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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 2965 on 13/10/1931
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4826   05/01/1947
British Railways 64826   01/04/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class J39
Company History LNER
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 1534
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service Mon 13/10/1931 to Parkeston Quay (PKS)
Withdrawal Mon 08/02/1960 off March (31B)
Service Life 28 yrs, 3 mths , 26 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Sun 28/02/1960

Notes
Notes Cut up at Stratford

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
PKS   Parkeston Quay (New) on 13/10/1931
STR   Stratford on 18/01/1935
IPS   Ipswich on 24/10/1941
MAR   March on 25/10/1942
NOR   Norwich Thorpe on 16/07/1943
IPS   Ipswich on 26/04/1946
31B   March on 25/10/1959
     Withdrawn on 08/02/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 31B March 4w/e 31/10/1959
WDN   on 08/02/1960

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
13/10/1931 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 8583)
02/01/1935 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2273)
10/07/1937 Diagram 97 boiler fitted
02/12/1939 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 823)
09/01/1943 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2302)
30/03/1945 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 8594)
28/08/1954 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27890)
15/08/1957 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27820)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 12/12/1934 02/01/1935 22 days General Boiler number 2273 (Diagram 97)
 
Gorton Works 15/06/1937 10/07/1937 26 days General Boiler number 825 (Diagram 97)
 
Gorton Works 09/10/1939 02/12/1939 55 days General Boiler number 823 (Diagram 97)
 
Stratford Works 08/11/1942 09/01/1943 63 days General Boiler number 2302 (Diagram 97)
 
Gorton Works 09/01/1945 30/03/1945 81 days General Boiler number 8594 (Diagram 97)
 
Gorton Works 12/07/1946 12/09/1946 63 days Light Repair    
Stratford Works 01/11/1947 20/12/1947 50 days General    
Gorton Works 07/02/1950 01/04/1950 54 days General Boiler number 2669 (Diagram 97)
Renumbered to BR 64826
 
Gorton Works 05/04/1950 10/04/1950 6 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 21/04/1950 23/04/1950 3 days Unclassified    
Derby Works 25/01/1952 06/03/1952 42 days Heavy Intermediate    
Stratford Works 19/07/1954 28/08/1954 41 days General Boiler number 27890 (Diagram 97)
 
Stratford Works 18/10/1954 30/10/1954 13 days Light Casual    
Stratford Works 09/06/1957 15/08/1957 68 days General Boiler number 27820 (Diagram 97)
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
13/10/1931 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2965
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1534
Allocated to Parkeston Quay (PKS)
Diagram 97 boiler fitted
   
12/12/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/12/1934. Dep: 02/01/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2273 (Diagram 97)
   
18/01/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (STR)    
15/06/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 15/06/1937. Dep: 10/07/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 825 (Diagram 97)
   
09/10/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 09/10/1939. Dep: 02/12/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 823 (Diagram 97)
   
24/10/1941 Allocation Reallocated to Ipswich (IPS)    
25/10/1942 Allocation Reallocated to March (MAR)    
08/11/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 08/11/1942. Dep: 09/01/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2302 (Diagram 97)
   
16/07/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (NOR)    
09/01/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 09/01/1945. Dep: 30/03/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 8594 (Diagram 97)
   
26/04/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Ipswich (IPS)    
12/07/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 12/07/1946. Dep: 12/09/1946.    
05/01/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 4826    
01/11/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 01/11/1947. Dep: 20/12/1947.    
07/02/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 07/02/1950. Dep: 01/04/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2669 (Diagram 97)
Renumbered to BR 64826
   
05/04/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 05/04/1950. Dep: 10/04/1950.    
21/04/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 21/04/1950. Dep: 23/04/1950.    
25/01/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Derby Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 25/01/1952. Dep: 06/03/1952.    
19/07/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 19/07/1954. Dep: 28/08/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27890 (Diagram 97)
   
18/10/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 18/10/1954. Dep: 30/10/1954.    
09/06/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 09/06/1957. Dep: 15/08/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27820 (Diagram 97)
   
25/10/1959 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
08/02/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 64826 from March (31B)    
28/02/1960 Scrapped Scrapped    

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