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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 73 m/e 06/1921
London and North Eastern Railway (1923 Int) 73C   17/11/1923
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5073   14/11/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1361   21/08/1946
British Railways (BR 1st) 61361   Not applied

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class B7
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
B7/106/1921
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Gorton Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service During 06/1921
Withdrawal Fri 04/03/1949 off Sheffield Darnall (SHF)
Service Life 27 yrs, 9 mths , 1 dy

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1949 at Carriage Works (Dukinfield)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1921
GOR   Gorton on 25/06/1921
IMM   Immingham on 23/06/1931
GOR   Gorton on 09/08/1931
WFD   Woodford Halse on 22/01/1937
GOR   Gorton on 24/10/1943
SHF   Sheffield Darnall on 01/07/1945
     Withdrawn on 04/03/1949

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN SHF Sheffield Darnall on 04/03/1949

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
06/1921 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 69)
04/06/1927 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 160)
17/06/1933 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 69)
08/12/1934 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 77)
08/08/1936 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 559)
19/03/1938 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3021)
30/03/1940 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3011)
13/02/1943 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3037)
25/11/1944 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3022)
14/06/1947 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3037)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 01/09/1923 17/11/1923 78 days General Renumbered to LNER (1923 Int) number 73C
 
Gorton Works 01/08/1925 14/11/1925 106 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5073
 
Gorton Works 09/04/1927 04/06/1927 57 days General Boiler number 160 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 09/03/1929 20/04/1929 43 days General    
Gorton Works 02/05/1931 06/06/1931 36 days General    
Gorton Works 13/05/1933 17/06/1933 36 days General Boiler number 69 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 17/02/1934 17/03/1934 29 days Light Repair    
Gorton Works 17/11/1934 08/12/1934 22 days General Boiler number 77 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 11/07/1936 08/08/1936 29 days General Boiler number 559 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 26/02/1938 19/03/1938 22 days General Boiler number 3021 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 24/02/1940 30/03/1940 36 days General Boiler number 3011 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 12/01/1943 13/02/1943 33 days General Boiler number 3037 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 04/11/1944 25/11/1944 22 days General Boiler number 3022 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 03/05/1947 14/06/1947 43 days General Boiler number 3037 (Diagram 13)
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1921 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 73
Built at Gorton Works, Works Number
Diagram 13 boiler fitted
   
25/06/1921 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
01/09/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 01/09/1923. Dep: 17/11/1923.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1923 Int) number 73C
   
01/08/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 01/08/1925. Dep: 14/11/1925.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5073
   
09/04/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 09/04/1927. Dep: 04/06/1927.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 160 (Diagram 13)
   
09/03/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 09/03/1929. Dep: 20/04/1929.    
02/05/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/05/1931. Dep: 06/06/1931.    
23/06/1931 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
09/08/1931 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
13/05/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/05/1933. Dep: 17/06/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 69 (Diagram 13)
   
17/02/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 17/02/1934. Dep: 17/03/1934.    
17/11/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 17/11/1934. Dep: 08/12/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 77 (Diagram 13)
   
11/07/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 11/07/1936. Dep: 08/08/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 559 (Diagram 13)
   
22/01/1937 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
26/02/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/02/1938. Dep: 19/03/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3021 (Diagram 13)
   
24/02/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/02/1940. Dep: 30/03/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3011 (Diagram 13)
   
12/01/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/01/1943. Dep: 13/02/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3037 (Diagram 13)
   
24/10/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
04/11/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 04/11/1944. Dep: 25/11/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3022 (Diagram 13)
   
01/07/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    
21/08/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1361    
03/05/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 03/05/1947. Dep: 14/06/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3037 (Diagram 13)
   
1948 Number Allocated Allocated number 61361 but not taken up    
04/03/1949 Withdrawn Condemned as 1361 from Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    
11/1949 Scrapped Broken up by Carriage Works: Dukinfield    

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