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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 2755   15/03/1929
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2730   06/1946
British Railways 62730 w/e 02/10/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
15/03/1929 BERKSHIRE

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class Shire/Hunt
Company History LNER
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 1439
To Service Thu 15/03/1929
Withdrawal Thu 11/12/1958
Service Life 29 yrs, 8 mths , 26 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1959

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 15/03/1929
CAR   Carlisle Canal on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
50D   Starbeck on 17/09/1950
50D   Starbeck 4w/e 23/09/1950
50A   York (North) w/e 01/10/1950
50A   York (North) 4w/e 21/10/1950
50C   Selby 4w/e 13/09/1958
     Withdrawn on 11/12/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 50D Starbeck on 17/09/1950
ALLOC 50A York (North) w/e 01/10/1950
ALLOC 50C Selby 3w/e 30/08/1958
WDN   on 11/12/1958

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/03/1949 Darlington Works Locomotives awaiting Works during March included: Nos. 1173, 1240, 2343, 2703, 3005/44, 3139, 3273, 5028/36, 5091, 5668, 5715, 5821, 8180, 8705, 9107, 9374/75, 9880, 61023, 61434, 61619/43, 62730/52, 63099, 63315/80, 65119, 67709/22 (both light repairs), 69807/65, Class '8' 77499, 78578/85, 79206. To scrap yard: Nos, 3332, 5649/68, 5715, 9374. Locomotives ex Works during March included: Nos. 5629/33 (both fitted small snow ploughs at Gateshead Works), 60816, 61020 (name removed), 61216, 61422, 61618, 61644 (rebuilt 2 cyls.), 61645/47/48, 62700/21/64, 63392, 63411/17/30/65, 65094, 65656, 65800/76, 67244/68, 67344, 67615, 68265, 68409/25/32, 68708/13, 69401, 69773, W.D. 90008 (light repair), 90103, 90235, 90391, 90606. No. 5626 has been sold out of service to the Bolton Colliery, it is understood. Easingwold Rly. 0-6-OT No. 2 has been broken up in the scrap yard here by a private firm. SLS/194905
31/01/1956 York MPD (ex-L.M.S.. shed) December, 1955-January, 1956. On 28/12/55 60152 (64B), ex-works, was in York shed yard, and 60161 (64B) in similar circumstances on 5/1/56. 67764 (53B) was also at York on 28/12/55 en route for Darlington Works, whilst 67724 (30A) which had called at York, in rather poor condition, on 9/11/55, returned southward bound from Darlington Works on 12/1/56 in a more attractive state. On 29/12/55 new B.R. Standard Class 5 4-6-0 73106 from Doncaster was at York, with 76024 (52C) passing through for Doncaster Works. On the following day a very smart 60919 (61B) worked an up goods into Dringhouses during the course of running-in. from Darlington. On 4/1/56 44592 (5B) was an unusual visitor to York, whilst 63760 (54B) put in an appearance while on route for overhaul at Gorton.
On the same day three very rusty and forlorn 'Sl' 0-8-4Ts were at York en route for scrapping at Darlington, namely 69900 (36A), 69902 (36B), 69904 (36B). 69900/04 were hauled in by 61188 (38A) in particularly smart trim. 69902 was still at York on the following day which was also marked by the unusual simultaneous appearance in York station of two 'B17s', 61626 (31A) and 61656 (32A); the former brought in the 7.20 a.m. Colchester to Newcastle train which has also recently produced Woodford V2s 60890 an 60915 instead of the more-usual Doncaster or March engine. On 12/1/56 unusual visitors were 43088 (35A), and from the L.M.R. 44692 (24A) and 45211 (25G). The beginning of the year saw the number of 'J25s' in store at York south shed reduced to two, i.e., 65675 an 65677, but the ex-L.M.S.. shed still contains 69864 (50G), 62702 (50A), 62746 (50D) and 62761 (50D) in store. 62730 (50A) is still dumped out of service in the north shed yard but 62345 is at last showing signs of awakening from her-very prolonged hibernation.
SLS/195605

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
15/03/1929 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2755, name: BERKSHIRE
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1439
   
06/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2730    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Carlisle Canal (CAR)    
02/10/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 62730    
17/09/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Starbeck (50D)    
23/09/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Starbeck (50D)    
01/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
21/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (50A)    
13/09/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Selby (50C)    
11/12/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 62730    
05/1959 Scrapped Scrapped    

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