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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3085 on 17/03/1941
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4975   22/06/1946
British Railways 64975   17/09/1948

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 1853
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service Sat 17/03/1941 to St Margarets (STM)
Withdrawal Sat 29/12/1962 off Dawsholm (65D)
Service Life 21 yrs, 9 mths , 12 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1963

Notes
Notes Sold for scrap to G.H. Campbell, Airdrie

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
STM   St Margarets (New) on 17/03/1941
CAR   Carlisle Canal on 20/08/1945
ABD   Aberdeen Ferryhill on 16/10/1947
64A   St Margarets on 13/03/1959
65D   Dawsholm on 29/08/1960
     Withdrawn on 29/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC ABD Aberdeen Ferryhill on 16/10/1947
ALLOC 64A St Margarets 4w/e 14/03/1959
ALLOC 65D Dawsholm 4w/e 24/09/1960
WDN   on 29/12/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
18/09/1943 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 4909)
08/08/1954 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27556)
24/04/1959 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 25805)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Cowlairs Works 02/08/1943 18/09/1943 48 days General Boiler number 27546 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 18/09/1945 12/10/1945 25 days General    
Darlington Works 31/10/1945 24/11/1945 25 days Light Repair    
Darlington Works 27/11/1945 08/12/1945 12 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 02/03/1946 09/03/1946 8 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 04/09/1948 17/09/1948 14 days General Boiler number 27553 (Diagram 97)
Renumbered to BR 64975
 
Inverurie Works 05/12/1951 28/12/1951 24 days Light Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 15/06/1954 08/08/1954 55 days General Boiler number 27556 (Diagram 97)
 
Inverurie Works 19/07/1955 26/08/1955 39 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 12/11/1955 03/12/1955 22 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 04/04/1959 24/04/1959 21 days General Boiler number 25805 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 06/11/1959 25/11/1959 20 days Unclassified    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
28/02/1949 Vickers Armstrong Works Class '8' W.D. 2-8-0's awaiting repair at Vickers-Armstrong's Works during February were:-Nos. 3085, 63141, 77111/52, 77218, 77378, 77401, 79219; while those ex Works during the same period were:-Nos. 70817, 77001, 77115, 77221, 77310, 78542, 79264, 90685 (ex 79224). SLS/194904

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
17/03/1941 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 3085
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1853
Allocated to St Margarets (STM)
Diagram 97 boiler fitted
   
02/08/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 02/08/1943. Dep: 18/09/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27546 (Diagram 97)
   
20/08/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Canal (CAR)    
18/09/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 18/09/1945. Dep: 12/10/1945.    
31/10/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 31/10/1945. Dep: 24/11/1945.    
27/11/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 27/11/1945. Dep: 08/12/1945.    
02/03/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 02/03/1946. Dep: 09/03/1946.    
22/06/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 4975    
16/10/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Aberdeen Ferryhill (ABD)    
04/09/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 04/09/1948. Dep: 17/09/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27553 (Diagram 97)
Renumbered to BR 64975
   
05/12/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Inverurie Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 05/12/1951. Dep: 28/12/1951.    
15/06/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 15/06/1954. Dep: 08/08/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27556 (Diagram 97)
   
19/07/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Inverurie Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 19/07/1955. Dep: 26/08/1955.    
12/11/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 12/11/1955. Dep: 03/12/1955.    
13/03/1959 Allocation Reallocated to St Margarets (64A)    
04/04/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 04/04/1959. Dep: 24/04/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 25805 (Diagram 97)
   
06/11/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 06/11/1959. Dep: 25/11/1959.    
29/08/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Dawsholm (65D)    
29/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 64975 from Dawsholm (65D)    
11/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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