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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 1608 m/e 10/1892
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 5109 on 03/02/1946
British Railways 65109 on Not applied

Locomotive Specifics
Designer T. Worsdell
Class J21
Company History NER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J21 Compound10/1892
J21 Simple (0-6-0)07/1906
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Gateshead Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 30.92
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse
To Service During 10/1892
Withdrawal During 04/1949 off Darlington (DAR)
Service Life 56 yrs, 6 mths , 1 dy

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1949 at Locomotive Works (Darlington)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1892
NEV   Neville Hill on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
DAR   Darlington w/e 12/02/1949
     Withdrawn m/e 04/1949

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC DAR Darlington w/e 12/02/1949
WDN DAR Darlington on 18/04/1949

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
07/1906 Converted from Compound to Simple cylinders
07/1906 Fitted with 19" cylinders and Piston Valves
08/1923 Schmidt pattern superheater fitted
05/1946 Superheater removed


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/04/1949 Darlington Works New work April: Nos. 60146 an 60147. Locomotives awaiting Works during April included: Nos. 888, 1035, 61199, 1224, 1405, 61625, 1668, 2726, 62753. 2760, 3044, 3260, 3275, 63286, 5044/68, 5109, 65633/50, 5653, 65684, 5858, 65868, 7278, 7675, 67729 (light re-pair), 67739 (damaged), 8156, 69842, Class '8' W.D. 77037, 77178 an 79206. Broken up: Nos. 63286, 3316, 65633/84.
Locomotives ex Works during April included: Nos. 60816, 61023, 61215/40/57, 61422, 61434 (rebuilt), 61648, 62700/03/64/67, 63348/80/92, 63411, 65110, 65739, 65821/44, 67722 (light repair), 68015/27, 68409/14/32, 68705, 69107, 69391, 69835/36/88, Class '8' W.D. 90382, 90449 (light repair) and 90460.
SLS/194906
31/05/1949 Darlington Works New Work May: Class 'A.1' Nos. 60148 an 60149. No. 60150 was ex the Paint Shop on 14/6, painted green. Locomotives awaiting Works durine May included: Nos. 812, 61069. 1407/15, 61600/61. 62709, 2726/41/56, 5109, 5675, 5784/87, 67317, 7609/19/20, 67708, 67741 (light repair), 8159, 9377, 69824/34/36, Class '8' 79184 an 90001. To scrap yard: Nos. 2377 (frames only), 3275/77, 3300/05/07/34, 65107, 5114, 5602, 65629 an 5703. Locomotives ex Works during May included: Nos. 60955, 61035. 61100 (unlined), 61199, 61224, 62397, 62745/53, 63351/95, 63440, 65040/47/89/92, 65110, 65653/55/59, 65730, 65848, 67319/31, 68061, 69106/11, Class '8' 90662/74. Nos. 60083/86 an 60127 have been noted here painted in the new blue colours with the crest on the tender. SLS/194907

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1892 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 1608
Built at Gateshead Works, Works Number 30.92
   
07/1906 Modification Modification: Converted from Compound to Simple cylinders    
07/1906 Modification Modification: Fitted with 19" cylinders and Piston Valves    
08/1923 Modification Modification: Schmidt pattern superheater fitted    
03/02/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 5109    
05/1946 Modification Modification: Superheater removed    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Neville Hill (NEV)    
1949 Number Allocated Allocated number 65109 but not taken up    
12/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (DAR)    
04/1949 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Darlington    
04/1949 Withdrawn Condemned as 5109 from Darlington (DAR)    

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