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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 1803 on 02/09/1936
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4905   05/09/1946
British Railways 64905   18/06/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class J39
Company History LNER
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Beyer Peacock Ltd.
Order Number 1529
Works Number 6802
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service Mon 02/09/1936 to Gorton (GOR)
Withdrawal Mon 28/09/1959 off Ipswich (32B)
Service Life 23 yrs , 26 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1959

Notes
Notes Cut up at Stratford

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
GOR   Gorton (New) on 02/09/1936
MAR   March on 02/10/1936
IPS   Ipswich on 14/07/1941
     Withdrawn on 28/09/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 28/09/1959

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
02/09/1936 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number E1350)
21/10/1939 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number BP140)
23/07/1942 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 8774)
20/07/1945 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 8588)
18/06/1948 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 4938)
22/08/1953 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27874)
05/10/1956 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27657)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 30/10/1937 04/11/1937 6 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 28/08/1938 19/10/1938 53 days General    
Gorton Works 16/08/1939 21/10/1939 67 days Heavy Boiler number BP140 (Diagram 97)
 
Stratford Works 26/04/1942 23/07/1942 89 days General Boiler number 8774 (Diagram 97)
 
Stratford Works 20/01/1943 05/02/1943 17 days Light Repair    
Stratford Works 08/11/1944 16/12/1944 39 days Light Repair    
Gorton Works 06/05/1945 20/07/1945 76 days General Boiler number 8588 (Diagram 97)
 
Gorton Works 19/04/1948 18/06/1948 61 days General Boiler number 4938 (Diagram 97)
Renumbered to BR 64905
 
Derby Works 03/01/1951 21/02/1951 50 days Heavy Intermediate    
Derby Works 28/02/1951 10/03/1951 11 days Unclassified    
Stratford Works 19/06/1953 22/08/1953 65 days General Boiler number 27874 (Diagram 97)
 
Stratford Works 21/08/1956 05/10/1956 46 days General Not repaired
Boiler number 27657 (Diagram 97)
 

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
28/02/1951 Derby Works During February, un-renumbered engines in Works were 7665 (5C), 7453 (10E), 762 (15D), 4409 (17A), 7125 (18A), 3334 (19A), 3449 (20B), 3656 (20D), 3257, 4203/24 (21A), 7567 (25G). Engines received from other regions for attention were (30A) 64781, (32A) 64731, (32B) 64900, (33C) 42505/11, (35C) 44476, (37A) 64760, 64840, (E) 4907, (38A) 64716, 64965, (40A) 64725, 64886, (71G) 44560, (71H) 43194, (84J) 2183, (85B) 2144, (86B) 2033. Engines despatched to other regions after repair include (30A) 64783, (32A) 64802, (32B) 64905, (33A) 42328, (33C) 42506, (35C) 40482, 44518, (36A) 64910/67, (37A) 64751, 64836, 64911, (38A) 64832, (40A) 64730, (71G) 44560, (84G) 43679, (87K) 42385. No. 58246 (LMS.3175) has come off works still with round-topped fire-box. The following withdrawn engines were cut up in February: 22853, 41012, 41962, 762, 41824, 43811; while Nos. 41011, 41955/60/3-5/8 and Crane 58865 were in the yard. Stored, near station: 40411/6, 40632, 41000/60, 43200/59, 43361/70, 43429. No. 43226 is in for special examination, and may be condemned.
At the end of the month, Nos. 407, 40418 an 40513, which have been in store for some time near the station, were returned to traffic.
SLS/195104

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/09/1936 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1803
Built at Beyer Peacock Ltd., Works Number 6802
Allocated to Gorton (GOR)
Diagram 97 boiler fitted
   
02/10/1936 Allocation Reallocated to March (MAR)    
30/10/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 30/10/1937. Dep: 04/11/1937.    
28/08/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 28/08/1938. Dep: 19/10/1938.    
16/08/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Heavy) - Arr: 16/08/1939. Dep: 21/10/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number BP140 (Diagram 97)
   
14/07/1941 Allocation Reallocated to Ipswich (IPS)    
26/04/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 26/04/1942. Dep: 23/07/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 8774 (Diagram 97)
   
20/01/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 20/01/1943. Dep: 05/02/1943.    
08/11/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 08/11/1944. Dep: 16/12/1944.    
06/05/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 06/05/1945. Dep: 20/07/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 8588 (Diagram 97)
   
05/09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 4905    
19/04/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/04/1948. Dep: 18/06/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 4938 (Diagram 97)
Renumbered to BR 64905
   
03/01/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Derby Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 03/01/1951. Dep: 21/02/1951.    
28/02/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Derby Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 28/02/1951. Dep: 10/03/1951.    
19/06/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 19/06/1953. Dep: 22/08/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27874 (Diagram 97)
   
21/08/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 21/08/1956. Dep: 05/10/1956.
Work undertaken:
Not repaired
Boiler number 27657 (Diagram 97)
   
28/09/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 64905 from Ipswich (32B)    
10/1959 Scrapped Scrapped    

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