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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 67720 on 14/05/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer E. Thompson
Class L1
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-4T
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 2038
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service Mon 14/05/1948
Withdrawal Mon 12/02/1962
Service Life 13 yrs, 8 mths , 29 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 14/05/1948
32B   Ipswich 5w/e 21/03/1953
34A   Kings Cross 4w/e 16/05/1953
30A   Stratford 4w/e 19/03/1955
31A   Cambridge w/e 14/02/1959
32A   Norwich Thorpe w/e 17/06/1961
30A   Stratford w/e 16/09/1961
     Withdrawn on 12/02/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW NEA Neasden on 14/05/1948
ALLOC 32B Ipswich 4w/e 21/02/1953
ALLOC 34A Kings Cross 4w/e 16/05/1953
ALLOC 30A Stratford 4w/e 26/03/1955
ALLOC 31A Cambridge 4w/e 21/02/1959
ALLOC 32A Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 08/07/1961
ALLOC 30A Stratford 5w/e 07/10/1961
WDN   on 12/02/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/07/1948 Darlington Works 'L.1's' are completed up to No. 67727 and the last three are almost finished. The paint dates of Nos. 67719-21 are May, Nos. 67722-26 June and No. 67727 July. The Works' Nos. are 2037-2045, in order.
Frames are laid down for the first two 'Pacifics' and it is understood that at least twelve are expected to be completed by the end of the year.
No. 7306 the first 'G.5' to be withdrawn is in the scrap yard, together with No. 5115. A start was made on cutting-up 'C.7's' Nos. 2973 an 2982 during W/E 3/7/48 and these will be followed by No. 2954. Further engines of this class have arrived in the Works' road at the shed, and it is expected they will all be scrapped, they are as follows:-Nos. 2975, 2981, 2983, 2988 an 2995. 'J.93' No. 8488 arrived on a truck and was cut-up W/E 29/5/48. Easingwold Rly. No. 2 is still in the Works' yard in a very forlorn condition. The North Sunderland Rly. diesel Lady Armstrong has also been there for a considerable time; No. 8089 is at present working on the N.S. Rly. The frames of two ex G.N.R. 'Atlantic's' (still complete with cylinders) have been shortened and are being used back to back as a boiler wagon. 'B.1' No. 61014 is ex works painted black and fully lined, but minus name plates-the name being chalked on one side of the smokebox. Other locomotives noted painted black and fully lined include Nos. 60834, 60942, 61019 an 62751.
Locomotives ex works to July 3rd, include:-Nos. 60919, 61410, 62724, 63282/90, 63345, 65024/64, 65575, 65673, 65708/54/62/75, 65816/41, 67613/29, 68245, 68307/58/91, 68706/61, 69771/98, 69833/37, 69854/66 an 69917. Locomotives for works during the same period include:-Nos. 509, 824/98, 920, 1012/19, 2375/79, 2706/61/68, 3250/64, 5099, 5670/92, 5774, 7246/95, 7305/06, 7603/05/10/16/30/35/61/78/90, 8262/91, 8358/60/93, 8434, 9781/82, 9832/52/57/82/85/93 an 61420.
SLS/194808
02/02/1955 York Station 44927 (24E) visited York on 2nd February with an excursion from Blackpool. On the following day 43051 (51D) was at York en route for Doncaster Works, and on 8th February 67748 (34E) was at York bound for Darlington Works with 67720 (34A) proceeding south again after overhaul at Darlington. On 10th February 61078 (38E) was at York returning to the GC section after repair at Darlington and 61141 (38C) arrived in similar circumstances on 12th February. Other unusual visitors to York on 12th February were 78022 on the 9.40 a.m. Sheffield to York (S.O.) and the 1.0 p.m. York to Sheffield (S.O.), 48252 (5B), and 68429 (50C) presumed returning to Selby again after a period of loan to Sunderland. In the northbound direction were 61744 (40F) and 61757 (40F), heading for Cowlairs Works and 90550 (31B) for repair at Darlington. SLS/195504
02/04/1961 Cambridge MPD On Easter Monday only 26 steam engines were on Cambridge shed and these included 6 stored L1s-67712/3/20/2/3/34. SLS/196105

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
14/05/1948 To Service To service as British Railways Number 67720
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 2038
   
21/03/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Ipswich (32B)    
16/05/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (34A)    
19/03/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
14/02/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
17/06/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (32A)    
16/09/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
12/02/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 67720    

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