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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 1620 m/e 07/1918
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6360   23/02/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3659   05/01/1947
British Railways 63659   06/05/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Kitson
Order Number 479C
Works Number 5206
To Service During 07/1918
Taken into Stock 23/02/1924
Withdrawal Sun 09/12/1962 off Mexborough (41F)
Service Life 44 yrs, 5 mths , 9 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Round Oak Steelworks (Brierly Hill)

Notes
Notes Sold for scrap to Round Oak Steel, Brierley Hill, 3/64

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1918
GOR   Gorton on 29/02/1924
SHF   Sheffield Neepsend on 29/03/1924
DON   Doncaster on 22/11/1924
MAR   March on 24/10/1931
DON   Doncaster on 24/12/1931
CAM   Cambridge on 12/08/1932
DON   Doncaster on 29/08/1932
MEX   Mexborough on 18/08/1946
DON   Doncaster on 20/10/1947
FRO   Frodingham on 18/01/1948
FRO   Frodingham w/e 24/01/1948
36D   Barnsley on 13/11/1955
41F   Mexborough on 03/01/1960
     Withdrawn on 09/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC DON Doncaster w/e 25/10/1947
ALLOC FRO Frodingham w/e 24/01/1948
ALLOC 36D Barnsley 4w/e 03/12/1955
ALLOC 41F Mexborough 4w/e 23/01/1960
WDN   on 09/12/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
07/1918 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1247)
15/11/1924 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1196)
02/11/1929 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1238)
25/07/1931 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1947)
05/05/1934 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 807)
20/06/1936 Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
20/06/1936 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3246)
30/07/1938 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3339)
19/10/1940 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3240)
10/07/1943 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1118)
21/04/1945 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3403)
13/12/1947 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3250)
06/05/1950 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1149)
20/11/1954 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22288)
03/05/1958 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22292)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 09/02/1924 23/02/1924 15 days Light Repair Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6360
 
Gorton Works 16/08/1924 15/11/1924 92 days General Boiler number 1196 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 16/07/1927 27/08/1927 43 days General    
Gorton Works 05/10/1929 02/11/1929 29 days General Boiler number 1238 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 04/07/1931 25/07/1931 22 days General Boiler number 1947 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 21/04/1934 05/05/1934 15 days General Boiler number 807 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 06/06/1936 20/06/1936 15 days General Boiler number 3246 (Diagram 15)
Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
 
Gorton Works 23/07/1938 30/07/1938 8 days General Boiler number 3339 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 12/10/1940 19/10/1940 8 days General Boiler number 3240 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 26/06/1943 10/07/1943 15 days General Boiler number 1118 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 07/04/1945 21/04/1945 15 days General Boiler number 3403 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 22/11/1947 13/12/1947 22 days General Boiler number 3250 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 15/04/1950 06/05/1950 22 days General Boiler number 1149 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63659
 
Gorton Works 10/05/1950 11/05/1950 2 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 05/07/1952 09/08/1952 36 days General    
Gorton Works 17/08/1952 19/08/1952 3 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 23/10/1954 20/11/1954 29 days General Boiler number 22288 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 29/03/1958 03/05/1958 36 days General Boiler number 22292 (Diagram 15)
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1918 To Service To service as ROD Number 1620
Built at Kitson, Works Number 5206
Diagram 15 boiler fitted
   
09/02/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 09/02/1924. Dep: 23/02/1924.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6360
   
23/02/1924 To Stock To LNER stock    
29/02/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
29/03/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)    
16/08/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 16/08/1924. Dep: 15/11/1924.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1196 (Diagram 15)
   
22/11/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
16/07/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 16/07/1927. Dep: 27/08/1927.    
05/10/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 05/10/1929. Dep: 02/11/1929.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1238 (Diagram 15)
   
04/07/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 04/07/1931. Dep: 25/07/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1947 (Diagram 15)
   
24/10/1931 Allocation Reallocated to March (MAR)    
24/12/1931 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
12/08/1932 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (CAM)    
29/08/1932 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
21/04/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/04/1934. Dep: 05/05/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 807 (Diagram 15)
   
06/06/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 06/06/1936. Dep: 20/06/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3246 (Diagram 15)
Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
   
23/07/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/07/1938. Dep: 30/07/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3339 (Diagram 15)
   
12/10/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/10/1940. Dep: 19/10/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3240 (Diagram 15)
   
26/06/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/06/1943. Dep: 10/07/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1118 (Diagram 15)
   
07/04/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 07/04/1945. Dep: 21/04/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3403 (Diagram 15)
   
18/08/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
05/01/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3659    
20/10/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
22/11/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 22/11/1947. Dep: 13/12/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3250 (Diagram 15)
   
18/01/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (FRO)    
24/01/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (FRO)    
15/04/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 15/04/1950. Dep: 06/05/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1149 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63659
   
10/05/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 10/05/1950. Dep: 11/05/1950.    
05/07/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 05/07/1952. Dep: 09/08/1952.    
17/08/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 17/08/1952. Dep: 19/08/1952.    
23/10/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/10/1954. Dep: 20/11/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22288 (Diagram 15)
   
13/11/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Barnsley (36D)    
29/03/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 29/03/1958. Dep: 03/05/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22292 (Diagram 15)
   
03/01/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (41F)    
09/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 63659 from Mexborough (41F)    

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