North Eastern Railway 0-6-0 No. 65033 (876)
Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK 		Location: Locomotive Maintenance Services
Status: Restoration
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Posted: Apr 13, 2025 @ 10:04:39 by Russell Newman
The overhaul and rebuild of the sole surviving ex North Eastern Railway C Class (LNER J21) 0-6-0 No. 65033, is progressing at Locomotive Maintenance Services as the order for the new main-frames of the locomotive have been placed and the newly rebuilt tender is now complete and the aim is to have No. 65033 completed by late 2026.
Posted: Jun 10, 2023 @ 15:06:34 by Russell Newman
The sole surviving ex North Eastern Railway C Class (LNER J21) 0-6-0 No. 65033 is now being put back to together again as work at Locomotive Maintenance Services as part of its overhaul and rebuild. When completed the locomotive will be turned out in North Eastern Railway Green livery with her original number No. 876. Its planned for the J21 to be tested and run in at the Great Central Railway in late 2024 or early 2025.
Posted: Jul 24, 2020 @ 14:07:44 by Russell Newman
The sole surviving North Eastern Railway C Class or LNER J21 0-6-0 No. 65033 is undergoing quite a overhaul and rebuild as the locomotive is having new main frame plates made to replace the original ones along with a new inner copper firebox and a brand new tender and frames to be built.
Posted: Jun 16, 2019 @ 12:06:16 by Russell Newman
No. 65033 has since arrived at Locomotive Maintenance Services at Loughborough in Leicestershire where its long awaited restoration to steam again is underway there.
Posted: Jun 1, 2019 @ 09:06:45 by Russell Newman
The sole surviving North Eastern Railway C Class or LNER J21 0-6-0 No. 65033 is being relocated to Locomotive Maintenance Services at Loughborough in Leicestershire where its long awaited restoration to steam again will take place at.
Posted: Sep 25, 2010 @ 07:09:44 by Steve Frost
A lucky survivor. The little North Eastern Railway class C (LNER class J21) were useful on both freight and passenger trains, and for some years were associated with the trans-Pennine Stainmore route with its difficult winter conditions. Well, if 16 foot deep snowdrifts don't make railway working difficult, I don't know what does! Anyway, this particular loco was withdrawn from service as long ago as 1939, but was returned to service because of the Second World War, finally being withdrawn after another 20 odd years of service in 1962.

For a while it saw some use in NER green livery at Beamish Museum, but has now passed to the Locomotive Conservation and Learning Trust who have ambitions to return it to working order as an educational project for young people.

The new primary photo shows the loco following some reassembly and basic cosmetic work for a visit to the Stainmore Railway site in Kirkby Stephen for an event to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Stainmore Railway. It is normally under cover now. To see it in something like North Eastern Railway livery, see the older photo in the album. There is also a photo of it after arrival at Shildon in a part dismantled state.