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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 340 m/e 12/1915
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5340   27/06/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 9059   29/06/1946
British Railways 69059   Not applied

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class L3
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
L312/1915
Wheels 2-6-4T
Builder Gorton Works
To Service During 12/1915 to Langwith Junction (LNG)
Withdrawal Mon 29/08/1949 off Neasden (NEA)
Service Life 33 yrs, 8 mths , 30 dys

Disposal

Notes
Notes Cut up at Gorton

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
LNG   Langwith Junction (New) m/e 12/1915
ANN   Annesley on 10/03/1923
MEX   Mexborough on 18/02/1929
NEA   Neasden on 15/08/1933
SHF   Sheffield Neepsend on 16/12/1937
NEA   Neasden on 15/01/1938
WFD   Woodford Halse on 02/02/1941
NEA   Neasden on 27/09/1941
MEX   Mexborough on 28/10/1947
NEA   Neasden on 11/04/1948
NEA   Neasden w/e 17/04/1948
     Withdrawn on 29/08/1949

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC MEX Mexborough w/e 01/11/1947
ALLOC NEA Neasden w/e 17/04/1948
WDN NEA Neasden on 29/08/1949

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
12/1915 Diagram 14 boiler fitted (number 997)
27/06/1925 Diagram 14 boiler fitted (number 1674)
11/08/1928 Diagram 14 boiler fitted (number 339)
24/09/1932 Diagram 14 boiler fitted (number 1574)
13/03/1937 Diagram 14 boiler fitted (number 649)
02/11/1940 Diagram 14 boiler fitted (number 3103)
29/06/1946 Diagram 14 boiler fitted (number 649)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 07/07/1917 11/08/1917 36 days General    
Gorton Works 17/07/1920 28/08/1920 43 days General    
Gorton Works 30/12/1922 24/02/1923 57 days General    
Gorton Works 25/04/1925 27/06/1925 64 days General Boiler number 1674 (Diagram 14)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5340
 
Gorton Works 30/06/1928 11/08/1928 43 days General Boiler number 339 (Diagram 14)
 
Gorton Works 11/01/1930 15/02/1930 36 days General    
Gorton Works 20/08/1932 24/09/1932 36 days General Boiler number 1574 (Diagram 14)
 
Gorton Works 29/10/1932 03/12/1932 36 days Light Repair    
Gorton Works 13/02/1937 13/03/1937 29 days General Boiler number 649 (Diagram 14)
 
Gorton Works 16/03/1940 23/03/1940 8 days Light Repair    
Gorton Works 05/10/1940 02/11/1940 29 days General Boiler number 3103 (Diagram 14)
 
Gorton Works 04/09/1943 16/10/1943 43 days General    
Gorton Works 18/05/1946 29/06/1946 43 days General Boiler number 649 (Diagram 14)
Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 9059
 
Gorton Works 18/10/1947 25/10/1947 8 days Light Repair    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1915 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 340
Built at Gorton Works, Works Number
Allocated to Langwith Junction (LNG)
Diagram 14 boiler fitted
   
07/07/1917 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 07/07/1917. Dep: 11/08/1917.    
17/07/1920 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 17/07/1920. Dep: 28/08/1920.    
30/12/1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 30/12/1922. Dep: 24/02/1923.    
10/03/1923 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (ANN)    
25/04/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 25/04/1925. Dep: 27/06/1925.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1674 (Diagram 14)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5340
   
30/06/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 30/06/1928. Dep: 11/08/1928.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 339 (Diagram 14)
   
18/02/1929 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
11/01/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 11/01/1930. Dep: 15/02/1930.    
20/08/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/08/1932. Dep: 24/09/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1574 (Diagram 14)
   
29/10/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 29/10/1932. Dep: 03/12/1932.    
15/08/1933 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (NEA)    
13/02/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/02/1937. Dep: 13/03/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 649 (Diagram 14)
   
16/12/1937 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)    
15/01/1938 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (NEA)    
16/03/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 16/03/1940. Dep: 23/03/1940.    
05/10/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 05/10/1940. Dep: 02/11/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3103 (Diagram 14)
   
02/02/1941 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
27/09/1941 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (NEA)    
04/09/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 04/09/1943. Dep: 16/10/1943.    
18/05/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 18/05/1946. Dep: 29/06/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 649 (Diagram 14)
Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 9059
   
18/10/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 18/10/1947. Dep: 25/10/1947.    
28/10/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
11/04/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (NEA)    
17/04/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (NEA)    
1949 Number Allocated Allocated number 69059 but not taken up    
29/08/1949 Withdrawn Condemned as 9059 from Neasden (NEA)    

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