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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 140 m/e 02/1904
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5140   10/10/1925

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class Q4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Q4/102/1904
Q4/2 (0-8-0)10/10/1925
Wheels 0-8-0
Builder Kitson
Works Number 4222
To Service During 02/1904 to Keadby (KEA)
Withdrawal Sat 27/11/1937 off Frodingham (FRO)
Service Life 33 yrs, 9 mths , 27 dys

Disposal

Notes
Notes Cut up at Gorton

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
KEA   Keadby (New) m/e 02/1904
FRO   Frodingham on 18/06/1932
     Withdrawn on 27/11/1937

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
02/1904 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 857)
07/12/1907 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 1114)
13/01/1912 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 1272)
14/04/1917 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 1677)
10/10/1925 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 640)
13/04/1929 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 552)
14/03/1931 Modified to conform to LNER Gauge
14/03/1931 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 906)
03/06/1933 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 832)
21/12/1935 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 895)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 1907 07/12/1907   General Boiler number 1114 (Diagram 17Sat)
 
Gorton Works 1912 13/01/1912   General Boiler number 1272 (Diagram 17Sat)
 
Gorton Works 1917 14/04/1917   General Returned to UK 16/7/19
Boiler number 1677 (Diagram 17Sat)
 
Gorton Works 26/07/1919 23/08/1919 29 days General    
Gorton Works 27/11/1920 15/01/1921 50 days General    
Gorton Works 24/02/1923 30/06/1923 127 days General    
Gorton Works 13/06/1925 10/10/1925 120 days General Boiler number 640 (Diagram 17Sup)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5140
 
Gorton Works 04/02/1928 17/03/1928 43 days General    
Gorton Works 09/03/1929 13/04/1929 36 days General Boiler number 552 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 21/02/1931 14/03/1931 22 days General Boiler number 906 (Diagram 17Sup)
Modified to conform to LNER Gauge
 
Gorton Works 20/05/1933 03/06/1933 15 days General Boiler number 832 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 07/12/1935 21/12/1935 15 days General Boiler number 895 (Diagram 17Sup)
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1904 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 140
Built at Kitson, Works Number 4222
Allocated to Keadby (KEA)
Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted
   
1907 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: ?/1907. Dep: 07/12/1907.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1114 (Diagram 17Sat)
   
1912 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: ?/1912. Dep: 13/01/1912.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1272 (Diagram 17Sat)
   
1917 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: ?/1917. Dep: 14/04/1917.
Work undertaken:
Returned to UK 16/7/19
Boiler number 1677 (Diagram 17Sat)
   
26/07/1919 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/07/1919. Dep: 23/08/1919.    
27/11/1920 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 27/11/1920. Dep: 15/01/1921.    
24/02/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/02/1923. Dep: 30/06/1923.    
13/06/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/06/1925. Dep: 10/10/1925.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 640 (Diagram 17Sup)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5140
   
04/02/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 04/02/1928. Dep: 17/03/1928.    
09/03/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 09/03/1929. Dep: 13/04/1929.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 552 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
21/02/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/02/1931. Dep: 14/03/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 906 (Diagram 17Sup)
Modified to conform to LNER Gauge
   
18/06/1932 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (FRO)    
20/05/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/05/1933. Dep: 03/06/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 832 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
07/12/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 07/12/1935. Dep: 21/12/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 895 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
27/11/1937 Withdrawn Condemned as 5140 from Frodingham (FRO)    

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