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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 1068 m/e 11/1902
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6068   09/01/1926
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 1301   Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 1679   07/07/1946

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class B5
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
B511/1902
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Neilson, Reid & Co.
Order Number E884
Works Number 6236
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service During 11/1902
Withdrawal Tue 23/12/1947 off Mexborough (MEX)
Scrapping Carriage Works (Dukinfield)
Service Life 45 yrs, 1 mth , 22 dys

Notes
Notes Into Gorton for cutting up 27/12/47 but cut up at Dukinfield

Allocations
Code Name From Date
  (New) m/e 11/1902
MEX Mexborough on 19/01/1917
ARD Ardsley on 05/01/1924
IMM Immingham on 22/05/1924
COP Copley Hill (Leeds) on 22/02/1926
IMM Immingham on 27/04/1926
DON Doncaster on 26/07/1927
WFD Woodford Halse on 14/07/1928
SHF Sheffield Neepsend on 30/03/1936
SHF Sheffield Darnall on 11/04/1943
TFD Trafford Park (LNER) on 06/10/1946
MEX Mexborough on 24/08/1947
   Withdrawn on 23/12/1947

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC MEX Mexborough on 24/08/1947
WDN MEX Mexborough on 23/12/1947

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
11/1902 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 339)
13/07/1907 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 342)
05/04/1913 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 340)
13/03/1920 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 1842)
09/01/1926 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 642)
14/06/1930 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 407)
23/01/1932 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 642)
23/12/1933 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 833)
06/07/1935 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 1912)
02/10/1937 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 333)
26/06/1943 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 138)
02/02/1946 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 722)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Durn Level of Work Mileage
Gorton Works 18/05/1907 13/07/1907 57 days General
Boiler number 342 (Diagram 17Sat)
  
Gorton Works 15/02/1913 05/04/1913 50 days General
Boiler number 340 (Diagram 17Sat)
  
Gorton Works 24/05/1920 13/03/1920 -71 days General  
Gorton Works 03/09/1921 26/11/1921 85 days General  
Gorton Works 24/03/1923 14/07/1923 113 days General  
Gorton Works 29/08/1925 09/01/1926 134 days General
Superheated boiler fitted
Boiler number 642 (Diagram 17Sup)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6068
  
Gorton Works 29/10/1927 24/12/1927 57 days General
New right hand cylinder fitted
  
Gorton Works 03/05/1930 14/06/1930 43 days General
Boiler number 407 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 19/12/1930 23/01/1932 401 days General
Boiler number 642 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 02/12/1933 23/12/1933 22 days General
Boiler number 833 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 15/06/1935 06/07/1935 22 days General
Boiler number 1912 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 28/08/1937 02/10/1937 36 days General
Boiler number 333 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 17/12/1938 24/12/1938 8 days Light Repair  
Gorton Works 25/05/1940 08/06/1940 15 days General  
Gorton Works 02/06/1943 26/06/1943 25 days General
New left hand cylinder fitted
Boiler number 138 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 12/01/1946 02/02/1946 22 days General
Boiler number 722 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 13/09/1947 27/09/1947 15 days Light Repair
After collision
  

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1902 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 1068
Built at Neilson, Reid & Co., Works Number 6236
Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted		    
19/01/1917 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
13/03/1920 Modification Diagram 17Sat number 1842 boiler fitted    
05/01/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (ARD)    
22/05/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
22/02/1926 Allocation Reallocated to Copley Hill (Leeds) (COP)    
27/04/1926 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
26/07/1927 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
14/07/1928 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
30/03/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)    
11/04/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 1301 but not taken up    
07/07/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1679    
06/10/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Trafford Park (LNER) (TFD)    
24/08/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
23/12/1947 Withdrawn Condemned as 1679 from Mexborough (MEX)    

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