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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 1558 on 01/04/1938
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4943   26/07/1946
British Railways 64943   09/06/1949

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 1736
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service Mon 01/04/1938 to Middlesbrough (MID)
Withdrawal Mon 17/12/1962 off Hull Dairycoates (50B)
Service Life 24 yrs, 8 mths , 16 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1963

Notes
Notes Cut up at Darlington

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
MID   Middlesbrough (New) on 01/04/1938
DAR   Darlington on 28/03/1943
MID   Middlesbrough on 10/01/1947
DAR   Darlington on 01/03/1947
NEV   Neville Hill on 29/01/1950
NEV   Neville Hill w/e 04/02/1950
53A   Hull Dairycoates on 22/01/1959
     Withdrawn on 17/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC MID Middlesbrough on 10/01/1947
ALLOC DAR Darlington on 01/03/1947
ALLOC NEV Neville Hill w/e 04/02/1950
ALLOC 53A Hull Dairycoates 4w/e 28/11/1959
WDN   on 17/12/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
01/04/1938 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2940)
17/04/1941 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number BP137)
11/06/1949 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number C1799)
11/10/1958 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27595)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 20/06/1939 19/09/1939 92 days Heavy    
Darlington Works 17/03/1941 17/04/1941 32 days General Boiler number 27521 (Diagram 97)
 
Darlington Works 24/06/1941 02/07/1941 9 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 17/07/1941 30/07/1941 14 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 15/08/1941 26/08/1941 12 days Unclassified    
Darlington Works 04/07/1942 10/07/1942 7 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 21/03/1944 29/04/1944 40 days General Boiler number 2685 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 06/07/1946 27/07/1946 22 days General Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 4943
 
Cowlairs Works 07/09/1946 12/10/1946 36 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 03/07/1947 19/07/1947 17 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 07/02/1949 11/06/1949 125 days General Boiler number 27483 (Diagram 97)
Renumbered to BR 64943
 
Cowlairs Works 07/06/1952 30/06/1952 24 days Heavy Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 26/11/1954 29/12/1954 34 days General Boiler number 2699 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 12/09/1958 11/10/1958 30 days General Boiler number 27595 (Diagram 97)
 
Doncaster Works 20/09/1960 21/09/1960 2 days W    
Darlington Works 31/01/1961 02/03/1961 31 days Light Casual    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
19/04/1954 Wetherby Races, Easter Monday Excursion trains between Leeds City and Wetherby Racecourse station on Easter Monday were well filled and worked by the following J39's from Neville Hill (50B):-64791, 64819/35/86, 64920/22/33/35/43, and also brought in D49 62748 (50B). The excursions from Bradford and Harrogate brought in 62746/58/62 (all 50D), whilst two trains from the Huddersfield area were worked by 45218 (25A) and 42863 (25B). The excursion from Heeley (Sheffield) was, however, worked by 45015 (3B-Bushbury), rather a far cry from Wolverhampton. In addition, the 4.28 p.m. ordinary passenger service from Leeds City to Church Fenton via Wetherby, hauled by 61256 (50B), called specially at Wetherby Racecourse station to pick up. SLS/195406

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/04/1938 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1558
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1736
Allocated to Middlesbrough (MID)
Diagram 97 boiler fitted
   
20/06/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Heavy) - Arr: 20/06/1939. Dep: 19/09/1939.    
17/03/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 17/03/1941. Dep: 17/04/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27521 (Diagram 97)
   
24/06/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 24/06/1941. Dep: 02/07/1941.    
17/07/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 17/07/1941. Dep: 30/07/1941.    
15/08/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 15/08/1941. Dep: 26/08/1941.    
04/07/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 04/07/1942. Dep: 10/07/1942.    
28/03/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (DAR)    
21/03/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 21/03/1944. Dep: 29/04/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2685 (Diagram 97)
   
06/07/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 06/07/1946. Dep: 27/07/1946.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 4943
   
07/09/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 07/09/1946. Dep: 12/10/1946.    
10/01/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Middlesbrough (MID)    
01/03/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (DAR)    
03/07/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 03/07/1947. Dep: 19/07/1947.    
07/02/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 07/02/1949. Dep: 11/06/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27483 (Diagram 97)
Renumbered to BR 64943
   
29/01/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (NEV)    
04/02/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Neville Hill (NEV)    
07/06/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 07/06/1952. Dep: 30/06/1952.    
26/11/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 26/11/1954. Dep: 29/12/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2699 (Diagram 97)
   
12/09/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 12/09/1958. Dep: 11/10/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27595 (Diagram 97)
   
22/01/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (53A)    
20/09/1960 Works Visit      
31/01/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 31/01/1961. Dep: 02/03/1961.    
17/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 64943 from Hull Dairycoates (50B)    
07/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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