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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 9000 m/e 05/1945
British Railways 67701 m/e 05/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer E. Thompson
Class L1
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-4T
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 377
Works Number 1984
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service During 05/1945
Withdrawal Sun 04/12/1960
Service Life 15 yrs, 7 mths , 4 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1945
51A   Darlington w/e 14/04/1951
51A   Darlington 4w/e 21/04/1951
30A   Stratford 4w/e 19/05/1951
31A   Cambridge w/e 14/02/1959
32C   Lowestoft w/e 05/09/1959
30A   Stratford w/e 26/12/1959
     Withdrawn on 04/12/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC STR Stratford m/e 03/12/1945
ALLOC NOR Norwich Thorpe m/e 31/01/1946
ALLOC NOR Norwich Thorpe m/e 28/02/1946
ALLOC CAM Cambridge m/e 28/02/1946
ALLOC STR Stratford m/e 28/02/1946
ALLOC THJ Thornton Junction w/e 02/11/1946
ALLOC STM St Margarets on 01/01/1947
ALLOC STR Stratford on 12/02/1947
ALLOC NEA Neasden on 08/05/1947
ALLOC STR Stratford on 15/07/1947
ALLOC 51A Darlington w/e 14/04/1951
ALLOC 30A Stratford w/e 19/05/1951
ALLOC 31A Cambridge 4w/e 21/02/1959
ALLOC 32C Lowestoft 4w/e 05/09/1959
ALLOC 30A Stratford 4w/e 26/12/1959
WDN   on 04/12/1960

* 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
31/12/1948 Darlington Works Locomotives awaiting Works during December included:-Nos. 952, 1437, 1625/41, 2378, 2970 (the last 'C.7'), 3368, 5639, 5650 (badly damaged at Jervaulx), 5693, 5759/97, 5807, 7278, 7651, 8010/37, 8155, 8292, 9792, 9892, 60510, 62732/33, 65056, 67704/05/10/19/23, 69910/33, 'Austerity' 70877, 77414/69. Locomotives ex Works during December included:-Nos. 60918/42/70, 61432, 61601/29/30/51, 62344/65, 62728/31/54, 63352, 63423, 65033, 65856, 67283, 67342, 67636/39/87, 67701, 68016 (altered bunker), 68264/75, 68436, 68696, 68745, 69102, 69794, 69842/79/89, 'Austerity' 77329. Locomotives broken up: Nos. 2390 an 3327. The two Class 'V.2's' which have hitherto been used as main line pilots, have now been replaced by Class 'A.3' Nos. 70 an 76. SLS/194902
12/08/1957 Bishops Stortford No transfers are recorded between Stratford and this shed (30C), its allocation at present being 65535/6, 67701/11/3/21/2/3, 69676, 69713. N7 69676 replaced 67738 which went to Lowestoft. SLS/195709
30/04/1961 Stratford Works (Old Works Yard) New Erecting Shop: D204, D5041/3/72/95, D5515/6/62, D5625, D5907, D8216, D8403/8. Outside New Erecting Shop: D206, D5050/1, D5588, D5634, D5905. Old Works: 43105, 64697, 65460/2, 67716, 69646, 69730. Old Works Yard: 65465, 67701, 68538, 69713. Scrap Road: 68578, 69656, Works Shunters : DEPT32/44/5. SLS/196106
31/07/1961 Stratford MPD (30A) (On shed withdrawn) On shed withdrawn: 64652, 67701/6/8/9/36, 68899, 69679/82/700/8. SLS/196109

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1945 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 9000
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1984
   
05/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 67701    
14/04/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (51A)    
21/04/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (51A)    
19/05/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
14/02/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (31A)    
05/09/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Lowestoft (32C)    
26/12/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
04/12/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 67701    

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