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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 2987 on 18/09/1935
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4891   29/12/1946
British Railways 64891   25/06/1948

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 1638
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service Mon 18/09/1935 to Doncaster (DON)
Withdrawal Mon 08/02/1960 off March (31B)
Service Life 24 yrs, 4 mths , 21 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Sun 28/02/1960

Notes
Notes Cut up at Stratford

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
DON   Doncaster (New) on 18/09/1935
MAR   March on 21/10/1935
NWE   New England on 14/05/1938
BOS   Boston on 17/05/1938
CLK   Colwick on 03/08/1939
GRA   Grantham on 14/07/1940
CLK   Colwick on 23/10/1940
DON   Doncaster on 23/08/1946
38A   Colwick on 27/04/1952
38A   Colwick 4w/e 17/05/1952
35C   Spital Bridge on 12/04/1953
33A   Plaistow on 07/04/1957
32B   Ipswich on 26/05/1957
31B   March on 25/10/1959
     Withdrawn on 08/02/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 38A Colwick 4w/e 17/05/1952
ALLOC 35C Spital Bridge 4w/e 18/04/1953
ALLOC 33A Plaistow 4w/e 20/04/1957
ALLOC 32B Ipswich 4w/e 15/06/1957
ALLOC 31B March 4w/e 31/10/1959
WDN   on 08/02/1960

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
18/09/1935 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2695)
19/03/1938 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2688)
13/02/1943 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2182)
15/09/1945 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 8025)
25/06/1948 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 4939)
07/09/1951 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27674)
11/12/1954 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27658)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 28/02/1938 19/03/1938 20 days General Boiler number 2688 (Diagram 97)
 
Gorton Works 15/08/1940 05/10/1940 52 days General Boiler number 2669 (Diagram 97)
 
Gorton Works 06/12/1942 13/02/1943 70 days General Boiler number 2182 (Diagram 97)
 
Gorton Works 04/04/1944 20/04/1944 17 days Light Repair    
Gorton Works 08/07/1945 15/09/1945 70 days General Boiler number 8025 (Diagram 97)
 
Gorton Works 30/04/1948 25/06/1948 57 days General Boiler number 4939 (Diagram 97)
Renumbered to BR 64891
 
Derby Works 26/07/1951 07/09/1951 44 days General Boiler number 27674 (Diagram 97)
 
Stratford Works 29/10/1954 11/12/1954 44 days General Boiler number 27658 (Diagram 97)
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
18/09/1935 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2987
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1638
Allocated to Doncaster (DON)
Diagram 97 boiler fitted
   
21/10/1935 Allocation Reallocated to March (MAR)    
28/02/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/02/1938. Dep: 19/03/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2688 (Diagram 97)
   
14/05/1938 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
17/05/1938 Allocation Reallocated to Boston (BOS)    
03/08/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
14/07/1940 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (GRA)    
15/08/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 15/08/1940. Dep: 05/10/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2669 (Diagram 97)
   
23/10/1940 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
06/12/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 06/12/1942. Dep: 13/02/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2182 (Diagram 97)
   
04/04/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 04/04/1944. Dep: 20/04/1944.    
08/07/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/07/1945. Dep: 15/09/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 8025 (Diagram 97)
   
23/08/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
29/12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 4891    
30/04/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 30/04/1948. Dep: 25/06/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 4939 (Diagram 97)
Renumbered to BR 64891
   
26/07/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Derby Works (General) - Arr: 26/07/1951. Dep: 07/09/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27674 (Diagram 97)
   
27/04/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
17/05/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
12/04/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Spital Bridge (35C)    
29/10/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 29/10/1954. Dep: 11/12/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27658 (Diagram 97)
   
07/04/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Plaistow (33A)    
26/05/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Ipswich (32B)    
25/10/1959 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
08/02/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 64891 from March (31B)    
28/02/1960 Scrapped Scrapped    

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