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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (Orig) 2929 m/e 02/1935
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 7629 m/e 06/1946
British Railways 67629 m/e 07/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V1
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2T
Order Number 324
Works Number 1801
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 02/1935
Withdrawal w/e Mon 07/05/1962
Service Life 27 yrs, 3 mths , 6 dys
Information Plain bunker

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1962

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1935
STM   St Margarets on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
65C   Parkhead 4w/e 14/02/1959
     Withdrawn w/e 07/05/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 65C Parkhead 4w/e 14/02/1959
WDN   on 07/05/1962

* 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No. 7306 the first 'G.5' to be withdrawn is in the scrap yard, together with No. 5115.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
02/08/1962 Polmont MPD In store on 2nd August-40188/9/200, 64795, 67618/29/30/43/62/78, 69188/212/8. 65280 an 69137 were removed during July to Inverurie for scrap. 69126 an 68454/72 were en route Boness dump-Clarkston for scrap on 31st July. SLS/196209

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1935 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2929    
06/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 7629    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - St Margarets (STM)    
07/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 67629    
14/02/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Parkhead (65C)    
07/05/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 67629    
10/1962 Scrapped Scrapped    

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