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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 1169 m/e 11/1917
London and North Eastern Railway (1924 Tmp) 1169C   25/08/1923
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6169   27/06/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 1480   Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 1494   01/09/1946

Names Carried
Date From Name
11/1917 LORD FARINGDON

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class B3
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
B3/111/1917
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Gorton Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service During 11/1917 to Gorton (GOR)
Withdrawal Sat 06/12/1947 off Lincoln (LIN)
Scrapping Carriage Works (Dukinfield)
Service Life 30 yrs, 1 mth , 5 dys

Allocations
Code Name From Date
GOR Gorton (New) m/e 11/1917
IMM Immingham m/e 01/1923
KX Kings Cross m/e 08/1923
MEX Mexborough m/e 11/1923
COP Copley Hill (Leeds) on 15/05/1924
KX Kings Cross on 11/08/1925
GOR Gorton on 27/09/1925
COP Copley Hill (Leeds) on 10/10/1925
KX Kings Cross on 12/12/1925
COP Copley Hill (Leeds) m/e 02/1927
GOR Gorton on 21/04/1927
NEA Neasden on 24/10/1927
GOR Gorton on 07/11/1928
NEA Neasden on 02/03/1929
IMM Immingham on 15/05/1930
NEA Neasden on 20/03/1933
IMM Immingham on 17/06/1933
GOR Gorton on 18/09/1933
IMM Immingham on 11/12/1935
WFD Woodford Halse on 21/07/1939
COP Copley Hill (Leeds) on 12/07/1942
GOR Gorton on 24/12/1942
NEA Neasden on 24/12/1944
IMM Immingham on 16/04/1945
LIN Lincoln on 01/06/1947
   Withdrawn on 06/12/1947

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC LIN Lincoln on 01/06/1947
WDN LIN Lincoln on 06/12/1947

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
11/1917 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 1712)
29/04/1922 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 599)
27/06/1925 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 1846)
10/05/1930 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 1935)
30/04/1932 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 556)
13/06/1936 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 579)
05/03/1938 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3001)
18/11/1939 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 242)
10/10/1942 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3015)
27/07/1946 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3047)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Durn Level of Work Mileage
Gorton Works 07/03/1922 29/04/1922 54 days General
Boiler number 599 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 07/04/1923 14/04/1923 8 days Heavy
Valves & pistons
  
Gorton Works 28/07/1923 25/08/1923 29 days General
Renumbered to LNER (1924 Tmp) number 1169C
  
Gorton Works 02/05/1925 27/06/1925 57 days General
Boiler number 1846 (Diagram 13)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6169
  
Gorton Works 27/03/1926 17/04/1926 22 days Light Repair  
Gorton Works 28/05/1927 23/07/1927 57 days General  
Gorton Works 10/11/1928 02/02/1929 85 days General  
Gorton Works 29/03/1930 10/05/1930 43 days General
Boiler number 1935 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 26/03/1932 30/04/1932 36 days General
Boiler number 556 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 01/10/1932 08/10/1932 8 days Light Repair  
Gorton Works 29/04/1933 17/06/1933 50 days General  
Gorton Works 04/08/1934 01/09/1934 29 days General  
Gorton Works 16/05/1936 13/06/1936 29 days General
Boiler number 579 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 05/02/1938 05/03/1938 29 days General
Boiler number 3001 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 28/10/1939 18/11/1939 22 days General
Boiler number 242 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 04/09/1942 10/10/1942 37 days General
Boiler number 3015 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 27/11/1942 26/12/1942 30 days Light Repair
New Right Hand outside cylinder
  
Gorton Works 10/10/1944 04/11/1944 26 days General  
Gorton Works 29/09/1945 29/09/1945 1 day Light Repair  
Gorton Works 01/06/1946 27/07/1946 57 days General
Boiler number 3047 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 06/12/1947 06/12/1947 1 day No repairs  

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1917 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 1169, name: LORD FARINGDON
Built at Gorton Works, Works Number
Allocated to Gorton (GOR)
Diagram 13 boiler fitted		    
01/1923 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
08/1923 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (KX)    
11/1923 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
15/05/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Copley Hill (Leeds) (COP)    
11/08/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (KX)    
27/09/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
10/10/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Copley Hill (Leeds) (COP)    
12/12/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (KX)    
02/1927 Allocation Reallocated to Copley Hill (Leeds) (COP)    
21/04/1927 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
24/10/1927 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (NEA)    
07/11/1928 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
02/03/1929 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (NEA)    
15/05/1930 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
20/03/1933 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (NEA)    
17/06/1933 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
18/09/1933 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
11/12/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
21/07/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
12/07/1942 Allocation Reallocated to Copley Hill (Leeds) (COP)    
24/12/1942 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
24/12/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (NEA)    
16/04/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 1480 but not taken up    
01/09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1494    
01/06/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Lincoln (LIN)    
06/12/1947 Withdrawn Condemned as 1494 from Lincoln (LIN)    

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