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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 1053 m/e 11/1902
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6053   12/04/1924

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class Q4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Q4/111/1902
Q4/2 (0-8-0)24/11/1928
Wheels 0-8-0
Builder Neilson, Reid & Co.
Works Number 6252
To Service During 11/1902 to Mexborough (MEX)
Withdrawal Tue 28/02/1939 off Barnsley (BRN)
Service Life 36 yrs, 3 mths , 28 dys

Disposal

Notes
Notes Cut up at Gorton

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
MEX   Mexborough (New) m/e 11/1902
LNG   Langwith Junction on 24/11/1936
BRN   Barnsley on 11/10/1937
     Withdrawn on 28/02/1939

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
11/1902 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 336)
15/12/1906 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 237)
20/03/1909 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 1385)
31/01/1914 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 1138)
19/04/1919 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 1377)
12/04/1924 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 468A)
24/11/1928 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 911)
03/10/1931 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 591)
19/01/1935 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 595)
07/08/1937 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 319)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 1906 15/12/1906   General Boiler number 237 (Diagram 17Sat)
 
Gorton Works 1909 20/03/1909   General Boiler number 1385 (Diagram 17Sat)
 
Gorton Works 1914 31/01/1914   General Boiler number 1138 (Diagram 17Sat)
 
Gorton Works 1919 19/04/1919   General Boiler number 1377 (Diagram 17Sat)
 
Gorton Works 18/06/1921 13/08/1921 57 days General    
Gorton Works 17/11/1923 12/04/1924 148 days General Boiler number 468A (Diagram 17Sat)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6053
 
Gorton Works 26/06/1926 04/09/1926 71 days General    
Gorton Works 27/10/1928 24/11/1928 29 days General Boiler number 911 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 29/08/1931 03/10/1931 36 days General Boiler number 591 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 12/01/1935 19/01/1935 8 days General Boiler number 595 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 10/07/1937 07/08/1937 29 days General Boiler number 319 (Diagram 17Sup)
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1902 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 1053
Built at Neilson, Reid & Co., Works Number 6252
Allocated to Mexborough (MEX)
Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted
   
1906 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: ?/1906. Dep: 15/12/1906.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 237 (Diagram 17Sat)
   
1909 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: ?/1909. Dep: 20/03/1909.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1385 (Diagram 17Sat)
   
1914 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: ?/1914. Dep: 31/01/1914.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1138 (Diagram 17Sat)
   
1919 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: ?/1919. Dep: 19/04/1919.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1377 (Diagram 17Sat)
   
18/06/1921 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 18/06/1921. Dep: 13/08/1921.    
17/11/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 17/11/1923. Dep: 12/04/1924.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 468A (Diagram 17Sat)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6053
   
26/06/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/06/1926. Dep: 04/09/1926.    
27/10/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 27/10/1928. Dep: 24/11/1928.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 911 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
29/08/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 29/08/1931. Dep: 03/10/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 591 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
12/01/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/01/1935. Dep: 19/01/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 595 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
24/11/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (LNG)    
10/07/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 10/07/1937. Dep: 07/08/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 319 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
11/10/1937 Allocation Reallocated to Barnsley (BRN)    
28/02/1939 Withdrawn Condemned as 6053 from Barnsley (BRN)    

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