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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 1687 m/e 11/1918
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6499   24/10/1925
War Dept. 712   13/09/1941

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd
Order Number E106
Works Number 3735
To Service During 11/1918
Taken into Stock 24/10/1925
Withdrawal Sat 13/09/1941 off Woodford Halse (WFD)
Service Life 22 yrs, 10 mths , 13 dys

Disposal

Notes
Notes Renumbered 712 and sent to the Middle East via Birkenhead, 16/9/41

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1918
GOR   Gorton on 22/10/1925
WFD   Woodford Halse on 04/11/1925
     Withdrawn on 13/09/1941

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
11/1918 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1052)
28/12/1929 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1170)
30/01/1932 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1330)
02/06/1934 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1340)
24/10/1936 Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
24/10/1936 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1220)
14/01/1939 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1179)
15/02/1941 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3356)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 18/07/1925 24/10/1925 99 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6499
 
Gorton Works 05/11/1927 17/12/1927 43 days General    
Gorton Works 07/12/1929 28/12/1929 22 days General Boiler number 1170 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 16/01/1932 30/01/1932 15 days General Boiler number 1330 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 19/05/1934 02/06/1934 15 days General Boiler number 1340 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 10/10/1936 24/10/1936 15 days General Boiler number 1220 (Diagram 15)
Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
 
Gorton Works 24/12/1938 14/01/1939 22 days General Boiler number 1179 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 01/02/1941 15/02/1941 15 days General Boiler number 3356 (Diagram 15)
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1918 To Service To service as ROD Number 1687
Built at Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd, Works Number 3735
Diagram 15 boiler fitted
   
18/07/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 18/07/1925. Dep: 24/10/1925.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6499
   
22/10/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
24/10/1925 To Stock To LNER stock    
04/11/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
05/11/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 05/11/1927. Dep: 17/12/1927.    
07/12/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 07/12/1929. Dep: 28/12/1929.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1170 (Diagram 15)
   
16/01/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 16/01/1932. Dep: 30/01/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1330 (Diagram 15)
   
19/05/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/05/1934. Dep: 02/06/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1340 (Diagram 15)
   
10/10/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 10/10/1936. Dep: 24/10/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1220 (Diagram 15)
Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
   
24/12/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/12/1938. Dep: 14/01/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1179 (Diagram 15)
   
01/02/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 01/02/1941. Dep: 15/02/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3356 (Diagram 15)
   
13/09/1941 Withdrawn Condemned as 712 from Woodford Halse (WFD)    
13/09/1941 Renumbered Renumbered to 712    

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