/02/1944. Dep: 19/04/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3169 (Diagram 97)
   
16/07/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 16/07/1945. Dep: 25/08/1945.    
05/09/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 05/09/1945. Dep: 13/09/1945.    
02/05/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/05/1946. Dep: 07/09/1946.    
21/12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 4896    
27/03/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 27/03/1949. Dep: 09/05/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27700 (Diagram 97)
Renumbered to BR 64896
   
01/06/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 01/06/1949. Dep: 09/06/1949.    
04/02/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Derby Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 04/02/1952. Dep: 13/03/1952.    
19/03/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Derby Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 19/03/1952. Dep: 27/03/1952.    
10/04/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Derby Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 10/04/1952. Dep: 07/05/1952.    
28/12/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Spital Bridge (35C)    
09/04/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 09/04/1953. Dep: 02/05/1953.    
17/09/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 17/09/1954. Dep: 06/10/1954.    
01/07/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 01/07/1955. Dep: 25/08/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27790 (Diagram 97)
   
07/04/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Plaistow (33A)    
26/05/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Parkeston Quay (30F)    
09/03/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
07/12/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Lincoln (40A)    
27/08/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 64896 from Lincoln (40A)    
10/1960 Scrapped Scrapped    

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