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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 142 m/e 03/1904
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5142   27/06/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3216 on 26/01/1946
British Railways 63216 w/e 24/07/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class Q4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Q4/103/1904
Q4/2 (0-8-0)27/06/1925
Q4/1 (0-8-0)27/07/1946
Wheels 0-8-0
Builder Kitson
Works Number 4223
To Service During 03/1904 to Barnsley (BRN)
Withdrawal Mon 05/09/1949 off Barnsley (BRN)
Service Life 45 yrs, 6 mths , 7 dys

Disposal

Notes
Notes Cut up at Gorton

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
BRN   Barnsley (New) m/e 03/1904
LNG   Langwith Junction on 21/09/1944
BRN   Barnsley on 07/04/1946
LNG   Langwith Junction on 27/10/1946
BRN   Barnsley on 05/09/1947
     Withdrawn on 05/09/1949

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

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
03/1904 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 858)
28/03/1908 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 847)
28/09/1912 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 845)
24/11/1917 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 1711)
27/06/1925 Diagram 4Sat boiler fitted (number 1407)
29/06/1929 Modified to conform to LNER Gauge
29/06/1929 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 640)
21/02/1931 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 851)
18/11/1933 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 892)
26/10/1935 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 906)
04/12/1937 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 908)
16/05/1942 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 920)
05/02/1944 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 3734)
27/07/1946 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 201)
24/07/1948 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 893)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 1908 28/03/1908   General Boiler number 847 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 1912 28/09/1912   General Boiler number 845 (Diagram 17Sat)
 
Gorton Works 1917 24/11/1917   General Boiler number 1711 (Diagram 17Sat)
 
Gorton Works 02/12/1922 24/02/1923 85 days General    
Gorton Works 21/02/1925 27/06/1925 127 days General Boiler number 1407 (Diagram 4Sat)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5142
 
Gorton Works 24/12/1927 11/02/1928 50 days General    
Gorton Works 25/05/1929 29/06/1929 36 days General Boiler number 640 (Diagram 17Sup)
Modified to conform to LNER Gauge
 
Gorton Works 07/02/1931 21/02/1931 15 days General Boiler number 851 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 04/11/1933 18/11/1933 15 days General Boiler number 892 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 12/10/1935 26/10/1935 15 days General Boiler number 906 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 13/11/1937 04/12/1937 22 days General Boiler number 908 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 10/02/1940 02/03/1940 22 days General    
Gorton Works 11/05/1942 16/05/1942 6 days General New cylinders
Boiler number 920 (Diagram 17Sat)
 
Gorton Works 17/01/1944 05/02/1944 20 days General Boiler number 3734 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 22/06/1946 27/07/1946 36 days General Boiler number 201 (Diagram 17Sat)
 
Gorton Works 03/07/1948 24/07/1948 22 days General Boiler number 893 (Diagram 17Sat)
Renumbered to BR 63216
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1904 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 142
Built at Kitson, Works Number 4223
Allocated to Barnsley (BRN)
Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted
   
1908 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: ?/1908. Dep: 28/03/1908.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 847 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
1912 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: ?/1912. Dep: 28/09/1912.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 845 (Diagram 17Sat)
   
1917 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: ?/1917. Dep: 24/11/1917.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1711 (Diagram 17Sat)
   
02/12/1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/12/1922. Dep: 24/02/1923.    
21/02/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/02/1925. Dep: 27/06/1925.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1407 (Diagram 4Sat)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5142
   
24/12/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/12/1927. Dep: 11/02/1928.    
25/05/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 25/05/1929. Dep: 29/06/1929.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 640 (Diagram 17Sup)
Modified to conform to LNER Gauge
   
07/02/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 07/02/1931. Dep: 21/02/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 851 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
04/11/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 04/11/1933. Dep: 18/11/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 892 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
12/10/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/10/1935. Dep: 26/10/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 906 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
13/11/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/11/1937. Dep: 04/12/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 908 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
10/02/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 10/02/1940. Dep: 02/03/1940.    
11/05/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 11/05/1942. Dep: 16/05/1942.
Work undertaken:
New cylinders
Boiler number 920 (Diagram 17Sat)
   
17/01/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 17/01/1944. Dep: 05/02/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3734 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
21/09/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (LNG)    
26/01/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3216    
07/04/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Barnsley (BRN)    
22/06/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 22/06/1946. Dep: 27/07/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 201 (Diagram 17Sat)
   
27/10/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (LNG)    
05/09/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Barnsley (BRN)    
03/07/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 03/07/1948. Dep: 24/07/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 893 (Diagram 17Sat)
Renumbered to BR 63216
   
05/09/1949 Withdrawn Condemned as 63216 from Barnsley (BRN)    

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