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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 442 m/e 09/1914
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5442   15/03/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 1335   Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 1353   09/11/1946
British Railways 61353   Not applied

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class B8
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
B809/1914
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 09/1914
Withdrawal Thu 24/03/1949 off Sheffield Darnall (SHF)
Scrapping Carriage Works (Dukinfield)
Service Life 34 yrs, 6 mths , 21 dys

Allocations
Code Name From Date
  (New) m/e 09/1914
GOR Gorton on 27/11/1922
MAR March on 10/10/1924
GOR Gorton on 22/05/1926
CLK Colwick on 09/07/1926
ANN Annesley on 15/10/1928
SHF Sheffield Darnall on 27/04/1947
   Withdrawn on 24/03/1949

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC SHF Sheffield Darnall on 27/04/1947
WDN SHF Sheffield Darnall on 24/03/1949

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
09/1914 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 309)
08/10/1921 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 1548)
06/02/1926 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 599)
12/05/1928 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 1546)
25/06/1932 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 1549)
13/10/1934 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 1846)
25/04/1936 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3003)
18/12/1937 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3011)
10/03/1940 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 928)
01/08/1942 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3009)
04/11/1944 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3006)
09/11/1946 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 773)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Durn Level of Work Mileage
Gorton Works 17/09/1921 08/01/1921 -251 days General  
Gorton Works 05/01/1924 15/03/1924 71 days General
New cylinders fitted
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5442
  
Gorton Works 21/11/1925 06/02/1926 78 days General
Boiler number 599 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 24/03/1928 12/05/1928 50 days General
Boiler number 1546 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 22/03/1930 03/05/1930 43 days General  
Gorton Works 28/05/1932 25/06/1932 29 days General
Boiler number 1549 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 11/02/1933 25/02/1933 15 days General
New cylinders fitted
  
Gorton Works 29/09/1934 13/10/1934 15 days General
Boiler number 1846 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 28/03/1936 25/04/1936 29 days General
New cylinders fitted
Boiler number 3003 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 27/11/1937 18/12/1937 22 days General
Boiler number 3011 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 17/02/1940 10/03/1940 23 days General
Boiler number 928 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 23/06/1942 01/08/1942 40 days General
Boiler number 3009 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 15/09/1943 25/09/1943 11 days General
New cylinders fitted
  
Gorton Works 10/10/1944 04/11/1944 26 days General
Boiler number 3006 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 14/09/1946 09/11/1946 57 days General
Boiler number 773 (Diagram 13)
Renumbered to LNER (1946 2nd) number 1353
  

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1914 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 442
Built at Gorton Works, Works Number
Diagram 13 boiler fitted		    
08/10/1921 Modification Diagram 13 number 1548 boiler fitted    
27/11/1922 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
10/10/1924 Allocation Reallocated to March (MAR)    
22/05/1926 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
09/07/1926 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
15/10/1928 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (ANN)    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 1335 but not taken up    
27/04/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    
01/1948 Number Allocated Allocated number 61353 but not taken up    
24/03/1949 Withdrawn Condemned as 1353 from Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    

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