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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 378 m/e 05/1913
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5378   17/07/1926
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3603   12/01/1947
British Railways 63603 w/e 13/11/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
O4/105/1913
O4/7 (2-8-0)20/07/1940
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Gorton Works
Order Number 413
To Service During 05/1913
Withdrawal w/e Sat 21/07/1962 off Gorton (9G)
Service Life 49 yrs, 2 mths , 21 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Gorton)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1913
GOR   Gorton on 17/08/1921
IMM   Immingham on 09/02/1924
SHF   Sheffield Neepsend on 01/01/1926
YK   York (North) on 19/09/1940
HTN   Heaton on 28/03/1943
TDK   Tyne Dock on 23/07/1945
HTN   Heaton on 22/07/1946
TDK   Tyne Dock on 08/09/1946
HLD   Hull Dairycoates on 06/02/1949
HLD   Hull Dairycoates w/e 12/02/1949
40E   Langwith Junction on 02/09/1951
40E   Langwith Junction w/e 08/09/1951
39A   Gorton on 26/09/1953
     Withdrawn w/e 21/07/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC HLD Hull Dairycoates w/e 12/02/1949
LOAN 40B Immingham on 02/09/1951
ALLOC 40E Langwith Junction w/e 08/09/1951
ALLOC 39A Gorton 4w/e 03/10/1953
LOAN 9H Gorton on 01/02/1958
ALLOC 9H Gorton on 23/02/1958
WDN   w/e 21/07/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
05/1913 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1538)
16/07/1921 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1479)
12/01/1924 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1536)
17/07/1926 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1808)
09/05/1931 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 933)
22/07/1933 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 871)
21/09/1935 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1273)
13/11/1937 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1239)
20/07/1940 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 3675)
20/02/1943 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 3665)
23/02/1946 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 3692)
13/11/1948 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 3680)
10/11/1951 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 22324)
19/12/1953 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 22323)
07/07/1956 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 22315)
15/08/1959 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 22338)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 28/05/1921 16/07/1921 50 days General Boiler number 1479 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 17/11/1923 12/01/1924 57 days General Boiler number 1536 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 10/04/1926 17/07/1926 99 days General Boiler number 1808 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5378
 
Gorton Works 08/12/1928 02/02/1929 57 days General    
Gorton Works 25/04/1931 09/05/1931 15 days General Boiler number 933 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 15/07/1933 22/07/1933 8 days General Boiler number 871 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 31/08/1935 21/09/1935 22 days General Boiler number 1273 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 30/10/1937 13/11/1937 15 days General Chimney altered
Boiler number 1239 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 06/07/1940 20/07/1940 15 days General Rebuilt to class O4/7
Boiler number 3675 (Diagram 15D)
 
Gorton Works 03/02/1943 20/02/1943 18 days General Boiler number 3665 (Diagram 15D)
 
Gorton Works 24/02/1945 03/03/1945 8 days Light Repair    
Gorton Works 09/02/1946 23/02/1946 15 days General Boiler number 3692 (Diagram 15D)
 
Gorton Works 23/10/1948 13/11/1948 22 days General Boiler number 3680 (Diagram 15D)
Renumbered to BR 63603
 
Gorton Works 27/10/1951 10/11/1951 15 days General Boiler number 22324 (Diagram 15D)
 
Gorton Works 28/11/1953 19/12/1953 22 days General Boiler number 22323 (Diagram 15D)
 
Gorton Works 09/06/1956 07/07/1956 29 days General Boiler number 22315 (Diagram 15D)
 
Gorton Works 11/07/1959 15/08/1959 36 days General Boiler number 22338 (Diagram 15D)
 
Gorton Works 20/07/1962 20/07/1962 1 day No repairs    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1913 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 378
Built at Gorton Works, Works Number
Diagram 15 boiler fitted
   
28/05/1921 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/05/1921. Dep: 16/07/1921.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1479 (Diagram 15)
   
17/08/1921 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
17/11/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 17/11/1923. Dep: 12/01/1924.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1536 (Diagram 15)
   
09/02/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
01/01/1926 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)    
10/04/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 10/04/1926. Dep: 17/07/1926.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1808 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5378
   
08/12/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/12/1928. Dep: 02/02/1929.    
25/04/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 25/04/1931. Dep: 09/05/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 933 (Diagram 15)
   
15/07/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 15/07/1933. Dep: 22/07/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 871 (Diagram 15)
   
31/08/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 31/08/1935. Dep: 21/09/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1273 (Diagram 15)
   
30/10/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 30/10/1937. Dep: 13/11/1937.
Work undertaken:
Chimney altered
Boiler number 1239 (Diagram 15)
   
06/07/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 06/07/1940. Dep: 20/07/1940.
Work undertaken:
Rebuilt to class O4/7
Boiler number 3675 (Diagram 15D)
   
19/09/1940 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (YK)    
03/02/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 03/02/1943. Dep: 20/02/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3665 (Diagram 15D)
   
28/03/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (HTN)    
24/02/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 24/02/1945. Dep: 03/03/1945.    
23/07/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Tyne Dock (TDK)    
09/02/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 09/02/1946. Dep: 23/02/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3692 (Diagram 15D)
   
22/07/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (HTN)    
08/09/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Tyne Dock (TDK)    
12/01/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3603    
23/10/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/10/1948. Dep: 13/11/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3680 (Diagram 15D)
Renumbered to BR 63603
   
06/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
12/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
02/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (40E)    
08/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (40E)    
27/10/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 27/10/1951. Dep: 10/11/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22324 (Diagram 15D)
   
26/09/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (39A)    
28/11/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/11/1953. Dep: 19/12/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22323 (Diagram 15D)
   
09/06/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 09/06/1956. Dep: 07/07/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22315 (Diagram 15D)
   
11/07/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 11/07/1959. Dep: 15/08/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22338 (Diagram 15D)
   
20/07/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (No repairs) - Arr: 20/07/1962. Dep: 20/07/1962.    
21/07/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 63603 from Gorton (9G)    

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