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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 2153 m/e 06/1919
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6254   01/03/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3897   18/08/1946
British Railways 63897 w/e 20/08/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
O4/306/1919
O4/8 (2-8-0)01/02/1956
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L714
Works Number 22243
To Service During 06/1919
Taken into Stock 01/03/1924
Withdrawal Wed 22/05/1963 off Frodingham (36C)
Service Life 43 yrs, 11 mths , 21 dys
Information Atlas Works

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Doncaster)

Notes
Notes Into Doncaster for cutting up 24/5/63

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1919
GOR   Gorton on 03/03/1924
SHF   Sheffield Neepsend on 14/03/1924
GOR   Gorton on 23/12/1924
DON   Doncaster on 26/02/1925
CLK   Colwick on 07/09/1943
DON   Doncaster on 23/01/1944
MAR   March on 08/09/1944
CAM   Cambridge on 22/12/1947
MAR   March on 08/02/1948
MAR   March w/e 14/02/1948
36B   Mexborough on 28/10/1951
36B   Mexborough w/e 03/11/1951
36C   Frodingham on 03/12/1961
     Withdrawn on 22/05/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC CAM Cambridge w/e 27/12/1947
ALLOC MAR March w/e 14/02/1948
ALLOC 36B Mexborough w/e 03/11/1951
ALLOC 36C Frodingham 5w/e 09/12/1961
WDN   on 22/05/1963

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
06/1919 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1274)
18/12/1924 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1295)
20/06/1929 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1054)
24/07/1931 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1209)
03/03/1934 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1175)
13/06/1936 Intensifore lubricator removed
13/06/1936 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1132)
13/06/1936 Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
23/07/1938 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3241)
30/11/1940 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1308)
24/04/1943 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3395)
07/04/1944 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1067)
20/04/1947 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 814)
20/08/1949 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3392)
05/07/1952 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22139)
01/02/1956 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28432)
15/05/1959 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28884)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 07/07/1924 01/03/1924 -127 days Light Repair    
Gorton Works 16/08/1924 18/12/1924 125 days General Boiler number 1295 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 21/07/1927 17/09/1927 59 days General    
Gorton Works 15/03/1929 20/06/1929 98 days General Boiler number 1054 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 01/06/1931 24/07/1931 54 days General Boiler number 1209 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 27/01/1934 03/03/1934 36 days General Boiler number 1175 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 10/05/1936 13/06/1936 35 days General Boiler number 1132 (Diagram 15)
Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
 
Gorton Works 01/06/1938 23/07/1938 53 days General Boiler number 3241 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 11/10/1940 30/11/1940 51 days General Boiler number 1308 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 14/02/1943 24/04/1943 70 days General Boiler number 3395 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 19/03/1944 07/04/1944 20 days General Boiler number 1067 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 21/11/1946 20/04/1947 151 days General Boiler number 814 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 28/07/1949 20/08/1949 24 days General Boiler number 3392 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63897
 
Gorton Works 12/06/1952 05/07/1952 24 days General Boiler number 22139 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 23/10/1954 05/11/1954 14 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 03/12/1955 01/02/1956 61 days General Rebuilt to class O4/8
Boiler number 28432 (Diagram 100A)
 
Gorton Works 18/04/1959 15/05/1959 28 days General Boiler number 28884 (Diagram 100A)
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1919 To Service To service as ROD Number 2153
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 22243
Diagram 15 boiler fitted
   
01/03/1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 6254    
01/03/1924 To Stock To LNER stock    
03/03/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
14/03/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)    
07/07/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 07/07/1924. Dep: 01/03/1924.    
16/08/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 16/08/1924. Dep: 18/12/1924.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1295 (Diagram 15)
   
23/12/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
26/02/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
21/07/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/07/1927. Dep: 17/09/1927.    
15/03/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 15/03/1929. Dep: 20/06/1929.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1054 (Diagram 15)
   
01/06/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 01/06/1931. Dep: 24/07/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1209 (Diagram 15)
   
27/01/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 27/01/1934. Dep: 03/03/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1175 (Diagram 15)
   
10/05/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 10/05/1936. Dep: 13/06/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1132 (Diagram 15)
Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
   
01/06/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 01/06/1938. Dep: 23/07/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3241 (Diagram 15)
   
11/10/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 11/10/1940. Dep: 30/11/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1308 (Diagram 15)
   
14/02/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/02/1943. Dep: 24/04/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3395 (Diagram 15)
   
07/09/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
23/01/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
19/03/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/03/1944. Dep: 07/04/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1067 (Diagram 15)
   
08/09/1944 Allocation Reallocated to March (MAR)    
18/08/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3897    
21/11/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/11/1946. Dep: 20/04/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 814 (Diagram 15)
   
22/12/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (CAM)    
08/02/1948 Allocation Reallocated to March (MAR)    
14/02/1948 Allocation Reallocated to March (MAR)    
28/07/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/07/1949. Dep: 20/08/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3392 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63897
   
28/10/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (36B)    
03/11/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (36B)    
12/06/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/06/1952. Dep: 05/07/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22139 (Diagram 15)
   
23/10/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 23/10/1954. Dep: 05/11/1954.    
03/12/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 03/12/1955. Dep: 01/02/1956.
Work undertaken:
Rebuilt to class O4/8
Boiler number 28432 (Diagram 100A)
   
18/04/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 18/04/1959. Dep: 15/05/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28884 (Diagram 100A)
   
03/12/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (36C)    
22/05/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 63897 from Frodingham (36C)    

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