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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 439 m/e 07/1914
London and North Eastern Railway (1923 Int) 439C   after 03/03/1923
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5439   31/10/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 1332   Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 1350   08/12/1946

Names Carried
Date From Name
07/1914 SUTTON NELTHORPE

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class B8
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
B807/1914
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 07/1914
Withdrawal Thu 14/08/1947 off Sheffield Darnall (SHF)
Service Life 33 yrs, 1 mth , 15 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Gorton)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1914
GOR   Gorton on 29/09/1922
CLK   Colwick on 29/03/1926
ANN   Annesley on 10/08/1943
SHF   Sheffield Darnall on 27/04/1947
     Withdrawn on 14/08/1947

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC SHF Sheffield Darnall on 27/04/1947
WDN SHF Sheffield Darnall on 14/08/1947

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
07/1914 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 299)
30/12/1922 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 1550)
06/10/1928 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 305)
28/04/1934 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 86)
22/02/1936 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 388)
11/12/1937 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 928)
10/02/1940 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3018)
27/03/1943 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3008)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 11/11/1922 30/12/1922 50 days General Boiler number 1550 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 20/06/1925 31/10/1925 134 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5439
 
Gorton Works 16/06/1928 06/10/1928 113 days General Boiler number 305 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 08/03/1930 26/04/1930 50 days General New cylinders fitted
 
Gorton Works 09/01/1932 13/02/1932 36 days General    
Gorton Works 14/04/1934 28/04/1934 15 days General Boiler number 86 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 08/02/1936 22/02/1936 15 days General Boiler number 388 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 01/08/1936 26/09/1936 57 days General Main frame cracked
 
Gorton Works 20/11/1937 11/12/1937 22 days General Boiler number 928 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 20/01/1940 10/02/1940 22 days General Boiler number 3018 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 04/03/1943 27/03/1943 24 days General Boiler number 3008 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 23/06/1945 04/08/1945 43 days General    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1914 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 439, name: SUTTON NELTHORPE
Built at Gorton Works, Works Number
Diagram 13 boiler fitted
   
29/09/1922 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
11/11/1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 11/11/1922. Dep: 30/12/1922.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1550 (Diagram 13)
   
03/03/1923 Renumbered Renumbered to 439C    
20/06/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/06/1925. Dep: 31/10/1925.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5439
   
29/03/1926 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
16/06/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 16/06/1928. Dep: 06/10/1928.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 305 (Diagram 13)
   
08/03/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/03/1930. Dep: 26/04/1930.
Work undertaken:
New cylinders fitted
   
09/01/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 09/01/1932. Dep: 13/02/1932.    
14/04/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/04/1934. Dep: 28/04/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 86 (Diagram 13)
   
08/02/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/02/1936. Dep: 22/02/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 388 (Diagram 13)
   
01/08/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 01/08/1936. Dep: 26/09/1936.
Work undertaken:
Main frame cracked
   
20/11/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/11/1937. Dep: 11/12/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 928 (Diagram 13)
   
20/01/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/01/1940. Dep: 10/02/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3018 (Diagram 13)
   
04/03/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 04/03/1943. Dep: 27/03/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3008 (Diagram 13)
   
10/08/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (ANN)    
23/06/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/06/1945. Dep: 04/08/1945.    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 1332 but not taken up    
08/12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1350    
27/04/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    
14/08/1947 Withdrawn Condemned as 1350 from Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    

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