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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 1069 m/e 11/1902
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6069   30/05/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 1302   Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 1680   24/08/1946
British Railways 61680   Not applied

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 6237
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service During 11/1902
Withdrawal Sat 13/11/1948 off Mexborough (MEX)
Scrapping During 01/1949 at Carriage Works (Dukinfield)
Service Life 46 yrs , 13 dys

Allocations
Code Name From Date
  (New) m/e 11/1902
MEX Mexborough on 01/09/1922
DON Doncaster on 22/03/1924
LIN Lincoln on 10/06/1925
SHF Sheffield Neepsend on 30/05/1936
SHF Sheffield Darnall on 11/04/1943
TFD Trafford Park (LNER) on 06/10/1946
19D Heaton Mersey on 08/01/1947
MEX Mexborough on 24/08/1947
   Withdrawn on 13/11/1948

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC STP Heaton Mersey on 08/01/1947
ALLOC MEX Mexborough on 24/08/1947
WDN MEX Mexborough on 13/11/1948

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
11/1902 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 340)
14/12/1907 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 832)
24/04/1909 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 341)
29/06/1912 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 1288)
12/02/1916 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 826)
13/11/1920 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 26)
12/02/1927 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 1796)
01/11/1930 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 1844)
14/01/1933 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 370)
06/10/1934 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 553)
30/05/1936 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 722)
05/11/1938 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 148)
27/07/1940 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 874)
28/08/1943 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 148)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Durn Level of Work Mileage
Gorton Works 09/11/1907 14/12/1907 36 days General
Boiler number 832 (Diagram 17Sat)
  
Gorton Works 06/03/1909 24/04/1909 50 days General
Boiler number 341 (Diagram 17Sat)
  
Gorton Works 11/05/1912 29/06/1912 50 days General
Boiler number 1288 (Diagram 17Sat)
  
Gorton Works 04/12/1915 12/02/1916 71 days General
Boiler number 826 (Diagram 17Sat)
  
Gorton Works 21/08/1920 13/11/1920 85 days General
Boiler number 26 (Diagram 17Sat)
  
Gorton Works 14/10/1922 23/12/1922 71 days General  
Gorton Works 28/02/1925 30/05/1925 92 days General
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6069
  
Gorton Works 20/11/1926 12/02/1927 85 days General
Boiler number 1796 (Diagram 17Sat)
  
Gorton Works 15/12/1928 09/02/1929 57 days General  
Gorton Works 20/09/1930 01/11/1930 43 days General
Boiler number 1844 (Diagram 17Sat)
  
Gorton Works 17/12/1932 14/01/1933 29 days General
Superheated boiler fitted
Boiler number 370 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 22/09/1934 06/10/1934 15 days General
Boiler number 553 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 16/05/1936 30/05/1936 15 days General
Boiler number 722 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 08/10/1938 05/11/1938 29 days General
New cylinders fitted
Boiler number 148 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 29/06/1940 27/07/1940 29 days General
Boiler number 874 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 18/05/1942 13/06/1942 27 days Light Repair
New left hand cylinder fitted
  
Gorton Works 13/08/1943 28/08/1943 16 days General
Boiler number 148 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 27/07/1946 24/08/1946 29 days General
Renumbered to LNER (1946 2nd) number 1680
  
Gorton Works 13/11/1948 13/11/1948 1 day No repairs  

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1902 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 1069
Built at Neilson, Reid & Co., Works Number 6237
Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted		    
01/09/1922 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
22/03/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
10/06/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Lincoln (LIN)    
30/05/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)    
11/04/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 1302 but not taken up    
06/10/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Trafford Park (LNER) (TFD)    
08/01/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton Mersey (19D)    
24/08/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
1948 Number Allocated Allocated number 61680 but not taken up    
13/11/1948 Withdrawn Condemned as 1680 from Mexborough (MEX)    

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