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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 1241 m/e 12/1912
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6241   22/11/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3588   17/11/1946
British Railways 63588 w/e 31/07/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
O4/112/1912
O4/7 (2-8-0)11/11/1939
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L496
Works Number 19897
To Service During 12/1912
Withdrawal Wed 08/08/1962 off Wakefield (56A)
Service Life 49 yrs, 8 mths , 9 dys
Information Hyde Park Works

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Gorton)

Notes
Notes Into Gorton for cutting up 12/62

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1912
MEX   Mexborough on 17/03/1917
SHF   Sheffield Darnall on 27/04/1947
TUX   Tuxford on 06/03/1949
TUX   Tuxford w/e 12/03/1949
37A   Ardsley on 27/09/1953
56A   Wakefield on 22/02/1959
     Withdrawn on 08/08/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC SHF Sheffield Darnall on 27/04/1947
ALLOC TUX Tuxford w/e 12/03/1949
ALLOC 37A Ardsley 4w/e 03/10/1953
ALLOC 56A Wakefield 4w/e 21/03/1959
WDN   on 08/08/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
12/1912 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1507)
26/01/1918 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1508)
22/11/1924 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1862)
14/09/1929 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1305)
19/03/1932 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1028)
29/09/1934 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1485)
05/06/1937 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1389)
11/11/1939 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 3656)
20/01/1943 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 3686)
09/02/1946 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 3690)
31/07/1948 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 3693)
24/02/1951 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 22314)
18/04/1953 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 22306)
31/03/1956 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 22872)
08/10/1960 Water Treatment apparatus fitted


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 18/08/1917 26/01/1918 162 days General Boiler number 1508 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 12/08/1922 04/11/1922 85 days General    
Gorton Works 02/08/1924 22/11/1924 113 days General Boiler number 1862 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6241
  
Gorton Works 26/03/1927 07/05/1927 43 days General    
Gorton Works 03/08/1929 14/09/1929 43 days General Boiler number 1305 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 12/03/1932 19/03/1932 8 days General Boiler number 1028 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 22/09/1934 29/09/1934 8 days General Boiler number 1485 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 29/05/1937 05/06/1937 8 days General Boiler number 1389 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 28/10/1939 11/11/1939 15 days General Rebuilt to class O4/7
Boiler number 3656 (Diagram 15D)
  
Stratford Works 02/12/1942 20/01/1943 50 days General Boiler number 3686 (Diagram 15D)
  
Gorton Works 21/06/1944 01/07/1944 11 days Light Repair    
Gorton Works 15/01/1946 09/02/1946 26 days General Boiler number 3690 (Diagram 15D)
  
Gorton Works 26/06/1948 31/07/1948 36 days General Boiler number 3693 (Diagram 15D)
Renumbered to BR 63588
  
Gorton Works 03/02/1951 24/02/1951 22 days General Boiler number 22314 (Diagram 15D)
  
Gorton Works 28/02/1951 03/03/1951 4 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 18/04/1952 26/04/1952 9 days Light Casual Tender changed
  
Gorton Works 28/03/1953 18/04/1953 22 days General Boiler number 22306 (Diagram 15D)
  
Gorton Works 03/03/1956 31/03/1956 29 days General Boiler number 22872 (Diagram 15D)
  
Gorton Works 04/04/1956 06/04/1956 3 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 27/08/1960 08/10/1960 43 days Heavy Intermediate Water Treatment apparatus fitted
  

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1912 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 1241
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 19897
Diagram 15 boiler fitted		    
17/03/1917 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
18/08/1917 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 18/08/1917. Dep: 26/01/1918.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1508 (Diagram 15)
    
12/08/1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/08/1922. Dep: 04/11/1922.    
02/08/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/08/1924. Dep: 22/11/1924.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1862 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6241
    
26/03/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/03/1927. Dep: 07/05/1927.    
03/08/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 03/08/1929. Dep: 14/09/1929.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1305 (Diagram 15)
    
12/03/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/03/1932. Dep: 19/03/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1028 (Diagram 15)
    
22/09/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 22/09/1934. Dep: 29/09/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1485 (Diagram 15)
    
29/05/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 29/05/1937. Dep: 05/06/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1389 (Diagram 15)
    
28/10/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/10/1939. Dep: 11/11/1939.
Work undertaken:
Rebuilt to class O4/7
Boiler number 3656 (Diagram 15D)
    
02/12/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 02/12/1942. Dep: 20/01/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3686 (Diagram 15D)
    
21/06/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 21/06/1944. Dep: 01/07/1944.    
15/01/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 15/01/1946. Dep: 09/02/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3690 (Diagram 15D)
    
17/11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3588    
27/04/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    
26/06/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/06/1948. Dep: 31/07/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3693 (Diagram 15D)
Renumbered to BR 63588
    
06/03/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Tuxford (TUX)    
12/03/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Tuxford (TUX)    
03/02/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 03/02/1951. Dep: 24/02/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22314 (Diagram 15D)
    
28/02/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 28/02/1951. Dep: 03/03/1951.    
18/04/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 18/04/1952. Dep: 26/04/1952.
Work undertaken:
Tender changed
    
28/03/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/03/1953. Dep: 18/04/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22306 (Diagram 15D)
    
27/09/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (37A)    
03/03/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 03/03/1956. Dep: 31/03/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22872 (Diagram 15D)
    
04/04/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 04/04/1956. Dep: 06/04/1956.    
22/02/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Wakefield (56A)    
27/08/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 27/08/1960. Dep: 08/10/1960.
Work undertaken:
Water Treatment apparatus fitted
    
08/08/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 63588 from Wakefield (56A)    

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