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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 473 m/e 07/1922
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5473   26/04/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1381   12/01/1947
British Railways (BR 1st) 61381   Not applied
British Railways (BR 2nd) 61706   30/04/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class B7
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
B7/107/1922
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 07/1922
Withdrawal Mon 26/12/1949 off Gorton (GOR)
Service Life 27 yrs, 5 mths , 26 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Carriage Works (Dukinfield)

Notes
Notes Into Gorton for cutting up 31/12/49 but cut up at Dukinfield

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1922
GOR   Gorton on 29/07/1922
YK   York (North) on 22/09/1924
GOR   Gorton on 28/02/1925
NEA   Neasden on 27/01/1927
IMM   Immingham on 04/03/1940
LIN   Lincoln on 05/07/1942
IMM   Immingham on 01/11/1942
WFD   Woodford Halse on 29/05/1943
GOR   Gorton on 30/10/1943
     Withdrawn on 26/12/1949

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN GOR Gorton on 26/12/1949

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
07/1922 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 295)
05/01/1929 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 534)
04/10/1930 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 73)
19/11/1932 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 534)
01/12/1934 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 397)
11/12/1936 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 59)
10/12/1938 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3009)
21/09/1940 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3012)
29/05/1943 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 784)
06/09/1947 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3050)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 23/02/1924 26/04/1924 64 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5473
 
Gorton Works 12/06/1926 04/09/1926 85 days General    
Gorton Works 22/09/1928 05/01/1929 106 days General Boiler number 534 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 23/02/1929 02/03/1929 8 days Light Repair After collision
 
Gorton Works 16/08/1930 04/10/1930 50 days General Boiler number 73 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 29/10/1932 19/11/1932 22 days General Boiler number 534 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 10/11/1934 01/12/1934 22 days General Boiler number 397 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 21/11/1936 11/12/1936 21 days General Boiler number 59 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 12/11/1938 10/12/1938 29 days General Boiler number 3009 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 24/08/1940 21/09/1940 29 days General Boiler number 3012 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 11/05/1943 29/05/1943 19 days General Boiler number 784 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 31/03/1945 12/05/1945 43 days General    
Gorton Works 23/03/1946 06/04/1946 15 days Light Repair New left hand outside cylinder fitted
 
Gorton Works 09/08/1947 06/09/1947 29 days General Boiler number 3050 (Diagram 13)
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1922 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 473
Built at Gorton Works, Works Number
Diagram 13 boiler fitted
   
29/07/1922 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
23/02/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/02/1924. Dep: 26/04/1924.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5473
   
22/09/1924 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (YK)    
28/02/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
12/06/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/06/1926. Dep: 04/09/1926.    
27/01/1927 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (NEA)    
22/09/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 22/09/1928. Dep: 05/01/1929.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 534 (Diagram 13)
   
23/02/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 23/02/1929. Dep: 02/03/1929.
Work undertaken:
After collision
   
16/08/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 16/08/1930. Dep: 04/10/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 73 (Diagram 13)
   
29/10/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 29/10/1932. Dep: 19/11/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 534 (Diagram 13)
   
10/11/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 10/11/1934. Dep: 01/12/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 397 (Diagram 13)
   
21/11/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/11/1936. Dep: 11/12/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 59 (Diagram 13)
   
12/11/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/11/1938. Dep: 10/12/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3009 (Diagram 13)
   
04/03/1940 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
24/08/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/08/1940. Dep: 21/09/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3012 (Diagram 13)
   
05/07/1942 Allocation Reallocated to Lincoln (LIN)    
01/11/1942 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
11/05/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 11/05/1943. Dep: 29/05/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 784 (Diagram 13)
   
29/05/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
30/10/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
31/03/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 31/03/1945. Dep: 12/05/1945.    
23/03/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 23/03/1946. Dep: 06/04/1946.
Work undertaken:
New left hand outside cylinder fitted
   
12/01/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 1381    
09/08/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 09/08/1947. Dep: 06/09/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3050 (Diagram 13)
   
1948 Number Allocated Allocated number 61381 but not taken up    
30/04/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 61706    
26/12/1949 Withdrawn Condemned as 61706 from Gorton (GOR)    

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