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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 102 m/e 06/1906
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6102   07/02/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 1497   Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 1487   12/01/1947

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class B4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
B4/206/1906
B4/4 (4-6-0)08/02/1936
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Beyer Peacock Ltd.
Order Number 9458
Works Number 4823
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service During 06/1906
Withdrawal Wed 10/12/1947 off Ardsley (ARD)
Scrapping Carriage Works (Dukinfield)
Service Life 41 yrs, 6 mths , 9 dys

Notes
Notes Into Gorton for cutting up 13/12/47 but cut up at Dukinfield

Allocations
Code Name From Date
  (New) m/e 06/1906
SHF Sheffield Neepsend on 19/05/1922
MAR March m/e 06/1923
SHF Sheffield Neepsend m/e 01/1925
NWE New England on 27/04/1925
COP Copley Hill (Leeds) on 26/10/1925
GOR Gorton on 25/01/1940
ARD Ardsley on 28/02/1940
BFD Bradford Hammerton Street on 02/12/1945
ARD Ardsley on 19/05/1946
   Withdrawn on 10/12/1947

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC BFD Bradford Hammerton Street m/e 31/01/1946
WDN ARD Ardsley on 10/12/1947

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
06/1906 Diagram 16Sat boiler fitted (number 1212)
17/02/1911 Diagram 16Sat boiler fitted (number 1209)
19/12/1914 Diagram 16Sat boiler fitted (number 833)
06/08/1921 Diagram 16Sat boiler fitted (number 1182)
17/09/1927 Diagram 16Sup boiler fitted (number 798)
21/11/1931 Diagram 16Sup boiler fitted (number 55)
02/09/1933 Diagram 16Sup boiler fitted (number 121)
08/02/1936 Diagram 16Sup boiler fitted (number 128)
25/02/1939 Diagram 16Sup boiler fitted (number 121)
06/03/1943 Diagram 16Sup boiler fitted (number 684)
30/09/1944 Diagram 16Sup boiler fitted (number 681)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Durn Level of Work Mileage
Gorton Works 09/12/1910 17/02/1911 71 days General
Boiler number 1209 (Diagram 16Sat)
  
Gorton Works 12/09/1914 19/12/1914 99 days General
Boiler number 833 (Diagram 16Sat)
  
Gorton Works 09/07/1921 06/08/1921 29 days General
Boiler number 1182 (Diagram 16Sat)
  
Gorton Works 13/01/1923 03/03/1923 50 days General  
Gorton Works 29/11/1924 07/02/1925 71 days General
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6102
  
Gorton Works 07/05/1927 17/09/1927 134 days General
Superheated boiler fitted
Boiler number 798 (Diagram 16Sup)
  
Gorton Works 28/09/1929 09/11/1929 43 days General  
Gorton Works 17/10/1931 21/11/1931 36 days General
Boiler number 55 (Diagram 16Sup)
  
Gorton Works 03/09/1932 24/09/1932 22 days General  
Gorton Works 12/08/1933 02/09/1933 22 days General
Boiler number 121 (Diagram 16Sup)
  
Gorton Works 18/01/1936 08/02/1936 22 days General
Rebuilt to class B4/4
Boiler number 128 (Diagram 16Sup)
  
Gorton Works 26/12/1936 23/01/1937 29 days Light Repair  
Gorton Works 25/12/1937 08/01/1938 15 days Light Repair  
Gorton Works 04/02/1939 25/02/1939 22 days General
Boiler number 121 (Diagram 16Sup)
  
Gorton Works 10/02/1943 06/03/1943 25 days General
New right hand cylinder fitted
Boiler number 684 (Diagram 16Sup)
  
Gorton Works 05/09/1944 30/09/1944 26 days General
Boiler number 681 (Diagram 16Sup)
  

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1906 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 102
Built at Beyer Peacock Ltd., Works Number 4823
Diagram 16Sat boiler fitted		    
19/05/1922 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)    
06/1923 Allocation Reallocated to March (MAR)    
01/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)    
27/04/1925 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
26/10/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Copley Hill (Leeds) (COP)    
25/01/1940 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
28/02/1940 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (ARD)    
02/12/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Bradford Hammerton Street (BFD)    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 1497 but not taken up    
19/05/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (ARD)    
12/01/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 1487    
10/12/1947 Withdrawn Condemned as 1487 from Ardsley (ARD)    

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