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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 1845 m/e 01/1918
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6279   08/03/1924
War Dept. 703   13/09/1941

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L692
Works Number 21822
To Service During 01/1918
Taken into Stock 08/03/1924
Withdrawal Sat 13/09/1941 off Colwick (CLK)
Service Life 23 yrs, 8 mths , 13 dys
Information Hyde Park Works

Disposal

Notes
Notes Renumbered 703 and sent to the Middle East via Birkenhead, 11/9/41

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1918
SHF   Sheffield Neepsend on 14/03/1924
ARD   Ardsley on 02/02/1925
NWE   New England on 02/03/1925
CLK   Colwick on 16/03/1925
     Withdrawn on 13/09/1941

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
01/1918 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1301)
23/08/1924 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1493)
17/09/1932 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 855)
26/01/1935 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1879)
29/05/1937 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1255)
27/05/1939 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3289)
06/09/1941 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 931)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 23/02/1924 08/03/1924 15 days Light Repair Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6279
 
Gorton Works 31/05/1924 23/08/1924 85 days General Boiler number 1493 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 11/06/1927 16/07/1927 36 days General    
Gorton Works 16/11/1929 28/12/1929 43 days General    
Gorton Works 20/08/1932 17/09/1932 29 days General Boiler number 855 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 19/01/1935 26/01/1935 8 days General Boiler number 1879 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 08/05/1937 29/05/1937 22 days General Boiler number 1255 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 13/05/1939 27/05/1939 15 days General Boiler number 3289 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 16/08/1941 06/09/1941 22 days General Boiler number 931 (Diagram 15)
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1918 To Service To service as ROD Number 1845
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 21822
Diagram 15 boiler fitted
   
23/02/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 23/02/1924. Dep: 08/03/1924.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6279
   
08/03/1924 To Stock To LNER stock    
14/03/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)    
31/05/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 31/05/1924. Dep: 23/08/1924.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1493 (Diagram 15)
   
02/02/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (ARD)    
02/03/1925 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
16/03/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
11/06/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 11/06/1927. Dep: 16/07/1927.    
16/11/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 16/11/1929. Dep: 28/12/1929.    
20/08/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/08/1932. Dep: 17/09/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 855 (Diagram 15)
   
19/01/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/01/1935. Dep: 26/01/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1879 (Diagram 15)
   
08/05/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/05/1937. Dep: 29/05/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1255 (Diagram 15)
   
13/05/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/05/1939. Dep: 27/05/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3289 (Diagram 15)
   
16/08/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 16/08/1941. Dep: 06/09/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 931 (Diagram 15)
   
13/09/1941 Withdrawn Condemned as 703 from Colwick (CLK)    
13/09/1941 Renumbered Renumbered to 703    

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