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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 38 m/e 10/1921
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5038   22/03/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1365   31/07/1946
British Railways (BR 1st) 61365   Not applied
British Railways (BR 2nd) 61702   07/05/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class B7
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
B7/110/1921
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 3480
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service During 10/1921
Withdrawal Mon 13/06/1949 off Sheffield Darnall (SHF)
Service Life 27 yrs, 8 mths , 14 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Carriage Works (Dukinfield)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1921
NEA   Neasden on 14/10/1921
GOR   Gorton on 03/02/1922
IMM   Immingham on 28/07/1922
WFD   Woodford Halse on 28/01/1923
GOR   Gorton on 30/10/1943
SHF   Sheffield Darnall on 25/06/1945
     Withdrawn on 13/06/1949

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN SHF Sheffield Darnall on 13/06/1949

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
10/1921 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 1923)
24/04/1926 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 610)
30/03/1929 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 424)
05/03/1932 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 554)
09/12/1933 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 345)
12/10/1935 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 554)
27/02/1937 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 424)
20/08/1938 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 576)
27/07/1940 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3020)
12/12/1942 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 791)
20/01/1945 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3003)
26/04/1947 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 81)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 24/11/1923 22/03/1924 120 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5038
  
Gorton Works 13/02/1926 24/04/1926 71 days General Boiler number 610 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 30/07/1927 24/09/1927 57 days General    
Gorton Works 09/02/1929 30/03/1929 50 days General Boiler number 424 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 27/09/1930 08/11/1930 43 days General    
Gorton Works 06/02/1932 05/03/1932 29 days General Boiler number 554 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 04/11/1933 09/12/1933 36 days General Boiler number 345 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 31/08/1935 12/10/1935 43 days General New inside cylinders fitted
Boiler number 554 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 30/01/1937 27/02/1937 29 days General Boiler number 424 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 23/07/1938 20/08/1938 29 days General Boiler number 576 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 06/07/1940 27/07/1940 22 days General Boiler number 3020 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 16/11/1940 28/12/1940 43 days Heavy    
Gorton Works 05/11/1942 12/12/1942 38 days General Boiler number 791 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 16/12/1944 20/01/1945 36 days General Boiler number 3003 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 22/03/1947 26/04/1947 36 days General Boiler number 81 (Diagram 13)
  

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1921 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 38
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 3480
Diagram 13 boiler fitted		    
14/10/1921 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (NEA)    
03/02/1922 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
28/07/1922 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
28/01/1923 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
24/11/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/11/1923. Dep: 22/03/1924.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5038
    
13/02/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/02/1926. Dep: 24/04/1926.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 610 (Diagram 13)
    
30/07/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 30/07/1927. Dep: 24/09/1927.    
09/02/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 09/02/1929. Dep: 30/03/1929.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 424 (Diagram 13)
    
27/09/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 27/09/1930. Dep: 08/11/1930.    
06/02/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 06/02/1932. Dep: 05/03/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 554 (Diagram 13)
    
04/11/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 04/11/1933. Dep: 09/12/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 345 (Diagram 13)
    
31/08/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 31/08/1935. Dep: 12/10/1935.
Work undertaken:
New inside cylinders fitted
Boiler number 554 (Diagram 13)
    
30/01/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 30/01/1937. Dep: 27/02/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 424 (Diagram 13)
    
23/07/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/07/1938. Dep: 20/08/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 576 (Diagram 13)
    
06/07/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 06/07/1940. Dep: 27/07/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3020 (Diagram 13)
    
16/11/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Heavy) - Arr: 16/11/1940. Dep: 28/12/1940.    
05/11/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 05/11/1942. Dep: 12/12/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 791 (Diagram 13)
    
30/10/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
16/12/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 16/12/1944. Dep: 20/01/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3003 (Diagram 13)
    
25/06/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    
31/07/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1365    
22/03/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 22/03/1947. Dep: 26/04/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 81 (Diagram 13)
    
1948 Number Allocated Allocated number 61365 but not taken up    
07/05/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 61702    
13/06/1949 Withdrawn Condemned as 61702 from Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    

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