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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 2348 m/e 05/1922
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 5870 m/e 01/1947
British Railways 65870 m/e 04/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Worsdell / V. Raven
Class J27
Company History NER/LNER
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 1154
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam
To Service During 05/1922
Withdrawal Mon 12/10/1964
Service Life 42 yrs, 5 mths , 12 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1964

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1922
SKN   Stockton on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
HTN   Heaton w/e 06/03/1948
NBH   Blyth (North) w/e 12/02/1949
51D   Middlesbrough 4w/e 25/08/1956
51K   Saltburn 4w/e 16/02/1957
51D   Middlesbrough 4w/e 16/03/1957
51L   Thornaby 5w/e 14/06/1958
52G   Sunderland w/e 07/04/1962
52B   Heaton w/e 23/02/1963
52G   Sunderland w/e 22/06/1963
52F   Blyth (North) w/e 14/09/1963
     Withdrawn on 12/10/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC HTN Heaton w/e 06/03/1948
ALLOC NBH Blyth (North) w/e 12/02/1949
ALLOC 51D Middlesbrough 4w/e 18/08/1956
ALLOC 51K Saltburn 4w/e 23/02/1957
ALLOC 51D Middlesbrough 4w/e 23/03/1957
ALLOC 51L Thornaby on 08/06/1958
ALLOC 52G Sunderland 5w/e 05/05/1962
ALLOC 52B Heaton 3w/e 02/03/1963
ALLOC 52G Sunderland 4w/e 06/07/1963
ALLOC 52FS   w/e 14/09/1963
WDN   on 12/10/1964

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
by 04/1944 Superheater removed
by 04/1944 LNER Diagram 57A Boiler Fitted


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1922 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 2348
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1154
   
04/1944 Modification Modification: LNER Diagram 57A Boiler Fitted    
04/1944 Modification Modification: Superheater removed    
01/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 5870    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Stockton (SKN)    
06/03/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (HTN)    
12/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Blyth (North) (NBH)    
04/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 65870    
25/08/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Middlesbrough (51D)    
16/02/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Saltburn (51K)    
16/03/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Middlesbrough (51D)    
14/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Thornaby (51L)    
07/04/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Sunderland (52G)    
23/02/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (52B)    
22/06/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Sunderland (52G)    
14/09/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Blyth (North) (52F)    
12/10/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 65870    
12/1964 Scrapped Scrapped    

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