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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 462 m/e 11/1921
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5462   15/03/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1370   02/11/1946
British Railways (BR 1st) 61370   Not applied
British Railways (BR Tmp) E1370   17/01/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class B7
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
B7/111/1921
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 3485
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Steam Brake with Vacuum Ejector
To Service During 11/1921
Withdrawal Fri 19/11/1948 off Gorton (GOR)
Service Life 27 yrs , 19 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Carriage Works (Dukinfield)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1921
NEA   Neasden on 09/12/1921
WFD   Woodford Halse on 19/05/1922
GOR   Gorton on 05/06/1926
NEA   Neasden on 25/01/1927
WFD   Woodford Halse on 23/08/1928
NEA   Neasden on 14/09/1928
WFD   Woodford Halse on 14/03/1929
NEA   Neasden on 11/10/1935
SHF   Sheffield Neepsend on 14/04/1938
SHF   Sheffield Darnall on 11/04/1943
ANN   Annesley on 03/05/1943
GOR   Gorton on 24/10/1943
     Withdrawn on 19/11/1948

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN GOR Gorton on 19/11/1948
WDN   w/e 14/02/1953

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
11/1921 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 1928)
07/04/1928 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 1698)
11/07/1931 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 539)
05/08/1933 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 160)
17/08/1935 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3006)
25/03/1939 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 267)
25/01/1941 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3016)
15/08/1942 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3003)
25/11/1944 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3044)
04/01/1947 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 526)
17/01/1948 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3017)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 01/12/1923 15/03/1924 106 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5462
 
Gorton Works 27/02/1926 29/05/1926 92 days General    
Gorton Works 18/02/1928 07/04/1928 50 days General Boiler number 1698 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 26/10/1929 30/11/1929 36 days General    
Gorton Works 13/06/1931 11/07/1931 29 days General Boiler number 539 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 15/07/1933 05/08/1933 22 days General Boiler number 160 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 27/07/1935 17/08/1935 22 days General Boiler number 3006 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 13/02/1937 27/03/1937 43 days General New cylinders fitted
 
Gorton Works 11/03/1939 25/03/1939 15 days General Boiler number 267 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 21/12/1940 25/01/1941 36 days General Boiler number 3016 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 20/07/1942 15/08/1942 27 days General Boiler number 3003 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 28/10/1944 25/11/1944 29 days General Boiler number 3044 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 30/11/1946 04/01/1947 36 days General Boiler number 526 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 13/12/1947 17/01/1948 36 days Heavy After collision
Boiler number 3017 (Diagram 13)
Renumbered to BR (BR Tmp) number E1370
 
Gorton Works 19/11/1948 19/11/1948 1 day No repairs    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/03/1952 Locomotives still carrying old numbers (LMS) Engines running with L.M.S. Numbers. (March 1952) 407, 493, 682, 1324, 1370, 2093, 2994/8, 3062, 3253, 3301/32, 3436, 3514, 3622/62, 3731/49, 3820, 4245, 4436, 6899, 7112/28/29/91, 7377/81, 7407/19/23/96, 7625, 7752, 7822, 8278, 8310, 8510, 8602, 8745, 8921/51, 9010/61, 9108/16/29/99, 9265/70/75/77, 9330/85, 9417, 10725/35, 10807/92, 11537, 12123, 12203/69/93, 16039, 22900/65, 28107/28, 28251, 28312, 28580/3/9. In works: 7597, 4003. Uncertain: 609, 2994 (? done and not advised). SLS/195206

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1921 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 462
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 3485
Diagram 13 boiler fitted
   
09/12/1921 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (NEA)    
19/05/1922 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
01/12/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 01/12/1923. Dep: 15/03/1924.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5462
   
27/02/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 27/02/1926. Dep: 29/05/1926.    
05/06/1926 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
25/01/1927 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (NEA)    
18/02/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 18/02/1928. Dep: 07/04/1928.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1698 (Diagram 13)
   
23/08/1928 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
14/09/1928 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (NEA)    
14/03/1929 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
26/10/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/10/1929. Dep: 30/11/1929.    
13/06/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/06/1931. Dep: 11/07/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 539 (Diagram 13)
   
15/07/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 15/07/1933. Dep: 05/08/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 160 (Diagram 13)
   
27/07/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 27/07/1935. Dep: 17/08/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3006 (Diagram 13)
   
11/10/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (NEA)    
13/02/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/02/1937. Dep: 27/03/1937.
Work undertaken:
New cylinders fitted
   
14/04/1938 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)    
11/03/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 11/03/1939. Dep: 25/03/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 267 (Diagram 13)
   
21/12/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/12/1940. Dep: 25/01/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3016 (Diagram 13)
   
20/07/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/07/1942. Dep: 15/08/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3003 (Diagram 13)
   
11/04/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    
03/05/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (ANN)    
24/10/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
28/10/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/10/1944. Dep: 25/11/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3044 (Diagram 13)
   
02/11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1370    
30/11/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 30/11/1946. Dep: 04/01/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 526 (Diagram 13)
   
13/12/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Heavy) - Arr: 13/12/1947. Dep: 17/01/1948.
Work undertaken:
After collision
Boiler number 3017 (Diagram 13)
Renumbered to BR (BR Tmp) number E1370
   
1948 Number Allocated Allocated number 61370 but not taken up    
19/11/1948 Withdrawn Condemned as 1370 from Gorton (GOR)    
19/11/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (No repairs) - Arr: 19/11/1948. Dep: 19/11/1948.    

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