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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 1406 on 30/01/1926
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 5905 m/e 10/1946
British Railways 65905 m/e 06/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class J38
Company History LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
J38/130/01/1926
J38/2 (0-6-0)12/1932
J38/1 (0-6-0)12/1939
J38/2 (0-6-0)12/1950
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 1305
To Service Wed 30/01/1926
Withdrawal Wed 25/05/1966
Service Life 40 yrs, 3 mths , 25 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1966

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 30/01/1926
DFU   Dunfermline Upper on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
62A   Thornton Junction 8w/e 22/12/1956
     Withdrawn on 25/05/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 62A Thornton Junction 4w/e 01/12/1956
WDN   on 25/05/1966

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
06/1948 Screw Reverse fitted
06/1948 Steam Reverse Removed


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
18/04/1962 Inverurie Works (In shops) In shops-44322/28, 45009, 64572, 64606, 65905. Awaiting shops: 65479. Shopped in previous five weeks-64552/91, 64602/27, 65297. Cut up previous five weeks- 55165/229, 57559, 61996/8, 64542/53, 65296, 68338. Being cut up: 40645/7, 57411, 57557, 64628. Awaiting cut up: 57560, 64566, 64963. 64553 was involved in an accident which resulted in a large 'tear' along the frame and although there was a possibility of repair it was scrapped in the shops. The battery rail-car is back in shops after further trials. SLS/196205
14/10/1964 Inverurie Works (In shops) Shopped during the five weeks ending 9th October : 44718, 78054, D3558; In shops for minor repairs, modification, etc.: 44956, 45016, 46464, 64608, D264, D2416/23, D3902, D5116/21/27/30/32, D5214, D5300, D6116/36/42/48/52/55, D8094, D8554/71/76; in shops : 44925, 65905, D2414, D3549, D6117/19/38/51; Stored: 62712. SLS/196411

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
30/01/1926 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1406
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1305
   
10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 5905    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Dunfermline Upper (DFU)    
06/1948 Modification Modification: Screw Reverse fitted    
06/1948 Modification Modification: Steam Reverse Removed    
06/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 65905    
22/12/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Thornton Junction (62A)    
25/05/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 65905    
10/1966 Scrapped Scrapped    

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