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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 1678 m/e 05/1918
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6323   23/02/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3696   14/12/1946
British Railways 63696 w/e 19/03/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd
Order Number E105
Works Number 3722
To Service During 05/1918
Taken into Stock 23/02/1924
Withdrawal Fri 24/04/1959 off Frodingham (36C)
Service Life 40 yrs, 11 mths , 25 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Gorton)

Notes
Notes Cut up at Gorton

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1918
GOR   Gorton on 05/03/1924
ANN   Annesley on 04/04/1924
FRO   Frodingham on 28/09/1939
     Withdrawn on 24/04/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 24/04/1959

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
05/1918 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1262)
21/02/1925 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1274)
19/04/1930 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 487)
02/07/1932 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1856)
01/12/1934 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1335)
19/09/1936 Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
19/09/1936 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1009)
05/11/1938 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3350)
21/12/1940 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3238)
09/10/1943 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1153)
19/03/1949 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3345)
21/07/1951 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22198)
24/10/1953 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22157)
05/05/1956 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22171)


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 6323
  
Gorton Works 06/12/1924 21/02/1925 78 days General Boiler number 1274 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 21/01/1928 03/03/1928 43 days General    
Gorton Works 29/03/1930 19/04/1930 22 days General Boiler number 487 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 18/06/1932 02/07/1932 15 days General Boiler number 1856 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 24/11/1934 01/12/1934 8 days General Boiler number 1335 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 29/08/1936 19/09/1936 22 days General Boiler number 1009 (Diagram 15)
Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
  
Gorton Works 29/10/1938 05/11/1938 8 days General Boiler number 3350 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 14/12/1940 21/12/1940 8 days General Boiler number 3238 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 23/09/1943 09/10/1943 17 days General Boiler number 1153 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 16/11/1946 14/12/1946 29 days General Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 3696
  
Gorton Works 26/02/1949 19/03/1949 22 days General Boiler number 3345 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63696
  
Gorton Works 16/06/1951 21/07/1951 36 days General Boiler number 22198 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 24/07/1951 25/07/1951 2 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 10/10/1953 24/10/1953 15 days General Boiler number 22157 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 01/11/1953 14/11/1953 14 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 20/11/1953 22/11/1953 3 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 07/04/1956 05/05/1956 29 days General Boiler number 22171 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 17/04/1959 17/04/1959 1 day No repairs    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1918 To Service To service as ROD Number 1678
Built at Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd, Works Number 3722
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 6323
    
23/02/1924 To Stock To LNER stock    
05/03/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
04/04/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (ANN)    
06/12/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 06/12/1924. Dep: 21/02/1925.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1274 (Diagram 15)
    
21/01/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/01/1928. Dep: 03/03/1928.    
29/03/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 29/03/1930. Dep: 19/04/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 487 (Diagram 15)
    
18/06/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 18/06/1932. Dep: 02/07/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1856 (Diagram 15)
    
24/11/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/11/1934. Dep: 01/12/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1335 (Diagram 15)
    
29/08/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 29/08/1936. Dep: 19/09/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1009 (Diagram 15)
Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
    
29/10/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 29/10/1938. Dep: 05/11/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3350 (Diagram 15)
    
28/09/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (FRO)    
14/12/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/12/1940. Dep: 21/12/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3238 (Diagram 15)
    
23/09/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/09/1943. Dep: 09/10/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1153 (Diagram 15)
    
16/11/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 16/11/1946. Dep: 14/12/1946.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 3696
    
26/02/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/02/1949. Dep: 19/03/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3345 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63696
    
16/06/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 16/06/1951. Dep: 21/07/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22198 (Diagram 15)
    
24/07/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 24/07/1951. Dep: 25/07/1951.    
10/10/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 10/10/1953. Dep: 24/10/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22157 (Diagram 15)
    
01/11/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 01/11/1953. Dep: 14/11/1953.    
20/11/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 20/11/1953. Dep: 22/11/1953.    
07/04/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 07/04/1956. Dep: 05/05/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22171 (Diagram 15)
    
17/04/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (No repairs) - Arr: 17/04/1959. Dep: 17/04/1959.    
24/04/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 63696 from Frodingham (36C)    

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