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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
North Eastern Railway 1866 m/e 02/1896
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 7263 m/e 04/1946
British Railways 67263 m/e 04/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Worsdell
Class G5
Company History NER/LNER
Wheels 0-4-4T
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number A201
To Service During 02/1896
Withdrawal Tue 28/10/1958
Service Life 62 yrs, 8 mths , 27 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1896
DUR     on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
52F   Blyth (North) 4w/e 21/04/1956
53B   Hull Botanic Gardens 5w/e 20/07/1957
     Withdrawn on 28/10/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC SBH Blyth (South) 3w/e 21/04/1956
ALLOC 53B Hull Botanic Gardens 4w/e 13/07/1957
WDN   on 28/10/1958

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
10/1929 Vacuum Ejector fitted


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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1896 To Service To service as North Eastern Railway Number 1866
Built at Darlington Works
   
10/1929 Modification Modification: Vacuum Ejector fitted    
04/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 7263    
01/01/1948 Allocation      
04/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 67263    
21/04/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Blyth (North) (52F)    
20/07/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Botanic Gardens (53B)    
28/10/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 67263    

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