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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 468 m/e 03/1922
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5468   12/04/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1376   21/09/1946
British Railways (BR 1st) 61376   Not applied

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class B7
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
B7/103/1922
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 03/1922
Withdrawal Fri 31/12/1948 off Gorton (GOR)
Scrapping During 01/1949 at Carriage Works (Dukinfield)
Service Life 26 yrs, 10 mths , 3 dys

Allocations
Code Name From Date
  (New) m/e 03/1922
WFD Woodford Halse on 14/07/1922
NEA Neasden on 09/10/1935
WFD Woodford Halse on 09/02/1941
GOR Gorton on 30/10/1943
   Withdrawn on 31/12/1948

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN GOR Gorton on 31/12/1948

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
03/1922 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 263)
01/09/1928 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 267)
14/11/1931 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 576)
22/04/1933 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 1845)
16/06/1934 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 928)
30/10/1937 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 6)
09/12/1939 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3015)
15/08/1942 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3021)
05/08/1944 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3002)
21/09/1946 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3027)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Durn Level of Work Mileage
Gorton Works 02/02/1924 12/04/1924 71 days General
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5468
  
Gorton Works 19/06/1926 25/09/1926 99 days General  
Gorton Works 05/05/1928 01/09/1928 120 days General
Boiler number 267 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 05/04/1930 17/05/1930 43 days General  
Gorton Works 17/10/1931 14/11/1931 29 days General
Boiler number 576 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 01/04/1933 22/04/1933 22 days General
Boiler number 1845 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 14/04/1934 16/06/1934 64 days General
Boiler number 928 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 27/07/1935 24/08/1935 29 days General  
Gorton Works 25/01/1936 28/03/1936 64 days Heavy
Four new cylinders fitted
  
Gorton Works 02/10/1937 30/10/1937 29 days General
Boiler number 6 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 25/11/1939 09/12/1939 15 days General
Boiler number 3015 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 06/07/1942 15/08/1942 41 days General
Boiler number 3021 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 02/09/1943 04/09/1943 3 days Light Repair  
Gorton Works 01/07/1944 05/08/1944 36 days General
Boiler number 3002 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 29/09/1945 29/09/1945 1 day Light Repair  
Gorton Works 24/08/1946 21/09/1946 29 days General
Boiler number 3027 (Diagram 13)
Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 1376
  

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1922 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 468
Built at Gorton Works, Works Number
Diagram 13 boiler fitted		    
14/07/1922 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
09/10/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (NEA)    
09/02/1941 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
30/10/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
1948 Number Allocated Allocated number 61376 but not taken up    
31/12/1948 Withdrawn Condemned as 1376 from Gorton (GOR)    

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