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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 1654 m/e 10/1917
London and North Western Railway 2957 m/e 06/1920
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6352   09/08/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3673   22/12/1946
British Railways 63673 w/e 05/06/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
O4/210/1917
O4/7 (2-8-0)16/03/1940
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd
Order Number E104
Works Number 3698
To Service During 10/1917
Taken into Stock 09/08/1924
Withdrawal Fri 08/05/1959 off Mexborough (41F)
Service Life 41 yrs, 7 mths , 8 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Gorton)

Notes
Notes Into Gorton for cutting up 9/5/59

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1917
91LNWR   (on loan)   06/1920
DFU   Dunfermline Upper on 09/08/1924
THJ   Thornton Junction on 22/08/1924
GOR   Gorton on 01/10/1943
WHL   West Hartlepool on 13/03/1944
NPT   Newport (Teeside) on 05/10/1944
WHL   West Hartlepool on 18/10/1944
HLS   Hull Springhead on 11/01/1945
HLD   Hull Dairycoates on 11/09/1949
HLD   Hull Dairycoates w/e 17/09/1949
HLS   Hull Springhead on 04/12/1949
HLS   Hull Springhead w/e 10/12/1949
53A   Hull Dairycoates on 21/05/1950
84B   Oxley (on loan) on 02/09/1951
38A   Colwick on 23/09/1951
38A   Colwick w/e 29/09/1951
36B   Mexborough on 29/01/1956
     Withdrawn on 08/05/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC HLD Hull Dairycoates w/e 17/09/1949
ALLOC HLS Hull Springhead w/e 10/12/1949
ALLOC 53A Hull Dairycoates on 21/05/1950
LOAN 91W To Western Region / GWR on 02/09/1951
ALLOC 38A Colwick w/e 29/09/1951
ALLOC 36B Mexborough 4w/e 25/02/1956
WDN   on 21/05/1959

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
10/1917 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number C1474)
14/10/1933 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 518)
05/10/1935 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 857)
10/07/1937 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1948)
16/03/1940 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 3663)
21/03/1942 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 3674)
05/02/1944 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 3697)
18/05/1946 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 3677)
05/06/1948 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 3659)
16/12/1950 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 22311)
18/10/1952 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 22870)
29/05/1954 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 22319)
10/12/1955 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 22326)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 21/02/1924 09/08/1924 171 days General Rebuilt to class O4/2
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6352
 
Cowlairs Works 30/03/1926 05/08/1926 129 days General    
Cowlairs Works 23/04/1928 08/08/1928 108 days General    
Cowlairs Works 07/05/1930 02/07/1930 57 days General    
Cowlairs Works 03/12/1931 20/01/1932 49 days General    
Cowlairs Works 03/02/1932 04/03/1932 31 days Light Repair To Cowlairs 14/9/33, but sent to Gorton
 
Gorton Works 30/09/1933 14/10/1933 15 days General Boiler number 518 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 21/09/1935 05/10/1935 15 days General Boiler number 857 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 26/06/1937 10/07/1937 15 days General Boiler number 1948 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 17/02/1940 16/03/1940 29 days General Rebuilt to class O4/7
Boiler number 3663 (Diagram 15D)
 
Gorton Works 04/03/1942 21/03/1942 18 days General Boiler number 3674 (Diagram 15D)
 
Gorton Works 20/01/1944 05/02/1944 17 days General Boiler number 3697 (Diagram 15D)
 
Gorton Works 27/04/1946 18/05/1946 22 days General Boiler number 3677 (Diagram 15D)
 
Gorton Works 08/05/1948 05/06/1948 29 days General Boiler number 3659 (Diagram 15D)
Renumbered to BR 63673
 
Gorton Works 25/11/1950 16/12/1950 22 days General Boiler number 22311 (Diagram 15D)
 
Gorton Works 04/10/1952 18/10/1952 15 days General Boiler number 22870 (Diagram 15D)
 
Gorton Works 21/10/1952 26/10/1952 6 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 22/05/1954 29/05/1954 8 days General Boiler number 22319 (Diagram 15D)
 
Gorton Works 01/06/1954 09/06/1954 9 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 16/06/1954 18/06/1954 3 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 12/11/1955 10/12/1955 29 days General Boiler number 22326 (Diagram 15D)
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1917 To Service To service as ROD Number 1654
Built at Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd, Works Number 3698
Diagram 15 boiler fitted
   
06/1920 Allocation      
06/1920 Renumbered Renumbered to 2957    
21/02/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 21/02/1924. Dep: 09/08/1924.
Work undertaken:
Rebuilt to class O4/2
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6352
   
09/08/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Dunfermline Upper (DFU)    
09/08/1924 To Stock To LNER stock    
22/08/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Thornton Junction (THJ)    
30/03/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 30/03/1926. Dep: 05/08/1926.    
23/04/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 23/04/1928. Dep: 08/08/1928.    
07/05/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 07/05/1930. Dep: 02/07/1930.    
03/12/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 03/12/1931. Dep: 20/01/1932.    
03/02/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 03/02/1932. Dep: 04/03/1932.
Work undertaken:
To Cowlairs 14/9/33, but sent to Gorton
   
30/09/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 30/09/1933. Dep: 14/10/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 518 (Diagram 15)
   
21/09/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/09/1935. Dep: 05/10/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 857 (Diagram 15)
   
26/06/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/06/1937. Dep: 10/07/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1948 (Diagram 15)
   
17/02/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 17/02/1940. Dep: 16/03/1940.
Work undertaken:
Rebuilt to class O4/7
Boiler number 3663 (Diagram 15D)
   
04/03/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 04/03/1942. Dep: 21/03/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3674 (Diagram 15D)
   
01/10/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
20/01/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/01/1944. Dep: 05/02/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3697 (Diagram 15D)
   
13/03/1944 Allocation Reallocated to West Hartlepool (WHL)    
05/10/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Newport (Teeside) (NPT)    
18/10/1944 Allocation Reallocated to West Hartlepool (WHL)    
11/01/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Springhead (HLS)    
27/04/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 27/04/1946. Dep: 18/05/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3677 (Diagram 15D)
   
22/12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3673    
08/05/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/05/1948. Dep: 05/06/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3659 (Diagram 15D)
Renumbered to BR 63673
   
11/09/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
17/09/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
04/12/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Springhead (HLS)    
10/12/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Springhead (HLS)    
21/05/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (53A)    
25/11/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 25/11/1950. Dep: 16/12/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22311 (Diagram 15D)
   
02/09/1951 Allocation Loaned to Oxley (84B)    
23/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
29/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
04/10/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 04/10/1952. Dep: 18/10/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22870 (Diagram 15D)
   
21/10/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 21/10/1952. Dep: 26/10/1952.    
22/05/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 22/05/1954. Dep: 29/05/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22319 (Diagram 15D)
   
01/06/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 01/06/1954. Dep: 09/06/1954.    
16/06/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 16/06/1954. Dep: 18/06/1954.    
12/11/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/11/1955. Dep: 10/12/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22326 (Diagram 15D)
   
29/01/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (36B)    
08/05/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 63673 from Mexborough (41F)    

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