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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 149 m/e 04/1904
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5149   06/09/1924

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class Q4
Company History GCR/LNER
Wheels 0-8-0
Builder Kitson
Works Number 4230
To Service During 04/1904 to Mexborough (MEX)
Withdrawal Sat 09/12/1939 off Barnsley (BRN)
Service Life 35 yrs, 8 mths , 8 dys

Disposal

Notes
Notes Into Gorton for cutting up 16/12/39

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
MEX   Mexborough (New) m/e 04/1904
SHF   Sheffield Neepsend on 15/10/1926
MEX   Mexborough on 07/12/1926
BRN   Barnsley on 05/09/1929
     Withdrawn on 09/12/1939

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
04/1904 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 865)
23/06/1908 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 858)
04/09/1909 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 863)
10/11/1917 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 847)
06/09/1924 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 1138)
10/08/1929 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 19)
21/11/1931 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 522)
10/03/1934 Modified to conform to LNER Gauge
10/03/1934 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted
27/06/1936 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 46A)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 1908 23/06/1908   General Boiler number 858 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 1909 04/09/1909   General Boiler number 863 (Diagram 17Sat)
 
Gorton Works 1917 10/11/1917   General Boiler number 847 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 27/05/1922 29/07/1922 64 days General    
Gorton Works 29/03/1924 06/09/1924 162 days General Boiler number 1138 (Diagram 17Sat)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5149
 
Gorton Works 08/01/1927 05/03/1927 57 days General    
Gorton Works 13/07/1929 08/1929   General    
Gorton Works 31/10/1931 21/11/1931 22 days General Boiler number 522 (Diagram 17Sat)
 
Gorton Works 17/02/1934 10/03/1934 22 days General Boiler number 129 (Diagram 17Sat)
Modified to conform to LNER Gauge
 
Gorton Works 06/06/1936 27/06/1936 22 days General Boiler number 46A (Diagram 17Sat)
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1904 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 149
Built at Kitson, Works Number 4230
Allocated to Mexborough (MEX)
Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted
   
1908 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: ?/1908. Dep: 23/06/1908.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 858 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
1909 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: ?/1909. Dep: 04/09/1909.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 863 (Diagram 17Sat)
   
1917 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: ?/1917. Dep: 10/11/1917.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 847 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
27/05/1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 27/05/1922. Dep: 29/07/1922.    
29/03/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 29/03/1924. Dep: 06/09/1924.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1138 (Diagram 17Sat)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5149
   
15/10/1926 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)    
07/12/1926 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
08/01/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/01/1927. Dep: 05/03/1927.    
13/07/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/07/1929. Dep: ?/08/1929.    
10/08/1929 Modification Diagram 17Sat number 19 boiler fitted    
05/09/1929 Allocation Reallocated to Barnsley (BRN)    
31/10/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 31/10/1931. Dep: 21/11/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 522 (Diagram 17Sat)
   
17/02/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 17/02/1934. Dep: 10/03/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 129 (Diagram 17Sat)
Modified to conform to LNER Gauge
   
06/06/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 06/06/1936. Dep: 27/06/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 46A (Diagram 17Sat)
   
09/12/1939 Withdrawn Condemned as 5149 from Barnsley (BRN)    

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