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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 181 m/e 01/1904
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5181   28/11/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 1306   Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 1684   22/09/1946

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 4532
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service During 01/1904 to Immingham (IMM)
Withdrawal Thu 01/05/1947 off Lincoln (LIN)
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Gorton)
Service Life 43 yrs, 4 mths , 0 dys

Allocations
Code Name From Date
IMM Immingham (New) m/e 01/1904
LIN Lincoln on 14/01/1928
IMM Immingham on 03/02/1937
MEX Mexborough on 18/03/1940
LIN Lincoln on 22/12/1946
   Withdrawn on 01/05/1947

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC LIN Lincoln w/e 28/12/1946
WDN LIN Lincoln on 01/05/1947

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
01/1904 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 826)
18/04/1908 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 830)
15/05/1909 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 826)
10/07/1915 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 341)
12/03/1921 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 826)
24/09/1927 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 26)
28/02/1931 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 1891)
31/12/1932 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 849)
16/06/1934 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 911)
11/04/1936 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 1842)
19/11/1938 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 495)
22/03/1941 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 3729)
01/01/1944 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 874)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Durn Level of Work Mileage
Gorton Works 18/01/1908 18/04/1908 92 days General
Boiler number 830 (Diagram 17Sat)
  
Gorton Works 20/03/1909 15/05/1909 57 days General
Boiler number 826 (Diagram 17Sat)
  
Gorton Works 17/04/1915 10/07/1915 85 days General
Boiler number 341 (Diagram 17Sat)
  
Gorton Works 25/12/1920 12/03/1921 78 days General
Boiler number 826 (Diagram 17Sat)
  
Gorton Works 05/05/1923 21/07/1923 78 days General  
Gorton Works 15/08/1925 28/11/1925 106 days General
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5181
  
Gorton Works 30/07/1927 24/09/1927 57 days General
Boiler number 26 (Diagram 17Sat)
  
Gorton Works 09/03/1929 13/04/1929 36 days General  
Gorton Works 31/01/1931 28/02/1931 29 days General
Boiler number 1891 (Diagram 17Sat)
  
Gorton Works 26/11/1932 31/12/1932 36 days General
Superheated boiler fitted
Boiler number 849 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 02/06/1934 16/06/1934 15 days General
Boiler number 911 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 21/03/1936 11/04/1936 22 days General
Boiler number 1842 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 23/05/1936 30/05/1936 8 days Light Repair  
Gorton Works 01/05/1937 29/05/1937 29 days General  
Gorton Works 22/10/1938 19/11/1938 29 days General
Boiler number 495 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 22/02/1941 22/03/1941 29 days General
Boiler number 3729 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 05/07/1941 02/08/1941 29 days Light Repair
Right hand cylinder renewed
  
Gorton Works 11/12/1943 01/01/1944 22 days General
Boiler number 874 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 01/05/1947 01/05/1947 1 day No repairs  

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1904 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 181
Built at Beyer Peacock Ltd., Works Number 4532
Allocated to Immingham (IMM)
Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted		    
14/01/1928 Allocation Reallocated to Lincoln (LIN)    
03/02/1937 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
18/03/1940 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 1306 but not taken up    
22/09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1684    
22/12/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Lincoln (LIN)    
01/05/1947 Withdrawn Condemned as 1684 from Lincoln (LIN)    

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