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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 187 m/e 03/1904
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5187   26/04/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 1312 on 27/01/1946
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 1690 on 24/03/1946
British Railways 61690 on Not applied

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class B5
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
B503/1904
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Beyer Peacock Ltd.
Order Number 9032
Works Number 4538
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service During 03/1904
Withdrawal Tue 20/04/1948 off Mexborough (MEX)
Service Life 44 yrs, 1 mth , 22 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1948 at Carriage Works (Dukinfield)

Notes
Notes Into Gorton for cutting up 24/4/48 but cut up at Dukinfield

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1904
LIN   Lincoln on 28/07/1922
IMM   Immingham on 30/06/1936
MEX   Mexborough on 18/03/1940
     Withdrawn on 20/04/1948

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN MEX Mexborough on 20/04/1948

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
03/1904 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 832)
04/06/1910 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 1335)
27/01/1912 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 339)
14/12/1918 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 1772)
26/04/1924 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 1891)
26/12/1926 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 1844)
26/07/1930 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 642)
05/09/1931 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 893)
09/12/1933 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 725)
21/09/1935 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 495)
29/10/1938 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 874)
20/07/1940 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 148)
03/07/1943 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 333)
17/11/1945 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 911)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 07/05/1910 04/06/1910 29 days General Boiler number 1335 (Diagram 17Sat)
 
Gorton Works 24/12/1911 27/01/1912 35 days General Boiler number 339 (Diagram 17Sat)
 
Gorton Works 09/03/1918 14/12/1918 281 days General Boiler number 1772 (Diagram 17Sat)
 
Gorton Works 25/02/1922 20/05/1922 85 days General    
Gorton Works 16/02/1924 26/04/1924 71 days General Boiler number 1891 (Diagram 17Sat)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5187
 
Gorton Works 02/10/1926 26/12/1926 86 days General Boiler number 1844 (Diagram 17Sat)
 
Gorton Works 24/11/1928 19/01/1929 57 days General    
Gorton Works 21/06/1930 26/07/1930 36 days General Superheated boiler fitted
Boiler number 642 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 11/07/1931 05/09/1931 57 days General Boiler number 893 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 25/11/1933 09/12/1933 15 days General Boiler number 725 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 24/08/1935 21/09/1935 29 days General Boiler number 495 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 06/02/1937 13/03/1937 36 days General 21in type 8K cylinders fitted
 
Gorton Works 08/10/1938 29/10/1938 22 days General Boiler number 874 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 29/06/1940 20/07/1940 22 days General Boiler number 148 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 25/03/1942 11/04/1942 18 days Light Repair    
Gorton Works 12/06/1943 03/07/1943 22 days General Boiler number 333 (Diagram 17Sup)
 
Gorton Works 28/12/1943 15/01/1944 19 days Light Repair After collision
 
Gorton Works 27/10/1945 17/11/1945 22 days General Boiler number 911 (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
03/1904 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 187
Built at Beyer Peacock Ltd., Works Number 4538
Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted
   
07/05/1910 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 07/05/1910. Dep: 04/06/1910.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1335 (Diagram 17Sat)
   
24/12/1911 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/12/1911. Dep: 27/01/1912.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 339 (Diagram 17Sat)
   
09/03/1918 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 09/03/1918. Dep: 14/12/1918.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1772 (Diagram 17Sat)
   
25/02/1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 25/02/1922. Dep: 20/05/1922.    
28/07/1922 Allocation Reallocated to Lincoln (LIN)    
16/02/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 16/02/1924. Dep: 26/04/1924.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1891 (Diagram 17Sat)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5187
   
02/10/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/10/1926. Dep: 26/12/1926.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1844 (Diagram 17Sat)
   
24/11/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/11/1928. Dep: 19/01/1929.    
21/06/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/06/1930. Dep: 26/07/1930.
Work undertaken:
Superheated boiler fitted
Boiler number 642 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
11/07/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 11/07/1931. Dep: 05/09/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 893 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
25/11/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 25/11/1933. Dep: 09/12/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 725 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
24/08/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/08/1935. Dep: 21/09/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 495 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
30/06/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
06/02/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 06/02/1937. Dep: 13/03/1937.
Work undertaken:
21in type 8K cylinders fitted
   
08/10/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/10/1938. Dep: 29/10/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 874 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
18/03/1940 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
29/06/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 29/06/1940. Dep: 20/07/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 148 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
25/03/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 25/03/1942. Dep: 11/04/1942.    
12/06/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/06/1943. Dep: 03/07/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 333 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
28/12/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 28/12/1943. Dep: 15/01/1944.
Work undertaken:
After collision
   
27/10/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 27/10/1945. Dep: 17/11/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 911 (Diagram 17Sup)
   
27/01/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1312    
24/03/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1690    
1948 Number Allocated Allocated number 61690 but not taken up    
20/04/1948 Withdrawn Condemned as 1690 from Mexborough (MEX)    
07/1948 Scrapped Broken up by Carriage Works: Dukinfield    

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