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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 444 m/e 10/1914
London and North Eastern Railway (1923 Int) 444C   25/08/1923
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5444   10/01/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 1337   Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 1355   18/08/1946
British Railways 61355   Not applied

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class B8
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
B810/1914
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 10/1914
Withdrawal Thu 02/09/1948 off Sheffield Darnall (SHF)
Service Life 33 yrs, 11 mths , 3 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1948 at Carriage Works (Dukinfield)

Notes
Notes Into Gorton for cutting up 4/9/48 but cut up at Dukinfield

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1914
GOR   Gorton on 24/02/1922
MAR   March on 03/11/1923
GOR   Gorton on 13/10/1924
MAR   March on 08/06/1925
GOR   Gorton on 16/06/1926
CLK   Colwick on 16/06/1927
ANN   Annesley on 12/10/1927
CLK   Colwick on 02/04/1928
ANN   Annesley on 15/06/1943
SHF   Sheffield Darnall on 27/04/1947
     Withdrawn on 02/09/1948

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC SHF Sheffield Darnall on 27/04/1947
WDN SHF Sheffield Darnall on 02/09/1948

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
10/1914 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 406)
04/08/1923 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 1549)
09/04/1927 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 1547)
19/01/1929 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 599)
29/07/1933 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 1925)
17/08/1935 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 539)
08/01/1938 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3003)
20/04/1940 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3022)
20/02/1943 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3011)
07/07/1945 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3023)
19/04/1947 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3049)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 18/12/1920 05/02/1921 50 days General    
Gorton Works 19/05/1923 04/08/1923 78 days General Boiler number 1549 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 25/10/1924 10/01/1925 78 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5444
 
Gorton Works 12/02/1927 09/04/1927 57 days General Boiler number 1547 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 24/11/1928 19/01/1929 57 days General Boiler number 599 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 10/01/1931 21/02/1931 43 days General    
Gorton Works 24/06/1933 29/07/1933 36 days General Boiler number 1925 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 20/07/1935 17/08/1935 29 days General New cylinders fitted
Boiler number 539 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 04/12/1937 08/01/1938 36 days General Boiler number 3003 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 23/03/1940 20/04/1940 29 days General Boiler number 3022 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 23/01/1943 20/02/1943 29 days General Boiler number 3011 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 04/11/1943 20/11/1943 17 days Light Repair New cylinders fitted
 
Gorton Works 26/05/1945 07/07/1945 43 days General Boiler number 3023 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 01/03/1947 19/04/1947 50 days General Boiler number 3049 (Diagram 13)
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1914 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 444
Built at Gorton Works, Works Number
Diagram 13 boiler fitted
   
18/12/1920 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 18/12/1920. Dep: 05/02/1921.    
24/02/1922 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
19/05/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/05/1923. Dep: 04/08/1923.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1549 (Diagram 13)
   
25/08/1923 Renumbered Renumbered to 444C    
03/11/1923 Allocation Reallocated to March (MAR)    
13/10/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
25/10/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 25/10/1924. Dep: 10/01/1925.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5444
   
08/06/1925 Allocation Reallocated to March (MAR)    
16/06/1926 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
12/02/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/02/1927. Dep: 09/04/1927.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1547 (Diagram 13)
   
16/06/1927 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
12/10/1927 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (ANN)    
02/04/1928 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
24/11/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/11/1928. Dep: 19/01/1929.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 599 (Diagram 13)
   
10/01/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 10/01/1931. Dep: 21/02/1931.    
24/06/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/06/1933. Dep: 29/07/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1925 (Diagram 13)
   
20/07/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/07/1935. Dep: 17/08/1935.
Work undertaken:
New cylinders fitted
Boiler number 539 (Diagram 13)
   
04/12/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 04/12/1937. Dep: 08/01/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3003 (Diagram 13)
   
23/03/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/03/1940. Dep: 20/04/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3022 (Diagram 13)
   
23/01/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/01/1943. Dep: 20/02/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3011 (Diagram 13)
   
15/06/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (ANN)    
04/11/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 04/11/1943. Dep: 20/11/1943.
Work undertaken:
New cylinders fitted
   
26/05/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/05/1945. Dep: 07/07/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3023 (Diagram 13)
   
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 1337 but not taken up    
18/08/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1355    
01/03/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 01/03/1947. Dep: 19/04/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3049 (Diagram 13)
   
27/04/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    
1948 Number Allocated Allocated number 61355 but not taken up    
09/1948 Scrapped Broken up by Carriage Works: Dukinfield    
02/09/1948 Withdrawn Condemned as 1355 from Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    

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