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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 1165 m/e 07/1920
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6165   31/01/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 1482   Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 1496   01/09/1946

Names Carried
Date From Name
07/1920 VALOUR

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class B3
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
B3/107/1920
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 07/1920 to Gorton (GOR)
Withdrawal Wed 31/12/1947 off Lincoln (LIN)
Scrapping Carriage Works (Dukinfield)
Service Life 27 yrs, 6 mths , 1 dy

Allocations
Code Name From Date
GOR Gorton (New) m/e 07/1920
KX Kings Cross on 11/08/1923
COP Copley Hill (Leeds) on 06/10/1925
KX Kings Cross on 27/11/1925
GOR Gorton on 28/03/1927
IMM Immingham on 15/12/1928
NEA Neasden on 14/11/1931
IMM Immingham on 03/06/1932
NEA Neasden on 21/04/1933
GOR Gorton on 06/12/1934
IMM Immingham on 21/02/1935
NEA Neasden on 07/12/1935
IMM Immingham on 28/11/1938
WFD Woodford Halse on 25/07/1939
COP Copley Hill (Leeds) on 25/03/1942
GOR Gorton on 21/11/1942
NEA Neasden on 24/12/1944
IMM Immingham on 16/04/1945
LIN Lincoln on 01/06/1947
   Withdrawn on 31/12/1947

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC LIN Lincoln on 01/06/1947
WDN LIN Lincoln on 31/12/1947

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
07/1920 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 1846)
31/01/1925 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 1712)
04/06/1927 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 1849)
07/11/1931 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 571)
27/05/1933 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 295)
18/08/1934 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 773)
08/05/1937 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3005)
15/10/1938 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 631)
15/06/1940 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3003)
30/05/1942 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3038)
15/06/1946 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3033)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Durn Level of Work Mileage
Gorton Works 25/02/1922 01/04/1922 36 days General  
Gorton Works 23/06/1923 11/08/1923 50 days General
Ex works in full GC livery (only touched up)
  
Gorton Works 15/11/1924 31/01/1925 78 days General
Boiler number 1712 (Diagram 13)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6165
  
Gorton Works 11/04/1925 18/04/1925 8 days Light Repair  
Gorton Works 31/10/1925 14/11/1925 15 days Light Repair  
Gorton Works 02/04/1927 04/06/1927 64 days General
Boiler number 1849 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 14/07/1928 15/09/1928 64 days General  
Gorton Works 13/10/1928 13/10/1928 1 day Light Repair  
Gorton Works 12/04/1930 07/06/1930 57 days General  
Gorton Works 24/10/1931 07/11/1931 15 days General
Boiler number 571 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 29/04/1933 27/05/1933 29 days General
Boiler number 295 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 30/04/1933 14/05/1933 15 days Light Repair
Side screens fitted
  
Gorton Works 21/07/1934 18/08/1934 29 days General
Boiler number 773 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 14/09/1935 12/10/1935 29 days General  
Gorton Works 10/04/1937 08/05/1937 29 days General
Boiler number 3005 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 27/08/1938 15/10/1938 50 days General
Boiler number 631 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 18/05/1940 15/06/1940 29 days General
Boiler number 3003 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 04/05/1942 30/05/1942 27 days General
Boiler number 3038 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 29/04/1944 27/05/1944 29 days General  
Gorton Works 04/05/1946 15/06/1946 43 days General
Boiler number 3033 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 31/12/1947 31/12/1947 1 day No repairs  

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1920 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 1165, name: VALOUR
Built at Gorton Works, Works Number
Allocated to Gorton (GOR)
Diagram 13 boiler fitted		    
11/08/1923 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (KX)    
06/10/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Copley Hill (Leeds) (COP)    
27/11/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (KX)    
28/03/1927 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
15/12/1928 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
14/11/1931 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (NEA)    
03/06/1932 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
21/04/1933 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (NEA)    
06/12/1934 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
21/02/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
07/12/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (NEA)    
28/11/1938 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
25/07/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
25/03/1942 Allocation Reallocated to Copley Hill (Leeds) (COP)    
21/11/1942 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 1482 but not taken up    
01/09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1496    
01/06/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Lincoln (LIN)    
31/12/1947 Withdrawn Condemned as 1496 from Lincoln (LIN)    

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