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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 1544 on 09/11/1936
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4921   16/06/1946
British Railways 64921   23/04/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class J39
Company History LNER
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Beyer Peacock Ltd.
Order Number 1531
Works Number 6818
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service Mon 09/11/1936 to Gorton (GOR)
Withdrawal Mon 03/12/1962 off Heaton (52B)
Service Life 26 yrs , 24 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1963

Notes
Notes Cut up at Darlington

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
GOR   Gorton (New) on 09/11/1936
NEV   Neville Hill on 12/11/1936
NPT   Newport (Teeside) on 19/11/1936
DAR   Darlington on 28/03/1943
BLA   Blaydon on 26/06/1943
DAR   Darlington on 23/07/1945
NEV   Neville Hill on 29/01/1950
NEV   Neville Hill w/e 04/02/1950
54C   Borough Gardens on 01/07/1951
54C   Borough Gardens w/e 07/07/1951
52A   Gateshead on 14/06/1959
52H   Tyne Dock on 26/02/1961
52G   Sunderland on 20/08/1961
52B   Heaton on 12/11/1961
     Withdrawn on 03/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC NEV Neville Hill w/e 04/02/1950
ALLOC 54C Borough Gardens w/e 07/07/1951
ALLOC 52A Gateshead on 14/06/1959
ALLOC 52H Tyne Dock 4w/e 04/03/1961
ALLOC 52G Sunderland 4w/e 09/09/1961
ALLOC 52B Heaton 4w/e 09/12/1961
WDN   on 03/12/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
09/11/1936 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number BP137)
28/02/1941 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number BP134)
23/04/1948 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 8024)
04/07/1953 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27566)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 07/12/1937 09/12/1937 3 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 22/03/1939 09/05/1939 49 days General    
Darlington Works 24/01/1941 28/02/1941 36 days General Boiler number BP134 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 08/12/1943 30/12/1943 23 days General Boiler number 27547 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 24/11/1945 29/12/1945 36 days General    
Darlington Works 08/01/1946 30/01/1946 23 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 16/03/1948 23/04/1948 39 days General Boiler number 8024 (Diagram 97)
Renumbered to BR 64921
 
Cowlairs Works 06/11/1950 06/12/1950 31 days Heavy Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 15/02/1952 22/02/1952 8 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 24/04/1953 04/07/1953 72 days General Boiler number 27566 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 21/06/1955 13/07/1955 23 days L/1    
Inverurie Works 02/05/1960 07/07/1960 67 days General Boiler number 2564 (Diagram 97)
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/11/1936 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1544
Built at Beyer Peacock Ltd., Works Number 6818
Allocated to Gorton (GOR)
Diagram 97 boiler fitted
   
12/11/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (NEV)    
19/11/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Newport (Teeside) (NPT)    
07/12/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 07/12/1937. Dep: 09/12/1937.    
22/03/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 22/03/1939. Dep: 09/05/1939.    
24/01/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 24/01/1941. Dep: 28/02/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number BP134 (Diagram 97)
   
28/03/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (DAR)    
26/06/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Blaydon (BLA)    
08/12/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 08/12/1943. Dep: 30/12/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27547 (Diagram 97)
   
23/07/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (DAR)    
24/11/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 24/11/1945. Dep: 29/12/1945.    
08/01/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 08/01/1946. Dep: 30/01/1946.    
16/06/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 4921    
16/03/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 16/03/1948. Dep: 23/04/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 8024 (Diagram 97)
Renumbered to BR 64921
   
29/01/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (NEV)    
04/02/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (NEV)    
06/11/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 06/11/1950. Dep: 06/12/1950.    
01/07/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Borough Gardens (54C)    
07/07/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Borough Gardens (54C)    
15/02/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 15/02/1952. Dep: 22/02/1952.    
24/04/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 24/04/1953. Dep: 04/07/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27566 (Diagram 97)
   
21/06/1955 Works Visit      
14/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Gateshead (52A)    
02/05/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Inverurie Works (General) - Arr: 02/05/1960. Dep: 07/07/1960.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2564 (Diagram 97)
   
26/02/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Tyne Dock (52H)    
20/08/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Sunderland (52G)    
12/11/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (52B)    
03/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 64921 from Heaton (52B)    
06/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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