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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 425 m/e 02/1913
London and North Eastern Railway (1924 Tmp) 425C   06/06/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5425   16/08/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 1474   Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 1491   22/12/1946

Names Carried
Date From Name
06/1913 CITY OF MANCHESTER

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class B19
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
B1902/1913
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Gorton Works
Order Number GO615
To Service During 02/1913 to Gorton (GOR)
Withdrawal Fri 04/07/1947 off Immingham (IMM)
Service Life 34 yrs, 5 mths , 3 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1947 at Locomotive Works (Gorton)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
GOR   Gorton (New) m/e 02/1913
IMM   Immingham on 10/06/1933
SHF   Sheffield Neepsend on 22/02/1935
IMM   Immingham on 24/07/1939
LNG   Langwith Junction on 28/05/1942
IMM   Immingham on 19/06/1942
     Withdrawn on 04/07/1947

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN IMM Immingham on 04/07/1947

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
02/1913 Diagram GC56a boiler fitted (number 1547)
26/07/1919 Diagram GC56a boiler fitted (number 1548)
02/07/1921 Ross Pop
02/07/1921 Diagram GC56a boiler fitted (number 1547)
16/08/1924 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 1848)
06/02/1926 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 1698)
20/08/1927 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 1744)
14/02/1931 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 1934)
12/05/1934 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 1845)
21/03/1936 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3008)
13/02/1943 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 539)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 28/06/1919 26/07/1919 29 days General Boiler number 1548 (Diagram GC56a)
  
Gorton Works 28/05/1921 02/07/1921 36 days General Boiler number 1547 (Diagram GC56a)
Ross Pop
  
Gorton Works 25/11/1922 27/01/1923 64 days General    
Gorton Works 21/06/1924 16/08/1924 57 days General Boiler number 1848 (Diagram 13)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5425
  
Gorton Works 31/10/1925 06/02/1926 99 days General Boiler number 1698 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 02/07/1927 20/08/1927 50 days General Boiler number 1744 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 23/02/1929 13/04/1929 50 days General    
Gorton Works 10/01/1931 14/02/1931 36 days General Boiler number 1934 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 02/07/1932 06/08/1932 36 days General    
Gorton Works 14/04/1934 12/05/1934 29 days General Boiler number 1845 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 01/02/1936 21/03/1936 50 days General Boiler number 3008 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 08/05/1937 12/06/1937 36 days General    
Gorton Works 15/10/1938 19/11/1938 36 days General    
Gorton Works 11/11/1939 16/12/1939 36 days Light Repair    
Gorton Works 28/09/1940 09/11/1940 43 days General New cylinders
  
Gorton Works 17/12/1942 13/02/1943 59 days General Boiler number 539 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 16/12/1944 17/02/1945 64 days General    
Gorton Works 04/07/1947 04/07/1947 1 day No repairs    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1913 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 425
Built at Gorton Works, Works Number
Allocated to Gorton (GOR)
Diagram GC56a boiler fitted		    
06/1913 Naming Named 'CITY OF MANCHESTER'    
28/06/1919 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/06/1919. Dep: 26/07/1919.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1548 (Diagram GC56a)
    
28/05/1921 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/05/1921. Dep: 02/07/1921.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1547 (Diagram GC56a)
Ross Pop
    
25/11/1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 25/11/1922. Dep: 27/01/1923.    
06/06/1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 425C    
21/06/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/06/1924. Dep: 16/08/1924.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1848 (Diagram 13)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5425
    
31/10/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 31/10/1925. Dep: 06/02/1926.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1698 (Diagram 13)
    
02/07/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/07/1927. Dep: 20/08/1927.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1744 (Diagram 13)
    
23/02/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/02/1929. Dep: 13/04/1929.    
10/01/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 10/01/1931. Dep: 14/02/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1934 (Diagram 13)
    
02/07/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/07/1932. Dep: 06/08/1932.    
10/06/1933 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
14/04/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/04/1934. Dep: 12/05/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1845 (Diagram 13)
    
22/02/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)    
01/02/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 01/02/1936. Dep: 21/03/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3008 (Diagram 13)
    
08/05/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/05/1937. Dep: 12/06/1937.    
15/10/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 15/10/1938. Dep: 19/11/1938.    
24/07/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
11/11/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 11/11/1939. Dep: 16/12/1939.    
28/09/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/09/1940. Dep: 09/11/1940.
Work undertaken:
New cylinders
    
28/05/1942 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (LNG)    
19/06/1942 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
17/12/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 17/12/1942. Dep: 13/02/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 539 (Diagram 13)
    
16/12/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 16/12/1944. Dep: 17/02/1945.    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 1474 but not taken up    
22/12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1491    
1947 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Gorton    
04/07/1947 Withdrawn Condemned as 1491 from Immingham (IMM)    
04/07/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (No repairs) - Arr: 04/07/1947. Dep: 04/07/1947.    

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