Menu

Quick Search

Enter locomotive number in the box below and press 'Go'!

Content is coming here as you probably can see. Content is coming here as you probably can see.


?

In Touch

Donations

Counter

Ad Visitor Statistics
» 13 Online
» 1037 Today
» 4397 Yesterday
» 18840 Week
» 71856 Month
» 191383 Year
» 3218236 Total
Record: 10235 (26/09/2023)
(Free MySQL Counter)
prev prev
Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 486 m/e 07/1921
London and North Eastern Railway (1924 Tmp) 486N   by 05/09/1923
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3486 m/e by 02/1926
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3931   01/09/1946
British Railways 63931 w/e 26/11/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class O2
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
O2/107/1921
O2/4 (2-8-0)06/01/1962
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L742
Works Number 22700
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum Brakes fitted
To Service During 07/1921 to New England (NWE)
Withdrawal Sun 22/09/1963 off Doncaster (36A)
Service Life 42 yrs, 2 mths , 23 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1963 at Locomotive Works (Doncaster)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
NWE   New England (New) m/e 07/1921
DON   Doncaster on 05/09/1943
CLK   Colwick on 23/01/1944
NWE   New England on 29/03/1944
GRA   Grantham on 25/06/1945
36A   Doncaster on 08/09/1963
     Withdrawn on 22/09/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 22/09/1963

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
07/1921 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 7510)
31/10/1931 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 7508)
07/03/1936 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 8856)
20/03/1943 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 9365)
24/05/1947 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 9385)
24/11/1949 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 9463)
31/08/1952 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 21003)
03/06/1955 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 21008)
01/02/1958 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 21032)
06/01/1962 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28531)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 05/09/1923 15/12/1923 102 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924 Tmp) number 486N
 
Doncaster Works 01/12/1925 13/02/1926 75 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 3486
 
Doncaster Works 19/01/1928 14/04/1928 87 days General    
Doncaster Works 23/09/1928 30/11/1928 69 days General    
Doncaster Works 27/04/1929 08/06/1929 43 days General    
Doncaster Works 03/10/1931 31/10/1931 29 days General Boiler number 7508 (Diagram 2)
 
Doncaster Works 10/02/1934 17/03/1934 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 08/02/1936 07/03/1936 29 days General Boiler number 8856 (Diagram 2)
 
Doncaster Works 26/02/1938 26/03/1938 29 days General    
Doncaster Works 13/04/1940 18/05/1940 36 days General SW cab fitted
 
Doncaster Works 23/01/1943 20/03/1943 57 days General Boiler number 9365 (Diagram 2)
 
Doncaster Works 27/01/1945 10/03/1945 43 days General    
Doncaster Works 11/04/1947 24/05/1947 44 days General Boiler number 9385 (Diagram 2)
 
Doncaster Works 22/10/1949 24/11/1949 34 days General Boiler number 9463 (Diagram 2)
Renumbered to BR 63931
 
Doncaster Works 24/07/1952 31/08/1952 39 days General Boiler number 21003 (Diagram 2)
 
Doncaster Works 09/05/1953 01/06/1953 24 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 05/05/1955 03/06/1955 30 days General Boiler number 21008 (Diagram 2)
 
Doncaster Works 07/01/1958 01/02/1958 26 days General Boiler number 21032 (Diagram 2)
 
Doncaster Works 20/11/1961 06/01/1962 48 days General Rebuilt to class O2/4
Boiler number 28531 (Diagram 100A)
 

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
03/12/1961 Doncaster Works (Erecting Shop) New Erecting Shop: D3474/7, E3070-6. Stripping Road: 60027, 60138, 63938, 73003. Scrap Road: Nil. Crimpsal: 60157, 61317, 70049, 73035. Outside Crimpsal: 60007, 60103. Boiler Park: 60048, 60109/51. Erecting Shop: D2026, D3153, D3325, D3451/74, D3646 D5520/68/9, D5612/3, D8215, 60029/71, 60149/60, 60523, 61286, 62048,, 63931/56/73, 70008/36/44, 73000/24. Outside Erecting Shop: 60148, 62034. Weigh House: D3478, D5050. Outside Weigh House: 60023, 61042. Paint Shop: D369, D5363, D5825, D9001/18, E3069, 60046, 61107, 63960/81/7, 73054. Paint Shop Yard: Nil. Works Shunters: DEPT. 10/1. SLS/196201

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1921 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 486
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 22700
Allocated to New England (NWE)
Diagram 2 boiler fitted
   
05/09/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 05/09/1923. Dep: 15/12/1923.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924 Tmp) number 486N
   
01/12/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 01/12/1925. Dep: 13/02/1926.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 3486
   
19/01/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 19/01/1928. Dep: 14/04/1928.    
23/09/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 23/09/1928. Dep: 30/11/1928.    
27/04/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 27/04/1929. Dep: 08/06/1929.    
03/10/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 03/10/1931. Dep: 31/10/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7508 (Diagram 2)
   
10/02/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 10/02/1934. Dep: 17/03/1934.    
08/02/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 08/02/1936. Dep: 07/03/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 8856 (Diagram 2)
   
26/02/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 26/02/1938. Dep: 26/03/1938.    
13/04/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 13/04/1940. Dep: 18/05/1940.
Work undertaken:
SW cab fitted
   
23/01/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 23/01/1943. Dep: 20/03/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 9365 (Diagram 2)
   
05/09/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
23/01/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
29/03/1944 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
27/01/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 27/01/1945. Dep: 10/03/1945.    
25/06/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (GRA)    
01/09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3931    
11/04/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 11/04/1947. Dep: 24/05/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 9385 (Diagram 2)
   
22/10/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 22/10/1949. Dep: 24/11/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 9463 (Diagram 2)
Renumbered to BR 63931
   
24/07/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 24/07/1952. Dep: 31/08/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 21003 (Diagram 2)
   
09/05/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 09/05/1953. Dep: 01/06/1953.    
05/05/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 05/05/1955. Dep: 03/06/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 21008 (Diagram 2)
   
07/01/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 07/01/1958. Dep: 01/02/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 21032 (Diagram 2)
   
20/11/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 20/11/1961. Dep: 06/01/1962.
Work undertaken:
Rebuilt to class O2/4
Boiler number 28531 (Diagram 100A)
   
08/09/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
22/09/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 63931 from Doncaster (36A)    
10/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Doncaster    

prev prev