2714 was built at Darlington in November 1928 and passed into British Railways ownership in November 1948 when it was renumbered 64767. It was withdrawn in January 1961.

Designed by Sir Nigel Gresley, the J39 was introduced in 1926. It became the new LNER group standard 0-6-0 goods locomotive and over 15 years a total of 289 were produced. The J39s were powerful and versatile and, although primarily designed to haul freight trains, they were used from time to time on passenger routes as well. In 1948, following the nationalisation of the railways, all the J39s passed into British Railways ownership. They continued in service until 1959 when a fairly rapid programme of withdrawal commenced and by the end of 1962 the entire production had ceased operations. None have survived into preservation.