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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 1741 m/e 11/1919
Great Central Railway 1309c   29/12/1923
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6309   03/05/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3729   18/08/1946
British Railways 63729 w/e 05/06/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd
Order Number E109
Works Number 3768
To Service During 11/1919
Taken into Stock 29/12/1923
Withdrawal Tue 31/03/1959 off Colwick (40E)
Service Life 39 yrs , 5 mths

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Gorton)

Notes
Notes Cut up at Gorton

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1919
GOR   Gorton on 28/12/1923
ANN   Annesley on 15/05/1924
LNG   Langwith Junction on 25/11/1940
CLK   Colwick on 27/10/1946
40B   Immingham on 11/05/1952
40B   Immingham 4w/e 17/05/1952
38A   Colwick on 20/09/1953
     Withdrawn on 31/03/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC CLK Colwick w/e 02/11/1946
ALLOC 40B Immingham 4w/e 17/05/1952
ALLOC 38A Colwick 4w/e 03/10/1953
WDN   on 31/03/1959

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
11/1919 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1131)
03/05/1924 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1172)
27/07/1929 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1179)
30/05/1931 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1941)
11/11/1933 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1116)
07/03/1936 Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
07/03/1936 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3233)
12/03/1938 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3319)
06/04/1940 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3213)
17/10/1942 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3382)
14/10/1944 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3301)
30/11/1946 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3288)
12/03/1949 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3328)
24/03/1951 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22170)
17/01/1953 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22127)
02/07/1955 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22167)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 22/12/1923 29/12/1923 8 days Light Repair Renumbered to GCR 1309c
 
Gorton Works 01/03/1924 03/05/1924 64 days General Boiler number 1172 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6309
 
Gorton Works 26/02/1927 16/04/1927 50 days General    
Gorton Works 15/06/1929 27/07/1929 43 days General Boiler number 1179 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 02/05/1931 30/05/1931 29 days General Boiler number 1941 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 28/10/1933 11/11/1933 15 days General Boiler number 1116 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 29/02/1936 07/03/1936 8 days General Boiler number 3233 (Diagram 15)
Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
 
Gorton Works 26/02/1938 12/03/1938 15 days General Boiler number 3319 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 23/03/1940 06/04/1940 15 days General Boiler number 3213 (Diagram 15)
 
Stratford Works 14/09/1942 17/10/1942 34 days General Boiler number 22148 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 27/09/1944 14/10/1944 18 days General Boiler number 3301 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 09/11/1946 30/11/1946 22 days General Boiler number 3288 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 22/05/1948 05/06/1948 15 days Light Repair Renumbered to BR 63729
 
Gorton Works 19/02/1949 12/03/1949 22 days General Boiler number 3328 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 03/03/1951 24/03/1951 22 days General Boiler number 22170 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 28/03/1951 30/03/1951 3 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 27/12/1952 17/01/1953 22 days General Boiler number 22127 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 21/05/1955 02/07/1955 43 days General Boiler number 22167 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 24/11/1956 01/12/1956 8 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 14/12/1957 18/01/1958 36 days Light Casual    
Gorton Works 23/03/1959 23/03/1959 1 day No repairs    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
04/10/1958 Colwich MPD - stored locomotives 63729, 63839, 63614, 64976/88, 61739/52/3/4/80, 90005/25/53/288; J50s are going into store as new diesel shunters arrive (D3624/5/6/7 have arrived). SLS/195811

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1919 To Service To service as ROD Number 1741
Built at Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd, Works Number 3768
Diagram 15 boiler fitted
   
22/12/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 22/12/1923. Dep: 29/12/1923.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to GCR 1309c
   
28/12/1923 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
29/12/1923 To Stock To GCR stock    
01/03/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 01/03/1924. Dep: 03/05/1924.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1172 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6309
   
15/05/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (ANN)    
26/02/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/02/1927. Dep: 16/04/1927.    
15/06/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 15/06/1929. Dep: 27/07/1929.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1179 (Diagram 15)
   
02/05/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/05/1931. Dep: 30/05/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1941 (Diagram 15)
   
28/10/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/10/1933. Dep: 11/11/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1116 (Diagram 15)
   
29/02/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 29/02/1936. Dep: 07/03/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3233 (Diagram 15)
Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
   
26/02/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/02/1938. Dep: 12/03/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3319 (Diagram 15)
   
23/03/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/03/1940. Dep: 06/04/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3213 (Diagram 15)
   
25/11/1940 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (LNG)    
14/09/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 14/09/1942. Dep: 17/10/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22148 (Diagram 15)
   
27/09/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 27/09/1944. Dep: 14/10/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3301 (Diagram 15)
   
18/08/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3729    
27/10/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
09/11/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 09/11/1946. Dep: 30/11/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3288 (Diagram 15)
   
22/05/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 22/05/1948. Dep: 05/06/1948.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 63729
   
19/02/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/02/1949. Dep: 12/03/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3328 (Diagram 15)
   
03/03/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 03/03/1951. Dep: 24/03/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22170 (Diagram 15)
   
28/03/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 28/03/1951. Dep: 30/03/1951.    
11/05/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (40B)    
17/05/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (40B)    
27/12/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 27/12/1952. Dep: 17/01/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22127 (Diagram 15)
   
20/09/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
21/05/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/05/1955. Dep: 02/07/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22167 (Diagram 15)
   
24/11/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 24/11/1956. Dep: 01/12/1956.    
14/12/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 14/12/1957. Dep: 18/01/1958.    
23/03/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (No repairs) - Arr: 23/03/1959. Dep: 23/03/1959.    
31/03/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 63729 from Colwick (40E)    

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