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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 1936 m/e 07/1918
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6264   09/02/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3818   13/10/1946
British Railways 63818 w/e 17/09/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
O4/307/1918
O4/8 (2-8-0)17/06/1947
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L693
Works Number 21913
To Service During 07/1918
Taken into Stock 09/02/1924
Withdrawal Sun 17/04/1966 off Doncaster (36A)
Service Life 47 yrs, 9 mths , 18 dys

Disposal
Scrapping W George, Station Steel (Wath)

Notes
Notes Sold for scrap to Station Steel, Wath, 5/66

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1918
GOR   Gorton on 16/02/1924
ANN   Annesley on 04/04/1924
NWE   New England on 30/01/1925
GRA   Grantham on 21/02/1933
NWE   New England on 20/05/1933
CLK   Colwick on 15/07/1935
DON   Doncaster on 23/01/1944
IMM   Immingham on 09/12/1945
FRO   Frodingham on 12/05/1946
36E   Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) on 06/07/1958
36A   Doncaster on 09/12/1962
     Withdrawn on 17/04/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC IMM Immingham m/e 31/01/1946
ALLOC 36E Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) 4w/e 14/07/1958
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 2w/e 15/12/1962
WDN   on 17/04/1966

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
07/1918 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1193)
22/01/1925 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1247)
19/09/1929 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1342)
01/06/1932 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1463)
08/07/1933 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 934)
15/07/1935 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1239)
23/10/1937 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1417)
02/03/1940 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3386)
22/11/1941 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 828)
24/03/1944 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1149)
17/06/1947 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 5106)
17/09/1949 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 5013)
03/05/1952 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28378)
18/05/1957 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28376)
09/06/1962 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28393)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 03/02/1924 09/02/1924 7 days Light Repair Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6264
 
Gorton Works 27/10/1924 22/01/1925 88 days General Boiler number 1247 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 24/04/1927 08/06/1927 46 days General    
Gorton Works 04/07/1929 19/09/1929 78 days General Boiler number 1342 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 26/04/1932 01/06/1932 37 days General Boiler number 1463 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 13/06/1933 08/07/1933 26 days General Boiler number 934 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 29/05/1935 15/07/1935 48 days General Boiler number 1239 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 03/10/1937 23/10/1937 21 days General Boiler number 1417 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 20/01/1940 02/03/1940 43 days General Boiler number 3386 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 15/10/1941 22/11/1941 39 days General Boiler number 828 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 18/02/1944 24/03/1944 36 days General Boiler number 1149 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 13/03/1947 17/06/1947 97 days General Rebuilt to class O4/8
Boiler number 5106 (Diagram 100A)
 
Gorton Works 19/08/1949 17/09/1949 30 days General Boiler number 5013 (Diagram 100A)
Renumbered to BR 63818
 
Gorton Works 30/03/1952 03/05/1952 35 days General Boiler number 28378 (Diagram 100A)
 
Gorton Works 08/09/1954 08/10/1954 31 days Heavy Intermediate    
Gorton Works 23/04/1957 18/05/1957 26 days General Boiler number 28376 (Diagram 100A)
 
Gorton Works 02/09/1959 09/10/1959 38 days Heavy Intermediate    
Gorton Works 10/04/1962 09/06/1962 61 days General Boiler number 28393 (Diagram 100A)
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1918 To Service To service as ROD Number 1936
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 21913
Diagram 15 boiler fitted
   
03/02/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 03/02/1924. Dep: 09/02/1924.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6264
   
09/02/1924 To Stock To LNER stock    
16/02/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
04/04/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (ANN)    
27/10/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 27/10/1924. Dep: 22/01/1925.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1247 (Diagram 15)
   
30/01/1925 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
24/04/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/04/1927. Dep: 08/06/1927.    
04/07/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 04/07/1929. Dep: 19/09/1929.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1342 (Diagram 15)
   
26/04/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/04/1932. Dep: 01/06/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1463 (Diagram 15)
   
21/02/1933 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (GRA)    
20/05/1933 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
13/06/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/06/1933. Dep: 08/07/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 934 (Diagram 15)
   
29/05/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 29/05/1935. Dep: 15/07/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1239 (Diagram 15)
   
15/07/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
03/10/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 03/10/1937. Dep: 23/10/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1417 (Diagram 15)
   
20/01/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/01/1940. Dep: 02/03/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3386 (Diagram 15)
   
15/10/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 15/10/1941. Dep: 22/11/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 828 (Diagram 15)
   
23/01/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
18/02/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 18/02/1944. Dep: 24/03/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1149 (Diagram 15)
   
09/12/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
12/05/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (FRO)    
13/10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3818    
13/03/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/03/1947. Dep: 17/06/1947.
Work undertaken:
Rebuilt to class O4/8
Boiler number 5106 (Diagram 100A)
   
19/08/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/08/1949. Dep: 17/09/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 5013 (Diagram 100A)
Renumbered to BR 63818
   
30/03/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 30/03/1952. Dep: 03/05/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28378 (Diagram 100A)
   
08/09/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 08/09/1954. Dep: 08/10/1954.    
23/04/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/04/1957. Dep: 18/05/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28376 (Diagram 100A)
   
06/07/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (36E)    
02/09/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 02/09/1959. Dep: 09/10/1959.    
10/04/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 10/04/1962. Dep: 09/06/1962.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28393 (Diagram 100A)
   
09/12/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
17/04/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 63818 from Doncaster (36A)    

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