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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 1880 m/e 05/1918
London and North Western Railway 2896 m/e 09/1919
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6589   18/02/1928
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3783   26/05/1946
British Railways 63783 w/e 11/12/1948

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 21857
To Service During 05/1918
Taken into Stock 16/02/1928
Withdrawal Sun 09/12/1962 off Sheffield Darnall (41A)
Service Life 44 yrs, 7 mths , 9 dys
Information Hyde Park Works

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Derby)

Notes
Notes Into Derby for cutting up 7/63

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1918
91LNWR   (on loan)   09/1919
ROD       08/1921
SHF   Sheffield Neepsend on 16/02/1928
RET   Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) on 24/02/1934
SHF   Sheffield Neepsend on 04/11/1935
STV   Staveley (G.C.) on 29/07/1938
WFD   Woodford Halse on 11/08/1944
SHF   Sheffield Darnall on 03/02/1946
CLK   Colwick on 06/03/1949
CLK   Colwick w/e 12/03/1949
SHF   Sheffield Darnall on 07/08/1949
SHF   Sheffield Darnall w/e 13/08/1949
     Withdrawn on 09/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC SHF Sheffield Darnall m/e 28/02/1946
ALLOC CLK Colwick w/e 12/03/1949
ALLOC SHF Sheffield Darnall w/e 13/08/1949

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
05/1918 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1936)
28/05/1932 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1082)
26/01/1935 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1056)
29/05/1937 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 822)
16/05/1942 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1104)
04/03/1944 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3277)
14/09/1946 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3201)
11/12/1948 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1950)
03/11/1951 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22221)
02/10/1954 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22282)
04/10/1958 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22258)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 19/11/1927 18/02/1928 92 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6589
 
Gorton Works 28/12/1929 25/01/1930 29 days General    
Gorton Works 14/05/1932 28/05/1932 15 days General Boiler number 1082 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 19/01/1935 26/01/1935 8 days General Boiler number 1056 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 15/05/1937 29/05/1937 15 days General Boiler number 822 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 11/11/1939 25/11/1939 15 days General    
Gorton Works 09/05/1942 16/05/1942 8 days General Boiler number 1104 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 21/02/1944 04/03/1944 13 days General Boiler number 3277 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 24/08/1946 14/09/1946 22 days General Boiler number 3201 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 20/11/1948 11/12/1948 22 days General Boiler number 1950 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63783
 
Gorton Works 13/10/1951 03/11/1951 22 days General Boiler number 22221 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 06/11/1951 10/11/1951 5 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 04/09/1954 02/10/1954 29 days General Boiler number 22282 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 06/10/1954 15/10/1954 10 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 09/11/1957 07/12/1957 29 days Light Casual    
Gorton Works 11/12/1957 14/12/1957 4 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 06/09/1958 04/10/1958 29 days General Boiler number 22258 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 13/10/1958 17/10/1958 5 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 24/10/1958 28/10/1958 5 days Unclassified    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1918 To Service To service as ROD Number 1880
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 21857
Diagram 15 boiler fitted
   
09/1919 Allocation      
09/1919 Renumbered Renumbered to 2896    
08/1921 Allocation      
19/11/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/11/1927. Dep: 18/02/1928.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6589
   
16/02/1928 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)    
16/02/1928 To Stock To LNWR stock    
28/12/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/12/1929. Dep: 25/01/1930.    
14/05/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/05/1932. Dep: 28/05/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1082 (Diagram 15)
   
24/02/1934 Allocation Reallocated to Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (RET)    
19/01/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/01/1935. Dep: 26/01/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1056 (Diagram 15)
   
04/11/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)    
15/05/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 15/05/1937. Dep: 29/05/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 822 (Diagram 15)
   
29/07/1938 Allocation Reallocated to Staveley (G.C.) (STV)    
11/11/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 11/11/1939. Dep: 25/11/1939.    
09/05/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 09/05/1942. Dep: 16/05/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1104 (Diagram 15)
   
21/02/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/02/1944. Dep: 04/03/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3277 (Diagram 15)
   
11/08/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
03/02/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    
26/05/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3783    
24/08/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/08/1946. Dep: 14/09/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3201 (Diagram 15)
   
20/11/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/11/1948. Dep: 11/12/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1950 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63783
   
06/03/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
12/03/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
07/08/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    
13/08/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    
13/10/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/10/1951. Dep: 03/11/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22221 (Diagram 15)
   
06/11/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 06/11/1951. Dep: 10/11/1951.    
04/09/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 04/09/1954. Dep: 02/10/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22282 (Diagram 15)
   
06/10/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 06/10/1954. Dep: 15/10/1954.    
09/11/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 09/11/1957. Dep: 07/12/1957.    
11/12/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 11/12/1957. Dep: 14/12/1957.    
06/09/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 06/09/1958. Dep: 04/10/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22258 (Diagram 15)
   
13/10/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 13/10/1958. Dep: 17/10/1958.    
24/10/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 24/10/1958. Dep: 28/10/1958.    
09/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 63783 from Sheffield Darnall (41A)    

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