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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 167 on 06/05/1911
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5167   11/10/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 9802 on 24/03/1946
British Railways 69802   05/06/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class A5
Company History GCR/LNER
Wheels 4-6-2T
Builder Gorton Works
To Service Wed 06/05/1911 to Neasden (NEA)
Withdrawal Wed 24/12/1958 off Hull Botanic Gardens (53B)
Scrapping During 06/1960 at Locomotive Works (Darlington)
Service Life 47 yrs, 7 mths , 18 dys

Allocations
Code Name From Date
NEA Neasden (New) on 06/05/1911
ARD Ardsley on 20/11/1924
KX Kings Cross on 15/02/1928
NEA Neasden on 12/09/1928
51K Saltburn on 04/06/1950
53B Hull Botanic Gardens on 19/08/1951
53D Bridlington on 09/01/1955
53B Hull Botanic Gardens on 29/05/1955
   Withdrawn on 24/12/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 51K Saltburn on 04/06/1950
ALLOC 51K Saltburn m/e 30/06/1950
ALLOC 53B Hull Botanic Gardens w/e 25/08/1951
ALLOC 53D Bridlington 4w/e 29/01/1955
ALLOC 53B Hull Botanic Gardens 4w/e 18/06/1955
WDN   on 24/12/1958

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
06/05/1911 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 1421)
19/08/1916 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 1624)
04/02/1922 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 138)
11/10/1924 Side Window Cab Fitted
29/11/1930 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 983)
15/07/1933 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 719)
25/07/1936 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 799)
09/10/1937 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 941)
22/04/1939 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 392)
16/08/1941 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 3853)
14/10/1944 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 984)
14/09/1946 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 3866)
05/06/1948 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 3861)
10/12/1949 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 984)
09/02/1952 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 22382)
03/07/1954 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 22370)
01/03/1958 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 22381)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Durn Level of Work Mileage
Gorton Works 03/06/1916 19/08/1916 78 days General
Robinson superheater boiler
Boiler number 1624 (Diagram 18)
  
Gorton Works 26/11/1921 04/02/1922 71 days General
Boiler number 138 (Diagram 18)
  
Gorton Works 12/08/1922 02/09/1922 22 days Light Repair
New cylinders
  
Gorton Works 18/06/1924 11/10/1924 116 days General
Side Window Cab Fitted
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5167
  
Gorton Works 05/06/1926 28/08/1926 85 days General  
Gorton Works 19/07/1927 21/01/1928 187 days General  
Gorton Works 23/06/1928 18/08/1928 57 days General  
Gorton Works 18/10/1930 29/11/1930 43 days General
Boiler number 983 (Diagram 18)
  
Gorton Works 04/06/1932 09/07/1932 36 days General  
Gorton Works 17/06/1933 15/07/1933 29 days General
Boiler number 719 (Diagram 18)
  
Gorton Works 16/02/1935 16/03/1935 29 days General
Boiler number 22353 (Diagram 18)
  
Gorton Works 27/06/1936 25/07/1936 29 days General
Boiler number 799 (Diagram 18)
  
Gorton Works 04/09/1937 09/10/1937 36 days General
Boiler number 941 (Diagram 18)
  
Gorton Works 25/03/1939 22/04/1939 29 days General
Boiler number 392 (Diagram 18)
  
Gorton Works 09/07/1941 16/08/1941 39 days General
Boiler number 3853 (Diagram 18)
  
Gorton Works 22/09/1942 02/01/1943 103 days General  
Gorton Works 30/08/1944 14/10/1944 46 days General
Boiler number 984 (Diagram 18)
  
Gorton Works 11/05/1946 14/09/1946 127 days General
New frames & cylinders
Boiler number 3866 (Diagram 18)
  
Gorton Works 08/05/1948 05/06/1948 29 days General
Boiler number 3861 (Diagram 18)
Renumbered to BR 69802
  
Darlington Works 02/11/1949 10/12/1949 39 days Heavy Casual
Boiler number 984 (Diagram 18)
  
Darlington Works 03/01/1952 09/02/1952 38 days General
Boiler number 22382 (Diagram 18)
  
Gorton Works 22/05/1954 03/07/1954 43 days General
Boiler number 22370 (Diagram 18)
  
Darlington Works 14/06/1955 15/09/1955 94 days Light Casual  
Darlington Works 30/01/1958 01/03/1958 31 days General
Boiler number 22381 (Diagram 18)
  
Darlington Works 03/03/1958 05/03/1958 3 days Unclassified  
Darlington Works 24/12/1958 24/12/1958 1 day No repairs  

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/05/1911 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 167
Built at Gorton Works, Works Number
Allocated to Neasden (NEA)
Diagram 18 boiler fitted		    
20/11/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (ARD)    
15/02/1928 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (KX)    
12/09/1928 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (NEA)    
24/03/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 9802    
04/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Saltburn (51K)    
19/08/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Botanic Gardens (53B)    
09/01/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Bridlington (53D)    
29/05/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Botanic Gardens (53B)    
24/12/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 69802 from Hull Botanic Gardens (53B)    

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