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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 195 m/e 12/1903
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5195   26/07/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 1470   Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1479   20/10/1946

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class B18
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
B1812/1903
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Beyer Peacock Ltd.
Works Number 4541
To Service During 12/1903 to Gorton (GOR)
Withdrawal Wed 31/12/1947 off Annesley (ANN)
Service Life 44 yrs, 1 mth , 1 dy

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1948 at Carriage Works (Dukinfield)

Notes
Notes Cut up at Dukinfield 3/48

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
GOR   Gorton (New) m/e 12/1903
IMM   Immingham on 27/04/1923
WFD   Woodford Halse on 28/04/1926
CLK   Colwick on 03/03/1940
LEI   Leicester (G.C.) on 05/04/1943
CLK   Colwick on 04/07/1943
LEI   Leicester (G.C.) on 16/01/1944
NEA   Neasden on 20/10/1946
CLK   Colwick on 26/06/1947
ANN   Annesley on 21/09/1947
     Withdrawn on 31/12/1947

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC NEA Neasden w/e 26/10/1946
ALLOC CLK Colwick on 26/06/1947
ALLOC ANN Annesley on 21/09/1947
WDN ANN Annesley on 31/12/1947

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
12/1903 Diagram 16Sat boiler fitted (number 835)
17/08/1912 Diagram 16Sat boiler fitted (number 1213)
18/09/1920 Diagram 16Sat boiler fitted (number 1205)
20/01/1923 Diagram 16Sat boiler fitted (number 833)
06/03/1926 Diagram 16Sat boiler fitted (number 681)
25/01/1930 Diagram 16Sat boiler fitted (number 55)
18/11/1933 Diagram 16Sat boiler fitted (number 798)
07/11/1936 Diagram 16Sat boiler fitted (number 802)
29/04/1939 Diagram 16Sat boiler fitted (number 798)
26/04/1941 Diagram 16Sat boiler fitted (number 681)
30/10/1943 Diagram 16Sat boiler fitted (number 798)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 27/04/1912 17/08/1912 113 days General Superheated boiler, piston valves and 21in cylinders fitted
Boiler number 1213 (Diagram 16Sat)
 
Gorton Works 14/08/1920 18/09/1920 36 days General Saturated boiler fitted
Boiler number 1205 (Diagram 16Sat)
 
Gorton Works 26/08/1922 20/01/1923 148 days General Boiler number 833 (Diagram 16Sat)
 
Gorton Works 24/05/1924 26/07/1924 64 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5195
 
Gorton Works 05/12/1925 06/03/1926 92 days General Superheated boiler fitted
Boiler number 681 (Diagram 16Sat)
 
Gorton Works 10/12/1927 04/02/1928 57 days General    
Gorton Works 21/12/1929 25/01/1930 36 days General Boiler number 55 (Diagram 16Sat)
 
Gorton Works 19/09/1931 31/10/1931 43 days General Boiler number 122 (Diagram 16Sat)
 
Gorton Works 21/10/1933 18/11/1933 29 days General Boiler number 798 (Diagram 16Sat)
 
Gorton Works 23/03/1935 13/04/1935 22 days General    
Gorton Works 17/10/1936 07/11/1936 22 days General Boiler number 802 (Diagram 16Sat)
 
Gorton Works 01/04/1939 29/04/1939 29 days General Boiler number 798 (Diagram 16Sat)
 
Gorton Works 22/03/1941 26/04/1941 36 days General Boiler number 681 (Diagram 16Sat)
 
Gorton Works 12/10/1943 30/10/1943 19 days General Boiler number 798 (Diagram 16Sat)
 
Gorton Works 25/05/1946 08/06/1946 15 days General Boiler number 121 (Diagram 16Sat)
 
Gorton Works 31/12/1947   No repairs    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1903 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 195
Built at Beyer Peacock Ltd., Works Number 4541
Allocated to Gorton (GOR)
Diagram 16Sat boiler fitted
   
27/04/1912 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 27/04/1912. Dep: 17/08/1912.
Work undertaken:
Superheated boiler, piston valves and 21in cylinders fitted
Boiler number 1213 (Diagram 16Sat)
   
14/08/1920 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/08/1920. Dep: 18/09/1920.
Work undertaken:
Saturated boiler fitted
Boiler number 1205 (Diagram 16Sat)
   
26/08/1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/08/1922. Dep: 20/01/1923.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 833 (Diagram 16Sat)
   
27/04/1923 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
24/05/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/05/1924. Dep: 26/07/1924.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5195
   
05/12/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 05/12/1925. Dep: 06/03/1926.
Work undertaken:
Superheated boiler fitted
Boiler number 681 (Diagram 16Sat)
   
28/04/1926 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
10/12/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 10/12/1927. Dep: 04/02/1928.    
21/12/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/12/1929. Dep: 25/01/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 55 (Diagram 16Sat)
   
19/09/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/09/1931. Dep: 31/10/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 122 (Diagram 16Sat)
   
21/10/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/10/1933. Dep: 18/11/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 798 (Diagram 16Sat)
   
23/03/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/03/1935. Dep: 13/04/1935.    
17/10/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 17/10/1936. Dep: 07/11/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 802 (Diagram 16Sat)
   
01/04/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 01/04/1939. Dep: 29/04/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 798 (Diagram 16Sat)
   
03/03/1940 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
22/03/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 22/03/1941. Dep: 26/04/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 681 (Diagram 16Sat)
   
05/04/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester (G.C.) (LEI)    
04/07/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
12/10/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/10/1943. Dep: 30/10/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 798 (Diagram 16Sat)
   
16/01/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Leicester (G.C.) (LEI)    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 1470 but not taken up    
25/05/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 25/05/1946. Dep: 08/06/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 121 (Diagram 16Sat)
   
20/10/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (NEA)    
20/10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1479    
26/06/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
21/09/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (ANN)    
31/12/1947 Withdrawn Condemned as 1479 from Annesley (ANN)    
31/12/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (No repairs) - Arr: 31/12/1947.    
03/1948 Scrapped Broken up by Carriage Works: Dukinfield    

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