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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (Orig) 2897 m/e 12/1935
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 7649 m/e 10/1946
British Railways 67649 m/e 05/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V1
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-2T
Order Number 335
Works Number 1825
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 12/1935
Withdrawal w/e Mon 09/07/1962
Service Life 26 yrs, 7 mths , 9 dys
Information Plain bunker

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1963

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1935
STM   St Margarets on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn w/e 09/07/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   w/e 09/07/1962

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/04/1948 Darlington Works 'L.1's' Nos. 9000-9015 are to be renumbered 67701-67716. No. 67717 (9016) is the first to come out under this number, while No. 9015 was altered to 67716. The paint dates of Nos. 9009-9012 are March, and Nos. 9013-9015 and 67717-67718 are April. The Works' Nos. are 2028-2036/48 respectively. The next order for North Road will be a batch of 'A.1' 'Pacifics.' The rumour of further 'B.1's' came about owing to Stooperdale building a batch of spare boilers for this class. Locomotives for shops or scrap during the period April 4th-May 2nd included:-Nos. 1440, E1461, 2391, 2747, 3037, 3170, 3286, 3315, 5069, 5625, 5768/88, 7306, 7649/88, 9837/52, 9917/33, 77414, 79198. The following locomotives have arrived for cutting-up:-ex G.E. Nos. 5380/83, 5400, 7120/37, 8212, ex MET Nos. 7511/12 and ex M.G.N. No. 8485. Locomotives ex shops during the same period included Nos. 5778, 9856, 60510, 60825, 61011/60/71, 61420, 62388, 63125/40, 65624/50, 65825/47/51, 67263, 67301, 67632/84, 67718, 68248/90, 68724, 69786, 69875, 69910. The following locomotives have been painted or repainted green: Nos. 61011/60/71 an 67684. No. 60510 came off Works without nameplates, but returned and has at last had these fitted-Robert the Bruce. SLS/194806
11/09/1963 Inverurie Works (Scrapped) In Shops: 44724, 45066, 80126; awaiting shops-42737, 45475. Shopped during period 5/8-6/9: 42129, 65234, 65908/22, D6140/3/4. Scrapped during same period: 57565, 61260, 65210/41/60, 67606/15/49/74. Being cup up: 60851, 65316. Awaiting cut up: 60959, 64568, 90536/42. SLS/196310

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1935 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2897    
10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 7649    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - St Margarets (STM)    
05/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 67649    
09/07/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 67649    
08/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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