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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 451 on 16/11/1912
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5451   13/12/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 9811   18/08/1946
British Railways 69811   24/04/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class A5
Company History GCR/LNER
Wheels 4-6-2T
Builder Gorton Works
To Service Mon 16/11/1912 to Neasden (NEA)
Withdrawal Mon 06/10/1958 off Hull Botanic Gardens (53B)
Scrapping During 10/1958 at Locomotive Works (Darlington)
Service Life 45 yrs, 10 mths , 20 dys

Allocations
Code Name From Date
NEA Neasden (New) on 16/11/1912
ARD Ardsley on 11/02/1926
NEA Neasden on 13/01/1927
51K Saltburn on 04/06/1950
53B Hull Botanic Gardens on 19/08/1951
   Withdrawn on 06/10/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 51K Saltburn on 04/06/1950
ALLOC 51K Saltburn m/e 30/06/1950
ALLOC 40F Boston w/e 06/08/1950
ALLOC 53B Hull Botanic Gardens w/e 25/08/1951
WDN   on 06/10/1958

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
16/11/1912 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 1531)
27/12/1919 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 1826)
27/11/1926 Side Window Cab Fitted
27/11/1926 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 720)
21/02/1931 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 149)
19/11/1932 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 844)
23/06/1934 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 1683)
25/04/1936 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 343)
08/01/1938 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 325)
26/08/1939 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 3849)
29/11/1941 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 392)
27/01/1945 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 708)
16/11/1946 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 3861)
24/04/1948 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 658)
17/02/1950 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 3858)
12/07/1952 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 22393)
15/01/1955 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 22044)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Durn Level of Work Mileage
Gorton Works 22/11/1919 27/12/1919 36 days General
Boiler number 1826 (Diagram 18)
  
Gorton Works 23/09/1922 18/11/1922 57 days General  
Gorton Works 13/09/1924 13/12/1924 92 days General
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5451
  
Gorton Works 18/08/1926 27/11/1926 102 days General
Boiler number 720 (Diagram 18)
Side Window Cab Fitted
  
Gorton Works 15/09/1928 10/11/1928 57 days General  
Gorton Works 03/01/1931 21/02/1931 50 days General
Boiler number 149 (Diagram 18)
  
Gorton Works 15/10/1932 19/11/1932 36 days General
Boiler number 844 (Diagram 18)
  
Gorton Works 02/06/1934 23/06/1934 22 days General
Boiler number 1683 (Diagram 18)
  
Gorton Works 28/03/1936 25/04/1936 29 days General
Boiler number 343 (Diagram 18)
  
Gorton Works 18/12/1937 08/01/1938 22 days General
Boiler number 325 (Diagram 18)
  
Gorton Works 29/07/1939 26/08/1939 29 days General
Boiler number 3849 (Diagram 18)
  
Gorton Works 27/10/1941 29/11/1941 34 days General
Boiler number 392 (Diagram 18)
  
Gorton Works 23/03/1943 29/05/1943 68 days General  
Gorton Works 06/01/1945 27/01/1945 22 days General
New frames & cylinders
Boiler number 708 (Diagram 18)
  
Gorton Works 26/10/1946 16/11/1946 22 days General
Boiler number 3861 (Diagram 18)
  
Gorton Works 13/03/1948 24/04/1948 43 days General
Boiler number 658 (Diagram 18)
Renumbered to BR 69811
  
Darlington Works 09/01/1950 17/02/1950 40 days General
Boiler number 3858 (Diagram 18)
  
Darlington Works 27/02/1950 08/03/1950 10 days Unclassified  
Darlington Works 16/06/1952 12/07/1952 27 days General
Boiler number 22393 (Diagram 18)
  
Gorton Works 13/11/1954 15/01/1955 64 days General
Boiler number 22044 (Diagram 18)
  
Darlington Works 22/10/1956 22/11/1956 32 days Heavy Intermediate  

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
16/11/1912 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 451
Built at Gorton Works, Works Number
Allocated to Neasden (NEA)
Diagram 18 boiler fitted		    
11/02/1926 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (ARD)    
13/01/1927 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (NEA)    
18/08/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 9811    
04/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Saltburn (51K)    
19/08/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Botanic Gardens (53B)    
06/10/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 69811 from Hull Botanic Gardens (53B)    

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