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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 1808 on 31/03/1938
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4946   07/07/1946
British Railways 64946   29/01/1949

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 1741
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service Sat 31/03/1938 to Carlisle Canal (CAR)
Withdrawal Sat 29/12/1962 off Dunfermline Upper (62C)
Service Life 24 yrs, 8 mths , 28 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1963

Notes
Notes Cut up at Inverurie

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
CAR   Carlisle Canal (New) on 31/03/1938
STM   St Margarets on 22/03/1948
STM   St Margarets w/e 27/03/1948
64C   Dalry Road on 11/08/1958
64A   St Margarets on 27/08/1961
62C   Dunfermline Upper on 17/02/1962
     Withdrawn on 29/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC STM St Margarets w/e 27/03/1948
ALLOC 64C Dalry Road 4w/e 06/09/1958
ALLOC 64A St Margarets 2w/e 09/09/1961
ALLOC 62C Dunfermline Upper 5w/e 10/03/1962
WDN   on 29/12/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
31/03/1938 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 4902)
21/03/1942 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number C1832)
02/05/1947 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2946)
30/10/1951 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27590)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Cowlairs Works 17/06/1939 1 day Heavy    
Cowlairs Works 29/08/1940 1 day General    
Cowlairs Works 21/02/1942 21/03/1942 29 days General Boiler number C1832 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 09/12/1944 1 day General    
Cowlairs Works 15/12/1945 19/01/1946 36 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 30/01/1947 02/05/1947 93 days General Boiler number 2946 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 29/12/1948 02/02/1949 36 days Heavy Intermediate Renumbered to BR 64946
 
Cowlairs Works 29/09/1951 30/10/1951 32 days General Boiler number 27590 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 10/02/1954 16/03/1954 35 days Light Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 22/03/1954 27/03/1954 6 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 07/04/1954 10/04/1954 4 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 22/08/1956 29/09/1956 39 days General Boiler number 27578 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 10/04/1959 01/05/1959 22 days Heavy Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 13/06/1959 25/06/1959 13 days Light Casual    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
12/06/1963 Inverurie Works (Awaiting scrapping or shopping) In Works: 42273, 45176, 61076, 61103, D8032. Shopped in four weeks ending 7th June : 64588, D362, D6155, 44960, 65930, 61404. Scrapped in same period: 64581, 65217/57/304, 64822, 65928; 64499, 65237. Being scrapped: 57617/31, 68346, 90077/575. Awaiting scrapping or shopping-64599/600, 64795, 64950/86. 64946 was waiting at Kittybrewster. SLS/196307
20/07/1963 Inverurie Works (Scrapped) Shopped during six weeks ended 20th July: 42273, 45176, 61076/346/402, 64549, 65267/323/908/22/6, D5340, D6140/5/6. Scrapped in same period-57607, 64795/946/86, 65261, 67668, 68445/79. SLS/196309

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
31/03/1938 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1808
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1741
Allocated to Carlisle Canal (CAR)
Diagram 97 boiler fitted
   
17/06/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy) - Arr: 17/06/1939.    
29/08/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 29/08/1940.    
21/02/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 21/02/1942. Dep: 21/03/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number C1832 (Diagram 97)
   
09/12/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 09/12/1944.    
15/12/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 15/12/1945. Dep: 19/01/1946.    
07/07/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 4946    
30/01/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 30/01/1947. Dep: 02/05/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2946 (Diagram 97)
   
22/03/1948 Allocation Reallocated to St Margarets (STM)    
27/03/1948 Allocation Reallocated to St Margarets (STM)    
29/12/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 29/12/1948. Dep: 02/02/1949.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 64946
   
29/09/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 29/09/1951. Dep: 30/10/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27590 (Diagram 97)
   
10/02/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 10/02/1954. Dep: 16/03/1954.    
22/03/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 22/03/1954. Dep: 27/03/1954.    
07/04/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 07/04/1954. Dep: 10/04/1954.    
22/08/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 22/08/1956. Dep: 29/09/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27578 (Diagram 97)
   
11/08/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Dalry Road (64C)    
10/04/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 10/04/1959. Dep: 01/05/1959.    
13/06/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 13/06/1959. Dep: 25/06/1959.    
27/08/1961 Allocation Reallocated to St Margarets (64A)    
17/02/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Dunfermline Upper (62C)    
29/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 64946 from Dunfermline Upper (62C)    
05/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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