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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (Orig) 481 m/e 05/1935
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 7638 m/e 08/1946
British Railways 67638 m/e 08/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V1
Company History LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
V105/1935
V3 (2-6-2T)01/1955
Wheels 2-6-2T
Order Number 333
Works Number 1810
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 05/1935
Withdrawal Mon 02/11/1964
Service Life 29 yrs, 6 mths , 3 dys
Information Plain bunker

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1965

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1935
MID   Middlesbrough on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
53B   Hull Botanic Gardens 3w/e 16/06/1956
53A   Hull Dairycoates w/e 20/06/1959
52A   Gateshead w/e 21/12/1963
     Withdrawn on 02/11/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 53B Hull Botanic Gardens 4w/e 23/06/1956
ALLOC 53A Hull Dairycoates on 14/06/1959
ALLOC 52A Gateshead 5w/e 11/01/1964
WDN   on 02/11/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
28/08/1956 North Eastern Miscellany On 28th August, 62372 an 62381 were noted on Selby shed, 62381 being in steam. On 9th September a Ramblers' Excursion was run from Leeds to Middleton-in-Teesdale. The main line engine was detached at Darlington and the train of eleven coaches was worked up the branch line to Middleton-in-Teesdale and back with 67638 (53B) piloted by 67789 (38E), both engines being ex works and resplendent in new paint.
Repainted locomotives ex Gateshead Works noted on Thursday, 13th September, were 62022 an 68363. On the same day, 67639 (52C), subshedded at Hexham, was observed at the western end of Newcastle Central Station, much polished up with smokebox fittings embellished with aluminium paint and with safety valves, whistle and other brass fittings shining brightly.
The work of replacing the semaphore type signalling at Newcastle Central Station with a modern colour light installation is now in an advanced state. Colour light signalling is already in operation for north bound traffic and the old semaphore signals have been dismantled. Work is now proceeding on the building of the new signal box in the middle of the station between platform ten and the goods lines. Part of the station roof has been removed and massive girders now span from above platform ten to the outer wall of the station on the south side. At the same time, work is proceeding on the erection of new colour light signals to control south bound traffic and when this installation is ready, the existing large signal gantry spanning the running lines at the west end of the station will be redundant and will be removed.
SLS/195611
14/01/1962 Darlington Works (Erecting Shop) Erecting Shop: D11, D256/71, D3316, D4083-8, D5107/8/49/72-5, 12119/20, 43053/7, 60812/98, 61275, 61388, 61454, 63381, 63467, 65768/72, 67638, 69005, 78026, 80118, 90397, 90620. Stripping Shop: 43071, 65892, 80117. Outside Stripping Shop: 60835, 61161, 92202. Works Yard: D18, D5096, 43055, 46450, 60809/22, 60963, 64897, 65099, 65862/9, 67681, 67718, 68017/43, 92064, 92199. Crossing: D17, D270/3, D2173, D2247/65, D3140, D4082, D5113. Scrap Road: 61411-3/5/9/36/43/50-2/9/60, 64979, 65741/69, 67707/13/22/39/50/72/5, 68688/9, 68729 all intact. SLS/196203

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1935 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 481    
08/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 7638    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Middlesbrough (MID)    
08/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 67638    
16/06/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Botanic Gardens (53B)    
20/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (53A)    
21/12/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Gateshead (52A)    
02/11/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 67638    
02/1965 Scrapped Scrapped    

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