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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 2943 on 13/06/1935
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4874   22/12/1946
British Railways 64874   27/08/1949

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 1619
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service Mon 13/06/1935 to Doncaster (DON)
Withdrawal Mon 17/04/1961 off Doncaster (36A)
Service Life 25 yrs, 10 mths , 4 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1961

Notes
Notes Cut up at Doncaster

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
DON   Doncaster (New) on 13/06/1935
STR   Stratford on 30/08/1935
30F   Parkeston Quay on 24/06/1951
30F   Parkeston Quay w/e 30/06/1951
35A   New England on 28/10/1956
30A   Stratford on 14/04/1957
40A   Lincoln on 21/12/1958
36A   Doncaster on 01/03/1959
     Withdrawn on 17/04/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 30F Parkeston Quay w/e 30/06/1951
ALLOC 35A New England 4w/e 10/11/1956
ALLOC 30A Stratford 4w/e 20/04/1957
ALLOC 40A Lincoln 4w/e 27/12/1958
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 21/03/1959
WDN   on 17/04/1961

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
13/06/1935 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2666)
11/02/1938 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2660)
07/12/1940 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2684)
03/04/1946 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number C7963)
27/08/1949 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 4975)
24/12/1954 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27708)
07/12/1957 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 25828)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 13/01/1938 11/02/1938 30 days General Boiler number 2660 (Diagram 97)
 
Gorton Works 13/10/1940 07/12/1940 56 days General Boiler number 2684 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 25/06/1943 26/08/1943 63 days General    
Stratford Works 10/02/1946 03/04/1946 53 days General Boiler number C7963 (Diagram 97)
 
Gorton Works 24/06/1949 27/08/1949 65 days General Boiler number 27711 (Diagram 97)
Renumbered to BR 64874
 
Gorton Works 27/04/1950 22/07/1950 87 days Heavy Casual    
Derby Works 11/06/1952 05/08/1952 56 days Heavy Intermediate    
Derby Works 15/08/1952 02/09/1952 19 days Unclassified    
Stratford Works 22/10/1953 07/11/1953 17 days Unclassified    
Stratford Works 10/11/1954 24/12/1954 45 days General Boiler number 2102 (Diagram 97)
 
Stratford Works 14/12/1955 28/02/1956 77 days Light Casual    
Stratford Works 04/11/1957 07/12/1957 34 days General Boiler number 25828 (Diagram 97)
 

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
23/04/1961 Doncaster Works (Scrap Road) New Erecting Shop: D2390/1, D3452, E3056/61-5. Stripping Road: D2402, D3152, D3487, 60033/8/9/64/83/8/95/8, 61814/49, 62049, 68945/90, 70010/35. Scrap Road: 64208/23/36, 64804/74/82, 68903/16/27/70/81, Crimpsall: 43149, 61384, 70001. Outside Crimpsall: DEPT7, 60143, 70053, 73012. Erecting Shop: D3445/89, D5573, D8217, 13252, 13326, 43126/44, 60020/40/63/8/75/90, 60126, 60520/8, 61162, 61205/11, 61363, 61897, 62025/42/60, 63985. Outside Erecting Shop: 60015, 61927, 62011. Paint Shop: D341, D2389, D5695, E3059/60, 60047/67, 60141, 60536, 61094, 73065. Works Shunters: DEPT10, DEPT11. SLS/196106

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
13/06/1935 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2943
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1619
Allocated to Doncaster (DON)
Diagram 97 boiler fitted
   
30/08/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (STR)    
13/01/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/01/1938. Dep: 11/02/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2660 (Diagram 97)
   
13/10/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/10/1940. Dep: 07/12/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2684 (Diagram 97)
   
25/06/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 25/06/1943. Dep: 26/08/1943.    
10/02/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 10/02/1946. Dep: 03/04/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number C7963 (Diagram 97)
   
22/12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 4874    
24/06/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/06/1949. Dep: 27/08/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27711 (Diagram 97)
Renumbered to BR 64874
   
27/04/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 27/04/1950. Dep: 22/07/1950.    
24/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Parkeston Quay (30F)    
30/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Parkeston Quay (30F)    
11/06/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Derby Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 11/06/1952. Dep: 05/08/1952.    
15/08/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Derby Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 15/08/1952. Dep: 02/09/1952.    
22/10/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 22/10/1953. Dep: 07/11/1953.    
10/11/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 10/11/1954. Dep: 24/12/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2102 (Diagram 97)
   
14/12/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 14/12/1955. Dep: 28/02/1956.    
28/10/1956 Allocation Reallocated to New England (35A)    
14/04/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
04/11/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 04/11/1957. Dep: 07/12/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 25828 (Diagram 97)
   
21/12/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Lincoln (40A)    
01/03/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
17/04/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 64874 from Doncaster (36A)    
05/1961 Scrapped Scrapped    

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