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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 1954 m/e 11/1918
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6509   22/08/1925
War Dept. 704   13/09/1941

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L703
Works Number 22012
To Service During 11/1918
Taken into Stock 22/08/1924
Withdrawal Sat 13/09/1941 off Grantham (GRA)
Service Life 22 yrs, 10 mths , 13 dys
Information Queen's Park Works

Disposal

Notes
Notes Renumbered 704 and sent to the Middle East via Birkenhead, 12/9/41

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1918
GOR   Gorton on 20/08/1925
DON   Doncaster on 02/09/1925
NWE   New England on 09/01/1926
GRA   Grantham on 14/09/1935
CLK   Colwick m/e 11/1935
NWE   New England on 29/11/1935
CLK   Colwick on 18/12/1935
GRA   Grantham on 20/04/1940
     Withdrawn on 13/09/1941

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
11/1918 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1030)
01/03/1930 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 872)
25/06/1932 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 814)
21/07/1934 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 549)
07/11/1936 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 820)
06/09/1941 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 546)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 30/05/1925 22/08/1925 85 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6509
  
Gorton Works 05/11/1927 10/12/1927 36 days General    
Gorton Works 08/02/1930 01/03/1930 22 days General Boiler number 872 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 11/06/1932 25/06/1932 15 days General Boiler number 814 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 14/07/1934 21/07/1934 8 days General Boiler number 549 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 31/10/1936 07/11/1936 8 days General Boiler number 820 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 20/05/1939 10/06/1939 22 days General    
Gorton Works 15/08/1941 06/09/1941 23 days General Boiler number 546 (Diagram 15)
  

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1918 To Service To service as ROD Number 1954
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 22012
Diagram 15 boiler fitted		    
22/08/1924 To Stock To ROD stock    
30/05/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 30/05/1925. Dep: 22/08/1925.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6509
    
20/08/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
02/09/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
09/01/1926 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
05/11/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 05/11/1927. Dep: 10/12/1927.    
08/02/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/02/1930. Dep: 01/03/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 872 (Diagram 15)
    
11/06/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 11/06/1932. Dep: 25/06/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 814 (Diagram 15)
    
14/07/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/07/1934. Dep: 21/07/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 549 (Diagram 15)
    
14/09/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (GRA)    
11/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
29/11/1935 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
18/12/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
31/10/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 31/10/1936. Dep: 07/11/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 820 (Diagram 15)
    
20/05/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/05/1939. Dep: 10/06/1939.    
20/04/1940 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (GRA)    
15/08/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 15/08/1941. Dep: 06/09/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 546 (Diagram 15)
    
13/09/1941 Withdrawn Condemned as 704 from Grantham (GRA)    
13/09/1941 Renumbered Renumbered to 704    

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