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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 52 m/e 03/1921
London and North Eastern Railway (1924 Tmp) 52C   25/08/1923
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5052   06/02/1926
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 1329   Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 1347   12/05/1946

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class B6
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
B603/1921
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Gorton Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service During 03/1921
Withdrawal Wed 31/12/1947 off Ardsley (ARD)
Service Life 26 yrs, 10 mths , 3 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Carriage Works (Dukinfield)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1921
GOR   Gorton on 14/07/1922
SHF   Sheffield Neepsend on 10/02/1926
ARD   Ardsley on 07/02/1928
BFD   Bradford Hammerton Street on 13/05/1930
ARD   Ardsley on 10/09/1930
BFD   Bradford Hammerton Street on 29/12/1930
ARD   Ardsley on 14/04/1931
SHF   Sheffield Neepsend on 15/05/1934
SHF   Sheffield Darnall on 11/04/1943
ARD   Ardsley on 04/08/1946
     Withdrawn on 31/12/1947

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN ARD Ardsley on 31/12/1947

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
03/1921 Diagram 15B boiler fitted (number 58)
02/08/1930 Diagram 15B boiler fitted (number 64)
27/07/1935 Intensifore lubricator removed
27/07/1935 Diagram 15B boiler fitted (number 873)
20/02/1937 Diagram 15B boiler fitted (number 2)
23/08/1941 Diagram 15B boiler fitted (number 64)
12/02/1944 Diagram 15B boiler fitted (number 3699)
03/08/1946 Diagram 15B boiler fitted (number 3700)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 24/02/1923 24/04/1923 60 days General    
Gorton Works 11/08/1923 25/08/1923 15 days Light Repair Renumbered to LNER (1924 Tmp) number 52C
 
Gorton Works 28/11/1925 06/02/1926 71 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5052
 
Gorton Works 12/11/1927 07/01/1928 57 days General    
Gorton Works 05/07/1930 02/08/1930 29 days General Boiler number 64 (Diagram 15B)
 
Gorton Works 24/06/1933 15/07/1933 22 days General    
Gorton Works 13/07/1935 27/07/1935 15 days General Boiler number 873 (Diagram 15B)
Intensifore lubricator removed
 
Gorton Works 30/01/1937 20/02/1937 22 days General New right hand cylinder fitted
Boiler number 2 (Diagram 15B)
 
Gorton Works 27/05/1939 17/06/1939 22 days General    
Gorton Works 04/08/1941 23/08/1941 20 days General Boiler number 64 (Diagram 15B)
 
Gorton Works 18/01/1944 12/02/1944 26 days General Boiler number 3699 (Diagram 15B)
 
Gorton Works 29/06/1946 03/08/1946 36 days General Boiler number 3700 (Diagram 15B)
 
Gorton Works 24/05/1947 14/06/1947 22 days Light Repair    
Gorton Works 31/12/1947 31/12/1947 1 day No repairs    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1921 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 52
Built at Gorton Works, Works Number
Diagram 15B boiler fitted
   
14/07/1922 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
24/02/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/02/1923. Dep: 24/04/1923.    
11/08/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 11/08/1923. Dep: 25/08/1923.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924 Tmp) number 52C
   
28/11/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/11/1925. Dep: 06/02/1926.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5052
   
10/02/1926 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)    
12/11/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/11/1927. Dep: 07/01/1928.    
07/02/1928 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (ARD)    
13/05/1930 Allocation Reallocated to Bradford Hammerton Street (BFD)    
05/07/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 05/07/1930. Dep: 02/08/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 64 (Diagram 15B)
   
10/09/1930 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (ARD)    
29/12/1930 Allocation Reallocated to Bradford Hammerton Street (BFD)    
14/04/1931 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (ARD)    
24/06/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/06/1933. Dep: 15/07/1933.    
15/05/1934 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)    
13/07/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/07/1935. Dep: 27/07/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 873 (Diagram 15B)
Intensifore lubricator removed
   
30/01/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 30/01/1937. Dep: 20/02/1937.
Work undertaken:
New right hand cylinder fitted
Boiler number 2 (Diagram 15B)
   
27/05/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 27/05/1939. Dep: 17/06/1939.    
04/08/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 04/08/1941. Dep: 23/08/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 64 (Diagram 15B)
   
11/04/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    
18/01/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 18/01/1944. Dep: 12/02/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3699 (Diagram 15B)
   
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 1329 but not taken up    
12/05/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1347    
29/06/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 29/06/1946. Dep: 03/08/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3700 (Diagram 15B)
   
04/08/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (ARD)    
24/05/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 24/05/1947. Dep: 14/06/1947.    
31/12/1947 Withdrawn Condemned as 1347 from Ardsley (ARD)    
31/12/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (No repairs) - Arr: 31/12/1947. Dep: 31/12/1947.    

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