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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (Orig) 2905 m/e 11/1930
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 7605 m/e 04/1946
British Railways 67605 m/e 07/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class V1
Company History LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
V111/1930
V3 (2-6-2T)10/1953
Wheels 2-6-2T
Order Number 319
Works Number 1750
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service During 11/1930
Withdrawal Sat 29/12/1962
Service Life 32 yrs, 1 mth , 28 dys
Information Bunker with coal rail

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1963

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1930
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
64A   St Margarets 4w/e 21/10/1961
     Withdrawn on 29/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 65E Kipps 4w/e 09/08/1958
ALLOC 65A Eastfield 4w/e 19/11/1960
ALLOC 65E Kipps 4w/e 11/03/1961
ALLOC 64A St Margarets 2w/e 21/10/1961
WDN   on 29/12/1962

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/07/1948 Darlington Works 'L.1's' are completed up to No. 67727 and the last three are almost finished. The paint dates of Nos. 67719-21 are May, Nos. 67722-26 June and No. 67727 July. The Works' Nos. are 2037-2045, in order.
Frames are laid down for the first two 'Pacifics' and it is understood that at least twelve are expected to be completed by the end of the year.
No. 7306 the first 'G.5' to be withdrawn is in the scrap yard, together with No. 5115. A start was made on cutting-up 'C.7's' Nos. 2973 an 2982 during W/E 3/7/48 and these will be followed by No. 2954. Further engines of this class have arrived in the Works' road at the shed, and it is expected they will all be scrapped, they are as follows:-Nos. 2975, 2981, 2983, 2988 an 2995. 'J.93' No. 8488 arrived on a truck and was cut-up W/E 29/5/48. Easingwold Rly. No. 2 is still in the Works' yard in a very forlorn condition. The North Sunderland Rly. diesel Lady Armstrong has also been there for a considerable time; No. 8089 is at present working on the N.S. Rly. The frames of two ex G.N.R. 'Atlantic's' (still complete with cylinders) have been shortened and are being used back to back as a boiler wagon. 'B.1' No. 61014 is ex works painted black and fully lined, but minus name plates-the name being chalked on one side of the smokebox. Other locomotives noted painted black and fully lined include Nos. 60834, 60942, 61019 an 62751.
Locomotives ex works to July 3rd, include:-Nos. 60919, 61410, 62724, 63282/90, 63345, 65024/64, 65575, 65673, 65708/54/62/75, 65816/41, 67613/29, 68245, 68307/58/91, 68706/61, 69771/98, 69833/37, 69854/66 an 69917. Locomotives for works during the same period include:-Nos. 509, 824/98, 920, 1012/19, 2375/79, 2706/61/68, 3250/64, 5099, 5670/92, 5774, 7246/95, 7305/06, 7603/05/10/16/30/35/61/78/90, 8262/91, 8358/60/93, 8434, 9781/82, 9832/52/57/82/85/93 an 61420.
SLS/194808
31/08/1948 Darlington Works Locomotives for shops during August included Nos. 507, 980, 2366, 3285, 3349, 3426/69, 5641, 5872, 7282, 7344, 7628, 8424, 8712/32, 9089, 9787, 62762, 67281 an 69798. Locomotives ex shops during the same period included Nos. 60509, 60824/25/98, 60920, 61455/61, 62706, 63361, 63418, 65647/69/92, 65708/37/41/62/63/67/89/99, 65809/16/62, 67295, 67605/16/30/78, 68305/37/60/93, 68423, 69781/82/95, 69868/73/84. No. 61461 has been rebuilt to 'B.16/3'; Paint date, August. Locomotives painted black and fully lined are Nos. 60898, 60920 an 62706, while No. 60509 has been painted green. The last 'L.1', No. 67730, is Darlington 2048 of 1948; Paint date, August SLS/194810
28/02/1950 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works during February: These included Nos. 61002/64, 61350, 61742/43/57/58, 1760, 61792, 61851, 61996/98, 62215, 2431/89, 62719, 4556, 64589, 4597/99, 64613, 4922, 5903, 65926, 67455, 67605, 8956, 69139, 69203/08, 69500/96, ex-W.D. 73789. 90755/66. SLS/195004
31/07/1950 Cowlairs Works Engines due into Works, July 1950: 61754/71, 1931, 61983, 62208, 62424, 4549/61, 67605/67, 68324, 8450, 69187, 69219, 77230, 90262, 90498. SLS/195010

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1930 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 2905    
04/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 7605    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - St Margarets (STM)    
07/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 67605    
02/08/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Kipps (65E)    
19/11/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Eastfield (65A)    
11/03/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Kipps (65E)    
21/10/1961 Allocation Reallocated to St Margarets (64A)    
29/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 67605    
08/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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