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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 1631 m/e 10/1918
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6361   10/05/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3668   07/09/1946
British Railways 63668 w/e 02/07/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Kitson
Order Number 479C
Works Number 5217
To Service During 10/1918
Taken into Stock 23/02/1924
Withdrawal Tue 02/12/1958 off Mexborough (41F)
Service Life 40 yrs, 2 mths , 2 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Gorton)

Notes
Notes There is a possibility that this engine had a 'c' suffix in the period 23/2/24 to 10/5/24 at which date it had 5000 added to its number
Into Gorton for cutting up 6/12/58

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1918
GOR   Gorton on 25/02/1924
SHF   Sheffield Neepsend on 16/05/1924
CLK   Colwick on 24/01/1925
DON   Doncaster on 23/01/1944
FRO   Frodingham on 02/12/1945
DON   Doncaster on 07/04/1946
FRO   Frodingham on 18/01/1948
FRO   Frodingham w/e 24/01/1948
MEX   Mexborough on 02/02/1948
MEX   Mexborough w/e 28/02/1948
     Withdrawn on 02/12/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC FRO Frodingham m/e 31/01/1946
ALLOC FRO Frodingham w/e 24/01/1948
ALLOC MEX Mexborough w/e 28/02/1948
WDN   on 02/12/1958

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
10/1918 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1224)
10/05/1924 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1165)
05/05/1928 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 870)
21/02/1931 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1246)
21/10/1933 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1243)
16/05/1936 Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
16/05/1936 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1046)
03/09/1938 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1198)
23/11/1940 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 930)
29/05/1943 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3347)
29/04/1944 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3274)
07/09/1946 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3296)
02/07/1949 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3293)
01/12/1951 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22232)
04/06/1955 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22286)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 09/02/1924 23/02/1924 15 days Light Repair    
Gorton Works 22/03/1924 10/05/1924 50 days General Boiler number 1165 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6361
  
Gorton Works 29/08/1925 24/10/1925 57 days General    
Gorton Works 31/03/1928 05/05/1928 36 days General Boiler number 870 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 08/12/1928 15/12/1928 8 days Light Repair    
Gorton Works 07/02/1931 21/02/1931 15 days General Boiler number 1246 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 14/10/1933 21/10/1933 8 days General Boiler number 1243 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 02/05/1936 16/05/1936 15 days General Boiler number 1046 (Diagram 15)
Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
  
Gorton Works 20/08/1938 03/09/1938 15 days General Boiler number 1198 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 16/11/1940 23/11/1940 8 days General Boiler number 930 (Diagram 15)
  
Stratford Works 08/04/1943 29/05/1943 52 days General Boiler number 3347 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 12/04/1944 29/04/1944 18 days General Boiler number 3274 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 24/08/1946 07/09/1946 15 days General Boiler number 3296 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 3668
  
Gorton Works 18/06/1949 02/07/1949 15 days General Boiler number 3293 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63668
  
Gorton Works 12/11/1951 01/12/1951 20 days General Boiler number 22232 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 06/12/1951 08/12/1951 3 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 14/05/1955 04/06/1955 22 days General Boiler number 22286 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 18/02/1956 10/03/1956 22 days Light Casual    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1918 To Service To service as ROD Number 1631
Built at Kitson, Works Number 5217
Diagram 15 boiler fitted		    
09/02/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 09/02/1924. Dep: 23/02/1924.    
23/02/1924 To Stock To ROD stock    
25/02/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
22/03/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 22/03/1924. Dep: 10/05/1924.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1165 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6361
    
16/05/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)    
24/01/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
29/08/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 29/08/1925. Dep: 24/10/1925.    
31/03/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 31/03/1928. Dep: 05/05/1928.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 870 (Diagram 15)
    
08/12/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 08/12/1928. Dep: 15/12/1928.    
07/02/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 07/02/1931. Dep: 21/02/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1246 (Diagram 15)
    
14/10/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/10/1933. Dep: 21/10/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1243 (Diagram 15)
    
02/05/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/05/1936. Dep: 16/05/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1046 (Diagram 15)
Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
    
20/08/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/08/1938. Dep: 03/09/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1198 (Diagram 15)
    
16/11/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 16/11/1940. Dep: 23/11/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 930 (Diagram 15)
    
08/04/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 08/04/1943. Dep: 29/05/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3347 (Diagram 15)
    
23/01/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
12/04/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/04/1944. Dep: 29/04/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3274 (Diagram 15)
    
02/12/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (FRO)    
07/04/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
24/08/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/08/1946. Dep: 07/09/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3296 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 3668
    
18/01/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (FRO)    
24/01/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (FRO)    
02/02/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
28/02/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
18/06/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 18/06/1949. Dep: 02/07/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3293 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63668
    
12/11/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/11/1951. Dep: 01/12/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22232 (Diagram 15)
    
06/12/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 06/12/1951. Dep: 08/12/1951.    
14/05/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/05/1955. Dep: 04/06/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22286 (Diagram 15)
    
18/02/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 18/02/1956. Dep: 10/03/1956.    
02/12/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 63668 from Mexborough (41F)    

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