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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 1859 m/e 03/1918
London and North Western Railway 2979 m/e 01/1921
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6582   08/12/1928
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3766   26/05/1946
British Railways 63766 w/e 22/05/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
O4/203/1918
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L692
Works Number 21836
To Service During 03/1918
Taken into Stock 15/01/1929
Withdrawal Sun 26/08/1962 off Gorton (9G)
Service Life 44 yrs, 5 mths , 28 dys
Information Queen's Park Works

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Gorton)

Notes
Notes Cut up at Gorton

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1918
91LNWR   (on loan)   01/1921
ABD   Aberdeen Ferryhill on 15/01/1929
DEE   Dundee Tay Bridge on 07/10/1930
DFU   Dunfermline Upper on 29/07/1943
DON   Doncaster on 30/09/1943
SHF   Sheffield Darnall on 25/06/1945
38A   Colwick on 21/06/1953
39A   Gorton on 21/11/1954
     Withdrawn on 26/08/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 38A Colwick 4w/e 11/07/1953
ALLOC 39A Gorton 4w/e 04/12/1954
LOAN 9H Gorton on 01/02/1958
ALLOC 9H Gorton on 23/02/1958
WDN   w/e 01/09/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
03/1918 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1443)
22/07/1933 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1038)
16/11/1935 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1187)
04/02/1939 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 655)
19/07/1941 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3279)
24/12/1943 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1176)
09/03/1946 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 815)
22/05/1948 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3331)
27/01/1951 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22156)
05/09/1953 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22189)
19/05/1956 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22165)
07/02/1959 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22138)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 28/07/1928 08/12/1928 134 days General Rebuilt to class O4/2
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6582
 
Cowlairs Works 11/01/1929 12/01/1929 2 days Unclassified Fitted with side doors
 
Cowlairs Works 03/08/1931 29/08/1931 27 days General    
Gorton Works 08/07/1933 22/07/1933 15 days General Boiler number 1038 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 02/11/1935 16/11/1935 15 days General Boiler number 1187 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 14/01/1939 04/02/1939 22 days General Boiler number 655 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 08/07/1941 19/07/1941 12 days General Boiler number 3279 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 15/12/1943 24/12/1943 10 days General Boiler number 1176 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 16/02/1946 09/03/1946 22 days General Boiler number 815 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 24/04/1948 22/05/1948 29 days General Boiler number 3331 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63766
 
Gorton Works 13/01/1951 27/01/1951 15 days General Boiler number 22156 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 05/02/1951 06/02/1951 2 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 15/08/1953 05/09/1953 22 days General Boiler number 22189 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 21/04/1956 19/05/1956 29 days General Boiler number 22165 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 10/01/1959 07/02/1959 29 days General Boiler number 22138 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 01/04/1961 01/04/1961 1 day Weighing    
Gorton Works 25/08/1962 25/08/1962 1 day No repairs    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1918 To Service To service as ROD Number 1859
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 21836
Diagram 15 boiler fitted
   
01/1921 Allocation      
01/1921 Renumbered Renumbered to 2979    
28/07/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/07/1928. Dep: 08/12/1928.
Work undertaken:
Rebuilt to class O4/2
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6582
   
11/01/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 11/01/1929. Dep: 12/01/1929.
Work undertaken:
Fitted with side doors
   
15/01/1929 Allocation Reallocated to Aberdeen Ferryhill (ABD)    
15/01/1929 To Stock To LNER stock    
07/10/1930 Allocation Reallocated to Dundee Tay Bridge (DEE)    
03/08/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 03/08/1931. Dep: 29/08/1931.    
08/07/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/07/1933. Dep: 22/07/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1038 (Diagram 15)
   
02/11/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/11/1935. Dep: 16/11/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1187 (Diagram 15)
   
14/01/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/01/1939. Dep: 04/02/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 655 (Diagram 15)
   
08/07/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/07/1941. Dep: 19/07/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3279 (Diagram 15)
   
29/07/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Dunfermline Upper (DFU)    
30/09/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
15/12/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 15/12/1943. Dep: 24/12/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1176 (Diagram 15)
   
25/06/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    
16/02/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 16/02/1946. Dep: 09/03/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 815 (Diagram 15)
   
26/05/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3766    
24/04/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/04/1948. Dep: 22/05/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3331 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63766
   
13/01/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/01/1951. Dep: 27/01/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22156 (Diagram 15)
   
05/02/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 05/02/1951. Dep: 06/02/1951.    
21/06/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
15/08/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 15/08/1953. Dep: 05/09/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22189 (Diagram 15)
   
21/11/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (39A)    
21/04/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/04/1956. Dep: 19/05/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22165 (Diagram 15)
   
10/01/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 10/01/1959. Dep: 07/02/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22138 (Diagram 15)
   
01/04/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Weighing) - Arr: 01/04/1961. Dep: 01/04/1961.    
25/08/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (No repairs) - Arr: 25/08/1962. Dep: 25/08/1962.    
26/08/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 63766 from Gorton (9G)    

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