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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 318   07/05/1928
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 2720   12/1946
British Railways 62720 w/e 07/05/1949

Names Carried
Date From Name
07/05/1928 CAMBRIDGESHIRE

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 1399
To Service Tue 07/05/1928
Withdrawal Tue 06/10/1959
Service Life 31 yrs, 4 mths , 29 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1959

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 07/05/1928
HLB   Hull Botanic Gardens on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
53A   Hull Dairycoates w/e 20/06/1959
     Withdrawn on 06/10/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 53A Hull Dairycoates on 14/06/1959
WDN   on 06/10/1959

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
12/1931 Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
28/02/1954 Darlington Works North Road Works have completed Class 2 MT 78014/5, and the diesel-electric shunters are now all in traffic, No. 13081 completing the order. Engines for works include 60806/18/37/88, 61010/37/69/84, 61124, 61273, 61418/28, 62381, 62715/20/44, 63437/50/61, 65061, 65676 (to scrap yard), 65743, 65778, 67658/90, 67715/36/9/47/59/89/91, 90089, 90116, 90270/80, 90400/1/31/9, 90554, 90600. SLS/195404
08/10/1955 North Eastern Miscellany Class B16 engines have now appeared at sheds in the Newcastle-upon-Tyne area and the following have been noted working between Heaton and Berwick on various classes of trains: 61410/13/14/15/40/67/69. Class K2 2-6-0 locos noted en route between Newcastle and Cowlairs recently for overhaul and repainting have been Nos. 61720/27/62/65. Standard Class 5 4-6-0 73101 worked a Newcastle-Berwick passenger train on the 21st Sept. en route for the Scottish Region. Class J21 0-6-0 Nos. 65117 an 65070 were hauled dead by a Class J39 for the north on 4/10 and a class Dll 4-4-0 62684 hauled Class K1 62031 dead from Haymarket shed to Gateshead on October 5th. During mid-October, Class D49 4-4-0 Nos. 62752 an 62720 have been observed working a morning Sunderland-Newcastle slow passenger train as a running-in turn, both engines being recently ex-works. SLS/195512
16/09/1957 Bridlington MPD Except for the Driffield 'pilot' (G5 67341) the entire allocation was transferred on 16th September to Botanic Gardens (53B) viz 62700/1/3/7/50 an 67311. Stored here are 62703/10/20/67. SLS/195711

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/05/1928 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 318, name: CAMBRIDGESHIRE
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1399
   
12/1931 Modification Modification: Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector    
12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 2720    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Hull Botanic Gardens (HLB)    
07/05/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 62720    
20/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (53A)    
10/1959 Scrapped Scrapped    
06/10/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 62720    

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