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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 85 m/e 11/1903
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5085   05/04/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3210   03/11/1946

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class Q4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Q4/111/1903
Q4/2 (0-8-0)14/05/1932
Wheels 0-8-0
Builder Kitson
Works Number 4212
To Service During 11/1903
Withdrawal Mon 10/10/1949 off Ardsley (ARD)
Service Life 45 yrs, 11 mths , 9 dys

Disposal

Notes
Notes Cut up at Gorton

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1903
MEX   Mexborough on 05/05/1916
KEA   Keadby m/e 10/1922
IMM   Immingham on 29/10/1929
KEA   Keadby on 11/06/1932
FRO   Frodingham on 18/06/1932
IMM   Immingham on 13/09/1939
RET   Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) on 09/08/1943
ARD   Ardsley on 05/10/1947
     Withdrawn on 10/10/1949

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC ARD Ardsley on 05/10/1947
WDN ARD Ardsley on 10/10/1949

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
11/1903 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 847)
11/01/1908 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 841)
21/01/1911 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 866)
07/02/1914 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 1368)
24/05/1919 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 1265)
05/04/1924 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 438)
03/11/1928 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 54)
26/10/1929 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 374)
14/05/1932 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 915)
02/03/1935 Modified to conform to LNER Gauge
02/03/1935 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 1841)
25/09/1937 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 847)
06/04/1940 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 370)
23/05/1942 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 642)
15/08/1944 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 908)
15/02/1947 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 3732)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 1908 11/01/1908   General Boiler number 841 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 1911 21/01/1911   General Boiler number 866 (Diagram 17Sat)
 
Gorton Works 1914 07/02/1914   General Boiler number 1368 (Diagram 17Sat)
 
Gorton Works 1919 24/05/1919   General Boiler number 1265 (Diagram 17Sat)
 
Gorton Works 25/06/1921 08/10/1921 106 days General    
Gorton Works 24/11/1923 05/04/1924 134 days General Boiler number 438 (Diagram 17Sat)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5085
 
Gorton Works 21/08/1926 30/10/1926 71 days General    
Gorton Works 22/09/1928 03/11/1928 43 days General Boiler number 54 (Diagram 17Sat)
 
Gorton Works 05/10/1929 26/10/1929 22 days General Boiler number 374 (Diagram 17Sat)
 
Gorton Works 09/04/1932 14/05/1932 36 days General Secondhand R.H. cylinder
Boiler number 915 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 23/02/1935 02/03/1935 8 days General Boiler number 1841 (Diagram 17Sup)
Modified to conform to LNER Gauge
 
Gorton Works 28/08/1937 25/09/1937 29 days General New R.H. cylinder
Boiler number 847 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 17/02/1940 06/04/1940 50 days General Boiler number 370 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 11/05/1942 23/05/1942 13 days General After collision
Boiler number 642 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 29/07/1944 15/08/1944 18 days General Boiler number 908 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 25/08/1945 01/09/1945 8 days Light Repair    
Gorton Works 11/01/1947 15/02/1947 36 days General Boiler number 3732 (Diagram 17Sup)
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1903 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 85
Built at Kitson, Works Number 4212
Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted
   
1908 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: ?/1908. Dep: 11/01/1908.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 841 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
1911 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: ?/1911. Dep: 21/01/1911.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 866 (Diagram 17Sat)
   
1914 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: ?/1914. Dep: 07/02/1914.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1368 (Diagram 17Sat)
   
05/05/1916 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
1919 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: ?/1919. Dep: 24/05/1919.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1265 (Diagram 17Sat)
   
25/06/1921 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 25/06/1921. Dep: 08/10/1921.    
10/1922 Allocation Reallocated to Keadby (KEA)    
24/11/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/11/1923. Dep: 05/04/1924.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 438 (Diagram 17Sat)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5085
   
21/08/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/08/1926. Dep: 30/10/1926.    
22/09/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 22/09/1928. Dep: 03/11/1928.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 54 (Diagram 17Sat)
   
05/10/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 05/10/1929. Dep: 26/10/1929.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 374 (Diagram 17Sat)
   
29/10/1929 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
09/04/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 09/04/1932. Dep: 14/05/1932.
Work undertaken:
Secondhand R.H. cylinder
Boiler number 915 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
11/06/1932 Allocation Reallocated to Keadby (KEA)    
18/06/1932 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (FRO)    
23/02/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/02/1935. Dep: 02/03/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1841 (Diagram 17Sup)
Modified to conform to LNER Gauge
   
28/08/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/08/1937. Dep: 25/09/1937.
Work undertaken:
New R.H. cylinder
Boiler number 847 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
13/09/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
17/02/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 17/02/1940. Dep: 06/04/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 370 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
11/05/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 11/05/1942. Dep: 23/05/1942.
Work undertaken:
After collision
Boiler number 642 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
09/08/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (RET)    
29/07/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 29/07/1944. Dep: 15/08/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 908 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
25/08/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 25/08/1945. Dep: 01/09/1945.    
03/11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3210    
11/01/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 11/01/1947. Dep: 15/02/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3732 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
05/10/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (ARD)    
10/10/1949 Withdrawn Condemned as 3210 from Ardsley (ARD)    

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