Withdrawal
The 1955 Modernisation Plan called for the phasing out of steam traction. Major withdrawals occurred during 1962–1966, and steam traction ended in August 1968, coinciding with the Beeching Axe.
See also: List of British Railways steam locomotives as of 31 December 1967Some were sold to London Transport, where steam traction remained in use until 1971. Steam on industrial lines remained until the early 1980s.
With regular maintenance British steam locomotives typically lasted for 30 years of intensive use before major components would need to be replaced or overhauled. For a steam locomotive built in 1960, the economic lifespan would have led to it being withdrawn in 1990.
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