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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 1071 m/e 11/1902
London and North Eastern Railway (1923 Int) 1071C   15/09/1923
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6071   11/07/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 1303   Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 1681   30/08/1946
British Railways 61681   Not applied

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class B5
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
B511/1902
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Neilson, Reid & Co.
Order Number E884
Works Number 6239
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service During 11/1902
Withdrawal Wed 23/06/1948 off Mexborough (MEX)
Service Life 45 yrs, 7 mths , 23 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1948 at Carriage Works (Dukinfield)

Notes
Notes Into Gorton for cutting up 26/6/48 but cut up at Dukinfield

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1902
MEX   Mexborough on 28/07/1922
DON   Doncaster on 26/02/1924
IMM   Immingham on 18/07/1925
WFD   Woodford Halse on 18/07/1928
GOR   Gorton on 24/07/1939
MEX   Mexborough on 16/04/1943
LIN   Lincoln on 22/12/1946
MEX   Mexborough on 14/07/1947
     Withdrawn on 23/06/1948

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC LIN Lincoln w/e 28/12/1946
ALLOC MEX Mexborough on 14/07/1947
WDN MEX Mexborough on 23/06/1948

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
11/1902 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 342)
16/02/1907 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 739)
06/12/1913 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 831)
05/11/1921 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 165)
11/07/1925 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 1901)
17/03/1928 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 899)
23/07/1932 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 830)
21/07/1934 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 1842)
15/02/1936 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 3723)
23/09/1939 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 723)
02/01/1943 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 849)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 08/12/1906 16/02/1907 71 days General Boiler number 739 (Diagram 17Sat)
 
Gorton Works 01/11/1913 06/12/1913 36 days General Boiler number 831 (Diagram 17Sat)
 
Gorton Works 07/05/1921 05/11/1921 183 days General Boiler number 165 (Diagram 17Sat)
 
Gorton Works 30/06/1923 15/09/1923 78 days General Renumbered to LNER (1923 Int) number 1071C
 
Gorton Works 02/05/1925 11/07/1925 71 days General Boiler number 1901 (Diagram 17Sat)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6071
 
Gorton Works 24/12/1927 17/03/1928 85 days General Superheated boiler fitted
Boiler number 899 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 01/02/1930 08/03/1930 36 days General    
Gorton Works 09/07/1932 23/07/1932 15 days General Boiler number 830 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 07/07/1934 21/07/1934 15 days General Boiler number 1842 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 25/01/1936 15/02/1936 22 days General Boiler number 3723 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 15/05/1937 19/06/1937 36 days General    
Gorton Works 16/09/1939 23/09/1939 8 days General Boiler number 723 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 03/12/1942 02/01/1943 31 days General Boiler number 849 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 19/10/1946 07/12/1946 50 days General    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1902 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 1071
Built at Neilson, Reid & Co., Works Number 6239
Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted
   
08/12/1906 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/12/1906. Dep: 16/02/1907.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 739 (Diagram 17Sat)
   
01/11/1913 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 01/11/1913. Dep: 06/12/1913.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 831 (Diagram 17Sat)
   
07/05/1921 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 07/05/1921. Dep: 05/11/1921.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 165 (Diagram 17Sat)
   
28/07/1922 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
30/06/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 30/06/1923. Dep: 15/09/1923.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1923 Int) number 1071C
   
26/02/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
02/05/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/05/1925. Dep: 11/07/1925.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1901 (Diagram 17Sat)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6071
   
18/07/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
24/12/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/12/1927. Dep: 17/03/1928.
Work undertaken:
Superheated boiler fitted
Boiler number 899 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
18/07/1928 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
01/02/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 01/02/1930. Dep: 08/03/1930.    
09/07/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 09/07/1932. Dep: 23/07/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 830 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
07/07/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 07/07/1934. Dep: 21/07/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1842 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
25/01/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 25/01/1936. Dep: 15/02/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3723 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
15/05/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 15/05/1937. Dep: 19/06/1937.    
24/07/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
16/09/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 16/09/1939. Dep: 23/09/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 723 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
03/12/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 03/12/1942. Dep: 02/01/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 849 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
16/04/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 1303 but not taken up    
30/08/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1681    
19/10/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/10/1946. Dep: 07/12/1946.    
22/12/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Lincoln (LIN)    
14/07/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
1948 Number Allocated Allocated number 61681 but not taken up    
23/06/1948 Withdrawn Condemned as 1681 from Mexborough (MEX)    
07/1948 Scrapped Broken up by Carriage Works: Dukinfield    

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