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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 609 m/e 04/1919
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3609 m/e 04/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4258 m/e 05/1946
British Railways 64258 m/e 09/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer H. Ivatt / N. Gresley
Class J6
Company History GNR/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 285
Works Number 1490
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 04/1919
Withdrawal Wed 13/05/1959
Service Life 40 yrs, 1 mth , 12 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1959

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1919
DON   Doncaster on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 13/05/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 13/05/1959

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
06/1940 Modified to conform to LNER Gauge


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
11/08/1959 Doncaster Works (Awaiting cut up) Paint shop- D223, D2066, D2265, D3060, 60075/511, 61825, 73010/165; Weigh-house- D224, D2065, 60006, 61211, 62054, 63934; New Erecting shop- D2067/8/9, E5010-4, D3070, D3137/49, D3230/2/3I; Crimpsall shops-No. 2 Bay- 12113, 13254, D3072, 61185, 61809/62/73/903/27, 63930/48, 68904/65; Crimpsall shops-No. 4 Bay- 60016/20/77/90/4/129/50/536; 61210, 62057 an 63957 on south side with Service loco 4; Stripping-60038/82, 61813/39, 63965, 70000, 73163/6. Awaiting cut up- 61661, 64181/258, 68973, 69515/7/45/8/76/84; Being cut up-60700, 61627, 64246, 69536/9. For condition reports- 61623, 68974, 69526/41/91. In yard D3229 an 11160. SLS/195909

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1919 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 609
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1490
   
04/1925 Renumbered Renumbered to 3609    
06/1940 Modification Modification: Modified to conform to LNER Gauge    
05/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 4258    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Doncaster (DON)    
09/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 64258    
13/05/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 64258    
08/1959 Scrapped Scrapped    

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