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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 1622 m/e 07/1918
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6540   01/08/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3661   10/01/1947
British Railways 63661 w/e 11/12/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
O4/307/1918
O4/7 (2-8-0)03/08/1940
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Kitson
Order Number 479C
Works Number 5208
To Service During 07/1918
Taken into Stock 01/08/1925
Withdrawal Sun 08/08/1965 off Frodingham (36C)
Service Life 47 yrs, 1 mth , 9 dys

Disposal
Scrapping T W Ward (Beighton)

Notes
Notes Sold for scrap to T W Ward, Beighton, 9/65

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1918
GOR   Gorton on 01/08/1925
CLK   Colwick on 18/08/1925
91W   To Western Region / GWR (on loan) on 23/11/1940
WFD   Woodford Halse on 30/07/1942
SHF   Sheffield Darnall on 03/02/1946
41H   Staveley (G.C.) on 27/03/1960
41F   Mexborough on 04/12/1960
41H   Staveley (G.C.) on 11/02/1962
41F   Mexborough on 09/09/1962
41A   Sheffield Darnall on 09/12/1962
41F   Mexborough on 20/01/1963
36E   Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) on 22/09/1963
36C   Frodingham on 13/06/1965
     Withdrawn on 08/08/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC SHF Sheffield Darnall m/e 28/02/1946
TOSTORE   4w/e 09/08/1958
ALLOC 41H Staveley (G.C.) 4w/e 16/04/1960
ALLOC 41F Mexborough 5w/e 31/12/1960
ALLOC 41H Staveley (G.C.) 5w/e 10/03/1962
ALLOC 41F Mexborough 4w/e 06/10/1962
ALLOC 41A Sheffield Darnall 2w/e 15/12/1962
ALLOC 41F Mexborough 3w/e 02/02/1963
ALLOC 36E Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) 6w/e 05/10/1963
ALLOC 36C Frodingham 2w/e 26/06/1965
WDN   w/e 08/08/1965

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
07/1918 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1147)
11/1930 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1745)
07/1933 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1140)
09/1935 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1745)
04/1938 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3324)
03/08/1940 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 3673)
07/04/1944 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 3670)
28/09/1946 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 3658)
11/12/1948 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 5101)
02/02/1952 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 22328)
23/03/1957 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 22318)
14/09/1961 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 22312)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 1925 01/08/1925   General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6540
 
Gorton Works 1928 21/04/1928   General    
Gorton Works 25/10/1930 11/1930   General Boiler number 1745 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 22/07/1933 07/1933   General    
Gorton Works 12/09/1935 30/09/1935 19 days General    
Gorton Works 25/03/1938 04/1938   General Boiler number 3324 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 19/07/1940 03/08/1940 16 days General Rebuilt to class O4/7
Boiler number 3673 (Diagram 15D)
 
Gorton Works 27/08/1942 10/10/1942 45 days General    
Gorton Works 12/03/1944 07/04/1944 27 days General Boiler number 3670 (Diagram 15D)
 
Gorton Works 29/07/1946 28/09/1946 62 days General Boiler number 22313 (Diagram 15D)
 
Gorton Works 07/11/1948 11/12/1948 35 days General Boiler number 5101 (Diagram 15D)
Renumbered to BR 63661
 
Gorton Works 06/01/1952 02/02/1952 28 days General Boiler number 22328 (Diagram 15D)
 
Gorton Works 05/02/1952 07/02/1952 3 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 18/05/1954 19/06/1954 33 days Heavy    
Gorton Works 16/02/1957 23/03/1957 36 days General Boiler number 22318 (Diagram 15D)
 
Gorton Works 24/07/1961 14/09/1961 53 days General Boiler number 22312 (Diagram 15D)
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1918 To Service To service as ROD Number 1622
Built at Kitson, Works Number 5208
Diagram 15 boiler fitted
   
1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: ?/1925. Dep: 01/08/1925.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6540
   
01/08/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
01/08/1925 To Stock To LNER stock    
18/08/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: ?/1928. Dep: 21/04/1928.    
25/10/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 25/10/1930. Dep: ?/11/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1745 (Diagram 15)
   
07/1933 Modification Diagram 15 number 1140 boiler fitted    
22/07/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 22/07/1933. Dep: ?/07/1933.    
09/1935 Modification Diagram 15 number 1745 boiler fitted    
12/09/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/09/1935. Dep: 30/09/1935.    
25/03/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 25/03/1938. Dep: ?/04/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3324 (Diagram 15)
   
19/07/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/07/1940. Dep: 03/08/1940.
Work undertaken:
Rebuilt to class O4/7
Boiler number 3673 (Diagram 15D)
   
23/11/1940 Allocation Loaned to To Western Region / GWR (91W)    
30/07/1942 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
27/08/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 27/08/1942. Dep: 10/10/1942.    
12/03/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/03/1944. Dep: 07/04/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3670 (Diagram 15D)
   
03/02/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    
29/07/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 29/07/1946. Dep: 28/09/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22313 (Diagram 15D)
   
10/01/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3661    
07/11/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 07/11/1948. Dep: 11/12/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 5101 (Diagram 15D)
Renumbered to BR 63661
   
06/01/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 06/01/1952. Dep: 02/02/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22328 (Diagram 15D)
   
05/02/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 05/02/1952. Dep: 07/02/1952.    
18/05/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Heavy) - Arr: 18/05/1954. Dep: 19/06/1954.    
16/02/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 16/02/1957. Dep: 23/03/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22318 (Diagram 15D)
   
27/03/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Staveley (G.C.) (41H)    
04/12/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (41F)    
24/07/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/07/1961. Dep: 14/09/1961.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22312 (Diagram 15D)
   
11/02/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Staveley (G.C.) (41H)    
09/09/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (41F)    
09/12/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (41A)    
20/01/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (41F)    
22/09/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (36E)    
13/06/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (36C)    
08/08/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 63661 from Frodingham (36C)    

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