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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 1879 m/e 05/1918
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6506   04/07/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3782   13/10/1946
British Railways 63782 w/e 28/05/1949

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 21856
To Service During 05/1918
Taken into Stock 04/07/1925
Withdrawal Thu 25/05/1961 off Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (36E)
Service Life 43 yrs , 25 dys
Information Hyde Park Works

Disposal

Notes
Notes Cut up at Gorton

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1918
GOR   Gorton on 02/07/1925
WFD   Woodford Halse on 10/07/1925
SHF   Sheffield Neepsend on 08/12/1926
STV   Staveley (G.C.) m/e 1928
MAR   March on 02/03/1929
DON   Doncaster on 15/08/1930
MAR   March on 27/09/1930
CAM   Cambridge on 25/10/1931
RET   Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) on 18/10/1941
     Withdrawn on 25/05/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 25/05/1961

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
05/1918 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1338)
05/01/1929 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1457)
14/02/1931 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1328)
14/10/1933 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1023)
09/05/1936 Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
09/05/1936 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1053)
29/10/1938 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1264)
15/03/1941 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1881)
08/08/1942 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3301)
02/09/1944 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1095)
25/01/1947 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3293)
28/05/1949 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3278)
10/11/1951 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22224)
28/11/1953 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22198)
11/02/1956 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22116)
25/10/1958 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22265)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 04/04/1925 04/07/1925 92 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6506
 
Gorton Works 09/10/1926 20/11/1926 43 days Light Repair    
Gorton Works 13/10/1928 05/01/1929 85 days General Boiler number 1457 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 31/01/1931 14/02/1931 15 days General Boiler number 1328 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 07/10/1933 14/10/1933 8 days General Boiler number 1023 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 25/04/1936 09/05/1936 15 days General Boiler number 1053 (Diagram 15)
Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
 
Gorton Works 01/10/1938 29/10/1938 29 days General Boiler number 1264 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 25/02/1939 11/03/1939 15 days Light Repair    
Gorton Works 08/03/1941 15/03/1941 8 days General Boiler number 1881 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 24/07/1942 08/08/1942 16 days General Boiler number 3301 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 19/08/1944 02/09/1944 15 days General Boiler number 1095 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 28/12/1946 25/01/1947 29 days General Boiler number 3293 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 14/05/1949 28/05/1949 15 days General Boiler number 3278 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63782
 
Gorton Works 19/06/1949 20/06/1949 2 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 20/10/1951 10/11/1951 22 days General Boiler number 22224 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 07/11/1953 28/11/1953 22 days General Boiler number 22198 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 14/01/1956 11/02/1956 29 days General Boiler number 22116 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 20/09/1958 25/10/1958 36 days General Boiler number 22265 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 16/05/1961 16/05/1961 1 day No repairs    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1918 To Service To service as ROD Number 1879
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 21856
Diagram 15 boiler fitted
   
04/04/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 04/04/1925. Dep: 04/07/1925.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6506
   
02/07/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
04/07/1925 To Stock To LNER stock    
10/07/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
09/10/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 09/10/1926. Dep: 20/11/1926.    
08/12/1926 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)    
1928 Allocation Reallocated to Staveley (G.C.) (STV)    
13/10/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/10/1928. Dep: 05/01/1929.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1457 (Diagram 15)
   
02/03/1929 Allocation Reallocated to March (MAR)    
15/08/1930 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
27/09/1930 Allocation Reallocated to March (MAR)    
31/01/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 31/01/1931. Dep: 14/02/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1328 (Diagram 15)
   
25/10/1931 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (CAM)    
07/10/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 07/10/1933. Dep: 14/10/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1023 (Diagram 15)
   
25/04/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 25/04/1936. Dep: 09/05/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1053 (Diagram 15)
Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
   
01/10/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 01/10/1938. Dep: 29/10/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1264 (Diagram 15)
   
25/02/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 25/02/1939. Dep: 11/03/1939.    
08/03/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/03/1941. Dep: 15/03/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1881 (Diagram 15)
   
18/10/1941 Allocation Reallocated to Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (RET)    
24/07/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/07/1942. Dep: 08/08/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3301 (Diagram 15)
   
19/08/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/08/1944. Dep: 02/09/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1095 (Diagram 15)
   
13/10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3782    
28/12/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/12/1946. Dep: 25/01/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3293 (Diagram 15)
   
14/05/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/05/1949. Dep: 28/05/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3278 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63782
   
19/06/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 19/06/1949. Dep: 20/06/1949.    
20/10/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/10/1951. Dep: 10/11/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22224 (Diagram 15)
   
07/11/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 07/11/1953. Dep: 28/11/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22198 (Diagram 15)
   
14/01/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/01/1956. Dep: 11/02/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22116 (Diagram 15)
   
20/09/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/09/1958. Dep: 25/10/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22265 (Diagram 15)
   
16/05/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (No repairs) - Arr: 16/05/1961. Dep: 16/05/1961.    
25/05/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 63782 from Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (36E)    

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