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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 2950 on 11/07/1935
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4881   22/11/1946
British Railways 64881   03/09/1949

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 1626
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service Mon 11/07/1935 to Doncaster (DON)
Withdrawal Mon 28/09/1959 off Lincoln (40A)
Service Life 24 yrs, 2 mths , 17 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1959

Notes
Notes Cut up at Stratford

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
DON   Doncaster (New) on 11/07/1935
ARD   Ardsley on 07/08/1935
DON   Doncaster on 19/08/1935
GOR   Gorton on 04/09/1935
MAR   March on 31/10/1935
IPS   Ipswich on 12/02/1936
MAR   March on 02/09/1942
NWE   New England on 05/07/1943
LIN   Lincoln on 01/07/1945
40D   Tuxford on 15/11/1953
40A   Lincoln on 14/02/1954
     Withdrawn on 28/09/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 40D Tuxford 4w/e 28/11/1953
ALLOC 40A Lincoln 4w/e 20/02/1954
TOSTORE   4w/e 29/11/1958
WDN   on 28/09/1959

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
11/07/1935 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2678)
22/04/1938 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2671)
29/03/1941 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2312)
15/04/1944 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number C1710)
08/02/1947 Diagram 97 boiler fitted
03/09/1949 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number C7963)
12/02/1955 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27808)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 26/02/1938 22/04/1938 56 days General Boiler number 2671 (Diagram 97)
 
Gorton Works 14/02/1941 29/03/1941 44 days General Boiler number 2312 (Diagram 97)
 
Stratford Works 20/12/1942 30/01/1943 42 days Light Repair    
Gorton Works 09/01/1944 15/04/1944 98 days General Boiler number C1710 (Diagram 97)
 
Gorton Works 26/01/1947 08/02/1947 14 days General Boiler number 1916 (Diagram 97)
 
Gorton Works 28/07/1949 03/09/1949 38 days General Boiler number C7963 (Diagram 97)
Renumbered to BR 64881
 
Derby Works 01/01/1952 13/02/1952 44 days Light Intermediate    
Stratford Works 04/01/1955 12/02/1955 40 days General Not repaired
Boiler number 27808 (Diagram 97)
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/07/1935 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2950
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1626
Allocated to Doncaster (DON)
Diagram 97 boiler fitted
   
07/08/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (ARD)    
19/08/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
04/09/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
31/10/1935 Allocation Reallocated to March (MAR)    
12/02/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Ipswich (IPS)    
26/02/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/02/1938. Dep: 22/04/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2671 (Diagram 97)
   
14/02/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/02/1941. Dep: 29/03/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2312 (Diagram 97)
   
02/09/1942 Allocation Reallocated to March (MAR)    
20/12/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 20/12/1942. Dep: 30/01/1943.    
05/07/1943 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
09/01/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 09/01/1944. Dep: 15/04/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number C1710 (Diagram 97)
   
01/07/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Lincoln (LIN)    
22/11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 4881    
26/01/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/01/1947. Dep: 08/02/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1916 (Diagram 97)
   
28/07/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/07/1949. Dep: 03/09/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number C7963 (Diagram 97)
Renumbered to BR 64881
   
01/01/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Derby Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 01/01/1952. Dep: 13/02/1952.    
15/11/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Tuxford (40D)    
14/02/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Lincoln (40A)    
04/01/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 04/01/1955. Dep: 12/02/1955.
Work undertaken:
Not repaired
Boiler number 27808 (Diagram 97)
   
28/09/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 64881 from Lincoln (40A)    
10/1959 Scrapped Scrapped    

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