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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 1097 m/e 06/1906
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6097   27/12/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 1492   Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 1482   12/01/1947
British Railways 61482   Not applied

Names Carried
Date From Name
06/1906 IMMINGHAM

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class B4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
B4/206/1906
B4/4 (4-6-0)10/08/1940
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Beyer Peacock Ltd.
Order Number 9458
Works Number 4818
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service During 06/1906
Withdrawal Fri 24/11/1950 off Ardsley (37A)
Service Life 44 yrs, 5 mths , 24 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1951 at Locomotive Works (Gorton)

Notes
Notes Into Gorton for cutting up 25/11/50

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1906
SHF   Sheffield Neepsend on 27/10/1922
MEX   Mexborough m/e 01/1924
DON   Doncaster on 28/03/1924
ARD   Ardsley on 03/01/1925
DON   Doncaster on 23/09/1932
MEX   Mexborough on 25/01/1933
COP   Copley Hill (Leeds) on 08/03/1933
LIN   Lincoln on 12/08/1939
ARD   Ardsley on 11/07/1947
     Withdrawn on 24/11/1950

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC ARD Ardsley on 11/07/1947
WDN   on 24/11/1950

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
06/1906 Diagram 16Sat boiler fitted (number 1207)
27/04/1907 Diagram 16Sat boiler fitted (number 1205)
21/08/1915 Diagram 16Sat boiler fitted (number 1209)
03/07/1920 Diagram 16Sat boiler fitted (number 1333)
27/12/1924 Diagram 16Sat boiler fitted (number 539)
22/05/1926 Diagram 16Sup boiler fitted (number 684)
14/03/1931 Diagram 16Sup boiler fitted (number 132)
24/09/1932 Diagram 16Sup boiler fitted (number 802)
09/12/1933 Diagram 16Sup boiler fitted (number 55)
24/08/1935 Diagram 16Sup boiler fitted (number 923)
10/08/1940 Diagram 16Sup boiler fitted (number 802)
17/10/1942 Diagram 16Sup boiler fitted (number 132)
11/11/1944 Diagram 16Sup boiler fitted (number 922)
29/03/1947 Diagram 16Sup boiler fitted (number 3265)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 06/04/1907 27/04/1907 22 days General Boiler number 1205 (Diagram 16Sat)
 
Gorton Works 03/07/1915 21/08/1915 50 days General Boiler number 1209 (Diagram 16Sat)
 
Gorton Works 24/04/1920 03/07/1920 71 days General Boiler number 1333 (Diagram 16Sat)
 
Gorton Works 06/05/1922 29/07/1922 85 days General    
Gorton Works 21/06/1924 27/12/1924 190 days General Boiler number 539 (Diagram 16Sat)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6097
 
Gorton Works 06/06/1925 13/06/1925 8 days Light Repair    
Gorton Works 27/02/1926 22/05/1926 85 days General Superheated boiler fitted
Boiler number 684 (Diagram 16Sup)
 
Gorton Works 12/05/1928 07/07/1928 57 days General    
Gorton Works 14/02/1931 14/03/1931 29 days General Boiler number 132 (Diagram 16Sup)
 
Gorton Works 27/08/1932 24/09/1932 29 days General Boiler number 802 (Diagram 16Sup)
 
Gorton Works 28/10/1933 09/12/1933 43 days General Boiler number 55 (Diagram 16Sup)
 
Gorton Works 10/08/1935 24/08/1935 15 days General Boiler number 923 (Diagram 16Sup)
 
Gorton Works 15/05/1937 05/06/1937 22 days General    
Gorton Works 20/07/1940 10/08/1940 22 days General Rebuilt to class B4/4
Boiler number 802 (Diagram 16Sup)
 
Gorton Works 19/04/1941 10/05/1941 22 days Heavy New cylinders fitted
 
Gorton Works 30/09/1942 17/10/1942 18 days General Boiler number 132 (Diagram 16Sup)
 
Gorton Works 28/10/1944 11/11/1944 15 days General Boiler number 922 (Diagram 16Sup)
 
Gorton Works 22/02/1947 29/03/1947 36 days General Painted green
Boiler number 3265 (Diagram 16Sup)
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1906 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 1097, name: IMMINGHAM
Built at Beyer Peacock Ltd., Works Number 4818
Diagram 16Sat boiler fitted
   
06/04/1907 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 06/04/1907. Dep: 27/04/1907.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1205 (Diagram 16Sat)
   
03/07/1915 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 03/07/1915. Dep: 21/08/1915.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1209 (Diagram 16Sat)
   
24/04/1920 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/04/1920. Dep: 03/07/1920.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1333 (Diagram 16Sat)
   
06/05/1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 06/05/1922. Dep: 29/07/1922.    
27/10/1922 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)    
01/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
28/03/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
21/06/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/06/1924. Dep: 27/12/1924.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 539 (Diagram 16Sat)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6097
   
03/01/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (ARD)    
06/06/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 06/06/1925. Dep: 13/06/1925.    
27/02/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 27/02/1926. Dep: 22/05/1926.
Work undertaken:
Superheated boiler fitted
Boiler number 684 (Diagram 16Sup)
   
12/05/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/05/1928. Dep: 07/07/1928.    
14/02/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/02/1931. Dep: 14/03/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 132 (Diagram 16Sup)
   
27/08/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 27/08/1932. Dep: 24/09/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 802 (Diagram 16Sup)
   
23/09/1932 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
25/01/1933 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
08/03/1933 Allocation Reallocated to Copley Hill (Leeds) (COP)    
28/10/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/10/1933. Dep: 09/12/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 55 (Diagram 16Sup)
   
10/08/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 10/08/1935. Dep: 24/08/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 923 (Diagram 16Sup)
   
15/05/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 15/05/1937. Dep: 05/06/1937.    
12/08/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Lincoln (LIN)    
20/07/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/07/1940. Dep: 10/08/1940.
Work undertaken:
Rebuilt to class B4/4
Boiler number 802 (Diagram 16Sup)
   
19/04/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Heavy) - Arr: 19/04/1941. Dep: 10/05/1941.
Work undertaken:
New cylinders fitted
   
30/09/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 30/09/1942. Dep: 17/10/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 132 (Diagram 16Sup)
   
28/10/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/10/1944. Dep: 11/11/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 922 (Diagram 16Sup)
   
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 1492 but not taken up    
12/01/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 1482    
22/02/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 22/02/1947. Dep: 29/03/1947.
Work undertaken:
Painted green
Boiler number 3265 (Diagram 16Sup)
   
11/07/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (ARD)    
1948 Number Allocated Allocated number 61482 but not taken up    
24/11/1950 Withdrawn Condemned as 1482 from Ardsley (37A)    
01/1951 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Gorton    

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