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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 1804 on 25/03/1938
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4945   24/08/1946
British Railways 64945   03/09/1949

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 1740
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service Mon 25/03/1938 to St Margarets (STM)
Withdrawal Mon 15/10/1962 off Heaton (52B)
Service Life 24 yrs, 6 mths , 20 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1962

Notes
Notes Cut up at Cowlairs

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
STM   St Margarets (New) on 25/03/1938
EFD   Eastfield on 28/09/1942
PKD   Parkhead on 18/01/1943
EFD   Eastfield on 17/04/1943
DAR   Darlington on 18/07/1943
MID   Middlesbrough on 12/01/1947
DAR   Darlington on 29/01/1947
HTN   Heaton on 14/11/1948
HTN   Heaton w/e 20/11/1948
     Withdrawn on 15/10/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC MID Middlesbrough on 12/01/1947
ALLOC DAR Darlington on 29/01/1947
ALLOC HTN Heaton w/e 20/11/1948
WDN   w/e 15/10/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
25/03/1938 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 4901)
24/01/1948 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2100)
03/09/1949 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number C2018)
22/09/1953 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27461)
17/10/1959 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 25831)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Cowlairs Works 03/01/1940 20/01/1940 18 days General    
Cowlairs Works 01/05/1940 04/05/1940 4 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 11/08/1941 30/08/1941 20 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 03/02/1942 28/02/1942 26 days General    
Cowlairs Works 10/11/1942 11/11/1942 2 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 30/09/1944 21/10/1944 22 days General Boiler number 27526 (Diagram 97)
  
Cowlairs Works 29/06/1946 24/08/1946 57 days Light Repair Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 4945
  
Cowlairs Works 25/11/1947 24/01/1948 61 days General Boiler number 2100 (Diagram 97)
  
Cowlairs Works 01/08/1949 03/09/1949 34 days General Boiler number C2018 (Diagram 97)
Renumbered to BR 64945
  
Darlington Works 23/09/1949 28/11/1949 67 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 28/08/1953 22/09/1953 26 days General Boiler number 27461 (Diagram 97)
  
Cowlairs Works 06/10/1953 16/10/1953 11 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 16/10/1956 15/11/1956 31 days Heavy Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 11/01/1957 16/02/1957 37 days Heavy Casual    
Cowlairs Works 22/09/1959 17/10/1959 26 days General Not repaired
Boiler number 25831 (Diagram 97)
  

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
27/08/1949 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works 1/8 to 27/8: These included Nos. 60502/05, 61081, 61727, 1729, 61736/46, 1753, 61759/83/91, 1823, 61876/78, 61988/93, 2428, 62683, 2687, 62688, 3180, 4546/47/64/79, 4703, 64855, 4945/86, 65913, 67478, 68113, 8321, 8477, 68481, 8544, 68955, 69183, 69213, 77306, ex L.M.S. 40170, 44795, 45022, 45451, 54654. During W/E 20/8 Cowlairs started putting the crest on both passenger and goods tender engines which had received a general repair (not intermediate repair) and the following have been noted: Nos. 61308, 61766, 64700 an 90313; no tank engines have so far been noted with the crest-No. 68477 appeared in lined black, with British Railways on the tanks. SLS/194910

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
25/03/1938 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1804
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1740
Allocated to St Margarets (STM)
Diagram 97 boiler fitted		    
03/01/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 03/01/1940. Dep: 20/01/1940.    
01/05/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 01/05/1940. Dep: 04/05/1940.    
11/08/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 11/08/1941. Dep: 30/08/1941.    
03/02/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 03/02/1942. Dep: 28/02/1942.    
28/09/1942 Allocation Reallocated to Eastfield (EFD)    
10/11/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 10/11/1942. Dep: 11/11/1942.    
18/01/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Parkhead (PKD)    
17/04/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Eastfield (EFD)    
18/07/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (DAR)    
30/09/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 30/09/1944. Dep: 21/10/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27526 (Diagram 97)
    
29/06/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 29/06/1946. Dep: 24/08/1946.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 4945
    
12/01/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Middlesbrough (MID)    
29/01/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (DAR)    
25/11/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 25/11/1947. Dep: 24/01/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2100 (Diagram 97)
    
14/11/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (HTN)    
20/11/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (HTN)    
01/08/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 01/08/1949. Dep: 03/09/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number C2018 (Diagram 97)
Renumbered to BR 64945
    
23/09/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 23/09/1949. Dep: 28/11/1949.    
28/08/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 28/08/1953. Dep: 22/09/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27461 (Diagram 97)
    
06/10/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 06/10/1953. Dep: 16/10/1953.    
16/10/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 16/10/1956. Dep: 15/11/1956.    
11/01/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 11/01/1957. Dep: 16/02/1957.    
22/09/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 22/09/1959. Dep: 17/10/1959.
Work undertaken:
Not repaired
Boiler number 25831 (Diagram 97)
    
15/10/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 64945 from Heaton (52B)    
12/1962 Scrapped Scrapped    

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