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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (Orig) 2909 m/e 02/1931
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 7609 m/e 04/1946
British Railways 67609 m/e 07/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V1
Company History LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
V102/1931
V3 (2-6-2T)10/1953
Wheels 2-6-2T
Order Number 319
Works Number 1754
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service During 02/1931
Withdrawal w/e Mon 05/02/1962
Service Life 31 yrs , 5 dys
Information Bunker with coal rail

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1963

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1931
STM   St Margarets on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
65E   Kipps 4w/e 02/08/1958
65A   Eastfield 4w/e 19/11/1960
65E   Kipps 4w/e 11/03/1961
     Withdrawn w/e 05/02/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 65E Kipps 4w/e 12/07/1958
ALLOC 65A Eastfield 4w/e 19/11/1960
ALLOC 65E Kipps 4w/e 11/03/1961
TOSTORE   4w/e 01/07/1961
WDN   w/e 05/02/1962

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
11/02/1962 Darlington Works (Works Yard) Erecting Shop: D14/7/8/24/6, D3071/4, D4087-92, D5108/48/73-5, 12120, 60807/35/7, 60931, 61035, 61274, 63438/64/70/2, 65892, 67742, 80117, 90310, 90677/95, 92202, Weigh House: Nil. Outside Weigh House: 82027, Stripping Shop: 46407, 65751, 80116. Outside Stripping Shop: 46460, 61039, 61383, 67753, 68064, 68672. Works Yard: D281, D2173, D2589, 43016/53/5/71, 60954/9/77/81, 63412, 65099, 65794, 65889, 67609, 68010/43, 80119. 90603. Crossing: D257/78/80, D2247, D4086, D5107/49. Scrap Road: 61201, 61368, 61411-3/5/9/36/43/50/1/60, 64979, 65741/69, 65839, 67707/22/7/39/50/75, 68063, 68674/80/88/9/98, 68703/29/34. SLS/196204
25/03/1962 Darlington Works (Works Yard) Erecting Shop: D4094 (Complete), D4158-60 (Engines in), D4161-5 (Frames), D15/30, D248/56, D2265, D3071, D3138, D3943, 46450, 60882/5, 60901/57, 61240/88, 63399, 63420/48/63/71, 65099, 90351, 92144/98, 92201. Stripping Shop: 46476, 60804, 65763. Stripping Shop Yard: 43117, 61013, 61256, 63360, 63443, 67752, 90068/81. Works Yard: D2113, D4091/2, D5174, 43129, 46460/7, 60816/55. 60954, 67609/61, 68024/35/64, 90333, 92097, 92194, Crossing: D2164, D2230, D2589, D3229/43. Test House: D4093, D5175. Scrap Yard: 61411/2/3/5/9/22/43/50/1/60, 64979, 65741/51/69, 67707/39/50/3/75, 68063, 68680/8/9, 68703/29/34 all complete with 60960/77, 61368, 67665/81 partially cut up. SLS/196205

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1931 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2909    
04/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 7609    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - St Margarets (STM)    
07/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 67609    
02/08/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Kipps (65E)    
19/11/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Eastfield (65A)    
11/03/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Kipps (65E)    
05/02/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 67609    
02/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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