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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 421 m/e 07/1919
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5421   01/11/1924
War Dept. 781   11/10/1941

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
O507/1919
O4/6 (2-8-0)11/10/1941
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Gorton Works
Order Number 555
To Service During 07/1919
Withdrawal Sat 11/10/1941 off March (MAR)
Service Life 22 yrs, 3 mths , 11 dys

Disposal

Notes
Notes Cambridge shed 4/32: Drag box altered to obviate breaking on Whitemoor hump
Renumbered 781 and sent to the Middle East

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1919
MEX   Mexborough on 20/09/1919
MAR   March on 01/04/1932
     Withdrawn on 11/10/1941

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
07/1919 Diagram 15B boiler fitted (number 1788)
01/11/1924 Diagram 15B boiler fitted (number 1736)
03/12/1927 Diagram 15B boiler fitted (number 1734)
31/10/1931 Diagram 15B boiler fitted (number 1)
19/10/1935 Intensifore lubricator removed
19/10/1935 Diagram 15B boiler fitted (number 1738)
01/10/1938 Diagram 15B boiler fitted (number 58)
11/10/1941 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3421)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 16/10/1920 11/12/1920 57 days General    
Gorton Works 09/12/1922 17/02/1923 71 days General    
Gorton Works 06/09/1924 01/11/1924 57 days General Boiler number 1736 (Diagram 15B)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5421
  
Gorton Works 25/04/1925 09/05/1925 15 days Light Repair    
Gorton Works 29/10/1927 03/12/1927 36 days General Boiler number 1734 (Diagram 15B)
  
Gorton Works 23/02/1929 30/03/1929 36 days General    
Gorton Works 10/10/1931 31/10/1931 22 days General Boiler number 1 (Diagram 15B)
  
Gorton Works 20/05/1933 27/05/1933 8 days Light Repair Rail washing gear fitted
  
Gorton Works 05/10/1935 19/10/1935 15 days General Boiler number 1738 (Diagram 15B)
Intensifore lubricator removed
  
Gorton Works 03/09/1938 01/10/1938 29 days General Boiler number 58 (Diagram 15B)
  
Gorton Works 23/09/1941 11/10/1941 19 days General Rebuilt to class O4/6
Boiler number 3421 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to WD 781
  

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1919 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 421
Built at Gorton Works, Works Number
Diagram 15B boiler fitted		    
20/09/1919 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
16/10/1920 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 16/10/1920. Dep: 11/12/1920.    
09/12/1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 09/12/1922. Dep: 17/02/1923.    
06/09/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 06/09/1924. Dep: 01/11/1924.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1736 (Diagram 15B)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5421
    
25/04/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 25/04/1925. Dep: 09/05/1925.    
29/10/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 29/10/1927. Dep: 03/12/1927.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1734 (Diagram 15B)
    
23/02/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/02/1929. Dep: 30/03/1929.    
10/10/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 10/10/1931. Dep: 31/10/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1 (Diagram 15B)
    
01/04/1932 Allocation Reallocated to March (MAR)    
20/05/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 20/05/1933. Dep: 27/05/1933.
Work undertaken:
Rail washing gear fitted
    
05/10/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 05/10/1935. Dep: 19/10/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1738 (Diagram 15B)
Intensifore lubricator removed
    
03/09/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 03/09/1938. Dep: 01/10/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 58 (Diagram 15B)
    
23/09/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/09/1941. Dep: 11/10/1941.
Work undertaken:
Rebuilt to class O4/6
Boiler number 3421 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to WD 781
    
11/10/1941 Withdrawn Condemned as 781 from March (MAR)    

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