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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 2147 m/e 06/1919
London and North Western Railway 2842 m/e 09/1919
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6297   26/04/1924
War Dept. 785   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 L714
Works Number 22237
To Service During 06/1919
Taken into Stock 26/04/1924
Withdrawal Sat 18/10/1941 off Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (RET)
Service Life 22 yrs, 4 mths , 17 dys
Information Atlas Works

Disposal

Notes
Notes Renumbered 785 and sent to the Middle East

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1919
91LNWR   (on loan)   09/1919
ROD       08/1921
GOR   Gorton on 25/04/1924
IMM   Immingham on 03/05/1924
SHF   Sheffield Neepsend on 15/12/1926
RET   Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) on 05/01/1930
     Withdrawn on 18/10/1941

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
06/1919 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1169)
29/06/1929 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1224)
22/08/1931 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1242)
02/09/1933 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1077)
05/10/1935 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1443)
02/10/1937 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1024)
23/09/1939 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3250)
18/10/1941 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3423)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 16/02/1924 26/04/1924 71 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6297
 
Gorton Works 18/09/1926 20/11/1926 64 days General    
Gorton Works 23/02/1929 29/06/1929 127 days General Boiler number 1224 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 25/07/1931 22/08/1931 29 days General Boiler number 1242 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 19/08/1933 02/09/1933 15 days General Boiler number 1077 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 21/09/1935 05/10/1935 15 days General Boiler number 1443 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 04/09/1937 02/10/1937 29 days General Boiler number 1024 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 16/09/1939 23/09/1939 8 days General Boiler number 3250 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 29/09/1941 18/10/1941 20 days General Boiler number 3423 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to WD 785
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1919 To Service To service as ROD Number 2147
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 22237
Diagram 15 boiler fitted
   
09/1919 Allocation      
09/1919 Renumbered Renumbered to 2842    
08/1921 Allocation      
16/02/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 16/02/1924. Dep: 26/04/1924.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6297
   
25/04/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
26/04/1924 To Stock To LNER stock    
03/05/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
18/09/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 18/09/1926. Dep: 20/11/1926.    
15/12/1926 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)    
23/02/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/02/1929. Dep: 29/06/1929.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1224 (Diagram 15)
   
05/01/1930 Allocation Reallocated to Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (RET)    
25/07/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 25/07/1931. Dep: 22/08/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1242 (Diagram 15)
   
19/08/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/08/1933. Dep: 02/09/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1077 (Diagram 15)
   
21/09/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/09/1935. Dep: 05/10/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1443 (Diagram 15)
   
04/09/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 04/09/1937. Dep: 02/10/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1024 (Diagram 15)
   
16/09/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 16/09/1939. Dep: 23/09/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3250 (Diagram 15)
   
29/09/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 29/09/1941. Dep: 18/10/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3423 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to WD 785
   
18/10/1941 Withdrawn Condemned as 785 from Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (RET)    

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