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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 1920 m/e 05/1918
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6602   30/07/1927
War Dept. 780   04/10/1941

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L693
Works Number 21897
To Service During 05/1918
Taken into Stock 02/08/1927
Withdrawal Sat 04/10/1941 off Staveley (G.C.) (STV)
Service Life 23 yrs, 5 mths , 4 dys

Disposal

Notes
Notes Renumbered 780 and sent to the Middle East

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1918
SHF   Sheffield Neepsend on 02/08/1927
STV   Staveley (G.C.) on 31/01/1934
     Withdrawn on 04/10/1941

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
05/1918 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1141)
02/04/1932 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1858)
15/06/1935 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1285)
10/04/1937 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1456)
12/08/1939 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3303)
04/10/1941 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3215)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 30/04/1927 30/07/1927 92 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6602
 
Gorton Works 28/09/1929 26/10/1929 29 days General    
Gorton Works 19/03/1932 02/04/1932 15 days General Boiler number 1858 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 01/06/1935 15/06/1935 15 days General Boiler number 1285 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 20/03/1937 10/04/1937 22 days General Boiler number 1456 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 29/07/1939 12/08/1939 15 days General Boiler number 3303 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 24/09/1941 04/10/1941 11 days General Boiler number 3215 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to WD 780
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1918 To Service To service as ROD Number 1920
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 21897
Diagram 15 boiler fitted
   
30/04/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 30/04/1927. Dep: 30/07/1927.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6602
   
02/08/1927 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)    
02/08/1927 To Stock To LNER stock    
28/09/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/09/1929. Dep: 26/10/1929.    
19/03/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/03/1932. Dep: 02/04/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1858 (Diagram 15)
   
31/01/1934 Allocation Reallocated to Staveley (G.C.) (STV)    
01/06/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 01/06/1935. Dep: 15/06/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1285 (Diagram 15)
   
20/03/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/03/1937. Dep: 10/04/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1456 (Diagram 15)
   
29/07/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 29/07/1939. Dep: 12/08/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3303 (Diagram 15)
   
24/09/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/09/1941. Dep: 04/10/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3215 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to WD 780
   
04/10/1941 Withdrawn Condemned as 780 from Staveley (G.C.) (STV)    

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