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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 1726 m/e 06/1899
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 5673 m/e 10/1946
British Railways 65673 m/e 06/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Worsdell / V. Raven
Class J25
Company History NER/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J2506/1899
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
To Service During 06/1899
Withdrawal Mon 02/06/1958
Service Life 59 yrs , 2 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1899
KBY   Kirkby Stephen on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
50D   Starbeck 5w/e 23/07/1955
     Withdrawn on 02/06/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 50D Starbeck 4w/e 16/07/1955
WDN   on 02/06/1958

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
07/1916 Rebuilt with Piston Valves
07/1916 Diagram 67 (Superheated) boiler fitted
01/1943 Diagram 67A boiler fitted
09/1944 Rebuilt with Slide Valves
09/1944 Diagram 67 (Saturated) boiler fitted (Round Top firebox)


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/07/1948 Darlington Works 'L.1's' are completed up to No. 67727 and the last three are almost finished. The paint dates of Nos. 67719-21 are May, Nos. 67722-26 June and No. 67727 July. The Works' Nos. are 2037-2045, in order.
Frames are laid down for the first two 'Pacifics' and it is understood that at least twelve are expected to be completed by the end of the year.
No. 7306 the first 'G.5' to be withdrawn is in the scrap yard, together with No. 5115. A start was made on cutting-up 'C.7's' Nos. 2973 an 2982 during W/E 3/7/48 and these will be followed by No. 2954. Further engines of this class have arrived in the Works' road at the shed, and it is expected they will all be scrapped, they are as follows:-Nos. 2975, 2981, 2983, 2988 an 2995. 'J.93' No. 8488 arrived on a truck and was cut-up W/E 29/5/48. Easingwold Rly. No. 2 is still in the Works' yard in a very forlorn condition. The North Sunderland Rly. diesel Lady Armstrong has also been there for a considerable time; No. 8089 is at present working on the N.S. Rly. The frames of two ex G.N.R. 'Atlantic's' (still complete with cylinders) have been shortened and are being used back to back as a boiler wagon. 'B.1' No. 61014 is ex works painted black and fully lined, but minus name plates-the name being chalked on one side of the smokebox. Other locomotives noted painted black and fully lined include Nos. 60834, 60942, 61019 an 62751.
Locomotives ex works to July 3rd, include:-Nos. 60919, 61410, 62724, 63282/90, 63345, 65024/64, 65575, 65673, 65708/54/62/75, 65816/41, 67613/29, 68245, 68307/58/91, 68706/61, 69771/98, 69833/37, 69854/66 an 69917. Locomotives for works during the same period include:-Nos. 509, 824/98, 920, 1012/19, 2375/79, 2706/61/68, 3250/64, 5099, 5670/92, 5774, 7246/95, 7305/06, 7603/05/10/16/30/35/61/78/90, 8262/91, 8358/60/93, 8434, 9781/82, 9832/52/57/82/85/93 an 61420.
SLS/194808

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1899 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 1726
Built at Darlington Works
Diagram 67 (Saturated) boiler fitted
   
07/1916 Modification Diagram 67 (Superheated) boiler fitted    
07/1916 Modification Modification: Rebuilt with Piston Valves    
01/1943 Modification Diagram 67A boiler fitted    
09/1944 Modification Diagram 67 (Saturated) boiler fitted    
09/1944 Modification Modification: Rebuilt with Slide Valves    
10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 5673    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Kirkby Stephen (KBY)    
06/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 65673    
23/07/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Starbeck (50D)    
02/06/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 65673    

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