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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 2963 on 16/09/1931
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4824   27/10/1946
British Railways 64824   05/06/1951

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class J39
Company History LNER
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service Tue 16/09/1931 to Gorton (GOR)
Withdrawal Tue 29/03/1960 off Gorton (9G)
Scrapping During 04/1960
Service Life 28 yrs, 6 mths , 13 dys

Notes
Notes Cut up at Gorton - Boiler retained and used on 64918

Allocations
Code Name From Date
GOR Gorton (New) on 16/09/1931
TFD Trafford Park (LNER) on 15/09/1936
GOR Gorton on 04/02/1938
TFD Trafford Park (LNER) on 24/02/1939
GOR Gorton on 13/04/1947
39B Sheffield Darnall on 08/04/1951
39A Gorton on 27/10/1957
   Withdrawn on 29/03/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC GOR Gorton on 13/04/1947
ALLOC 39B Sheffield Darnall w/e 14/04/1951
ALLOC 39A Gorton 4w/e 02/11/1957
LOAN 9H Gorton on 01/02/1958
ALLOC 9H Gorton on 23/02/1958
WDN   w/e 02/04/1960

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
16/09/1931 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 8581)
23/06/1934 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 8775)
06/07/1936 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 8587)
18/02/1939 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2769)
16/02/1945 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 8773)
21/10/1947 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2312)
18/04/1953 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27753)
22/10/1955 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27796)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Durn Level of Work Mileage
Gorton Works 09/06/1934 23/06/1934 15 days General
Boiler number 8775 (Diagram 97)
  
Darlington Works 13/05/1936 06/07/1936 55 days General
Boiler number 8587 (Diagram 97)
  
Darlington Works 30/07/1936 14/09/1936 47 days Light Repair  
Gorton Works 03/03/1938 07/03/1938 5 days Light Repair  
Gorton Works 20/01/1939 18/02/1939 30 days General
Boiler number 2769 (Diagram 97)
  
Doncaster Works 28/09/1941 05/01/1942 100 days General  
Gorton Works 14/03/1943 27/07/1943 136 days Light Repair  
Gorton Works 05/12/1943 08/01/1944 35 days Light Repair  
Gorton Works 03/12/1944 16/02/1945 76 days General
Boiler number 8773 (Diagram 97)
  
Gorton Works 08/03/1945 10/04/1945 34 days Light Repair  
Gorton Works 08/08/1946 14/12/1946 129 days General
Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 4824
  
Gorton Works 22/06/1947 21/10/1947 122 days General
Boiler number 2312 (Diagram 97)
  
Gorton Works 10/11/1947 16/11/1947 7 days Unclassified  
Derby Works 29/03/1951 05/06/1951 69 days Heavy Intermediate
Renumbered to BR 64824
  
Gorton Works 28/03/1953 18/04/1953 22 days General
Boiler number 27753 (Diagram 97)
  
Gorton Works 17/09/1955 22/10/1955 36 days General
Not repaired
Boiler number 27796 (Diagram 97)
  

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
16/01/1943 Doncaster Notes (engines lettered 'NE') No. 2005, converted to Class 'A,' was due out 16/1. Another 'Q.4' 5048 is on hand for conversion to 'Q.1.' Other arrivals for works are 3838, 3465 an 4993. Streamlined 'B.17' 2870 has left works after a 'general,' also 'J.55' 3859 (BFD). Following on the previous list of engines lettered 'NE' at Plant:- October: 2957, 4474, 1125, 4513, 180, 4003, 4663, 4340, 3488, 4266, 2572, 4655, 3497, 1158, 1367, 4471, 1312, 4312, 3350, 4601, 1141, 4377, 2598, 4490, 2859, 2555, 2461, 483, 3076, 4637, 590, 2766, 4834, 4664, 1118, 4888, 2394, 3224, 4594, 4462, November: 3476, 2439, 4871, 4594, 4646, 4008, 2960, 601, 4053, 4805, 2426, 118, 135, 2563, 112, 1300, 4035, 4449, 4246, 4884, 2744, 4843, 3298, 2417, 5961, 178, 4495, 608, 2958, 2579, 2453, 3050, 125, 114, 4853, 3500, 3494, 2593, 3167. December: 3821, 4497, 4414, 4426, 3276, 4824, 586, 4545, 3621, 4018, 4225, 587, 3275 4793, 2546, 4456, 3819, 4851, 4316, 3631, 3819, 599, 3010, 3593, 17, 3387, 6139, 3498, 1156, 2870, 4240, 2955, 3232, 3047. SLS/194302

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
16/09/1931 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2963
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number
Allocated to Gorton (GOR)
Diagram 97 boiler fitted		    
15/09/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Trafford Park (LNER) (TFD)    
04/02/1938 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
24/02/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Trafford Park (LNER) (TFD)    
13/04/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
08/04/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (39B)    
27/10/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (39A)    
29/03/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 64824 from Gorton (9G)    

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