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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 78 m/e 07/1921
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5078   01/03/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1362   15/09/1946
British Railways (BR 1st) 61362   Not applied

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class B7
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
B7/107/1921
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 07/1921
Withdrawal Wed 20/04/1949 off Sheffield Darnall (SHF)
Service Life 27 yrs, 9 mths , 21 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Carriage Works (Dukinfield)

Notes
Notes Into Gorton for cutting up 23/4/49 but cut at Dukinfield

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1921
GOR   Gorton on 30/07/1921
IMM   Immingham on 27/08/1932
GOR   Gorton on 20/10/1932
WFD   Woodford Halse on 20/02/1936
GOR   Gorton on 30/10/1943
SHF   Sheffield Darnall on 01/07/1945
     Withdrawn on 20/04/1949

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN SHF Sheffield Darnall on 20/04/1949

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
07/1921 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 73)
04/09/1926 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 1927)
29/09/1928 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 1848)
18/06/1932 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 503)
15/02/1936 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 791)
03/07/1937 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 763)
04/02/1939 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 1922)
23/11/1940 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 583)
12/06/1943 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3017)
17/02/1945 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 791)
24/05/1947 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3019)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 15/12/1923 01/03/1924 78 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5078
 
Gorton Works 08/05/1926 04/09/1926 120 days General Boiler number 1927 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 09/06/1928 29/09/1928 113 days General Boiler number 1848 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 05/07/1930 16/08/1930 43 days General    
Gorton Works 28/05/1932 18/06/1932 22 days General Boiler number 503 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 09/06/1934 07/07/1934 29 days General    
Gorton Works 25/01/1936 15/02/1936 22 days General Boiler number 791 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 12/06/1937 03/07/1937 22 days General Boiler number 763 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 14/01/1939 04/02/1939 22 days General Boiler number 1922 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 02/11/1940 23/11/1940 22 days General Boiler number 583 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 19/05/1943 12/06/1943 25 days General Boiler number 3017 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 13/01/1945 17/02/1945 36 days General Boiler number 791 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 26/04/1947 24/05/1947 29 days General Boiler number 3019 (Diagram 13)
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1921 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 78
Built at Gorton Works, Works Number
Diagram 13 boiler fitted
   
30/07/1921 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
15/12/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 15/12/1923. Dep: 01/03/1924.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5078
   
08/05/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/05/1926. Dep: 04/09/1926.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1927 (Diagram 13)
   
09/06/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 09/06/1928. Dep: 29/09/1928.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1848 (Diagram 13)
   
05/07/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 05/07/1930. Dep: 16/08/1930.    
28/05/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/05/1932. Dep: 18/06/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 503 (Diagram 13)
   
27/08/1932 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
20/10/1932 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
09/06/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 09/06/1934. Dep: 07/07/1934.    
25/01/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 25/01/1936. Dep: 15/02/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 791 (Diagram 13)
   
20/02/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
12/06/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/06/1937. Dep: 03/07/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 763 (Diagram 13)
   
14/01/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/01/1939. Dep: 04/02/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1922 (Diagram 13)
   
02/11/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/11/1940. Dep: 23/11/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 583 (Diagram 13)
   
19/05/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/05/1943. Dep: 12/06/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3017 (Diagram 13)
   
30/10/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
13/01/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/01/1945. Dep: 17/02/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 791 (Diagram 13)
   
01/07/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    
15/09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1362    
26/04/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/04/1947. Dep: 24/05/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3019 (Diagram 13)
   
1948 Number Allocated Allocated number 61362 but not taken up    
20/04/1949 Withdrawn Condemned as 1362 from Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    

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