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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
GCR 57 m/e 09/1903
LNER (1924) 5057   10/05/1924
LNER (1946) 3203   18/08/1946

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class Q4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Q4/109/1903
Q4/225/04/1914
Q4/107/09/1940
Wheels 0-8-0
Builder Kitson
Works Number 4203
To Service During 09/1903
Withdrawal Mon 06/11/1950 off Barnsley (36D)
Service Life 47 yrs, 2 mths , 6 dys

Notes
Notes Into Gorton for cutting up 11/ll/50

Allocations
Code Name From Date
  (New) m/e 09/1903
MEX Mexborough 10/11/1916
KEA Keadby m/e 1922
IMM Immingham 30/10/1930
RET Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) 09/08/1943
NWE New England 12/12/1943
NWE New England (M&GNR) 27/08/1944
LNG Langwith Junction 01/11/1945
BRN Barnsley 07/04/1946
LNG Langwith Junction 27/10/1946
BRN Barnsley 05/10/1947
   Withdrawn 06/11/1950

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC LNG Langwith Junction w/e 02/11/1946
ALLOC BRN Barnsley 05/10/1947
WDN   06/11/1950

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
09/1903 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 838)
22/05/1909 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 861)
25/04/1914 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 860)
28/08/1920 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 1911)
26/06/1926 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 722)
12/1928 Modified to conform to LNER Gauge
27/09/1930 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 1632)
25/02/1933 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 148)
02/11/1935 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 875)
21/05/1938 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 1682)
07/09/1940 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 530)
01/05/1943 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 894)
10/11/1945 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 893)
13/12/1947 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 3725)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Durn Level of Work Mileage
Gorton Works 1909 22/05/1909   General
Boiler number 861 (Diagram 17Sat)
  
Gorton Works 1914 25/04/1914   General
Boiler number 860 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 1920 28/08/1920   General
Boiler number 1911 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 28/10/1922 06/01/1923 71 days General  
Gorton Works 08/03/1924 10/05/1924 64 days General
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5057
  
Gorton Works 12/12/1925 26/06/1926 197 days General
Boiler number 722 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 04/08/1928 22/09/1928 50 days General
New R.H. cylinder
  
Gorton Works 23/08/1930 27/09/1930 36 days General
Boiler number 1632 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 11/02/1933 25/02/1933 15 days General
Boiler number 148 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 19/10/1935 02/11/1935 15 days General
Boiler number 875 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 07/05/1938 21/05/1938 15 days General
Boiler number 1682 (Diagram 17Sat)
  
Gorton Works 17/08/1940 07/09/1940 22 days General
Boiler number 530 (Diagram 17Sat)
  
Gorton Works 19/03/1943 01/05/1943 44 days General
New L.H. cylinder
Boiler number 894 (Diagram 17Sat)
  
Gorton Works 20/10/1945 10/11/1945 22 days General
Boiler number 893 (Diagram 17Sat)
  
Gorton Works 22/11/1947 13/12/1947 22 days General
Boiler number 3725 (Diagram 17Sup)
  

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1903 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 57
Built at Kitson, Works Number 4203
Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted		    
1909 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 00/00/1909. Dep: 22/05/1909.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 861 (Diagram 17Sat)
    
1914 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 00/00/1914. Dep: 25/04/1914.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 860 (Diagram 17Sup)
    
10/11/1916 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
1920 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 00/00/1920. Dep: 28/08/1920.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1911 (Diagram 17Sup)
    
1922 Allocation Reallocated to Keadby (KEA)    
28/10/1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/10/1922. Dep: 06/01/1923.    
08/03/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/03/1924. Dep: 10/05/1924.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5057
    
12/12/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/12/1925. Dep: 26/06/1926.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 722 (Diagram 17Sup)
    
04/08/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 04/08/1928. Dep: 22/09/1928.
Work undertaken:
New R.H. cylinder
    
12/1928 Modification Modification: Modified to conform to LNER Gauge    
23/08/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/08/1930. Dep: 27/09/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1632 (Diagram 17Sup)
    
30/10/1930 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
11/02/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 11/02/1933. Dep: 25/02/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 148 (Diagram 17Sup)
    
19/10/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/10/1935. Dep: 02/11/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 875 (Diagram 17Sup)
    
07/05/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 07/05/1938. Dep: 21/05/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1682 (Diagram 17Sat)
    
17/08/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 17/08/1940. Dep: 07/09/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 530 (Diagram 17Sat)
    
19/03/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/03/1943. Dep: 01/05/1943.
Work undertaken:
New L.H. cylinder
Boiler number 894 (Diagram 17Sat)
    
09/08/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (RET)    
12/12/1943 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
27/08/1944 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE) (M&GNR)    
20/10/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/10/1945. Dep: 10/11/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 893 (Diagram 17Sat)
    
01/11/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (LNG)    
07/04/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Barnsley (BRN)    
18/08/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3203    
27/10/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (LNG)    
05/10/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Barnsley (BRN)    
22/11/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 22/11/1947. Dep: 13/12/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3725 (Diagram 17Sup)
    
06/11/1950 Withdrawn Condemned as 3203 from Barnsley (36D)    

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