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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 446 m/e 11/1914
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5446   06/12/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 1339   Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 1357   17/11/1946
British Railways 61357   Not applied

Names Carried
Date From Name
11/1914 EARL ROBERTS OF KANDAHAR

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class B8
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
B811/1914
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 11/1914
Withdrawal Sat 23/04/1949 off Sheffield Darnall (SHF)
Service Life 34 yrs, 5 mths , 23 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Carriage Works (Dukinfield)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1914
ANN   Annesley on 03/02/1922
MAR   March on 03/11/1923
GOR   Gorton on 06/12/1924
LEI   Leicester (G.C.) on 02/03/1925
GOR   Gorton on 08/06/1925
CLK   Colwick on 29/03/1926
ANN   Annesley on 06/06/1926
SHF   Sheffield Darnall on 05/05/1947
     Withdrawn on 23/04/1949

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC SHF Sheffield Darnall on 05/05/1947
WDN SHF Sheffield Darnall on 23/04/1949

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
11/1914 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 626)
10/03/1923 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 299)
06/12/1924 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 665)
10/10/1931 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 1744)
11/11/1933 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 631)
16/03/1935 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3002)
29/08/1936 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 45)
16/07/1938 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 354)
08/06/1940 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 539)
23/01/1943 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3007)
07/04/1945 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3019)
03/05/1947 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 928)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Neasden 12/09/1921 15/10/1921 34 days Light Repair    
Gorton Works 27/01/1923 10/03/1923 43 days General Boiler number 299 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 11/10/1924 06/12/1924 57 days General Boiler number 665 (Diagram 13)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5446
 
Gorton Works 09/07/1927 27/08/1927 50 days General    
Gorton Works 20/07/1929 24/08/1929 36 days General    
Gorton Works 29/08/1931 10/10/1931 43 days General Boiler number 1744 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 07/10/1933 11/11/1933 36 days General Boiler number 631 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 16/02/1935 16/03/1935 29 days General New cylinders fitted
Boiler number 3002 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 08/08/1936 29/08/1936 22 days General Boiler number 45 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 25/06/1938 16/07/1938 22 days General Boiler number 354 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 11/05/1940 08/06/1940 29 days General Boiler number 539 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 08/03/1941 22/03/1941 15 days Light Repair    
Gorton Works 13/11/1942 23/01/1943 72 days General Boiler number 3007 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 10/03/1945 07/04/1945 29 days General Boiler number 3019 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 15/03/1947 03/05/1947 50 days General Boiler number 928 (Diagram 13)
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1914 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 446, name: EARL ROBERTS OF KANDAHAR
Built at Gorton Works, Works Number
Diagram 13 boiler fitted
   
12/09/1921 Works Visit Works Visit - Neasden (Light Repair) - Arr: 12/09/1921. Dep: 15/10/1921.    
03/02/1922 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (ANN)    
27/01/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 27/01/1923. Dep: 10/03/1923.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 299 (Diagram 13)
   
03/11/1923 Allocation Reallocated to March (MAR)    
11/10/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 11/10/1924. Dep: 06/12/1924.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 665 (Diagram 13)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5446
   
06/12/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
02/03/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester (G.C.) (LEI)    
08/06/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
29/03/1926 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
06/06/1926 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (ANN)    
09/07/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 09/07/1927. Dep: 27/08/1927.    
20/07/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/07/1929. Dep: 24/08/1929.    
29/08/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 29/08/1931. Dep: 10/10/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1744 (Diagram 13)
   
07/10/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 07/10/1933. Dep: 11/11/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 631 (Diagram 13)
   
16/02/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 16/02/1935. Dep: 16/03/1935.
Work undertaken:
New cylinders fitted
Boiler number 3002 (Diagram 13)
   
08/08/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/08/1936. Dep: 29/08/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 45 (Diagram 13)
   
25/06/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 25/06/1938. Dep: 16/07/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 354 (Diagram 13)
   
11/05/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 11/05/1940. Dep: 08/06/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 539 (Diagram 13)
   
08/03/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 08/03/1941. Dep: 22/03/1941.    
13/11/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/11/1942. Dep: 23/01/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3007 (Diagram 13)
   
10/03/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 10/03/1945. Dep: 07/04/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3019 (Diagram 13)
   
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 1339 but not taken up    
17/11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1357    
15/03/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 15/03/1947. Dep: 03/05/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 928 (Diagram 13)
   
05/05/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    
1948 Number Allocated Allocated number 61357 but not taken up    
23/04/1949 Withdrawn Condemned as 1357 from Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    

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