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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways (1st) E9004 on 19/02/1948
British Railways 67705 m/e 04/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer E. Thompson
Class L1
Company History LNER
Wheels 2-6-4T
Builder Darlington Works
Works Number 2023
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Westinghouse brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service Sun 19/02/1948
Withdrawal Sun 04/12/1960
Service Life 12 yrs, 9 mths , 15 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 19/02/1948
32B   Ipswich w/e 14/05/1950
32B   Ipswich 3w/e 31/05/1950
32D   Yarmouth South Town 3w/e 12/11/1955
32B   Ipswich 5w/e 21/01/1956
30A   Stratford w/e 31/10/1959
     Withdrawn on 04/12/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 32B Ipswich w/e 14/05/1950
ALLOC 32D Yarmouth South Town 4w/e 05/11/1955
ALLOC 32B Ipswich 4w/e 28/01/1956
ALLOC 32C Lowestoft 4w/e 05/10/1957
ALLOC 30A Stratford 4w/e 31/10/1959
WDN   on 04/12/1960

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
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 The two Class 'V.2's' which have hitherto been used as main line pilots, have now been replaced by Class 'A.3' Nos. 70 an 76.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
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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
19/02/1948 To Service To service as British Railways Number E9004
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 2023		    
04/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 67705    
14/05/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Ipswich (32B)    
31/05/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Ipswich (32B)    
12/11/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Yarmouth South Town (32D)    
21/01/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Ipswich (32B)    
31/10/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Stratford (30A)    
04/12/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 67705    

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