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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 1505 on 06/12/1935
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4869   06/09/1946
British Railways 64869   12/11/1948

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 1655
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service Mon 06/12/1935 to Heaton (HTN)
Withdrawal Mon 03/12/1962 off Alnmouth (52d)
Service Life 26 yrs, 11 mths , 27 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1963

Notes
Notes Cut up at Cowlairs

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
HTN   Heaton (New) on 06/12/1935
DAR   Darlington on 28/03/1943
BLA   Blaydon on 14/11/1948
BLA   Blaydon w/e 20/11/1948
52A   Gateshead on 09/07/1950
52F   Blyth (North) on 08/10/1961
52d   Alnmouth on 08/04/1962
     Withdrawn on 03/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC BLA Blaydon w/e 20/11/1948
ALLOC 52A Gateshead on 09/07/1950
ALLOC 52FN   6w/e 11/11/1961
ALLOC 52DALN   5w/e 05/05/1962
WDN   on 03/12/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
06/12/1935 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2719)
29/07/1941 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2116)
13/05/1944 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 3191)
03/09/1960 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 25813)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 25/01/1937 25/02/1937 32 days General    
Darlington Works 25/05/1939 29/06/1939 36 days General    
Darlington Works 16/06/1941 29/07/1941 44 days General Boiler number 2116 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 05/04/1944 13/05/1944 39 days General Boiler number 3191 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 25/01/1947 03/05/1947 99 days General Boiler number 2607 (Diagram 97)
 
Gateshead Works 02/11/1948 12/11/1948 11 days Light Repair Renumbered to BR 64869
 
Cowlairs Works 23/02/1949 23/04/1949 60 days General    
Gateshead Works 31/08/1949 07/10/1949 38 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 24/08/1951 15/09/1951 23 days Heavy Intermediate    
Gateshead Works 26/11/1951 29/11/1951 4 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 13/03/1952 02/04/1952 21 days Light Casual    
Gateshead Works 16/04/1952 18/04/1952 3 days Light Casual    
Gateshead Works 16/09/1953 29/09/1953 14 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 01/09/1955 08/10/1955 38 days General Boiler number 2716 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 22/07/1960 03/09/1960 44 days General Boiler number 25813 (Diagram 97)
 

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
14/04/1963 Eastfield MPD (waiting Works) 61008 transferred from LMR, ex Works-65916/32, and waiting Works-44194, 45713/24, 57653, 61147/80/346, 64527, 64790/814/44/69/97/910/24/9, 90060 an 90759. SLS/196304

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/12/1935 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1505
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1655
Allocated to Heaton (HTN)
Diagram 97 boiler fitted
   
25/01/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 25/01/1937. Dep: 25/02/1937.    
25/05/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 25/05/1939. Dep: 29/06/1939.    
16/06/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 16/06/1941. Dep: 29/07/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2116 (Diagram 97)
   
28/03/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (DAR)    
05/04/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 05/04/1944. Dep: 13/05/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3191 (Diagram 97)
   
06/09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 4869    
25/01/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 25/01/1947. Dep: 03/05/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2607 (Diagram 97)
   
02/11/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 02/11/1948. Dep: 12/11/1948.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 64869
   
14/11/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Blaydon (BLA)    
20/11/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Blaydon (BLA)    
23/02/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 23/02/1949. Dep: 23/04/1949.    
31/08/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 31/08/1949. Dep: 07/10/1949.    
09/07/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Gateshead (52A)    
24/08/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 24/08/1951. Dep: 15/09/1951.    
26/11/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 26/11/1951. Dep: 29/11/1951.    
13/03/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 13/03/1952. Dep: 02/04/1952.    
16/04/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 16/04/1952. Dep: 18/04/1952.    
16/09/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Gateshead Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 16/09/1953. Dep: 29/09/1953.    
01/09/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 01/09/1955. Dep: 08/10/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2716 (Diagram 97)
   
22/07/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 22/07/1960. Dep: 03/09/1960.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 25813 (Diagram 97)
   
08/10/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Blyth (North) (52F)    
08/04/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Alnmouth (52d)    
03/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 64869 from Alnmouth (52D.1)    
05/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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