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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 1722 m/e 10/1918
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6558   28/04/1928
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3637   16/11/1946
British Railways 63637 w/e 30/07/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Nasmyth Wilson
Order Number L926
Works Number 1265
To Service During 10/1918
Taken into Stock 03/05/1928
Withdrawal Sun 09/12/1962 off Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (36E)
Service Life 44 yrs, 2 mths , 9 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Doncaster)

Notes
Notes Into Doncaster for cutting up 16/9/63

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1918
DON   Doncaster on 03/05/1928
IMM   Immingham on 19/09/1933
RET   Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) on 11/01/1939
     Withdrawn on 09/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 09/12/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
10/1918 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1315)
12/03/1932 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 853)
05/10/1935 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3212)
30/04/1938 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1237)
23/11/1940 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3298)
06/03/1943 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1130)
28/04/1945 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3381)
05/07/1947 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3223)
30/07/1949 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3224)
29/12/1951 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22234)
12/01/1957 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22202)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 10/03/1928 28/04/1928 50 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6558
 
Gorton Works 22/03/1930 03/05/1930 43 days General    
Gorton Works 05/03/1932 12/03/1932 8 days General Boiler number 853 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 21/09/1935 05/10/1935 15 days General Boiler number 3212 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 09/04/1938 30/04/1938 22 days General Boiler number 1237 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 09/11/1940 23/11/1940 15 days General Boiler number 3298 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 12/02/1943 06/03/1943 23 days General Boiler number 1130 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 07/04/1945 28/04/1945 22 days General Boiler number 3381 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 07/06/1947 05/07/1947 29 days General Boiler number 3223 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 25/06/1949 30/07/1949 36 days General Boiler number 3224 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63637
 
Gorton Works 08/12/1951 29/12/1951 22 days General Boiler number 22234 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 31/12/1951 04/01/1952 5 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 22/05/1954 12/06/1954 22 days Light Intermediate    
Gorton Works 15/06/1954 18/06/1954 4 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 15/12/1956 12/01/1957 29 days General Boiler number 22202 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 20/01/1957 25/01/1957 6 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 02/04/1960 21/05/1960 50 days Heavy Intermediate    
Gorton Works 11/06/1960 18/06/1960 8 days Unclassified    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1918 To Service To service as ROD Number 1722
Built at Nasmyth Wilson, Works Number 1265
Diagram 15 boiler fitted
   
10/03/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 10/03/1928. Dep: 28/04/1928.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6558
   
03/05/1928 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
03/05/1928 To Stock To LNER stock    
22/03/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 22/03/1930. Dep: 03/05/1930.    
05/03/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 05/03/1932. Dep: 12/03/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 853 (Diagram 15)
   
19/09/1933 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
21/09/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/09/1935. Dep: 05/10/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3212 (Diagram 15)
   
09/04/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 09/04/1938. Dep: 30/04/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1237 (Diagram 15)
   
11/01/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (RET)    
09/11/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 09/11/1940. Dep: 23/11/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3298 (Diagram 15)
   
12/02/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/02/1943. Dep: 06/03/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1130 (Diagram 15)
   
07/04/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 07/04/1945. Dep: 28/04/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3381 (Diagram 15)
   
16/11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3637    
07/06/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 07/06/1947. Dep: 05/07/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3223 (Diagram 15)
   
25/06/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 25/06/1949. Dep: 30/07/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3224 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63637
   
08/12/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/12/1951. Dep: 29/12/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22234 (Diagram 15)
   
31/12/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 31/12/1951. Dep: 04/01/1952.    
22/05/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 22/05/1954. Dep: 12/06/1954.    
15/06/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 15/06/1954. Dep: 18/06/1954.    
15/12/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 15/12/1956. Dep: 12/01/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22202 (Diagram 15)
   
20/01/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 20/01/1957. Dep: 25/01/1957.    
02/04/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 02/04/1960. Dep: 21/05/1960.    
11/06/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 11/06/1960. Dep: 18/06/1960.    
09/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 63637 from Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (36E)    

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