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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 459 m/e 10/1921
London and North Eastern Railway (1923 Int) 459C   19/01/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5459   13/02/1926
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1367   27/07/1946
British Railways (BR 1st) 61367   Not applied
British Railways (BR 2nd) 61703   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 3482
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service During 10/1921
Withdrawal Mon 05/09/1949 off Gorton (GOR)
Scrapping Carriage Works (Dukinfield)
Service Life 27 yrs, 11 mths , 6 dys

Allocations
Code Name From Date
  (New) m/e 10/1921
NEA Neasden on 25/11/1921
IMM Immingham on 20/02/1926
NEA Neasden on 18/07/1929
WFD Woodford Halse on 27/09/1941
GOR Gorton on 30/10/1943
   Withdrawn on 05/09/1949

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN GOR Gorton on 05/09/1949

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
10/1921 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 1925)
25/02/1928 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 1924)
31/12/1931 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 1929)
20/01/1934 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 1849)
05/10/1935 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 571)
04/09/1937 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 1846)
26/08/1939 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3025)
19/06/1943 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3032)
21/04/1945 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3017)
09/08/1947 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3007)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Durn Level of Work Mileage
Gorton Works 06/10/1923 19/01/1924 106 days General
Renumbered to LNER (1923 Int) number 459C
  
Gorton Works 07/11/1925 13/02/1926 99 days General
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5459
  
Gorton Works 10/12/1927 25/02/1928 78 days General
Boiler number 1924 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 01/03/1930 12/04/1930 43 days General  
Gorton Works 21/11/1931 31/12/1931 41 days General
Boiler number 1929 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 30/12/1933 31/01/1934 33 days General
Boiler number 1849 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 14/09/1935 05/10/1935 22 days General
Boiler number 571 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 07/08/1937 04/09/1937 29 days General
Boiler number 1846 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 29/07/1939 26/08/1939 29 days General
Boiler number 3025 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 12/02/1942 14/03/1942 31 days General  
Gorton Works 22/05/1943 19/06/1943 29 days General
Boiler number 3032 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 17/03/1945 21/04/1945 36 days General
Boiler number 3017 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 14/06/1947 09/08/1947 57 days General
Boiler number 3007 (Diagram 13)
  

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
16/01/1943 Doncaster Notes (engines lettered 'NE') No. 2005, converted to Class 'A,' was due out 16/1. Another 'Q.4' 5048 is on hand for conversion to 'Q.1.' Other arrivals for works are 3838, 3465 an 4993. Streamlined 'B.17' 2870 has left works after a 'general,' also 'J.55' 3859 (BFD). Following on the previous list of engines lettered 'NE' at Plant:- October: 2957, 4474, 1125, 4513, 180, 4003, 4663, 4340, 3488, 4266, 2572, 4655, 3497, 1158, 1367, 4471, 1312, 4312, 3350, 4601, 1141, 4377, 2598, 4490, 2859, 2555, 2461, 483, 3076, 4637, 590, 2766, 4834, 4664, 1118, 4888, 2394, 3224, 4594, 4462, November: 3476, 2439, 4871, 4594, 4646, 4008, 2960, 601, 4053, 4805, 2426, 118, 135, 2563, 112, 1300, 4035, 4449, 4246, 4884, 2744, 4843, 3298, 2417, 5961, 178, 4495, 608, 2958, 2579, 2453, 3050, 125, 114, 4853, 3500, 3494, 2593, 3167. December: 3821, 4497, 4414, 4426, 3276, 4824, 586, 4545, 3621, 4018, 4225, 587, 3275 4793, 2546, 4456, 3819, 4851, 4316, 3631, 3819, 599, 3010, 3593, 17, 3387, 6139, 3498, 1156, 2870, 4240, 2955, 3232, 3047. SLS/194302

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1921 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 459
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 3482
Diagram 13 boiler fitted		    
25/11/1921 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (NEA)    
20/02/1926 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
18/07/1929 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (NEA)    
27/09/1941 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
30/10/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
27/07/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1367    
1948 Number Allocated Allocated number 61367 but not taken up    
07/05/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 61703    
05/09/1949 Withdrawn Condemned as 61703 from Gorton (GOR)    

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