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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 1973 m/e 09/1898
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 5653 m/e 09/1946
British Railways 65653 m/e 05/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Worsdell / V. Raven
Class J25
Company History NER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J2509/1898
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Gateshead Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
To Service During 09/1898
Withdrawal Wed 30/05/1951
Service Life 52 yrs, 8 mths , 29 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1898
     Withdrawn m/e 05/1939
91N   To North Eastern Region (Reinstated) (Reinstated for the war effort) m/e 12/1939
91W   To Western Region / GWR (on loan) (To cover for Dean 0-6-0's requisitioned by the WD) on 23/01/1940
91N   To North Eastern Region (returned from loan) on 05/03/1943
DAR   Darlington on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
51H   Kirkby Stephen on 14/05/1950
     Withdrawn on 30/05/1951

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 51H Kirkby Stephen on 14/05/1950
WDN   on 30/05/1951

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
12/1939 Vacuum Ejector fitted
12/1946 Vacuum Ejector removed
05/1949 Diagram 67A boiler fitted


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
09/1898 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 1973
Built at Gateshead Works
Diagram 67 (Saturated) boiler fitted
   
12/1939 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
12/1939 Reinstated Reinstated to To North Eastern Region (91N)    
23/01/1940 Allocation Loaned to To Western Region / GWR (91W) (To cover for Dean 0-6-0's requisitioned by the WD)    
05/03/1943 Allocation Reallocated to To North Eastern Region (91N)    
09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 5653    
12/1946 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector removed    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Darlington (DAR)    
05/1949 Modification Diagram 67A boiler fitted    
05/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 65653    
14/05/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Kirkby Stephen (51H)    
30/05/1951 Withdrawn Condemned as 65653    

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