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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 1188 m/e 07/1912
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6188   28/06/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3535   17/11/1946
London and North Eastern Railway (1947) 3690 on 07/02/1947
British Railways 63690 w/e 10/09/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Kitson
Order Number 415X
Works Number 4896
To Service During 07/1912
Withdrawal Sun 09/12/1962 off Frodingham (36C)
Service Life 50 yrs, 5 mths , 9 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Doncaster)

Notes
Notes Into Doncaster for cutting up 27/8/63

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1912
MEX   Mexborough on 16/08/1912
IMM   Immingham on 23/12/1945
FRO   Frodingham on 12/05/1946
     Withdrawn on 09/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC IMM Immingham m/e 31/01/1946
WDN   on 09/12/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
07/1912 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1454)
21/08/1920 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1863)
28/06/1924 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 546)
27/07/1929 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1340)
24/05/1930 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 655)
11/02/1933 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 811)
13/06/1936 Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
13/06/1936 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3243)
15/07/1939 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1190)
20/06/1942 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3278)
11/11/1944 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3385)
03/05/1947 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3213)
10/09/1949 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1254)
15/03/1952 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22250)
08/05/1954 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22251)
08/12/1956 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22235)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 10/07/1920 21/08/1920 43 days General Boiler number 1863 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 13/05/1921 12/08/1922 457 days General    
Gorton Works 10/05/1924 28/06/1924 50 days General Boiler number 546 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6188
 
Gorton Works 13/06/1925 15/08/1925 64 days General    
Gorton Works 17/12/1927 04/02/1928 50 days General    
Gorton Works 15/06/1929 27/07/1929 43 days General Boiler number 1340 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 26/04/1930 24/05/1930 29 days General Boiler number 655 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 04/02/1933 11/02/1933 8 days General Boiler number 811 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 23/05/1936 13/06/1936 22 days General Boiler number 3243 (Diagram 15)
Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
 
Gorton Works 01/07/1939 15/07/1939 15 days General Boiler number 1190 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 12/06/1942 20/06/1942 9 days General Boiler number 3278 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 28/10/1944 11/11/1944 15 days General Boiler number 3385 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 29/03/1947 03/05/1947 36 days General Boiler number 3213 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 20/08/1949 10/09/1949 22 days General Boiler number 1254 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63690
 
Gorton Works 23/02/1952 15/03/1952 22 days General Boiler number 22250 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 17/04/1954 08/05/1954 22 days General Boiler number 22251 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 21/01/1956 18/02/1956 29 days Light Casual    
Gorton Works 27/10/1956 08/12/1956 43 days General Boiler number 22235 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 06/02/1960 12/03/1960 36 days Heavy Intermediate    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1912 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 1188
Built at Kitson, Works Number 4896
Diagram 15 boiler fitted
   
16/08/1912 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
10/07/1920 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 10/07/1920. Dep: 21/08/1920.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1863 (Diagram 15)
   
13/05/1921 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/05/1921. Dep: 12/08/1922.    
10/05/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 10/05/1924. Dep: 28/06/1924.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 546 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6188
   
13/06/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/06/1925. Dep: 15/08/1925.    
17/12/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 17/12/1927. Dep: 04/02/1928.    
15/06/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 15/06/1929. Dep: 27/07/1929.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1340 (Diagram 15)
   
26/04/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/04/1930. Dep: 24/05/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 655 (Diagram 15)
   
04/02/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 04/02/1933. Dep: 11/02/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 811 (Diagram 15)
   
23/05/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/05/1936. Dep: 13/06/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3243 (Diagram 15)
Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
   
01/07/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 01/07/1939. Dep: 15/07/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1190 (Diagram 15)
   
12/06/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/06/1942. Dep: 20/06/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3278 (Diagram 15)
   
28/10/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/10/1944. Dep: 11/11/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3385 (Diagram 15)
   
23/12/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
12/05/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (FRO)    
17/11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3535    
07/02/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3690    
29/03/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 29/03/1947. Dep: 03/05/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3213 (Diagram 15)
   
20/08/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/08/1949. Dep: 10/09/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1254 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63690
   
23/02/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/02/1952. Dep: 15/03/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22250 (Diagram 15)
   
17/04/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 17/04/1954. Dep: 08/05/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22251 (Diagram 15)
   
21/01/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 21/01/1956. Dep: 18/02/1956.    
27/10/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 27/10/1956. Dep: 08/12/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22235 (Diagram 15)
   
06/02/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 06/02/1960. Dep: 12/03/1960.    
09/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 63690 from Frodingham (36C)    

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