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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 423 m/e 12/1912
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5423   26/07/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 1st) 1472   Not applied
London and North Eastern Railway (1946 2nd) 1490   08/12/1946

Names Carried
Date From Name
12/1912 SIR SAM FAY

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class B19
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
B1912/1912
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Gorton Works
Order Number GO615
To Service During 12/1912 to Gorton (GOR)
Withdrawal Sat 19/04/1947 off Immingham (IMM)
Service Life 34 yrs, 4 mths , 20 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1947 at Locomotive Works (Gorton)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
GOR   Gorton (New) m/e 12/1912
NEA   Neasden on 25/09/1924
GOR   Gorton on 12/11/1924
SHF   Sheffield Neepsend on 27/01/1930
GOR   Gorton on 16/09/1930
SHF   Sheffield Neepsend on 09/12/1930
IMM   Immingham on 27/06/1933
SHF   Sheffield Neepsend on 21/11/1942
SHF   Sheffield Darnall on 11/04/1943
IMM   Immingham on 05/05/1945
     Withdrawn on 19/04/1947

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN IMM Immingham on 19/04/1947

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
12/1912 Diagram GC56a boiler fitted (number 1545)
18/08/1917 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 1698)
28/10/1922 Ross Pop
28/10/1922 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 1848)
26/07/1924 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 1849)
20/03/1926 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 1848)
24/07/1926 Converted to oil burnng
26/03/1927 Oil burning equipment removed
05/05/1928 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 77)
30/04/1932 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 424)
29/12/1934 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 1922)
31/12/1938 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3007)
21/12/1940 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3017)
03/04/1943 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 571)
05/05/1945 Diagram 13 boiler fitted (number 3046)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 07/07/1917 18/08/1917 43 days General Boiler number 1698 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 26/08/1922 28/10/1922 64 days General Boiler number 1848 (Diagram 13)
Ross Pop
 
Gorton Works 31/05/1924 26/07/1924 57 days General Boiler number 1849 (Diagram 13)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5423
 
Gorton Works 19/12/1925 20/03/1926 92 days General Boiler number 1848 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 24/07/1926 24/07/1926 1 day Unclassified Converted to oil burnng
 
Gorton Works 15/01/1927 26/03/1927 71 days General Oil burning equipment removed
 
Gorton Works 17/09/1927 15/10/1927 29 days Light Repair    
Gorton Works 10/03/1928 05/05/1928 57 days General Boiler number 77 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 27/07/1929 14/09/1929 50 days General    
Gorton Works 27/09/1930 15/11/1930 50 days General    
Gorton Works 02/04/1932 30/04/1932 29 days General Boiler number 424 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 25/02/1933 08/04/1933 43 days General After collision at Loughborough 31/1/33
 
Gorton Works 08/12/1934 29/12/1934 22 days General Boiler number 1922 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 16/01/1937 20/02/1937 36 days General New cylinders
 
Gorton Works 10/12/1938 31/12/1938 22 days General Boiler number 3007 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 23/11/1940 21/12/1940 29 days General Boiler number 3017 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 17/03/1943 03/04/1943 18 days General Boiler number 571 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 25/08/1943 28/08/1943 4 days Light Repair    
Gorton Works 24/03/1945 05/05/1945 43 days General Boiler number 3046 (Diagram 13)
 
Gorton Works 19/04/1947 19/04/1947 1 day No repairs    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1912 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 423, name: SIR SAM FAY
Built at Gorton Works, Works Number
Allocated to Gorton (GOR)
Diagram GC56a boiler fitted
   
07/07/1917 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 07/07/1917. Dep: 18/08/1917.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1698 (Diagram 13)
   
26/08/1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/08/1922. Dep: 28/10/1922.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1848 (Diagram 13)
Ross Pop
   
31/05/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 31/05/1924. Dep: 26/07/1924.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1849 (Diagram 13)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5423
   
25/09/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Neasden (NEA)    
12/11/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
19/12/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/12/1925. Dep: 20/03/1926.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1848 (Diagram 13)
   
24/07/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 24/07/1926. Dep: 24/07/1926.
Work undertaken:
Converted to oil burnng
   
15/01/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 15/01/1927. Dep: 26/03/1927.
Work undertaken:
Oil burning equipment removed
   
17/09/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 17/09/1927. Dep: 15/10/1927.    
10/03/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 10/03/1928. Dep: 05/05/1928.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 77 (Diagram 13)
   
27/07/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 27/07/1929. Dep: 14/09/1929.    
27/01/1930 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)    
16/09/1930 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
27/09/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 27/09/1930. Dep: 15/11/1930.    
09/12/1930 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)    
02/04/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/04/1932. Dep: 30/04/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 424 (Diagram 13)
   
25/02/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 25/02/1933. Dep: 08/04/1933.
Work undertaken:
After collision at Loughborough 31/1/33
   
27/06/1933 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
08/12/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/12/1934. Dep: 29/12/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1922 (Diagram 13)
   
16/01/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 16/01/1937. Dep: 20/02/1937.
Work undertaken:
New cylinders
   
10/12/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 10/12/1938. Dep: 31/12/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3007 (Diagram 13)
   
23/11/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/11/1940. Dep: 21/12/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3017 (Diagram 13)
   
21/11/1942 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)    
17/03/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 17/03/1943. Dep: 03/04/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 571 (Diagram 13)
   
11/04/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    
25/08/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 25/08/1943. Dep: 28/08/1943.    
24/03/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/03/1945. Dep: 05/05/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3046 (Diagram 13)
   
05/05/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
1946 Number Allocated Allocated number 1472 but not taken up    
08/12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1490    
1947 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Gorton    
19/04/1947 Withdrawn Condemned as 1490 from Immingham (IMM)    
19/04/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (No repairs) - Arr: 19/04/1947. Dep: 19/04/1947.    

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