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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 1719 m/e 08/1918
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6537   31/10/1925
War Dept. 748   19/09/1941

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Nasmyth Wilson
Order Number L926
Works Number 1262
To Service During 08/1918
Taken into Stock 31/10/1925
Withdrawal Fri 19/09/1941 off Langwith Junction (LNG)
Service Life 23 yrs, 1 mth , 19 dys

Disposal

Notes
Notes Renumbered 748 and sent to the Middle East via Ellesmere Port, 17/10/41

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1918
GOR   Gorton on 29/10/1925
WFD   Woodford Halse on 13/11/1925
DON   Doncaster on 25/09/1928
WFD   Woodford Halse on 29/11/1928
LNG   Langwith Junction on 27/09/1930
     Withdrawn on 19/09/1941

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
08/1918 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1057)
19/07/1930 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1692)
26/03/1932 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 931)
10/11/1934 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1016)
12/12/1936 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3267)
18/03/1939 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1201)
20/09/1941 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3444)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 18/07/1925 31/10/1925 106 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6537
 
Gorton Works 28/01/1928 10/03/1928 43 days General    
Gorton Works 28/06/1930 19/07/1930 22 days General Boiler number 1692 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 19/03/1932 26/03/1932 8 days General Boiler number 931 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 03/11/1934 10/11/1934 8 days General Boiler number 1016 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 28/11/1936 12/12/1936 15 days General Boiler number 3267 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 04/03/1939 18/03/1939 15 days General Boiler number 1201 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 08/09/1941 20/09/1941 13 days General Boiler number 3444 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to WD 748
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1918 To Service To service as ROD Number 1719
Built at Nasmyth Wilson, Works Number 1262
Diagram 15 boiler fitted
   
18/07/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 18/07/1925. Dep: 31/10/1925.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6537
   
29/10/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
31/10/1925 To Stock To LNER stock    
13/11/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
28/01/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/01/1928. Dep: 10/03/1928.    
25/09/1928 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
29/11/1928 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
28/06/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/06/1930. Dep: 19/07/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1692 (Diagram 15)
   
27/09/1930 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (LNG)    
19/03/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/03/1932. Dep: 26/03/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 931 (Diagram 15)
   
03/11/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 03/11/1934. Dep: 10/11/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1016 (Diagram 15)
   
28/11/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/11/1936. Dep: 12/12/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3267 (Diagram 15)
   
04/03/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 04/03/1939. Dep: 18/03/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1201 (Diagram 15)
   
08/09/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/09/1941. Dep: 20/09/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3444 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to WD 748
   
19/09/1941 Withdrawn Condemned as 748 from Langwith Junction (LNG)    

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