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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 917 m/e 06/1906
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 5788 m/e 11/1946
British Railways 65788 m/e 05/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Worsdell / V. Raven
Class J27
Company History NER/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 06/1906
Withdrawal Sun 05/06/1966
Service Life 60 yrs , 5 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1966

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1906
SKN   Stockton on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
52B   Heaton w/e 18/02/1950
51A   Darlington m/e 31/12/1950
51A   Darlington 4w/e 20/01/1951
51E   Stockton w/e 11/02/1951
51E   Stockton 4w/e 17/02/1951
51L   Thornaby w/e 20/06/1959
52G   Sunderland w/e 07/04/1962
     Withdrawn on 05/06/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 52B Heaton w/e 18/02/1950
ALLOC 51A Darlington m/e 31/12/1950
ALLOC 51E Stockton w/e 11/02/1951
ALLOC 51L Thornaby on 14/06/1959
ALLOC 52G Sunderland 5w/e 05/05/1962
WDN   on 05/06/1966

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
by 10/1945 LNER Diagram 57A Boiler Fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/04/1948 Darlington Works 'L.1's' Nos. 9000-9015 are to be renumbered 67701-67716. No. 67717 (9016) is the first to come out under this number, while No. 9015 was altered to 67716. The paint dates of Nos. 9009-9012 are March, and Nos. 9013-9015 and 67717-67718 are April. The Works' Nos. are 2028-2036/48 respectively. The next order for North Road will be a batch of 'A.1' 'Pacifics.' The rumour of further 'B.1's' came about owing to Stooperdale building a batch of spare boilers for this class. Locomotives for shops or scrap during the period April 4th-May 2nd included:-Nos. 1440, E1461, 2391, 2747, 3037, 3170, 3286, 3315, 5069, 5625, 5768/88, 7306, 7649/88, 9837/52, 9917/33, 77414, 79198. The following locomotives have arrived for cutting-up:-ex G.E. Nos. 5380/83, 5400, 7120/37, 8212, ex MET Nos. 7511/12 and ex M.G.N. No. 8485. Locomotives ex shops during the same period included Nos. 5778, 9856, 60510, 60825, 61011/60/71, 61420, 62388, 63125/40, 65624/50, 65825/47/51, 67263, 67301, 67632/84, 67718, 68248/90, 68724, 69786, 69875, 69910. The following locomotives have been painted or repainted green: Nos. 61011/60/71 an 67684. No. 60510 came off Works without nameplates, but returned and has at last had these fitted-Robert the Bruce. SLS/194806

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1906 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 917
Built at Darlington Works
   
10/1945 Modification Modification: LNER Diagram 57A Boiler Fitted    
11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 5788    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Stockton (SKN)    
05/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 65788    
18/02/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (52B)    
31/12/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (51A)    
20/01/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (51A)    
11/02/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Stockton (51E)    
17/02/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Stockton (51E)    
20/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Thornaby (51L)    
07/04/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Sunderland (52G)    
05/06/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 65788    
09/1966 Scrapped Scrapped    

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