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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 1166 m/e 08/1920
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6166   07/06/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 1483   Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 1497   28/09/1946
British Railways 61497   24/04/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
08/1920 EARL HAIG

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class B3
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
B3/108/1920
B3/2 (4-6-0)31/12/1929
B3/3 (4-6-0)09/10/1943
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 08/1920 to Gorton (GOR)
Withdrawal Thu 14/04/1949 off Immingham (IMM)
Scrapping Carriage Works (Dukinfield)
Service Life 28 yrs, 8 mths , 14 dys

Allocations
Code Name From Date
GOR Gorton (New) m/e 08/1920
DON Doncaster on 20/07/1923
KX Kings Cross on 26/07/1923
GOR Gorton on 13/02/1924
COP Copley Hill (Leeds) on 30/06/1924
KX Kings Cross on 12/11/1924
COP Copley Hill (Leeds) on 04/10/1925
KX Kings Cross on 27/11/1925
GOR Gorton on 12/02/1927
NEA Neasden on 23/10/1927
GOR Gorton on 09/10/1928
NEA Neasden on 05/11/1928
GOR Gorton on 11/03/1933
NEA Neasden on 12/12/1935
GOR Gorton on 08/10/1943
NEA Neasden on 01/11/1945
IMM Immingham on 14/07/1947
   Withdrawn on 14/04/1949

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC IMM Immingham on 14/07/1947
WDN IMM Immingham on 14/04/1949

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
08/1920 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 1847)
07/06/1924 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 534)
06/10/1928 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 1935)
31/12/1929 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 397)
07/02/1931 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 8)
27/02/1932 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 1846)
11/03/1933 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 274)
07/04/1934 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 571)
10/08/1935 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 1933)
26/12/1936 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 242)
04/11/1939 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 1932)
09/10/1943 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 9428)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Durn Level of Work Mileage
Gorton Works 28/01/1922 25/03/1922 57 days General  
Gorton Works 26/05/1923 16/06/1923 22 days Light Repair
Valves & pistons
  
Gorton Works 23/02/1924 07/06/1924 106 days General
Boiler number 534 (Diagram 13)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6166
  
Gorton Works 08/08/1925 07/11/1925 92 days General  
Gorton Works 20/11/1926 12/02/1927 85 days General  
Gorton Works 03/09/1927 24/09/1927 22 days Light Repair  
Gorton Works 23/06/1928 06/10/1928 106 days General
Boiler number 1935 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 19/10/1929 31/12/1929 74 days General
Rebuilt to class B3/2
Boiler number 397 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 05/04/1930 19/04/1930 15 days Light Repair  
Gorton Works 15/11/1930 22/11/1930 8 days Light Repair  
Gorton Works 17/01/1931 07/02/1931 22 days General
Boiler number 8 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 15/08/1931 05/09/1931 22 days Light Repair  
Gorton Works 30/01/1932 27/02/1932 29 days General
Boiler number 1846 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 18/02/1933 11/03/1933 22 days General
Boiler number 274 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 24/02/1934 07/04/1934 43 days General
Boiler number 571 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 08/12/1934 08/12/1934 1 day Light Repair
Lubricator position changed
  
Gorton Works 13/07/1935 10/08/1935 29 days General
Boiler number 1933 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 28/11/1936 26/12/1936 29 days General
Boiler number 242 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 27/02/1937 27/02/1937 1 day Light Repair  
Gorton Works 07/05/1938 02/07/1938 57 days General  
Gorton Works 14/10/1939 04/11/1939 22 days General
Boiler number 1932 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 19/10/1940 19/10/1940 1 day Light Repair  
Gorton Works 11/06/1941 28/06/1941 18 days Light Repair  
Gorton Works 02/02/1943 09/10/1943 250 days General
Nameplate removed
Boiler number 9428 (Diagram 100A)
De-named EARL HAIG
  
Gorton Works 24/02/1944 04/03/1944 10 days Light Repair
Frame cracked
  
Gorton Works 27/05/1944 03/06/1944 8 days Light Repair  
Gorton Works 06/01/1945 06/01/1945 1 day Light Repair  
Gorton Works 07/07/1945 25/08/1945 50 days Heavy  
Gorton Works 30/11/1946 25/01/1947 57 days Heavy  
Gorton Works 18/10/1947 18/10/1947 1 day Light Repair  
Gorton Works 03/04/1948 24/04/1948 22 days Light Repair
Renumbered to BR 61497
  
Gorton Works 04/09/1948 18/09/1948 15 days Light Repair  

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1920 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 1166, name: EARL HAIG
Built at Gorton Works, Works Number
Allocated to Gorton (GOR)
Diagram 13 boiler fitted		    
20/07/1923 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
26/07/1923 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (KX)    
13/02/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
30/06/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Copley Hill (Leeds) (COP)    
12/11/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (KX)    
04/10/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Copley Hill (Leeds) (COP)    
27/11/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Kings Cross (KX)    
12/02/1927 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
23/10/1927 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (NEA)    
09/10/1928 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
05/11/1928 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (NEA)    
11/03/1933 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
12/12/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (NEA)    
08/10/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
01/11/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (NEA)    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 1483 but not taken up    
28/09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1497    
14/07/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
14/04/1949 Withdrawn Condemned as 61497 from Immingham (IMM)    

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