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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 1401 on 29/01/1926
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 5901 m/e 09/1946
British Railways 65901 m/e 03/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class J38
Company History LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J38/129/01/1926
J38/2 (0-6-0)04/1952
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 1301
To Service Sat 29/01/1926
Withdrawal Sat 22/04/1967
Service Life 41 yrs, 2 mths , 24 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1967

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 29/01/1926
THJ   Thornton Junction on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 22/04/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 22/04/1967

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
03/1945 Screw Reverse fitted
03/1945 Steam Reverse Removed


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
24/08/1947 Cowlairs Works On 24/8 the following withdrawn locos. were in the Works yard: 'Dl' 2212, 'D29' 2415 and 'D31' 2068, the last two having been stripped; whilst those seen here newly painted were: 'D29' 2411 (green), 'J37' 4617 and 'J39' 4704. Locos. awaiting works, some of which had been stripped were: 'J39' 4711, 4817/40/49/65, 4919/22/28/42; 'K2' 1732/46/51/68/91; 'K3' 1879; 'D1' 2216; 'Dll' 2691; 'J38' 5909; 'J36' 5223/61; 'J35' 4503; 'J37' 4546/48/65/67, 4607/15; 'D31' 2059; 'D34' 2489; 'C15' 7453/65/66, 'N14' 9121; 'N15' 9191, 9214. The Erecting Shop was full and included: 'K2' 1720/34/52; 'K3' 1855; 'J39' 4912/16; 'J38' 5901/12; 'Dll' 2684/87 and 'Y9' 8120/22. SLS/194710
07/09/1947 Eastfield MPD Nos. 4852 an 4927 (both BLA) were observed here on 7/9, awaiting shops. Further locos. ex Works that have been noted here during September are: Nos. *1734/*1782, 1855, 2476/89, *2684/*2687, 2702, 4548, 4636, 4840/49, 4916/19/23/28, 5901/8/9/12, 7453/66, 7600, 8122, 8328, 8468/80, 9133, 9214/16 an 9564, whilst those observed on 1/10 were: *1732, 2455/73, 4578, 4865, 4922 an 9160 . *Painted green. On 11/10 'J83' No. 8474 was on shed, being ex Works and painted green. This engine now has a Gresham and Craven type 'P' solid jet ejector and an old (trigger) pattern steam brake valve. 'J37' No. 4546 has L.M.S. type water gauge frames with Dewrance protectors. SLS/194711
22/04/1967 Last Gresley locos withdrawn 65901/29, withdrawn 22nd April, were last Gresley locos. in B.R. stock. SLS/196706

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
29/01/1926 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1401
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1301
   
03/1945 Modification Modification: Screw Reverse fitted    
03/1945 Modification Modification: Steam Reverse Removed    
09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 5901    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Thornton Junction (THJ)    
03/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 65901    
22/04/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 65901    
09/1967 Scrapped Scrapped    

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