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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 470 m/e 06/1919
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3470   18/10/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3488   23/09/1946
British Railways 63488 w/e 31/07/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class O3
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
O306/1919
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L705
Works Number 22068
To Service During 06/1919 to Colwick (CLK)
Withdrawal Fri 22/02/1952 off Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (36E)
Service Life 32 yrs, 8 mths , 22 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Thu 28/02/1952 at Locomotive Works (Doncaster)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
CLK   Colwick (New) m/e 06/1919
NWE   New England on 17/03/1925
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
36E   Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) on 03/12/1950
36E   Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) m/e 31/12/1950
     Withdrawn on 22/02/1952

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC DON Doncaster w/e 24/01/1948
ALLOC 36E Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) m/e 31/12/1950
WDN   on 18/02/1952

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
23/02/0451 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 9467)
06/1919 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 7519)
18/10/1924 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 7719)
25/11/1931 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 7506)
24/02/1934 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 7717)
18/01/1938 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 4403)
03/08/1948 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 9466)
13/07/1950 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 8184)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 27/03/1922 19/08/1922 146 days General    
Doncaster Works 25/06/1924 18/10/1924 116 days General Boiler number 7719 (Diagram 2)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 3470
 
Doncaster Works 15/07/1926 20/11/1926 129 days General    
Doncaster Works 03/03/1927 05/04/1927 34 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 09/12/1928 21/02/1929 75 days General    
Doncaster Works 24/09/1931 25/11/1931 63 days General Boiler number 7506 (Diagram 2)
 
Gorton Works 09/11/1933 24/02/1934 108 days General Boiler number 7717 (Diagram 2)
 
Doncaster Works 22/11/1935 04/01/1936 44 days General    
Doncaster Works 29/12/1937 18/01/1938 21 days General Boiler number 4403 (Diagram 2)
 
Doncaster Works 25/03/1940 08/05/1940 45 days General    
Doncaster Works 10/07/1942 30/07/1942 21 days General    
Doncaster Works 11/01/1945 23/02/1945 44 days General    
Doncaster Works 30/06/1946 21/09/1946 84 days General    
Doncaster Works 17/06/1948 03/08/1948 48 days General Boiler number 9466 (Diagram 2)
Renumbered to BR 63488
 
Doncaster Works 10/06/1950 13/07/1950 34 days General Boiler number 8184 (Diagram 2)
 
Doncaster Works 13/02/1952 13/02/1952 1 day No repairs For general repair & also conversion to oil burning but partially dismantled prior to temporary use
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
23/02/0451 Modification Diagram 2 number 9467 boiler fitted    
06/1919 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 470
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 22068
Allocated to Colwick (CLK)
Diagram 2 boiler fitted
   
27/03/1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 27/03/1922. Dep: 19/08/1922.    
25/06/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 25/06/1924. Dep: 18/10/1924.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7719 (Diagram 2)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 3470
   
17/03/1925 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
15/07/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 15/07/1926. Dep: 20/11/1926.    
03/03/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 03/03/1927. Dep: 05/04/1927.    
09/12/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 09/12/1928. Dep: 21/02/1929.    
24/09/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 24/09/1931. Dep: 25/11/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7506 (Diagram 2)
   
09/11/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 09/11/1933. Dep: 24/02/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7717 (Diagram 2)
   
22/11/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 22/11/1935. Dep: 04/01/1936.    
29/12/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 29/12/1937. Dep: 18/01/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 4403 (Diagram 2)
   
25/03/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 25/03/1940. Dep: 08/05/1940.    
10/07/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 10/07/1942. Dep: 30/07/1942.    
21/11/1942 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (GRA)    
11/01/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 11/01/1945. Dep: 23/02/1945.    
25/06/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
07/04/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (FRO)    
30/06/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 30/06/1946. Dep: 21/09/1946.    
23/09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3488    
18/01/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
24/01/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
17/06/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 17/06/1948. Dep: 03/08/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 9466 (Diagram 2)
Renumbered to BR 63488
   
10/06/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 10/06/1950. Dep: 13/07/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 8184 (Diagram 2)
   
03/12/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (36E)    
31/12/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (36E)    
13/02/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (No repairs) - Arr: 13/02/1952. Dep: 13/02/1952.
Work undertaken:
For general repair & also conversion to oil burning but partially dismantled prior to temporary use
   
22/02/1952 Withdrawn Condemned as 63488 from Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (36E)    
28/02/1952 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Doncaster    

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