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**Numbers Carried**
Company	Number		Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (Orig)	2923	m/e	11/1931
London and North Eastern Railway (1946)	7623	m/e	07/1946
British Railways	67623	m/e	03/1949

Locomotive Specifics

Designer

N. Gresley

Class

Company History

LNER

Rebuild History

Class	From
V1	11/1931
V3 (2-6-2T)	05/1959

Wheels

2-6-2T

Order Number

321

Works Number

1768

Fittings (as built)

Engine Brakes

Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector

To Service

During 11/1931

Withdrawal

Thu 25/01/1962

Service Life

30 yrs, 2 mths , 25 dys

Information

Bunker with coal rail

**Disposal**
Scrapping	During 09/1963

**Allocations**
Code	Name		From Date
	(New)	m/e	11/1931
PKD	Parkhead	on	01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
65D	Dawsholm	4w/e	19/11/1960
65C	Parkhead	4w/e	11/02/1961
65E	Kipps	4w/e	06/05/1961
67B	Hurlford	4w/e	21/10/1961
	Withdrawn	on	25/01/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type	Code	Name		From Date
ALLOC	65D	Dawsholm	4w/e	19/11/1960
ALLOC	65C	Parkhead	4w/e	11/02/1961
ALLOC	65E	Kipps	4w/e	06/05/1961
ALLOC	67B	Hurlford	2w/e	07/10/1961
WDN			on	25/01/1962

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

**Mentions ...**
Report Date	Title	Report	Source
28/02/1949	Darlington Works	Locomotives awaiting Works during February included:-Nos. 1274, 1605/11/18/31/45, 2745/67, 3199, 3411, 5096, 5606/28, 5800, 7262, 8708, 9105, 60816, 60133, (adjustment), 61015 (damaged), 63140, 65057 (damaged in the Crook derailment), 65712, 67705/54, 69827 (NEA), Class '8' W.D. 77320 an 79239.To scrap yard: Nos. 3291/97/99, 3301/08/17/32, 63322 (badly damaged at Old Town Jct., Middlesboro').Locomotives ex Works during February included:-Nos. 60141, 60142 (Darlington 2061/1949-the first 1949 locomotive), 60143, 60509 (light repair), 60923, 60931 (light repair), 61022 (unlined black), 61161 (lined out), 61162 (unlined black), 61181/86, 61237/58, 61400, 61635/41, 61659 (light repair), 61660, 62353/59/78, 62718/32/64, 63341/49, 65098, 65601, 65633 (repaired at Gateshead-buffer beam snow plough fitted), 65712/49, 65827/60, 67255, 67386, 67623, 67714 (light repair), 68010/39, 68160, 68260, 69933, Class '8' W.D. 90252 (ex 77352), 90344 (ex 70877), 90613 (ex 77469).	SLS/194904
14/07/1962	Darlington Works (Scrap Yard)	Erecting Shop: D15, D238, D347, D2232/42, D2701, D3075, D3237, D5112, D4190-2 undercoats, D4193-5 motors fitted to body shells, 43054, 60876, 60955/7, 61018, 63343, 63409/10/26, 68037, 90322, 90622/51, 92061/2. Stripping Shop: 65786, 90008, 90132. Outside Stripping Shop: 63423, 65757. Crossing: D24, D244/6/83, D2604. Diesel Shunter Test House: D4189 painted. Sidings: 60953/62/81, 61010, 63368, 63456, 65099, 65720, 65807, 67634, 67788, 68014, 69026, 90113, 92034. Scrap Yard: 61077 being cut up, 61063, 61265/98, 61415/9/43/50/1, 65693, 65751, 67666, 67753/95 partially dismantled, 61411-3/60, 65695, 65741, 67601/23/60, 67707/47/50/75, 68052, 68707, 69017/97 intact.	SLS/196209

**Summary**
Date	Event	Details
11/1931	To Service	To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2923
07/1946	Renumbered	Renumbered to 7623
01/01/1948	Allocation	Allocation Snapshot - Parkhead (PKD)
03/1949	Renumbered	Renumbered to 67623
19/11/1960	Allocation	Reallocated to Dawsholm (65D)
11/02/1961	Allocation	Reallocated to Parkhead (65C)
06/05/1961	Allocation	Reallocated to Kipps (65E)
21/10/1961	Allocation	Reallocated to Hurlford (67B)
25/01/1962	Withdrawn	Condemned as 67623
09/1963	Scrapped	Scrapped

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