LNER J79 at the Bowes railway

[Simon Moore]

Hi all,

 

I'm looking for information regarding J79 1787 which was given to the Bowes railway. Having read what's in my kit instructions & on the LNER website it says it became Bowes number 5. I'd like to know if the loco was repainted & renumbered or if it kept the LNER plain black livery with numbers & letters.

 

Cheers

 

Simon

[br2975]

I'm looking for information regarding J79 1787 which was given to the Bowes railway. Having read what's in my kit instructions & on the LNER website it says it became Bowes number 5. I'd like to know if the loco was repainted & renumbered or if it kept the LNER plain black livery with numbers & letters.

Simon

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NER 'H2' later LNER J79 No.1787 was sold to the Bowes Railway circa 8/36 where it became No.5. It was scrapped in 1946.

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There is a photo of the loco in "The Bowes Railway" by Colin E Mountford pub. Industrial Railway Society / Tyne & Wear Industrial Monuments Trust p.106 (ISBN 0 901096 25 3 - hardbound, 0 901096 26 1 - softbound) which shows the loco in a plain (black ?) livery with no noticeable modifications, no apparent lining or lettering save for an oval number plate "No.5" on the bunker side.

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Another "H2" / J79 0-6-0T LNER No.1662 was sold to the British Sugar, Cantley Works via William Jones (dealer ?) in 8/37. This loco survived longer, until about 1957 with some wierd and wonderful adaptations - possibly to supply steam as a stationary boiler ?

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A photo of the latter loco appears in "Mainline to Indsutry" by Frank Jones pub. Lightmoor Press p.61. (ISBN 1 899889 02 7 )

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Hope this helps ?

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Brian R

[Simon Moore]

Thanks for that Brian

 

I did wonder about how the loco loozed once it went to Bowes. It's research for the model I am currently building. I think I will keep it as the LNER version.

 

Simon