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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 1739 m/e 10/1919
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6308   15/03/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3728   19/07/1946
British Railways 63728 w/e 19/06/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
O4/310/1919
O4/8 (2-8-0)25/02/1956
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd
Order Number E109
Works Number 3766
To Service During 10/1919
Taken into Stock 15/03/1924
Withdrawal Sun 20/12/1964 off Frodingham (36C)
Service Life 45 yrs, 2 mths , 20 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Cox and Danks (Wadsley Bridge)

Notes
Notes Sold for scrap to Cox & Danks, Wadsley Bridge, 2/65

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1919
SHF   Sheffield Neepsend on 21/03/1924
ARD   Ardsley on 04/02/1925
NWE   New England on 20/02/1925
CLK   Colwick on 16/03/1925
DON   Doncaster on 12/02/1944
WFD   Woodford Halse on 10/08/1944
DON   Doncaster on 03/02/1946
FRO   Frodingham on 18/01/1948
FRO   Frodingham w/e 24/01/1948
     Withdrawn on 20/12/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC DON Doncaster m/e 28/02/1946
ALLOC FRO Frodingham w/e 24/01/1948
WDN   on 20/12/1964

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
10/1919 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1325)
29/07/1924 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1485)
12/11/1929 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1178)
14/10/1932 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1481)
23/03/1935 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1939)
03/07/1937 Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
03/07/1937 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3297)
23/12/1939 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3306)
01/11/1941 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1950)
12/02/1944 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3279)
15/02/1947 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1095)
13/08/1949 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1067)
01/09/1951 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22210)
15/08/1953 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22182)
25/02/1956 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28265)
11/10/1958 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28310)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 08/03/1924 15/03/1924 8 days Light Repair Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6308
 
Gorton Works 20/05/1924 29/07/1924 71 days General Boiler number 1485 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 31/03/1927 19/05/1927 50 days General    
Gorton Works 31/08/1929 12/11/1929 74 days General Boiler number 1178 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 03/09/1932 14/10/1932 42 days General Boiler number 1481 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 18/02/1935 23/03/1935 34 days General Boiler number 1939 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 29/05/1937 03/07/1937 36 days General Boiler number 3297 (Diagram 15)
Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
 
Gorton Works 25/11/1939 23/12/1939 29 days General Boiler number 3306 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 09/10/1941 01/11/1941 24 days General Boiler number 1950 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 19/01/1944 12/02/1944 25 days General Boiler number 3279 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 15/02/1947   General    
Gorton Works 08/05/1948 21/06/1948 45 days Light Repair Renumbered to BR 63728
 
Gorton Works 20/07/1949 13/08/1949 25 days General Boiler number 1067 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 24/07/1951 01/09/1951 40 days General Boiler number 22210 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 04/09/1951 10/09/1951 7 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 08/07/1953 15/08/1953 39 days General Boiler number 22182 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 13/12/1955 25/02/1956 75 days General Rebuilt to class O4/8
Boiler number 28265 (Diagram 100A)
 
Gorton Works 08/09/1958 11/10/1958 34 days General Boiler number 28310 (Diagram 100A)
 
Gorton Works 26/09/1960 29/10/1960 34 days Heavy Intermediate    
Gorton Works 01/02/1962 16/02/1962 16 days Unclassified    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
23/01/1965 Doncaster MPD (Waiting works or stored) Waiting works or stored: 60114/28/57/8, 61212, 62020/33/7/40/51/5/66, 63606/728/906, 90042/469, 92169/70/5/92/8/9. SLS/196503

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1919 To Service To service as ROD Number 1739
Built at Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd, Works Number 3766
Diagram 15 boiler fitted
   
08/03/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 08/03/1924. Dep: 15/03/1924.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6308
   
15/03/1924 To Stock To LNER stock    
21/03/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)    
20/05/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/05/1924. Dep: 29/07/1924.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1485 (Diagram 15)
   
04/02/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (ARD)    
20/02/1925 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
16/03/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
31/03/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 31/03/1927. Dep: 19/05/1927.    
31/08/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 31/08/1929. Dep: 12/11/1929.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1178 (Diagram 15)
   
03/09/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 03/09/1932. Dep: 14/10/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1481 (Diagram 15)
   
18/02/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 18/02/1935. Dep: 23/03/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1939 (Diagram 15)
   
29/05/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 29/05/1937. Dep: 03/07/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3297 (Diagram 15)
Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
   
25/11/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 25/11/1939. Dep: 23/12/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3306 (Diagram 15)
   
09/10/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 09/10/1941. Dep: 01/11/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1950 (Diagram 15)
   
19/01/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/01/1944. Dep: 12/02/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3279 (Diagram 15)
   
12/02/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
10/08/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
03/02/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
19/07/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3728    
15/02/1947 Modification Diagram 15 number 1095 boiler fitted    
15/02/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Dep: 15/02/1947.    
18/01/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (FRO)    
24/01/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (FRO)    
08/05/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 08/05/1948. Dep: 21/06/1948.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 63728
   
20/07/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/07/1949. Dep: 13/08/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1067 (Diagram 15)
   
24/07/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/07/1951. Dep: 01/09/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22210 (Diagram 15)
   
04/09/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 04/09/1951. Dep: 10/09/1951.    
08/07/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/07/1953. Dep: 15/08/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22182 (Diagram 15)
   
13/12/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/12/1955. Dep: 25/02/1956.
Work undertaken:
Rebuilt to class O4/8
Boiler number 28265 (Diagram 100A)
   
08/09/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/09/1958. Dep: 11/10/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28310 (Diagram 100A)
   
26/09/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 26/09/1960. Dep: 29/10/1960.    
01/02/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 01/02/1962. Dep: 16/02/1962.    
20/12/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 63728 from Frodingham (36C)    

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