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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 1191 m/e 08/1912
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6191   08/11/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3538   22/09/1946
London and North Eastern Railway (1947) 3698 on 27/02/1947
British Railways 63698 w/e 17/04/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Kitson
Order Number 415X
Works Number 4899
To Service During 08/1912
Withdrawal Sun 09/12/1962 off Doncaster (36A)
Service Life 50 yrs, 4 mths , 8 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Doncaster)

Notes
Notes Into Doncaster for cutting up 17/7/63

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1912
MEX   Mexborough on 24/08/1912
LIN   Lincoln on 29/06/1932
FRO   Frodingham on 19/08/1933
LNG   Langwith Junction on 07/04/1946
DON   Doncaster on 27/10/1946
40B   Immingham on 25/06/1950
40B   Immingham m/e 30/06/1950
36B   Mexborough on 09/12/1951
36B   Mexborough 4w/e 29/12/1951
36A   Doncaster on 05/04/1959
     Withdrawn on 09/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC DON Doncaster w/e 02/11/1946
ALLOC 40B Immingham m/e 30/06/1950
ALLOC 36B Mexborough 4w/e 29/12/1951
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 18/04/1959
WDN   on 09/12/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
08/1912 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1457)
22/07/1922 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1511)
08/11/1924 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1863)
07/12/1929 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1483)
18/06/1932 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1404)
16/02/1935 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1956)
12/06/1937 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3292)
18/11/1939 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1181)
04/07/1942 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3203)
09/03/1946 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3330)
17/04/1948 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3324)
27/01/1951 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22155)
26/12/1953 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22162)
23/11/1957 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22197)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 13/05/1922 22/07/1922 71 days General Boiler number 1511 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 28/06/1924 08/11/1924 134 days General Boiler number 1863 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6191
 
Gorton Works 11/06/1927 30/07/1927 50 days General    
Gorton Works 16/11/1929 07/12/1929 22 days General Boiler number 1483 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 11/06/1932 18/06/1932 8 days General Boiler number 1404 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 09/02/1935 16/02/1935 8 days General Boiler number 1956 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 22/05/1937 12/06/1937 22 days General Boiler number 3292 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 04/11/1939 18/11/1939 15 days General Boiler number 1181 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 20/06/1942 04/07/1942 15 days General Boiler number 3203 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 08/06/1943 03/07/1943 26 days General    
Gorton Works 12/09/1944 30/09/1944 19 days General    
Gorton Works 16/02/1946 09/03/1946 22 days General Boiler number 3330 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 20/03/1948 17/04/1948 29 days General Boiler number 3324 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63698
 
Gorton Works 13/01/1951 27/01/1951 15 days General Boiler number 22155 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 12/12/1953 26/12/1953 15 days General Boiler number 22162 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 02/11/1957 23/11/1957 22 days General Boiler number 22197 (Diagram 15)
 

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
10/03/1963 Doncaster Works (Waiting Works) Erecting Shop: 60025/44/512, 61157, 63650/978, 90001/79/411/587. Works Yard: 90035/250. Stripping Shop: 61326, 90551. Scrap Yard: 42501/18/25/6/679, 63887, 64690, 90253/70, 69520/3/38/46/75/83. Paint Shop: 65567, LNER 4472, LNER 4771. Ex Works: 61087, Waiting Works: 60118, 61128/236/87/371, 63618/98/961, 42535, 69529/68, 90559/608. Pending sale: 60014. SLS/196304
11/05/1963 Worcester Works (Waiting Works) 4628, 7010/23/31, 9724 an 4147. SLS/196304

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1912 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 1191
Built at Kitson, Works Number 4899
Diagram 15 boiler fitted
   
24/08/1912 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
13/05/1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/05/1922. Dep: 22/07/1922.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1511 (Diagram 15)
   
28/06/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/06/1924. Dep: 08/11/1924.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1863 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6191
   
11/06/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 11/06/1927. Dep: 30/07/1927.    
16/11/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 16/11/1929. Dep: 07/12/1929.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1483 (Diagram 15)
   
11/06/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 11/06/1932. Dep: 18/06/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1404 (Diagram 15)
   
29/06/1932 Allocation Reallocated to Lincoln (LIN)    
19/08/1933 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (FRO)    
09/02/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 09/02/1935. Dep: 16/02/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1956 (Diagram 15)
   
22/05/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 22/05/1937. Dep: 12/06/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3292 (Diagram 15)
   
04/11/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 04/11/1939. Dep: 18/11/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1181 (Diagram 15)
   
20/06/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/06/1942. Dep: 04/07/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3203 (Diagram 15)
   
08/06/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/06/1943. Dep: 03/07/1943.    
12/09/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/09/1944. Dep: 30/09/1944.    
16/02/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 16/02/1946. Dep: 09/03/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3330 (Diagram 15)
   
07/04/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (LNG)    
22/09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3538    
27/10/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
27/02/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3698    
20/03/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/03/1948. Dep: 17/04/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3324 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63698
   
25/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (40B)    
30/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (40B)    
13/01/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/01/1951. Dep: 27/01/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22155 (Diagram 15)
   
09/12/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (36B)    
29/12/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (36B)    
12/12/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/12/1953. Dep: 26/12/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22162 (Diagram 15)
   
02/11/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/11/1957. Dep: 23/11/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22197 (Diagram 15)
   
05/04/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
09/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 63698 from Doncaster (36A)    

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