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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 1546 on 04/03/1938
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4940   16/06/1946
British Railways 64940   03/02/1950

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 1733
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service Mon 04/03/1938 to Newport (Teeside) (NPT)
Withdrawal Mon 17/12/1962 off Hull Dairycoates (50B)
Service Life 24 yrs, 9 mths , 13 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1963

Notes
Notes Cut up at Darlington

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
NPT   Newport (Teeside) (New) on 04/03/1938
DAR   Darlington on 28/03/1943
BLA   Blaydon on 29/08/1948
BLA   Blaydon w/e 04/09/1948
51A   Darlington on 19/11/1950
51A   Darlington m/e 30/11/1950
51D   Middlesbrough on 07/01/1951
51D   Middlesbrough m/e 31/01/1951
51F   West Auckland on 31/08/1952
51F   West Auckland 4w/e 06/09/1952
54A   Sunderland on 25/09/1955
53A   Hull Dairycoates on 10/06/1956
     Withdrawn on 17/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC BLA Blaydon w/e 04/09/1948
ALLOC 51A Darlington m/e 30/11/1950
ALLOC 51D Middlesbrough m/e 31/01/1951
ALLOC 51F West Auckland 4w/e 06/09/1952
ALLOC 54A Sunderland 4w/e 08/10/1955
ALLOC 53A Hull Dairycoates 4w/e 23/06/1956
WDN   on 17/12/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
04/03/1938 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2936)
10/02/1940 Diagram 97 boiler fitted
15/04/1942 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2100)
25/11/1944 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2568)
18/06/1947 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 4921)
24/03/1952 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27555)
05/04/1958 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27546)
27/08/1960 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27774)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 09/01/1940 10/02/1940 33 days General Boiler number 1902 (Diagram 97)
 
Darlington Works 13/03/1942 15/04/1942 34 days General Boiler number 2100 (Diagram 97)
 
Darlington Works 11/01/1943 08/02/1943 29 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 14/12/1943 14/01/1944 32 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 02/11/1944 25/11/1944 24 days General Boiler number 2568 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 29/03/1947 18/06/1947 82 days General Boiler number 4921 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 06/01/1950 04/02/1950 30 days General Renumbered to BR 64940
 
Cowlairs Works 16/02/1952 24/03/1952 38 days General Boiler number 27555 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 21/06/1954 17/07/1954 27 days Light Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 26/02/1958 05/04/1958 39 days General Boiler number 27546 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 13/06/1960 27/08/1960 76 days General Boiler number 27774 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 31/08/1960 01/09/1960 2 days Unclassified    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/01/1950 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works during January: These included Nos. 60152, 61072, 61117/18, 61307, 1751, 61764, 1780, 61784, 2474/76/88, 2684/94, 62733, 3058, 3168, 64575, 4586, 64621/28/36, 4786, 64877/80, 4919/40, 65923, 5924, 65932, 7453/80, 68100, 8323/44, 9170, 9214, 9507, 69595, 90505, ex-W.D. 77089, 77231, 73792. SLS/195003

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/03/1938 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1546
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1733
Allocated to Newport (Teeside) (NPT)
Diagram 97 boiler fitted
   
09/01/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 09/01/1940. Dep: 10/02/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1902 (Diagram 97)
   
13/03/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 13/03/1942. Dep: 15/04/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2100 (Diagram 97)
   
11/01/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 11/01/1943. Dep: 08/02/1943.    
28/03/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (DAR)    
14/12/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 14/12/1943. Dep: 14/01/1944.    
02/11/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 02/11/1944. Dep: 25/11/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2568 (Diagram 97)
   
16/06/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 4940    
29/03/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 29/03/1947. Dep: 18/06/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 4921 (Diagram 97)
   
29/08/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Blaydon (BLA)    
04/09/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Blaydon (BLA)    
06/01/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 06/01/1950. Dep: 04/02/1950.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 64940
   
19/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (51A)    
30/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (51A)    
07/01/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Middlesbrough (51D)    
31/01/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Middlesbrough (51D)    
16/02/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 16/02/1952. Dep: 24/03/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27555 (Diagram 97)
   
31/08/1952 Allocation Reallocated to West Auckland (51F)    
06/09/1952 Allocation Reallocated to West Auckland (51F)    
21/06/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 21/06/1954. Dep: 17/07/1954.    
25/09/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Sunderland (54A)    
10/06/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (53A)    
26/02/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 26/02/1958. Dep: 05/04/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27546 (Diagram 97)
   
13/06/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 13/06/1960. Dep: 27/08/1960.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27774 (Diagram 97)
   
31/08/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 31/08/1960. Dep: 01/09/1960.    
17/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 64940 from Hull Dairycoates (50B)    
04/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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