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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 1701 m/e 12/1917
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6554   25/06/1927
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3629   05/10/1946
British Railways 63629 w/e 19/11/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Nasmyth Wilson
Order Number L926
Works Number 1244
To Service During 12/1917
Taken into Stock 23/06/1927
Withdrawal Tue 10/02/1959 off Sheffield Darnall (41A)
Service Life 41 yrs, 2 mths , 11 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Gorton)

Notes
Notes Into Gorton for cutting up 14/2/59

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1917
DON   Doncaster on 23/06/1927
MEX   Mexborough on 25/07/1943
SHF   Sheffield Darnall on 01/07/1945
     Withdrawn on 10/02/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 10/02/1959

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
12/1917 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1090)
28/11/1931 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1951)
16/06/1934 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 929)
30/05/1936 Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
30/05/1936 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3238)
28/05/1938 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3221)
16/11/1940 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3412)
23/01/1943 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3424)
09/06/1945 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1130)
02/08/1947 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3240)
19/11/1949 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1245)
26/07/1952 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22278)
28/05/1955 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22275)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 26/03/1927 25/06/1927 92 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6554
 
Gorton Works 28/09/1929 26/10/1929 29 days General    
Gorton Works 14/11/1931 28/11/1931 15 days General Boiler number 1951 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 02/06/1934 16/06/1934 15 days General Boiler number 929 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 16/05/1936 30/05/1936 15 days General Boiler number 3238 (Diagram 15)
Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
 
Gorton Works 14/05/1938 28/05/1938 15 days General Boiler number 3221 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 09/11/1940 16/11/1940 8 days General Boiler number 3412 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 12/01/1943 23/01/1943 12 days General Boiler number 3424 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 12/05/1945 09/06/1945 29 days General Boiler number 1130 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 28/06/1947 02/08/1947 36 days General Boiler number 3240 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 12/11/1949 19/11/1949 8 days General Boiler number 1245 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63629
 
Gorton Works 28/06/1952 26/07/1952 29 days General Boiler number 22278 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 23/04/1955 28/05/1955 36 days General Boiler number 22275 (Diagram 15)
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1917 To Service To service as ROD Number 1701
Built at Nasmyth Wilson, Works Number 1244
Diagram 15 boiler fitted
   
26/03/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/03/1927. Dep: 25/06/1927.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6554
   
23/06/1927 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
23/06/1927 To Stock To ROD stock    
28/09/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/09/1929. Dep: 26/10/1929.    
14/11/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/11/1931. Dep: 28/11/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1951 (Diagram 15)
   
02/06/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/06/1934. Dep: 16/06/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 929 (Diagram 15)
   
16/05/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 16/05/1936. Dep: 30/05/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3238 (Diagram 15)
Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
   
14/05/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/05/1938. Dep: 28/05/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3221 (Diagram 15)
   
09/11/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 09/11/1940. Dep: 16/11/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3412 (Diagram 15)
   
12/01/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/01/1943. Dep: 23/01/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3424 (Diagram 15)
   
25/07/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
12/05/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/05/1945. Dep: 09/06/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1130 (Diagram 15)
   
01/07/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    
05/10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3629    
28/06/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/06/1947. Dep: 02/08/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3240 (Diagram 15)
   
12/11/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/11/1949. Dep: 19/11/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1245 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63629
   
28/06/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/06/1952. Dep: 26/07/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22278 (Diagram 15)
   
23/04/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/04/1955. Dep: 28/05/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22275 (Diagram 15)
   
10/02/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 63629 from Sheffield Darnall (41A)    

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