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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5481 on 08/12/1923
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 1394   21/09/1946
British Railways (BR 1st) 61394   Not applied

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class B7
Company History GCR/LNER
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 Thu 08/12/1923 to Gorton (GOR)
Withdrawal Thu 22/04/1948 off Gorton (GOR)
Scrapping Carriage Works (Dukinfield)
Service Life 24 yrs, 4 mths , 14 dys

Notes
Notes Into Gorton for cutting up 24/4/48 but cut at Dukinfield

Allocations
Code Name From Date
GOR Gorton (New) on 08/12/1923
NEA Neasden on 28/10/1927
WFD Woodford Halse on 14/01/1928
NEA Neasden on 17/12/1929
WFD Woodford Halse on 15/03/1930
SHF Sheffield Neepsend on 07/03/1938
SHF Sheffield Darnall on 11/04/1943
ANN Annesley on 03/05/1943
GOR Gorton on 30/10/1943
   Withdrawn on 22/04/1948

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN GOR Gorton on 22/04/1948

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
08/12/1923 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 345)
07/11/1931 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 1845)
08/04/1933 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 1932)
06/10/1934 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 355)
04/07/1936 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3011)
27/11/1937 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3009)
26/11/1938 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 51)
12/12/1942 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3041)
19/02/1944 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3030)
16/02/1946 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3025)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Durn Level of Work Mileage
Gorton Works 12/09/1925 05/12/1925 85 days General  
Gorton Works 20/08/1927 15/10/1927 57 days General  
Gorton Works 15/06/1929 27/07/1929 43 days General  
Gorton Works 26/09/1931 07/11/1931 43 days General
Boiler number 1845 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 26/12/1931 13/02/1932 50 days Light Repair  
Gorton Works 11/03/1933 08/04/1933 29 days General
Boiler number 1932 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 15/09/1934 06/10/1934 22 days General
Boiler number 355 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 13/06/1936 04/07/1936 22 days General
Boiler number 3011 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 06/11/1937 27/11/1937 22 days General
Boiler number 3009 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 29/10/1938 26/11/1938 29 days General
Boiler number 51 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 23/11/1940 21/12/1940 29 days General  
Gorton Works 12/11/1942 12/12/1942 31 days General
Boiler number 3041 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 13/01/1944 19/02/1944 38 days General
New right hand outside cylinder fitted after collision
Boiler number 3030 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 12/01/1946 16/02/1946 36 days General
Boiler number 3025 (Diagram 13)
  

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/12/1923 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 5481
Built at Gorton Works, Works Number
Allocated to Gorton (GOR)
Diagram 13 boiler fitted		    
28/10/1927 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (NEA)    
14/01/1928 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
17/12/1929 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (NEA)    
15/03/1930 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
07/03/1938 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)    
11/04/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    
03/05/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (ANN)    
30/10/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
21/09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1394    
1948 Number Allocated Allocated number 61394 but not taken up    
22/04/1948 Withdrawn Condemned as 1394 from Gorton (GOR)    

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