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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 379 m/e 06/1913
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5379   22/05/1926
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3604   16/11/1946
British Railways 63604 w/e 24/04/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
O4/106/1913
O4/8 (2-8-0)16/01/1954
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Gorton Works
Order Number 413
To Service During 06/1913
Withdrawal Fri 01/05/1964 off Staveley (G.C.) (41H)
Service Life 50 yrs, 11 mths , 0 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Hesslewoods (Attercliffe)

Notes
Notes Sold for scrap to W Hesslewood, Attercliffe, 6/64

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1913
GOR   Gorton on 18/11/1921
IMM   Immingham on 06/01/1924
TUX   Tuxford on 20/05/1937
SHF   Sheffield Darnall on 06/03/1949
SHF   Sheffield Darnall w/e 12/03/1949
41H   Staveley (G.C.) on 02/12/1962
     Withdrawn on 01/05/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC SHF Sheffield Darnall w/e 12/03/1949
ALLOC 41H Staveley (G.C.) 2w/e 15/12/1962
WDN   on 01/05/1964

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
06/1913 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1539)
30/06/1917 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1692)
19/05/1923 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 111)
22/05/1926 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1867)
29/08/1931 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1175)
10/02/1934 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1035)
05/09/1936 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 930)
15/10/1938 Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
15/10/1938 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3347)
04/01/1941 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3201)
31/07/1943 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 856)
23/02/1946 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3305)
26/04/1948 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3269)
09/06/1951 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22191)
16/01/1954 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28847)
30/03/1957 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28929)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 17/02/1917 30/06/1917 134 days General Boiler number 1692 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 07/08/1920 05/11/1920 91 days General    
Gorton Works 27/01/1923 19/05/1923 113 days General Boiler number 111 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 01/03/1926 22/05/1926 83 days General Boiler number 1867 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5379
 
Gorton Works 05/02/1927 13/04/1927 68 days General    
Gorton Works 08/04/1929 18/06/1929 72 days General    
Gorton Works 01/08/1931 29/08/1931 29 days General Boiler number 1175 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 08/01/1934 10/02/1934 34 days General Boiler number 1035 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 14/08/1936 05/09/1936 23 days General Boiler number 930 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 27/08/1938 15/10/1938 50 days General Boiler number 3347 (Diagram 15)
Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
 
Gorton Works 29/10/1938 30/10/1938 2 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 24/11/1940 04/01/1941 42 days General Boiler number 3201 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 04/07/1943 31/07/1943 28 days General Boiler number 856 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 24/12/1945 23/02/1946 62 days General Boiler number 3305 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 16/03/1948 26/04/1948 42 days General Boiler number 3269 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63604
 
Gorton Works 15/05/1951 09/06/1951 26 days General Boiler number 22191 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 19/06/1951 20/06/1951 2 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 23/11/1953 16/01/1954 55 days General Rebuilt to class O4/8
Boiler number 28847 (Diagram 100A)
 
Gorton Works 08/02/1957 30/03/1957 51 days General Boiler number 28929 (Diagram 100A)
 
Gorton Works 07/09/1961 14/10/1961 38 days General    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1913 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 379
Built at Gorton Works, Works Number
Diagram 15 boiler fitted
   
17/02/1917 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 17/02/1917. Dep: 30/06/1917.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1692 (Diagram 15)
   
07/08/1920 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 07/08/1920. Dep: 05/11/1920.    
18/11/1921 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
27/01/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 27/01/1923. Dep: 19/05/1923.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 111 (Diagram 15)
   
06/01/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
01/03/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 01/03/1926. Dep: 22/05/1926.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1867 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5379
   
05/02/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 05/02/1927. Dep: 13/04/1927.    
08/04/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/04/1929. Dep: 18/06/1929.    
01/08/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 01/08/1931. Dep: 29/08/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1175 (Diagram 15)
   
08/01/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/01/1934. Dep: 10/02/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1035 (Diagram 15)
   
14/08/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/08/1936. Dep: 05/09/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 930 (Diagram 15)
   
20/05/1937 Allocation Reallocated to Tuxford (TUX)    
27/08/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 27/08/1938. Dep: 15/10/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3347 (Diagram 15)
Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
   
29/10/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 29/10/1938. Dep: 30/10/1938.    
24/11/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/11/1940. Dep: 04/01/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3201 (Diagram 15)
   
04/07/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 04/07/1943. Dep: 31/07/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 856 (Diagram 15)
   
24/12/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/12/1945. Dep: 23/02/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3305 (Diagram 15)
   
16/11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3604    
16/03/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 16/03/1948. Dep: 26/04/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3269 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63604
   
06/03/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    
12/03/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    
15/05/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 15/05/1951. Dep: 09/06/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22191 (Diagram 15)
   
19/06/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 19/06/1951. Dep: 20/06/1951.    
23/11/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/11/1953. Dep: 16/01/1954.
Work undertaken:
Rebuilt to class O4/8
Boiler number 28847 (Diagram 100A)
   
08/02/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/02/1957. Dep: 30/03/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28929 (Diagram 100A)
   
07/09/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 07/09/1961. Dep: 14/10/1961.    
02/12/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Staveley (G.C.) (41H)    
01/05/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 63604 from Staveley (G.C.) (41H)    

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