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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 2087 m/e 10/1919
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6628   30/04/1927
War Dept. 786   18/10/1941

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L712
Works Number 22177
To Service During 10/1919
Taken into Stock 29/04/1927
Withdrawal Sat 18/10/1941 off Grantham (GRA)
Service Life 22 yrs , 18 dys
Information Hyde Park Works

Disposal

Notes
Notes Renumbered 786 and sent to the Middle East

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1919
GOR   Gorton on 29/04/1927
GRA   Grantham on 04/05/1937
     Withdrawn on 18/10/1941

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
10/1919 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1001)
05/12/1931 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1367)
05/05/1934 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 821)
20/06/1936 Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
20/06/1936 Intensifore lubricator removed
20/06/1936 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3247)
11/03/1939 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3264)
18/10/1941 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3303)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 12/02/1927 30/04/1927 78 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6628
 
Gorton Works 24/08/1929 28/09/1929 36 days General    
Gorton Works 21/11/1931 05/12/1931 15 days General Boiler number 1367 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 21/04/1934 05/05/1934 15 days General Boiler number 821 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 06/06/1936 20/06/1936 15 days General Boiler number 3247 (Diagram 15)
Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
 
Gorton Works 25/02/1939 11/03/1939 15 days General Boiler number 3264 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 30/09/1941 18/10/1941 19 days General Boiler number 3303 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to WD 786
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1919 To Service To service as ROD Number 2087
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 22177
Diagram 15 boiler fitted
   
12/02/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/02/1927. Dep: 30/04/1927.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6628
   
29/04/1927 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
29/04/1927 To Stock To ROD stock    
24/08/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/08/1929. Dep: 28/09/1929.    
21/11/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/11/1931. Dep: 05/12/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1367 (Diagram 15)
   
21/04/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/04/1934. Dep: 05/05/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 821 (Diagram 15)
   
06/06/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 06/06/1936. Dep: 20/06/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3247 (Diagram 15)
Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
   
04/05/1937 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (GRA)    
25/02/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 25/02/1939. Dep: 11/03/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3264 (Diagram 15)
   
30/09/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 30/09/1941. Dep: 18/10/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3303 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to WD 786
   
18/10/1941 Withdrawn Condemned as 786 from Grantham (GRA)    

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