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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 1548 on 09/03/1938
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4941 on 10/03/1946
British Railways 64941   10/12/1949

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 1734
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service Mon 09/03/1938 to Newport (Teeside) (NPT)
Withdrawal Mon 03/12/1962 off Tweedmouth (52D)
Service Life 24 yrs, 8 mths , 24 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1963

Notes
Notes Cut up at Darlington

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
NPT   Newport (Teeside) (New) on 09/03/1938
DAR   Darlington on 28/03/1943
BLA   Blaydon on 14/07/1943
HLD   Hull Dairycoates on 09/05/1948
HLD   Hull Dairycoates w/e 15/05/1948
54C   Borough Gardens on 20/05/1951
54C   Borough Gardens w/e 26/05/1951
52D   Tweedmouth on 04/01/1953
     Withdrawn on 03/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC HLD Hull Dairycoates w/e 15/05/1948
ALLOC 54C Borough Gardens w/e 26/05/1951
ALLOC 54B Tyne Dock 4w/e 24/01/1953
WDN   on 03/12/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
09/03/1938 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2938)
27/03/1940 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2723)
03/11/1942 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2715)
17/03/1945 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2708)
06/12/1947 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 4930)
10/12/1949 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 4912)
12/02/1955 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27496)
05/12/1959 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27497)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 27/02/1940 27/03/1940 30 days General Boiler number 2723 (Diagram 97)
 
Darlington Works 06/10/1942 03/11/1942 29 days General Boiler number 2715 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 22/02/1945 17/03/1945 24 days General Boiler number 2708 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 24/09/1947 06/12/1947 74 days General Boiler number 4930 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 09/11/1949 10/12/1949 32 days General Boiler number 27548 (Diagram 97)
Renumbered to BR 64941
 
Cowlairs Works 20/05/1953 14/06/1953 26 days Heavy Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 12/01/1955 12/02/1955 32 days General Boiler number 2622 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 14/03/1955 18/03/1955 5 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 25/09/1958 25/10/1958 31 days Light Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 28/10/1959 05/12/1959 39 days General Boiler number 2623 (Diagram 97)
 

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/11/1949 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works during November: These included Nos. 60501/05, 61002, 1293, 61701/49/86/88, 61857, 61909, 2422, 62426, 62706, 3049, 3126, 4548/90, 4615/16, 4706, 64794, 4842, 4923/41, 5902, 65907, 5909/12/26, 7477, 67608, 8121, 8445, 8503, 8952, 9143/76/88, 69199, 9205, 90004, 73798, 77342/71. SLS/195001

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/03/1938 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1548
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1734
Allocated to Newport (Teeside) (NPT)
Diagram 97 boiler fitted
   
27/02/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 27/02/1940. Dep: 27/03/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2723 (Diagram 97)
   
06/10/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 06/10/1942. Dep: 03/11/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2715 (Diagram 97)
   
28/03/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (DAR)    
14/07/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Blaydon (BLA)    
22/02/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 22/02/1945. Dep: 17/03/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2708 (Diagram 97)
   
10/03/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 4941    
24/09/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 24/09/1947. Dep: 06/12/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 4930 (Diagram 97)
   
09/05/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
15/05/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
09/11/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 09/11/1949. Dep: 10/12/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27548 (Diagram 97)
Renumbered to BR 64941
   
20/05/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Borough Gardens (54C)    
26/05/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Borough Gardens (54C)    
04/01/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Tweedmouth (52D)    
20/05/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 20/05/1953. Dep: 14/06/1953.    
12/01/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 12/01/1955. Dep: 12/02/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2622 (Diagram 97)
   
14/03/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 14/03/1955. Dep: 18/03/1955.    
25/09/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 25/09/1958. Dep: 25/10/1958.    
28/10/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 28/10/1959. Dep: 05/12/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2623 (Diagram 97)
   
03/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 64941 from Tweedmouth (52D)    
04/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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