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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 1072 m/e 11/1902
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6072   09/05/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 1304   Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 1682   01/09/1946

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 6240
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service During 11/1902
Withdrawal Thu 14/08/1947 off Mexborough (MEX)
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Gorton)
Service Life 44 yrs, 9 mths , 14 dys

Allocations
Code Name From Date
  (New) m/e 11/1902
MEX Mexborough on 19/05/1922
DON Doncaster on 19/05/1924
LIN Lincoln on 02/01/1931
IMM Immingham on 15/12/1936
DON Doncaster on 15/03/1940
MEX Mexborough on 18/03/1940
   Withdrawn on 14/08/1947

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN MEX Mexborough on 14/08/1947

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
11/1902 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 343)
29/01/1910 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 832)
07/08/1920 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 1901)
09/05/1925 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 1770)
03/05/1930 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 336)
19/03/1932 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 725)
30/09/1933 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 495)
27/07/1935 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 833)
18/06/1938 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 910)
24/02/1940 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 894)
05/12/1942 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 901)
21/10/1944 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 830)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Durn Level of Work Mileage
Gorton Works 13/01/1910 29/01/1910 17 days General
Boiler number 832 (Diagram 17Sat)
  
Gorton Works 10/01/1920 07/08/1920 211 days General
Boiler number 1901 (Diagram 17Sat)
  
Gorton Works 16/12/1922 10/02/1923 57 days General  
Gorton Works 28/02/1925 09/05/1925 71 days General
Boiler number 1770 (Diagram 17Sat)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6072
  
Gorton Works 22/10/1927 17/12/1927 57 days General  
Gorton Works 22/03/1930 03/05/1930 43 days General
Superheated boiler fitted
Boiler number 336 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 27/02/1932 19/03/1932 22 days General
Boiler number 725 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 16/09/1933 30/09/1933 15 days General
Boiler number 495 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 07/07/1934 04/08/1934 29 days Light Repair  
Gorton Works 22/06/1935 27/07/1935 36 days General
21in type 8K cylinders fitted
Boiler number 833 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 28/05/1938 18/06/1938 22 days General
Boiler number 910 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 10/02/1940 24/02/1940 15 days General
Boiler number 894 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 14/11/1942 05/12/1942 22 days General
Boiler number 901 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 03/10/1944 21/10/1944 19 days General
Boiler number 830 (Diagram 17Sup)
  

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1902 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 1072
Built at Neilson, Reid & Co., Works Number 6240
Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted		    
19/05/1922 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
19/05/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
02/01/1931 Allocation Reallocated to Lincoln (LIN)    
15/12/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
15/03/1940 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
18/03/1940 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 1304 but not taken up    
01/09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1682    
14/08/1947 Withdrawn Condemned as 1682 from Mexborough (MEX)    

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