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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 1855 m/e 03/1918
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6273   05/04/1924
War Dept. 776   11/10/1941

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L692
Works Number 21832
To Service During 03/1918
Taken into Stock 05/04/1924
Withdrawal Sat 11/10/1941 off Annesley (ANN)
Service Life 23 yrs, 7 mths , 12 dys
Information Hyde Park Works

Disposal

Notes
Notes Renumbered 776 and sent to the Middle East

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1918
GOR   Gorton on 05/04/1924
ARD   Ardsley on 09/10/1924
MEX   Mexborough on 09/08/1926
GOR   Gorton on 20/05/1929
ANN   Annesley on 06/10/1937
     Withdrawn on 11/10/1941

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
03/1918 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1363)
09/08/1924 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1353)
18/05/1929 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1941)
09/05/1931 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1881)
04/03/1933 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 927)
27/07/1935 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 861)
28/08/1937 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3202)
11/11/1939 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3205)
11/10/1941 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3376)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 15/03/1924 05/04/1924 22 days Light Repair Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6273
  
Gorton Works 31/05/1924 09/08/1924 71 days General Boiler number 1353 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 13/08/1927 01/10/1927 50 days General    
Gorton Works 23/02/1929 18/05/1929 85 days General Boiler number 1941 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 25/04/1931 09/05/1931 15 days General Boiler number 1881 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 25/02/1933 04/03/1933 8 days General Boiler number 927 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 13/07/1935 27/07/1935 15 days General Boiler number 861 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 14/08/1937 28/08/1937 15 days General Boiler number 3202 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 28/10/1939 11/11/1939 15 days General Boiler number 3205 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 23/09/1941 11/10/1941 19 days General Boiler number 3376 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to WD 776
  

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1918 To Service To service as ROD Number 1855
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 21832
Diagram 15 boiler fitted		    
15/03/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 15/03/1924. Dep: 05/04/1924.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6273
    
05/04/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
05/04/1924 To Stock To LNER stock    
31/05/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 31/05/1924. Dep: 09/08/1924.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1353 (Diagram 15)
    
09/10/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (ARD)    
09/08/1926 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
13/08/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/08/1927. Dep: 01/10/1927.    
23/02/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/02/1929. Dep: 18/05/1929.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1941 (Diagram 15)
    
20/05/1929 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
25/04/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 25/04/1931. Dep: 09/05/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1881 (Diagram 15)
    
25/02/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 25/02/1933. Dep: 04/03/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 927 (Diagram 15)
    
13/07/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/07/1935. Dep: 27/07/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 861 (Diagram 15)
    
14/08/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/08/1937. Dep: 28/08/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3202 (Diagram 15)
    
06/10/1937 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (ANN)    
28/10/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/10/1939. Dep: 11/11/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3205 (Diagram 15)
    
23/09/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/09/1941. Dep: 11/10/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3376 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to WD 776
    
11/10/1941 Withdrawn Condemned as 776 from Annesley (ANN)    

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