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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 452 on 30/11/1912
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 452C   29/09/1923
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5452   30/01/1926
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 9812   18/08/1946
British Railways 69812   11/01/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class A5
Company History GCR/LNER
Wheels 4-6-2T
Builder Gorton Works
To Service Tue 30/11/1912 to Neasden (NEA)
Withdrawal Tue 07/07/1959 off Colwick (40E)
Scrapping During 09/1959 at Locomotive Works (Darlington)
Service Life 46 yrs, 7 mths , 7 dys

Allocations
Code Name From Date
NEA Neasden (New) on 30/11/1912
WFD Woodford Halse on 20/09/1924
NEA Neasden on 23/09/1924
GOR Gorton on 21/12/1927
KX Kings Cross on 30/06/1928
HIT Hither Green on 29/11/1935
BFD Bradford Hammerton Street on 06/05/1937
NEA Neasden on 16/10/1937
? London Transport Passenger Board on 01/11/1937
NEA Neasden on 02/10/1938
GRA Grantham on 14/05/1948
LNG Langwith Junction on 23/01/1949
40A Lincoln on 24/10/1954
40B Immingham on 13/02/1955
40F Boston on 11/03/1956
38A Colwick on 29/07/1956
   Withdrawn on 07/07/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC GRA Grantham w/e 15/05/1948
ALLOC LNG Langwith Junction w/e 29/01/1949
ALLOC 40A Lincoln 4w/e 06/11/1954
ALLOC 40B Immingham 4w/e 26/02/1955
ALLOC 40F Boston 5w/e 31/03/1956
ALLOC 38A Colwick 4w/e 18/08/1956
WDN   on 07/07/1959

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
30/11/1912 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 1532)
01/12/1917 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 1419)
09/04/1922 Ross Pop
25/08/1923 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 414)
30/01/1926 Side Window Cab Fitted
15/11/1930 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 558)
11/08/1934 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 1825)
11/08/1934 Intensifore lubricator removed
16/10/1937 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 718)
16/10/1937 Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
30/10/1937 Trip cock gear fitted
09/12/1939 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 846)
11/12/1943 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 720)
30/03/1946 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 149)
11/01/1950 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 3849)
29/12/1951 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 22383)
18/09/1954 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 22382)
12/10/1957 Diagram 18 boiler fitted (number 22043)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Durn Level of Work Mileage
Gorton Works 20/10/1917 01/12/1917 43 days General
Boiler number 1419 (Diagram 18)
  
Gorton Works 29/10/1921 04/02/1922 99 days General  
Gorton Works 09/04/1922 09/04/1922 1 day Light Repair
Ross Pop
  
Gorton Works 31/03/1923 25/08/1923 148 days General
Boiler number 414 (Diagram 18)
  
Gorton Works 21/11/1925 30/01/1926 71 days General
Side Window Cab Fitted
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5452
  
Gorton Works 21/04/1928 16/06/1928 57 days General  
Gorton Works 11/10/1930 15/11/1930 36 days General
Boiler number 558 (Diagram 18)
  
Gorton Works 14/07/1934 11/08/1934 29 days General
Boiler number 1825 (Diagram 18)
Intensifore lubricator removed
  
Gorton Works 04/09/1937 16/10/1937 43 days General
Boiler number 718 (Diagram 18)
Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
  
Gorton Works 30/10/1937 30/10/1937 1 day Light Repair
Trip cock gear fitted
  
Gorton Works 18/11/1939 09/12/1939 22 days General
Boiler number 846 (Diagram 18)
  
Gorton Works 16/12/1941 24/01/1942 40 days General  
Gorton Works 18/10/1943 11/12/1943 55 days General
Boiler number 720 (Diagram 18)
  
Gorton Works 27/09/1944 07/10/1944 11 days Light Repair  
Gorton Works 10/02/1945 03/03/1945 22 days Light Repair  
Gorton Works 23/02/1946 30/03/1946 36 days General
Boiler number 149 (Diagram 18)
  
Gorton Works 27/09/1947 25/10/1947 29 days General
Boiler number 22353 (Diagram 18)
  
Darlington Works 30/11/1949 11/01/1950 43 days General
Boiler number 3849 (Diagram 18)
Renumbered to BR 69812
  
Darlington Works 07/06/1950 08/07/1950 32 days Heavy Casual  
Darlington Works 23/11/1951 29/12/1951 37 days General
Boiler number 22383 (Diagram 18)
  
Darlington Works 01/01/1952 04/01/1952 4 days Unclassified  
Darlington Works 04/10/1952 25/10/1952 22 days Light Casual  
Gorton Works 10/07/1954 18/09/1954 71 days General
Boiler number 22382 (Diagram 18)
  
Darlington Works 04/09/1957 12/10/1957 39 days General
Boiler number 22043 (Diagram 18)
  
Darlington Works 19/10/1957 20/10/1957 2 days Unclassified  

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
30/11/1912 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 452
Built at Gorton Works, Works Number
Allocated to Neasden (NEA)
Diagram 18 boiler fitted		    
29/09/1923 Renumbered Renumbered to 452C    
20/09/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
23/09/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (NEA)    
21/12/1927 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
30/06/1928 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (KX)    
29/11/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Hither Green (HIT)    
06/05/1937 Allocation Reallocated to Bradford Hammerton Street (BFD)    
16/10/1937 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (NEA)    
01/11/1937 Allocation Reallocated to London Transport Passenger Board (?)    
02/10/1938 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (NEA)    
18/08/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 9812    
14/05/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (GRA)    
23/01/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (LNG)    
24/10/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Lincoln (40A)    
13/02/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (40B)    
11/03/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Boston (40F)    
29/07/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
07/07/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 69812 from Colwick (40E)    

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