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J27 Withdrawal Date
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2006 5:31 pm
by richard
Can anyone confirm that the last J27 was withdrawn from service in 1967?
My main source says that 36 are still in service!! (it was published in summer 1966)
Cheers,
Richard
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2006 6:14 pm
by Colombo
Richard,
I have several references to September 1967 as being the date, and one specifically says 9th September in the North East.
Colombo
J27 Withdrawal
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2006 6:46 pm
by cooperajn
According to Longworth, 65811/55/79/82//94 were the last, in September 1967.
Tony
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2006 6:51 pm
by richard
Thanks for the quick reply Colombo.
This was for the 0-6-0 index pages, where I've added the info for the NER 0-6-0s (companies, designer, dates,etc).
I've also added a post-it note to my RCTS book with the 9th September date - so I'll have it for the future.
Looking through the allocation/history info, I see it says that they were still being used extensively in the Blythe area and that they were expected to last until 1968!
Richard
J27 Withdrawal
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2006 10:51 pm
by cooperajn
Re the last ones to be withdrawn.
65894, which spent most of its BR days relatively comfortably at York, was the last to receive a non-superheated boiler, and three of the five to be withdrawn superheated were withdrawn after 65894 was reboilered.
It may be that 65894 was lucky to survive to (and beyond) the end.
(You pick up the Green Book and you can't put it down can you!)
Tony
Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2006 1:43 am
by richard
Thanks Tony - you pipped me to my thank you!
Richard
Re: J27 Withdrawal Date
Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2021 11:42 pm
by Cuddie Headrigg