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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 463 m/e 04/1919
London and North Eastern Railway (1924 Tmp) 463N   15/10/1923
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3463   18/03/1926
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3481   27/10/1946
British Railways 63481 w/e 29/01/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class O3
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
O304/1919
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L705
Works Number 22061
To Service During 04/1919 to New England (NWE)
Withdrawal Mon 02/04/1951 off Doncaster (36A)
Service Life 32 yrs , 2 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1951 at Locomotive Works (Doncaster)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
NWE   New England (New) m/e 04/1919
GRA   Grantham on 21/11/1942
DON   Doncaster on 25/06/1945
FRO   Frodingham on 07/04/1946
DON   Doncaster on 18/01/1948
DON   Doncaster w/e 24/01/1948
     Withdrawn on 02/04/1951

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC DON Doncaster w/e 24/01/1948
WDN   on 02/04/1951

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
04/1919 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 7512)
18/03/1926 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 7514)
23/05/1928 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 7524)
22/05/1930 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 7525)
03/12/1932 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 7239)
02/06/1934 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 7716)
06/12/1939 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 7505)
08/02/1942 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 7712)
21/12/1944 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 9464)
28/01/1949 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 8458)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 04/05/1921 20/08/1921 109 days General    
Doncaster Works 22/09/1923 15/10/1923 24 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924 Tmp) number 463N
 
Doncaster Works 04/01/1926 18/03/1926 74 days General Boiler number 7514 (Diagram 2)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 3463
 
Doncaster Works 29/02/1928 23/05/1928 85 days General Boiler number 7524 (Diagram 2)
 
Doncaster Works 23/03/1930 22/05/1930 61 days General Boiler number 7525 (Diagram 2)
 
Gorton Works 20/05/1932 03/12/1932 198 days General Boiler number 7239 (Diagram 2)
 
Gorton Works 05/03/1934 02/06/1934 90 days General Boiler number 7716 (Diagram 2)
 
Doncaster Works 13/08/1935 04/10/1935 53 days General    
Doncaster Works 04/11/1937 01/12/1937 28 days General    
Doncaster Works 06/04/1939 13/05/1939 38 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 06/10/1939 06/12/1939 62 days General Boiler number 7505 (Diagram 2)
 
Doncaster Works 14/12/1940 15/01/1941 33 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 17/12/1941 08/02/1942 54 days General Boiler number 7712 (Diagram 2)
 
Doncaster Works 22/04/1943 06/07/1943 76 days General    
Doncaster Works 18/03/1944 05/04/1944 19 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 21/11/1944 21/12/1944 31 days General Boiler number 9464 (Diagram 2)
 
Doncaster Works 08/02/1947 22/03/1947 43 days General    
Doncaster Works 09/07/1947 09/08/1947 32 days Heavy    
Doncaster Works 06/01/1949 28/01/1949 23 days General Boiler number 8458 (Diagram 2)
Renumbered to BR 63481
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1919 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 463
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 22061
Allocated to New England (NWE)
Diagram 2 boiler fitted
   
04/05/1921 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 04/05/1921. Dep: 20/08/1921.    
22/09/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 22/09/1923. Dep: 15/10/1923.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924 Tmp) number 463N
   
04/01/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 04/01/1926. Dep: 18/03/1926.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7514 (Diagram 2)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 3463
   
29/02/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 29/02/1928. Dep: 23/05/1928.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7524 (Diagram 2)
   
23/03/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 23/03/1930. Dep: 22/05/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7525 (Diagram 2)
   
20/05/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/05/1932. Dep: 03/12/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7239 (Diagram 2)
   
05/03/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 05/03/1934. Dep: 02/06/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7716 (Diagram 2)
   
13/08/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 13/08/1935. Dep: 04/10/1935.    
04/11/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 04/11/1937. Dep: 01/12/1937.    
06/04/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 06/04/1939. Dep: 13/05/1939.    
06/10/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 06/10/1939. Dep: 06/12/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7505 (Diagram 2)
   
14/12/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 14/12/1940. Dep: 15/01/1941.    
17/12/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 17/12/1941. Dep: 08/02/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7712 (Diagram 2)
   
21/11/1942 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (GRA)    
22/04/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 22/04/1943. Dep: 06/07/1943.    
18/03/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 18/03/1944. Dep: 05/04/1944.    
21/11/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 21/11/1944. Dep: 21/12/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 9464 (Diagram 2)
   
25/06/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
07/04/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (FRO)    
27/10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3481    
08/02/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 08/02/1947. Dep: 22/03/1947.    
09/07/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Heavy) - Arr: 09/07/1947. Dep: 09/08/1947.    
18/01/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
24/01/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
06/01/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 06/01/1949. Dep: 28/01/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 8458 (Diagram 2)
Renumbered to BR 63481
   
04/1951 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Doncaster    
02/04/1951 Withdrawn Condemned as 63481 from Doncaster (36A)    

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