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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 1136 m/e 03/1907
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6136   25/04/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3227   03/11/1946
British Railways 63227 w/e 13/11/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class Q4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Q4/103/1907
Q4/2 (0-8-0)25/04/1925
Q4/1 (0-8-0)24/07/1943
Wheels 0-8-0
Builder Kitson
Works Number 4479
To Service During 03/1907
Withdrawal Sat 26/05/1951 off Ardsley (37A)
Service Life 44 yrs, 2 mths , 27 dys

Disposal

Notes
Notes Cut up at Gorton

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1907
LNG   Langwith Junction on 01/09/1922
RET   Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) on 03/08/1943
NWE   New England on 12/12/1943
NWE   New England (M&GNR) on 27/08/1944
LNG   Langwith Junction on 28/10/1945
BRN   Barnsley on 14/04/1946
LNG   Langwith Junction on 27/10/1946
BRN   Barnsley on 05/10/1947
37A   Ardsley m/e 08/1950
37A   Ardsley w/e 20/08/1950
     Withdrawn on 26/05/1951

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC LNG Langwith Junction w/e 02/11/1946
ALLOC BRN Barnsley on 05/10/1947
ALLOC 37A Ardsley w/e 20/08/1950
WDN   on 26/05/1951

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
03/1907 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 1266)
18/06/1910 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 864)
01/05/1915 Diagram 4Sat boiler fitted (number 1407)
22/03/1919 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 1113)
25/04/1925 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 601)
12/1928 Modified to conform to LNER Gauge
26/10/1929 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 553)
16/01/1932 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 842)
30/06/1934 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 850)
27/06/1936 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 553)
03/09/1938 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 876)
08/03/1941 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 722)
24/07/1943 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 914)
13/11/1948 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 3767)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 1910 18/06/1910   General Boiler number 864 (Diagram 17Sat)
 
Gorton Works 1915 01/05/1915   General Boiler number 1407 (Diagram 4Sat)
 
Gorton Works 1919 22/03/1919   General Boiler number 1113 (Diagram 17Sat)
 
Gorton Works 19/03/1921 30/04/1921 43 days General    
Gorton Works 26/05/1923 17/11/1923 176 days General    
Gorton Works 07/03/1925 25/04/1925 50 days General Boiler number 601 (Diagram 17Sup)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6136
 
Gorton Works 26/03/1927 14/05/1927 50 days General    
Gorton Works 28/09/1929 26/10/1929 29 days General Boiler number 553 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 31/12/1931 16/01/1932 17 days General Boiler number 842 (Diagram 17Sat)
 
Gorton Works 09/06/1934 30/06/1934 22 days General Boiler number 850 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 13/06/1936 27/06/1936 15 days General Boiler number 553 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 20/08/1938 03/09/1938 15 days General Boiler number 876 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 11/01/1941 08/03/1941 57 days General Boiler number 722 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 07/07/1943 24/07/1943 18 days General Boiler number 914 (Diagram 17Sat)
 
Gorton Works 09/03/1946 06/04/1946 29 days General    
Gorton Works 23/10/1948 13/11/1948 22 days General Boiler number 3767 (Diagram 17Sat)
Renumbered to BR 63227
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1907 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 1136
Built at Kitson, Works Number 4479
Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted
   
1910 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: ?/1910. Dep: 18/06/1910.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 864 (Diagram 17Sat)
   
1915 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: ?/1915. Dep: 01/05/1915.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1407 (Diagram 4Sat)
   
1919 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: ?/1919. Dep: 22/03/1919.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1113 (Diagram 17Sat)
   
19/03/1921 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/03/1921. Dep: 30/04/1921.    
01/09/1922 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (LNG)    
26/05/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/05/1923. Dep: 17/11/1923.    
07/03/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 07/03/1925. Dep: 25/04/1925.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 601 (Diagram 17Sup)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6136
   
26/03/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/03/1927. Dep: 14/05/1927.    
12/1928 Modification Modification: Modified to conform to LNER Gauge    
28/09/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/09/1929. Dep: 26/10/1929.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 553 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
31/12/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 31/12/1931. Dep: 16/01/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 842 (Diagram 17Sat)
   
09/06/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 09/06/1934. Dep: 30/06/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 850 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
13/06/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/06/1936. Dep: 27/06/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 553 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
20/08/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/08/1938. Dep: 03/09/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 876 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
11/01/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 11/01/1941. Dep: 08/03/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 722 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
07/07/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 07/07/1943. Dep: 24/07/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 914 (Diagram 17Sat)
   
03/08/1943 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)    
28/10/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (LNG)    
09/03/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 09/03/1946. Dep: 06/04/1946.    
14/04/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Barnsley (BRN)    
27/10/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (LNG)    
03/11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3227    
05/10/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Barnsley (BRN)    
23/10/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/10/1948. Dep: 13/11/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3767 (Diagram 17Sat)
Renumbered to BR 63227
   
08/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (37A)    
20/08/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (37A)    
26/05/1951 Withdrawn Condemned as 63227 from Ardsley (37A)    

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