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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 1243 m/e 12/1912
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6243   31/07/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3590   17/11/1946
British Railways 63590 w/e 08/01/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O1
Company History LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
O4/112/1912
O1 (2-8-0)16/12/1944
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L496
Works Number 19899
To Service During 12/1912
Withdrawal Sun 11/07/1965 off Langwith Junction (41J)
Service Life 52 yrs, 7 mths , 11 dys
Information Hyde Park Works

Disposal
Scrapping Mon 04/10/1965 at Drapers (Hull)

Notes
Notes Sold for scrap to A Draper, Hull, 8/65 Cut up 4/10/65

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1912
MEX   Mexborough on 17/02/1917
IMM   Immingham on 20/10/1922
KEA   Keadby on 15/11/1929
FRO   Frodingham on 12/06/1932
GOR   Gorton on 07/01/1945
CLK   Colwick on 18/08/1946
GOR   Gorton on 20/10/1946
38B   Annesley on 26/11/1950
38B   Annesley m/e 30/11/1950
31B   March on 03/03/1957
41H   Staveley (G.C.) on 15/11/1959
41J   Langwith Junction on 13/06/1965
     Withdrawn on 11/07/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC GOR Gorton w/e 26/10/1946
ALLOC 38B Annesley m/e 30/11/1950
ALLOC 31B March 4w/e 23/03/1957
ALLOC 41H Staveley (G.C.) 4w/e 28/11/1959
ALLOC 41J Langwith Junction 2w/e 26/06/1965
WDN   w/e 11/07/1965

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
12/1912 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1509)
22/12/1916 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1504)
27/02/1922 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1600)
22/03/1927 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1524)
09/09/1930 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1150)
15/02/1933 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1235)
29/06/1935 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1102)
22/09/1937 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1282)
02/03/1940 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3207)
05/12/1943 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3393)
16/12/1944 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 5014)
22/03/1947 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 5036)
17/05/1952 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28832)
18/03/1954 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28363)
14/04/1956 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28314)
13/09/1958 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28379)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 21/11/1916 22/12/1916 32 days General Boiler number 1504 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 09/01/1920 05/02/1920 28 days General    
Gorton Works 06/02/1922 27/02/1922 22 days General Boiler number 1600 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 31/05/1924 31/07/1924 62 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6243
 
Gorton Works 06/11/1926 22/03/1927 137 days General Boiler number 1524 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 06/03/1929 19/04/1929 45 days General    
Gorton Works 28/07/1930 09/09/1930 44 days General Boiler number 1150 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 11/01/1933 15/02/1933 36 days General Boiler number 1235 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 20/05/1935 29/06/1935 41 days General Boiler number 1102 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 28/08/1937 22/09/1937 26 days General Boiler number 1282 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 17/01/1940 02/03/1940 46 days General Boiler number 3207 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 11/10/1943 05/12/1943 56 days General Boiler number 3393 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 24/09/1944 16/12/1944 84 days General Rebuilt to class O1
Boiler number 5014 (Diagram 100A)
 
Gorton Works 08/02/1947 22/03/1947 43 days General Boiler number 5036 (Diagram 100A)
 
Gorton Works 04/06/1949 01/07/1949 28 days General Renumbered to BR 63590
 
Gorton Works 20/03/1950 22/04/1950 34 days Light Casual    
Gorton Works 16/10/1950 16/12/1950 62 days Light Casual    
Gorton Works 10/04/1951 26/05/1951 47 days Heavy Casual    
Gorton Works 17/11/1951 24/11/1951 8 days Light Casual    
Gorton Works 18/04/1952 17/05/1952 30 days General Boiler number 28832 (Diagram 100A)
 
Gorton Works 16/02/1954 18/03/1954 31 days General Boiler number 28363 (Diagram 100A)
 
Gorton Works 22/02/1955 02/04/1955 40 days Light Casual    
Gorton Works 06/03/1956 14/04/1956 40 days General Boiler number 28314 (Diagram 100A)
 
Gorton Works 06/08/1958 13/09/1958 39 days General Boiler number 28379 (Diagram 100A)
 
Gorton Works 10/02/1960 16/03/1960 36 days Light Casual    
Doncaster Works 09/07/1962 20/09/1962 74 days General    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1912 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 1243
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 19899
Diagram 15 boiler fitted
   
21/11/1916 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/11/1916. Dep: 22/12/1916.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1504 (Diagram 15)
   
17/02/1917 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
09/01/1920 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 09/01/1920. Dep: 05/02/1920.    
06/02/1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 06/02/1922. Dep: 27/02/1922.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1600 (Diagram 15)
   
20/10/1922 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
31/05/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 31/05/1924. Dep: 31/07/1924.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6243
   
06/11/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 06/11/1926. Dep: 22/03/1927.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1524 (Diagram 15)
   
06/03/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 06/03/1929. Dep: 19/04/1929.    
15/11/1929 Allocation Reallocated to Keadby (KEA)    
28/07/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/07/1930. Dep: 09/09/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1150 (Diagram 15)
   
12/06/1932 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (FRO)    
11/01/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 11/01/1933. Dep: 15/02/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1235 (Diagram 15)
   
20/05/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/05/1935. Dep: 29/06/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1102 (Diagram 15)
   
28/08/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/08/1937. Dep: 22/09/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1282 (Diagram 15)
   
17/01/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 17/01/1940. Dep: 02/03/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3207 (Diagram 15)
   
11/10/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 11/10/1943. Dep: 05/12/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3393 (Diagram 15)
   
24/09/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/09/1944. Dep: 16/12/1944.
Work undertaken:
Rebuilt to class O1
Boiler number 5014 (Diagram 100A)
   
07/01/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
18/08/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
20/10/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
17/11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3590    
08/02/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/02/1947. Dep: 22/03/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 5036 (Diagram 100A)
   
04/06/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 04/06/1949. Dep: 01/07/1949.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 63590
   
20/03/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 20/03/1950. Dep: 22/04/1950.    
16/10/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 16/10/1950. Dep: 16/12/1950.    
26/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (38B)    
30/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (38B)    
10/04/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 10/04/1951. Dep: 26/05/1951.    
17/11/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 17/11/1951. Dep: 24/11/1951.    
18/04/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 18/04/1952. Dep: 17/05/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28832 (Diagram 100A)
   
16/02/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 16/02/1954. Dep: 18/03/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28363 (Diagram 100A)
   
22/02/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 22/02/1955. Dep: 02/04/1955.    
06/03/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 06/03/1956. Dep: 14/04/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28314 (Diagram 100A)
   
03/03/1957 Allocation Reallocated to March (31B)    
06/08/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 06/08/1958. Dep: 13/09/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28379 (Diagram 100A)
   
15/11/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Staveley (G.C.) (41H)    
10/02/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 10/02/1960. Dep: 16/03/1960.    
09/07/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 09/07/1962. Dep: 20/09/1962.    
13/06/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (41J)    
11/07/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 63590 from Langwith Junction (41J)    
04/10/1965 Scrapped Broken up by Drapers: Hull    

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