LNER 01 with Vacuum Brakes?

[DCB]

I noticed a photo of 63760  taken in 1962  in the current Back Track magazine.  It has a vacuum brake hose on the front and another  hose drooping down below the buffer beam, steam heat or possibly air brake?   The caption says it was an ex ROD 04 converted to 01, (its definitely an 01, outside valve gear etc.)

Now I understood the 01 didn't have vacuum brake and that even the ex GC built 04s  had their vacuum brakes removed when rebuilt. 

I can't find any other pictures of an 01 with vacuum fittings in any of my books, I haven't really had a chance to look on line.

Can anyone throw any light on this.

 

 

Edited January 21, 2020 by DavidCBroad

[Darryl Tooley]

Just now, DavidCBroad said:

Was it possibly one of the Tyne Dock to Consett locos before the 9Fs came?

Yes.  According to the RCTS 'Locomotives of the LNER' part 6B, 63760 was one of five O1s that were fitted with vacuum ejectors and Westinghouse pumps for working the Tyne Dock-Consett iron ore trains in 1952.

 

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[Ken.W]

Five O1s, 63712/755/760/856/874 were allocated to Tyne Dock and all fitted with vacuum brakes and air pumps for the Consett ore trains.

Must have been a late photo, all 5 are listed as withdrawn in 9/62

 

 

Edited January 21, 2020 by Ken.W

[Ken.W]

Also, according to the RCTS book, a few were vacuum fitted late on, around '62 in connection with the fitting of AWS.