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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 1235 m/e 11/1912
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6235   17/01/1925
War Dept. 773   04/10/1941

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L496
Works Number 19891
To Service During 11/1912
Withdrawal Sat 04/10/1941 off Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)
Service Life 28 yrs, 11 mths , 3 dys
Information Hyde Park Works

Disposal

Notes
Notes Renumbered 773 and sent to Middle East

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1912
STV   Staveley (G.C.) on 15/11/1919
SHF   Sheffield Neepsend on 29/01/1934
     Withdrawn on 04/10/1941

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
11/1912 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1501)
21/12/1918 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1774)
04/02/1922 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1470)
17/01/1925 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1511)
19/04/1930 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1188)
24/12/1932 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1277)
15/06/1935 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 809)
12/06/1937 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3295)
04/10/1941 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3354)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 03/08/1918 21/12/1918 141 days General Boiler number 1774 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 07/01/1922 04/02/1922 29 days General Boiler number 1470 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 20/09/1924 17/01/1925 120 days General Boiler number 1511 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6235
 
Gorton Works 24/03/1928 05/05/1928 43 days General    
Gorton Works 29/03/1930 19/04/1930 22 days General Boiler number 1188 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 10/12/1932 24/12/1932 15 days General Boiler number 1277 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 01/06/1935 15/06/1935 15 days General Boiler number 809 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 05/06/1937 12/06/1937 8 days General Boiler number 3295 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 28/10/1939 18/11/1939 22 days General    
Gorton Works 22/09/1941 04/10/1941 13 days General Boiler number 3354 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to WD 773
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1912 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 1235
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 19891
Diagram 15 boiler fitted
   
03/08/1918 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 03/08/1918. Dep: 21/12/1918.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1774 (Diagram 15)
   
15/11/1919 Allocation Reallocated to Staveley (G.C.) (STV)    
07/01/1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 07/01/1922. Dep: 04/02/1922.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1470 (Diagram 15)
   
20/09/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/09/1924. Dep: 17/01/1925.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1511 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6235
   
24/03/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/03/1928. Dep: 05/05/1928.    
29/03/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 29/03/1930. Dep: 19/04/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1188 (Diagram 15)
   
10/12/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 10/12/1932. Dep: 24/12/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1277 (Diagram 15)
   
29/01/1934 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)    
01/06/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 01/06/1935. Dep: 15/06/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 809 (Diagram 15)
   
05/06/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 05/06/1937. Dep: 12/06/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3295 (Diagram 15)
   
28/10/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/10/1939. Dep: 18/11/1939.    
22/09/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 22/09/1941. Dep: 04/10/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3354 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to WD 773
   
04/10/1941 Withdrawn Condemned as 773 from Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)    

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