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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 445 m/e 11/1914
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5445   02/02/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 1338   Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 1356   25/08/1946

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class B8
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
B811/1914
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 11/1914
Withdrawal Thu 14/08/1947 off Sheffield Darnall (SHF)
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Gorton)
Service Life 32 yrs, 9 mths , 14 dys

Allocations
Code Name From Date
  (New) m/e 11/1914
GOR Gorton on 22/07/1921
MAR March on 10/10/1924
GOR Gorton on 20/05/1926
WFD Woodford Halse on 08/06/1928
MAR March on 13/07/1928
CLK Colwick on 14/11/1928
ANN Annesley on 15/08/1943
SHF Sheffield Darnall on 27/04/1947
   Withdrawn on 14/08/1947

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC SHF Sheffield Darnall on 27/04/1947
WDN SHF Sheffield Darnall on 14/08/1947

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
11/1914 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 599)
22/10/1921 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 665)
22/12/1923 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 305)
26/05/1928 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 1549)
28/05/1932 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 610)
28/07/1934 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 242)
01/08/1936 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 556)
18/01/1941 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3007)
24/10/1942 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3010)
12/05/1945 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3032)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Durn Level of Work Mileage
Gorton Works 03/09/1921 22/10/1921 50 days General
Boiler number 665 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 25/08/1923 22/12/1923 120 days General
Boiler number 305 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 22/05/1926 14/08/1926 85 days General  
Gorton Works 07/04/1928 26/05/1928 50 days General
Boiler number 1549 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 19/04/1930 24/05/1930 36 days General  
Gorton Works 23/04/1932 28/05/1932 36 days General
Boiler number 610 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 30/06/1934 28/07/1934 29 days General
Boiler number 242 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 11/07/1936 01/08/1936 22 days General
Boiler number 556 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 01/10/1938 05/11/1938 36 days General
New cylinders fitted
  
Gorton Works 28/12/1940 18/01/1941 22 days General
Boiler number 3007 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 28/09/1942 24/10/1942 27 days General
Boiler number 3010 (Diagram 13)
  
Gorton Works 31/03/1945 12/05/1945 43 days General
Boiler number 3032 (Diagram 13)
  

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1914 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 445
Built at Gorton Works, Works Number
Diagram 13 boiler fitted		    
22/07/1921 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
02/02/1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 5445    
10/10/1924 Allocation Reallocated to March (MAR)    
20/05/1926 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
08/06/1928 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
13/07/1928 Allocation Reallocated to March (MAR)    
14/11/1928 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
15/08/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (ANN)    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 1338 but not taken up    
25/08/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1356    
27/04/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    
14/08/1947 Withdrawn Condemned as 1356 from Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    

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