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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 443 m/e 10/1914
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5443   10/01/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 1336   Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 1354   10/11/1946
British Railways 61354   Not applied

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class B8
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
B810/1914
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 10/1914
Withdrawal Mon 15/03/1948 off Sheffield Darnall (SHF)
Scrapping Carriage Works (Dukinfield)
Service Life 33 yrs, 5 mths , 14 dys

Allocations
Code Name From Date
  (New) m/e 10/1914
GOR Gorton on 24/02/1922
MAR March on 03/11/1923
GOR Gorton on 13/10/1924
ANN Annesley on 24/01/1925
CLK Colwick on 27/03/1926
ANN Annesley on 09/08/1943
SHF Sheffield Darnall on 27/04/1947
   Withdrawn on 15/03/1948

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC SHF Sheffield Darnall on 27/04/1947
WDN SHF Sheffield Darnall on 15/03/1948

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
10/1914 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 401)
17/02/1923 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 397)
11/06/1927 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 1712)
14/09/1929 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 300)
30/09/1933 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 8)
13/07/1935 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 1921)
22/01/1938 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 539)
18/05/1940 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 81)
19/09/1942 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3039)
04/03/1944 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3016)
12/01/1946 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3005)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Durn Level of Work Mileage
Gorton Works 31/07/1920 02/10/1920 64 days General  
Gorton Works 13/01/1923 17/02/1923 36 days General
Boiler number 397 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 15/11/1924 10/01/1925 57 days General
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5443
  
Gorton Works 09/04/1927 11/06/1927 64 days General
Rebuilt to class B8/2
Boiler number 1712 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 27/07/1929 14/09/1929 50 days General
Boiler number 300 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 10/10/1931 21/11/1931 43 days General  
Gorton Works 16/09/1933 30/09/1933 15 days General
Boiler number 8 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 22/06/1935 13/07/1935 22 days General
Rebuilt to class B8/1
Boiler number 1921 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 01/02/1936 29/02/1936 29 days Heavy
New cylinders fitted
  
Gorton Works 01/01/1938 22/01/1938 22 days General
Boiler number 539 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 04/05/1940 18/05/1940 15 days General
Boiler number 81 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 11/08/1942 19/09/1942 40 days General
Boiler number 3039 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 12/01/1944 04/03/1944 53 days General
Boiler number 3016 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 01/12/1945 12/01/1946 43 days General
Boiler number 3005 (Diagram 13)
  

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1914 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 443
Built at Gorton Works, Works Number
Diagram 13 boiler fitted		    
24/02/1922 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
03/11/1923 Allocation Reallocated to March (MAR)    
13/10/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
24/01/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (ANN)    
27/03/1926 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
09/08/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (ANN)    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 1336 but not taken up    
10/11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1354    
27/04/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    
1948 Number Allocated Allocated number 61354 but not taken up    
15/03/1948 Withdrawn Condemned as 1354 from Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    

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