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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 472 m/e 06/1922
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5472   03/05/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1380   15/12/1946
British Railways (BR 1st) 61380   Not applied

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class B7
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
B7/106/1922
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 06/1922
Withdrawal Tue 03/08/1948 off Gorton (GOR)
Service Life 26 yrs, 2 mths , 3 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Carriage Works (Dukinfield)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1922
GOR   Gorton on 24/06/1922
SHF   Sheffield Neepsend on 05/05/1924
GOR   Gorton on 26/12/1924
ANN   Annesley on 21/07/1933
GOR   Gorton on 30/10/1943
SHF   Sheffield Darnall on 15/09/1946
GOR   Gorton on 16/04/1947
     Withdrawn on 03/08/1948

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC GOR Gorton on 16/04/1947
WDN GOR Gorton on 03/08/1948

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
06/1922 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 292)
31/12/1927 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 397)
10/08/1929 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 1929)
19/12/1931 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 1925)
24/06/1933 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 571)
03/03/1934 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 1930)
12/10/1935 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 1849)
03/04/1937 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 356)
24/09/1938 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3012)
13/07/1940 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 559)
08/05/1943 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3018)
23/12/1944 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3037)
05/04/1947 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 571)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 23/02/1924 03/05/1924 71 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5472
 
Gorton Works 14/11/1926 20/02/1926 -266 days General    
Gorton Works 29/10/1927 31/12/1927 64 days General Boiler number 397 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 29/06/1929 10/08/1929 43 days General Boiler number 1929 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 14/11/1931 19/12/1931 36 days General Boiler number 1925 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 27/05/1933 24/06/1933 29 days General Boiler number 571 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 17/02/1934 03/03/1934 15 days General Boiler number 1930 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 21/09/1935 12/10/1935 22 days General Boiler number 1849 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 13/03/1937 03/04/1937 22 days General Boiler number 356 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 27/08/1938 24/09/1938 29 days General Boiler number 3012 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 22/06/1940 13/07/1940 22 days General Boiler number 559 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 26/04/1941 21/06/1941 57 days General Four new cylinders fitted
 
Gorton Works 20/04/1943 08/05/1943 19 days General Boiler number 3018 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 02/12/1944 23/12/1944 22 days General Boiler number 3037 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 01/03/1947 05/04/1947 36 days General Boiler number 571 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 03/08/1948 03/08/1948 1 day No repairs    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1922 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 472
Built at Gorton Works, Works Number
Diagram 13 boiler fitted
   
24/06/1922 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
23/02/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/02/1924. Dep: 03/05/1924.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5472
   
05/05/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)    
26/12/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
14/11/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/11/1926. Dep: 20/02/1926.    
29/10/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 29/10/1927. Dep: 31/12/1927.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 397 (Diagram 13)
   
29/06/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 29/06/1929. Dep: 10/08/1929.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1929 (Diagram 13)
   
14/11/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/11/1931. Dep: 19/12/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1925 (Diagram 13)
   
27/05/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 27/05/1933. Dep: 24/06/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 571 (Diagram 13)
   
21/07/1933 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (ANN)    
17/02/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 17/02/1934. Dep: 03/03/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1930 (Diagram 13)
   
21/09/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/09/1935. Dep: 12/10/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1849 (Diagram 13)
   
13/03/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/03/1937. Dep: 03/04/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 356 (Diagram 13)
   
27/08/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 27/08/1938. Dep: 24/09/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3012 (Diagram 13)
   
22/06/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 22/06/1940. Dep: 13/07/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 559 (Diagram 13)
   
26/04/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/04/1941. Dep: 21/06/1941.
Work undertaken:
Four new cylinders fitted
   
20/04/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/04/1943. Dep: 08/05/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3018 (Diagram 13)
   
30/10/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
02/12/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/12/1944. Dep: 23/12/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3037 (Diagram 13)
   
15/09/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    
15/12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1380    
01/03/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 01/03/1947. Dep: 05/04/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 571 (Diagram 13)
   
16/04/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
1948 Number Allocated Allocated number 61380 but not taken up    
03/08/1948 Withdrawn Condemned as 1380 from Gorton (GOR)    
03/08/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (No repairs) - Arr: 03/08/1948. Dep: 03/08/1948.    

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