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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 1537 on 16/02/1938
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4936 on 17/03/1946
British Railways 64936   30/12/1948

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 1729
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service Mon 16/02/1938 to Newport (Teeside) (NPT)
Withdrawal Mon 03/12/1962 off Gateshead (52A)
Service Life 24 yrs, 9 mths , 17 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1963

Notes
Notes Cut up at Darlington

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
NPT   Newport (Teeside) (New) on 16/02/1938
DAR   Darlington on 28/03/1943
BOR   Borough Gardens on 15/02/1948
BOR   Borough Gardens w/e 21/02/1948
52A   Gateshead on 14/06/1959
     Withdrawn on 03/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC BOR Borough Gardens w/e 21/02/1948
ALLOC 52A Gateshead on 14/06/1959
WDN   on 03/12/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
16/02/1938 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2846)
13/04/1942 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2340)
26/06/1947 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number BP142)
21/02/1953 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27537)
13/08/1959 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 25900)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 07/09/1938 19/09/1938 13 days Unclassified Welded boiler exam
 
Darlington Works 09/02/1940 07/03/1940 28 days General    
Darlington Works 05/03/1942 13/04/1942 40 days General Boiler number 2340 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 24/10/1944 18/11/1944 26 days General    
Cowlairs Works 05/04/1947 26/06/1947 83 days General Boiler number BP142 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 17/12/1948 31/12/1948 15 days Light Repair Renumbered to BR 64936
 
Cowlairs Works 07/09/1950 14/10/1950 38 days Heavy Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 14/11/1952 21/02/1953 100 days Heavy Casual Boiler number 27537 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 14/09/1954 16/10/1954 33 days Heavy Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 02/07/1959 13/08/1959 43 days General Boiler number 25900 (Diagram 97)
 

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
20/07/1957 Durham Miners\' Gala Saturday, 20th July. Special trains were run from Waterhouses to Durham on which line passenger traffic does not normally run. Special trains were also run from Usworth Colliery and Washington to Durham and a greatly augmented service operated from Sunderland. 17 locomotives of types J39, K1 and ex-LMS class 4MT were borrowed by Sunderland shed from neighbouring sheds to operate the traffic. On the Waterhouses branch, J39 64936 and A8 69853 were observed. Newcastle-D20 62395 has been regularly working trains to Alnwick during July. J27 65781 (54A) has been observed repainted with the new emblem. SLS/195709

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
16/02/1938 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1537
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1729
Allocated to Newport (Teeside) (NPT)
Diagram 97 boiler fitted
   
07/09/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 07/09/1938. Dep: 19/09/1938.
Work undertaken:
Welded boiler exam
   
09/02/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 09/02/1940. Dep: 07/03/1940.    
05/03/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 05/03/1942. Dep: 13/04/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2340 (Diagram 97)
   
28/03/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (DAR)    
24/10/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 24/10/1944. Dep: 18/11/1944.    
17/03/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 4936    
05/04/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 05/04/1947. Dep: 26/06/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number BP142 (Diagram 97)
   
15/02/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Borough Gardens (BOR)    
21/02/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Borough Gardens (BOR)    
17/12/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 17/12/1948. Dep: 31/12/1948.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 64936
   
07/09/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 07/09/1950. Dep: 14/10/1950.    
14/11/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 14/11/1952. Dep: 21/02/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27537 (Diagram 97)
   
14/09/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 14/09/1954. Dep: 16/10/1954.    
14/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Gateshead (52A)    
02/07/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 02/07/1959. Dep: 13/08/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 25900 (Diagram 97)
   
03/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 64936 from Gateshead (52A)    
07/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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