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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3096 on 18/07/1941
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4986   07/07/1946
British Railways 64986 on 17/09/1949

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 1864
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service Sat 18/07/1941 to St Margarets (STM)
Withdrawal Sat 29/12/1962 off Thornton Junction (62A)
Service Life 21 yrs, 5 mths , 11 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1963

Notes
Notes Cut up at Inverurie

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
STM   St Margarets (New) on 18/07/1941
HAW   Hawick on 20/08/1945
STM   St Margarets on 10/02/1947
CAR   Carlisle Canal on 21/04/1947
STM   St Margarets on 22/03/1948
STM   St Margarets w/e 27/03/1948
64C   Dalry Road on 11/08/1958
62A   Thornton Junction on 18/12/1961
     Withdrawn on 29/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC STM St Margarets on 10/02/1947
ALLOC STM St Margarets w/e 27/03/1948
ALLOC 64C Dalry Road 4w/e 06/09/1958
ALLOC 62A Thornton Junction 6w/e 30/12/1961
WDN   on 29/12/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
18/07/1941 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 3196)
02/11/1946 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2719)
05/05/1952 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27557)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Cowlairs Works 03/01/1943 18/02/1943 47 days General    
Cowlairs Works 19/08/1946 02/11/1946 76 days General Boiler number 2719 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 18/08/1949 17/09/1949 31 days General Renumbered to BR 64986
 
Cowlairs Works 10/03/1950 17/03/1950 8 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 17/03/1952 05/05/1952 50 days General Boiler number 27557 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 01/03/1955 30/03/1955 30 days Heavy Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 13/04/1955 14/04/1955 2 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 01/06/1956 23/06/1956 23 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 27/02/1958 29/03/1958 31 days General Boiler number 27547 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 22/12/1961 09/01/1962 19 days Light Casual    

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
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
18/07/1941 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 3096
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1864
Allocated to St Margarets (STM)
Diagram 97 boiler fitted
   
03/01/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 03/01/1943. Dep: 18/02/1943.    
20/08/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Hawick (HAW)    
07/07/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 4986    
19/08/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 19/08/1946. Dep: 02/11/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2719 (Diagram 97)
   
10/02/1947 Allocation Reallocated to St Margarets (STM)    
21/04/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Canal (CAR)    
22/03/1948 Allocation Reallocated to St Margarets (STM)    
27/03/1948 Allocation Reallocated to St Margarets (STM)    
18/08/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 18/08/1949. Dep: 17/09/1949.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 64986
   
10/03/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 10/03/1950. Dep: 17/03/1950.    
17/03/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 17/03/1952. Dep: 05/05/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27557 (Diagram 97)
   
01/03/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 01/03/1955. Dep: 30/03/1955.    
13/04/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 13/04/1955. Dep: 14/04/1955.    
01/06/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 01/06/1956. Dep: 23/06/1956.    
27/02/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 27/02/1958. Dep: 29/03/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27547 (Diagram 97)
   
11/08/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Dalry Road (64C)    
18/12/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Thornton Junction (62A)    
22/12/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 22/12/1961. Dep: 09/01/1962.    
29/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 64986 from Thornton Junction (62A)    
06/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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