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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 778 m/e 06/1889
North Eastern Railway (Renum) 1512 m/e 08/1889
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 5042 m/e 07/1946
British Railways 65042 on 16/12/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer T. Worsdell
Class J21
Company History NER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J21 Compound06/1889
J21 Simple (0-6-0)10/1907
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Gateshead Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 26.89
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 06/1889
Withdrawal Wed 07/07/1954 off Blaydon (52C)
Service Life 65 yrs, 1 mth , 6 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1954 at Locomotive Works (Darlington)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1889
SEL   Selby on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
52CREED     w/e 07/04/1951
52C   Blaydon 4w/e 21/04/1951
52C   Blaydon 4w/e 19/01/1952
52C   Blaydon 4w/e 26/01/1952
     Withdrawn on 07/07/1954

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 52CREED   w/e 07/04/1951
ALLOC 52C Blaydon 4w/e 26/01/1952
WDN   on 07/07/1954

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
10/1907 Converted from Compound to Simple cylinders
10/1907 Fitted with 19" cylinders and Piston Valves


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
20/08/1954 Scrapped NER engines A number of N.E.R. engines have been cut up recently. They include D20 Nos. 62388, 62392; J77 Nos. 68422 an 68401 (this engine has round cab windows and vacuum ejector); G5 No. 67288; J7 No. 8256; A7 No. 69776 and J21 No. 65042/68/75. SLS/195410

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1889 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 778
Built at Gateshead Works, Works Number 26.89
   
08/1889 Renumbered Renumbered to 1512    
10/1907 Modification Modification: Converted from Compound to Simple cylinders    
10/1907 Modification Modification: Fitted with 19" cylinders and Piston Valves    
07/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 5042    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Selby (SEL)    
16/12/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 65042    
07/04/1951 Allocation      
21/04/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Blaydon (52C)    
19/01/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Blaydon (52C)    
26/01/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Blaydon (52C)    
07/1954 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Darlington    
07/07/1954 Withdrawn Condemned as 65042 from Blaydon (52C)    

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