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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 138 m/e 02/1904
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5138   23/07/1927
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3215   Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 9937   07/04/1946
British Railways 69937   21/08/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class Q1
Company History LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Q4/102/1904
Q4/2 (0-8-0)23/07/1927
Q1/2 (0-8-0T)08/09/1945
Wheels 0-8-0T
Builder Kitson
Works Number 4220
To Service During 02/1904
Withdrawal Mon 05/11/1956 off Frodingham (36C)
Service Life 52 yrs, 9 mths , 5 dys

Disposal

Notes
Notes Into Gorton for cutting up 10/11/56

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1904
STV   Staveley (G.C.) on 17/02/1922
BRN   Barnsley on 02/02/1928
ARD   Ardsley on 10/10/1929
MEX   Mexborough on 19/09/1945
DON   Doncaster on 25/08/1946
FRO   Frodingham on 28/09/1946
     Withdrawn on 05/11/1956

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 05/11/1956

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
02/1904 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 855)
28/09/1907 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 837)
30/03/1912 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 337)
07/06/1919 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 1364)
23/07/1927 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 832)
12/1928 Modified to conform to LNER Gauge
19/03/1932 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 47)
21/07/1934 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 1916)
16/01/1937 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 914)
03/04/1943 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 3741)
08/09/1945 Diagram 17A boiler fitted (number 3753)
21/08/1948 Diagram 17A boiler fitted (number 3745)
30/06/1951 Diagram 17A boiler fitted (number 22984)
13/02/1954 Diagram 17A boiler fitted (number 22992)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 1907 28/09/1907   General Boiler number 837 (Diagram 17Sat)
  
Gorton Works 1912 30/03/1912   General Boiler number 337 (Diagram 17Sat)
  
Gorton Works 1919 07/06/1919   General Boiler number 1364 (Diagram 17Sat)
  
Gorton Works 12/03/1921 07/05/1921 57 days General    
Gorton Works 13/10/1923 22/12/1923 71 days General    
Gorton Works 28/05/1927 23/07/1927 57 days General Boiler number 832 (Diagram 17Sup)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5138
  
Gorton Works 31/08/1929 05/10/1929 36 days General    
Gorton Works 05/03/1932 19/03/1932 15 days General Boiler number 47 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 14/07/1934 21/07/1934 8 days General Boiler number 1916 (Diagram 17Sat)
  
Gorton Works 09/01/1937 16/01/1937 8 days General Boiler number 914 (Diagram 17Sat)
  
Gorton Works 30/12/1939 20/01/1940 22 days General    
Gorton Works 17/03/1943 03/04/1943 18 days General Boiler number 3741 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Doncaster Works 30/06/1945 1 day Rebuilding Tender sent to Gorton 11/7/45.
  
Gorton Works 03/07/1948 21/08/1948 50 days General Boiler number 3745 (Diagram 17A)
Renumbered to BR 69937
  
Gorton Works 02/06/1951 30/06/1951 29 days General New cylinders
Boiler number 22984 (Diagram 17A)
  
Gorton Works 23/01/1954 13/02/1954 22 days General Returned to UK 8/6/19
Boiler number 22992 (Diagram 17A)
  

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1904 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 138
Built at Kitson, Works Number 4220
Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted		    
1907 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: ?/1907. Dep: 28/09/1907.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 837 (Diagram 17Sat)
    
1912 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: ?/1912. Dep: 30/03/1912.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 337 (Diagram 17Sat)
    
1919 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: ?/1919. Dep: 07/06/1919.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1364 (Diagram 17Sat)
    
12/03/1921 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/03/1921. Dep: 07/05/1921.    
17/02/1922 Allocation Reallocated to Staveley (G.C.) (STV)    
13/10/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/10/1923. Dep: 22/12/1923.    
28/05/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/05/1927. Dep: 23/07/1927.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 832 (Diagram 17Sup)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5138
    
02/02/1928 Allocation Reallocated to Barnsley (BRN)    
12/1928 Modification Modification: Modified to conform to LNER Gauge    
31/08/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 31/08/1929. Dep: 05/10/1929.    
10/10/1929 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (ARD)    
05/03/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 05/03/1932. Dep: 19/03/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 47 (Diagram 17Sup)
    
14/07/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/07/1934. Dep: 21/07/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1916 (Diagram 17Sat)
    
09/01/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 09/01/1937. Dep: 16/01/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 914 (Diagram 17Sat)
    
30/12/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 30/12/1939. Dep: 20/01/1940.    
17/03/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 17/03/1943. Dep: 03/04/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3741 (Diagram 17Sup)
    
30/06/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Rebuilding) - Arr: 30/06/1945.
Work undertaken:
Tender sent to Gorton 11/7/45.
    
08/09/1945 Modification Diagram 17A number 3753 boiler fitted    
19/09/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 3215 but not taken up    
07/04/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 9937    
25/08/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
28/09/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (FRO)    
03/07/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 03/07/1948. Dep: 21/08/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3745 (Diagram 17A)
Renumbered to BR 69937
    
02/06/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/06/1951. Dep: 30/06/1951.
Work undertaken:
New cylinders
Boiler number 22984 (Diagram 17A)
    
23/01/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/01/1954. Dep: 13/02/1954.
Work undertaken:
Returned to UK 8/6/19
Boiler number 22992 (Diagram 17A)
    
05/11/1956 Withdrawn Condemned as 69937 from Frodingham (36C)    

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