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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 2949 on 10/07/1935
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4880   13/10/1946
British Railways 64880   26/03/1948

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 1625
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service Sat 10/07/1935 to Doncaster (DON)
Withdrawal w/e Sat 20/10/1962 off Gorton (9G)
Service Life 27 yrs, 3 mths , 10 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1963

Notes
Notes Cut up at Cowlairs

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
DON   Doncaster (New) on 10/07/1935
GOR   Gorton on 29/08/1935
MAR   March on 08/11/1935
PKS   Parkeston Quay on 07/02/1936
STR   Stratford on 29/09/1939
IPS   Ipswich on 29/10/1941
CAR   Carlisle Canal on 13/04/1947
9G   Gorton on 20/12/1960
     Withdrawn w/e 20/10/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC CAR Carlisle Canal on 13/04/1947
LOAN 9G Gorton 4w/e 31/12/1960
ALLOC 9G Gorton 5w/e 04/02/1961
WDN   w/e 20/10/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
11/11/1937 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2684)
12/11/1940 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2672)
05/03/1943 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 823)
09/08/1945 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2665)
19/09/1956 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27759)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 28/10/1937 11/11/1937 15 days General Boiler number 2684 (Diagram 97)
 
Gorton Works 02/11/1940 12/11/1940 11 days General Boiler number 2672 (Diagram 97)
 
Stratford Works 17/02/1943 05/03/1943 17 days General Boiler number 823 (Diagram 97)
 
Gorton Works 30/07/1945 09/08/1945 11 days General Boiler number 2665 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 06/02/1948 26/03/1948 50 days General Renumbered to BR 64880
 
Cowlairs Works 27/01/1950 22/02/1950 27 days Heavy Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 14/11/1950 07/12/1950 24 days General Boiler number 27578 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 15/06/1953 27/06/1953 13 days General    
Cowlairs Works 19/03/1956 19/09/1956 185 days General Boiler number 27759 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 20/02/1959 13/03/1959 22 days Heavy Intermediate    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/01/1950 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works during January: These included Nos. 60152, 61072, 61117/18, 61307, 1751, 61764, 1780, 61784, 2474/76/88, 2684/94, 62733, 3058, 3168, 64575, 4586, 64621/28/36, 4786, 64877/80, 4919/40, 65923, 5924, 65932, 7453/80, 68100, 8323/44, 9170, 9214, 9507, 69595, 90505, ex-W.D. 77089, 77231, 73792. SLS/195003

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/07/1935 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2949
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1625
Allocated to Doncaster (DON)
Diagram 97 boiler fitted
   
29/08/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
08/11/1935 Allocation Reallocated to March (MAR)    
07/02/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Parkeston Quay (PKS)    
28/10/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/10/1937. Dep: 11/11/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2684 (Diagram 97)
   
29/09/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (STR)    
02/11/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/11/1940. Dep: 12/11/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2672 (Diagram 97)
   
29/10/1941 Allocation Reallocated to Ipswich (IPS)    
17/02/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 17/02/1943. Dep: 05/03/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 823 (Diagram 97)
   
30/07/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 30/07/1945. Dep: 09/08/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2665 (Diagram 97)
   
13/10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 4880    
13/04/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Carlisle Canal (CAR)    
06/02/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 06/02/1948. Dep: 26/03/1948.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 64880
   
27/01/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 27/01/1950. Dep: 22/02/1950.    
14/11/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 14/11/1950. Dep: 07/12/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27578 (Diagram 97)
   
15/06/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 15/06/1953. Dep: 27/06/1953.    
19/03/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 19/03/1956. Dep: 19/09/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27759 (Diagram 97)
   
20/02/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 20/02/1959. Dep: 13/03/1959.    
20/12/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (9G)    
20/10/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 64880 from Gorton (9G)    
06/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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