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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3000 on 21/08/1936
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4904   18/05/1946
British Railways 64904   12/06/1948

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 1677
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service Sun 21/08/1936 to Doncaster (DON)
Withdrawal Sun 22/10/1961 off Hull Dairycoates (50B)
Service Life 25 yrs, 2 mths , 1 dy

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1961

Notes
Notes Cut up at Cowlairs

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
DON   Doncaster (New) on 21/08/1936
SHF   Sheffield Neepsend on 14/09/1936
LIN   Lincoln on 01/07/1945
51A   Darlington on 02/09/1951
51A   Darlington w/e 08/09/1951
53A   Hull Dairycoates on 06/07/1952
53A   Hull Dairycoates 4w/e 12/07/1952
52B   Heaton on 07/12/1952
52B   Heaton 4w/e 27/12/1952
53A   Hull Dairycoates on 13/06/1954
50C   Selby on 10/10/1954
50A   York (North) on 13/09/1959
53A   Hull Dairycoates on 22/11/1959
50E   Scarborough on 11/09/1960
50B   Hull Dairycoates on 09/10/1960
     Withdrawn on 22/10/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 51A Darlington w/e 08/09/1951
ALLOC 53A Hull Dairycoates 4w/e 12/07/1952
ALLOC 52B Heaton 4w/e 27/12/1952
ALLOC 53A Hull Dairycoates 4w/e 19/06/1954
ALLOC 50C Selby 4w/e 06/11/1954
ALLOC 50A York (North) on 13/09/1959
ALLOC 53A Hull Dairycoates 4w/e 28/11/1959
ALLOC 50E Scarborough 4w/e 01/10/1960
ALLOC 50B Hull Dairycoates 4w/e 29/10/1960
WDN   on 22/10/1961

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
21/08/1936 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2769)
14/01/1939 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2110)
08/07/1944 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number RS120)
09/10/1947 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 4917)
29/04/1950 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 3215)
15/12/1953 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 25805)
08/01/1959 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27484)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 16/12/1938 14/01/1939 30 days General Boiler number 2110 (Diagram 97)
 
Doncaster Works 04/10/1941 08/11/1941 36 days General    
Gorton Works 20/06/1944 08/07/1944 19 days General Boiler number 27730 (Diagram 97)
 
Gorton Works 30/04/1946 09/05/1946 10 days General    
Gorton Works 01/10/1947 09/10/1947 9 days General Boiler number 4917 (Diagram 97)
 
Gorton Works 23/05/1948 12/06/1948 21 days Heavy Renumbered to BR 64904
 
Gorton Works 05/04/1950 29/04/1950 25 days General Boiler number 3215 (Diagram 97)
 
Gorton Works 13/11/1953 15/12/1953 33 days General Boiler number 25805 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 24/04/1957 25/05/1957 32 days Heavy Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 11/12/1958 08/01/1959 29 days General Boiler number 27484 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 08/03/1960 02/04/1960 26 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 19/09/1960 21/10/1960 33 days C/I Boiler number 2716 (Diagram 97)
 

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
13/09/1959 Selby & Starbeck MPDs closed The locomotive depots at Selby and Starbeck were closed as from 13/9/59. As a result, most of their locomotive allocation has been transferred to York (50A) viz. 47438/62, 47581, 61466/9, 62738/53/70, 63348, 63436/49, 64706/25, 64818/21/45/7/55/7/9/61/6, 64904/42/4, 68686, 69910/2, 77004/13. SLS/195911

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
21/08/1936 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 3000
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1677
Allocated to Doncaster (DON)
Diagram 97 boiler fitted
   
14/09/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)    
16/12/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 16/12/1938. Dep: 14/01/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2110 (Diagram 97)
   
04/10/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 04/10/1941. Dep: 08/11/1941.    
20/06/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/06/1944. Dep: 08/07/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27730 (Diagram 97)
   
01/07/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Lincoln (LIN)    
30/04/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 30/04/1946. Dep: 09/05/1946.    
18/05/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 4904    
01/10/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 01/10/1947. Dep: 09/10/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 4917 (Diagram 97)
   
23/05/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Heavy) - Arr: 23/05/1948. Dep: 12/06/1948.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 64904
   
05/04/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 05/04/1950. Dep: 29/04/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3215 (Diagram 97)
   
02/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (51A)    
08/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (51A)    
06/07/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (53A)    
12/07/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (53A)    
07/12/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (52B)    
27/12/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (52B)    
13/11/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/11/1953. Dep: 15/12/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 25805 (Diagram 97)
   
13/06/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (53A)    
10/10/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Selby (50C)    
24/04/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 24/04/1957. Dep: 25/05/1957.    
11/12/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 11/12/1958. Dep: 08/01/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27484 (Diagram 97)
   
13/09/1959 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
22/11/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (53A)    
08/03/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 08/03/1960. Dep: 02/04/1960.    
11/09/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Scarborough (50E)    
19/09/1960 Works Visit      
09/10/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (50B)    
22/10/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 64904 from Hull Dairycoates (50B)    
12/1961 Scrapped Scrapped    

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