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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 180 m/e 01/1904
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5180   06/12/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 1305   Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 1683   12/05/1946

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class B5
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
B501/1904
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Beyer Peacock Ltd.
Order Number 9032
Works Number 4531
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service During 01/1904
Withdrawal Tue 23/12/1947 off Mexborough (MEX)
Scrapping Carriage Works (Dukinfield)
Service Life 43 yrs, 11 mths , 22 dys

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

Allocations
Code Name From Date
  (New) m/e 01/1904
IMM Immingham on 19/05/1922
DON Doncaster on 26/07/1927
WFD Woodford Halse on 08/07/1929
ARD Ardsley on 30/07/1930
WFD Woodford Halse on 21/08/1930
MEX Mexborough on 19/04/1943
LIN Lincoln on 29/12/1946
MEX Mexborough on 14/07/1947
   Withdrawn on 23/12/1947

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC LIN Lincoln on 29/12/1946
ALLOC MEX Mexborough on 14/07/1947
WDN MEX Mexborough on 23/12/1947

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
01/1904 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 825)
04/04/1908 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 340)
07/12/1912 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 1335)
04/01/1919 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 1770)
06/12/1924 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 827)
02/04/1927 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 1891)
07/02/1931 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 728)
11/03/1933 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 829)
27/10/1934 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 901)
15/08/1936 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 1777)
20/08/1938 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 640)
04/09/1943 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 722)
27/10/1945 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 875)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Durn Level of Work Mileage
Gorton Works 22/02/1908 04/04/1908 43 days General
Boiler number 340 (Diagram 17Sat)
  
Gorton Works 09/11/1912 07/12/1912 29 days General
Boiler number 1335 (Diagram 17Sat)
  
Gorton Works 09/03/1918 04/01/1919 302 days General
Boiler number 1770 (Diagram 17Sat)
  
Gorton Works 02/10/1920 20/11/1920 50 days General  
Gorton Works 13/01/1923 28/04/1923 106 days General  
Gorton Works 11/10/1924 06/12/1924 57 days General
Boiler number 827 (Diagram 17Sat)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5180
  
Gorton Works 15/01/1927 02/04/1927 78 days General
Boiler number 1891 (Diagram 17Sat)
  
Gorton Works 06/04/1929 11/05/1929 36 days General  
Gorton Works 20/12/1930 07/02/1931 50 days General
Superheated boiler ftted
Boiler number 728 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 25/02/1933 11/03/1933 15 days General
Boiler number 829 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 13/10/1934 27/10/1934 15 days General
Boiler number 901 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 25/07/1936 15/08/1936 22 days General
Boiler number 1777 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 09/07/1938 20/08/1938 43 days General
21 in type 8K cylinders fitted
Boiler number 640 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 02/11/1940 30/11/1940 29 days General  
Gorton Works 23/08/1943 04/09/1943 13 days General
Boiler number 722 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 06/10/1945 27/10/1945 22 days Heavy
After collision
Boiler number 875 (Diagram 17Sup)
  

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/11/1945 Belle Vue MPD 2700, 2971, 5180/7,5429/30, 5503, 6100, 6031 an 6575 were noted on trials ex Gorton during November. 4665 was noted on a local passenger ex Manchester (London Road). other strangers included 1992 ex G.W. SLS/194601

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1904 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 180
Built at Beyer Peacock Ltd., Works Number 4531
Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted		    
19/05/1922 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
26/07/1927 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
08/07/1929 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
30/07/1930 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (ARD)    
21/08/1930 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
19/04/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 1305 but not taken up    
12/05/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1683    
29/12/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Lincoln (LIN)    
14/07/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
23/12/1947 Withdrawn Condemned as 1683 from Mexborough (MEX)    

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