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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 343 m/e 06/1916
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5343   07/02/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 9062   13/10/1946
British Railways 69062   19/06/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class L3
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
L306/1916
Wheels 2-6-4T
Builder Gorton Works
To Service During 06/1916 to Gorton (GOR)
Withdrawal Mon 14/05/1951 off Northwich (9G)
Service Life 34 yrs, 11 mths , 13 dys

Disposal

Notes
Notes Into Gorton for cutting up 26/5/51

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
GOR   Gorton (New) m/e 06/1916
ANN   Annesley on 12/03/1920
MEX   Mexborough on 09/02/1929
WFD   Woodford Halse on 04/08/1942
13D   Shoeburyness on 22/01/1943
GOR   Gorton on 02/02/1947
13D   Shoeburyness on 02/04/1947
     Withdrawn on 14/05/1951

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC GOR Gorton on 02/02/1947
ALLOC NTH Northwich on 02/04/1947
WDN   on 14/05/1951
WDN   w/e 19/05/1951

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
06/1916 Diagram 14 boiler fitted (number 1576)
07/02/1925 Diagram 14 boiler fitted (number 339)
12/06/1926 Diagram 14 boiler fitted (number 1675)
18/07/1931 Diagram 14 boiler fitted (number 492)
09/04/1938 Diagram 14 boiler fitted (number 340)
16/08/1941 Diagram 14 boiler fitted (number 707)
08/01/1944 Diagram 14 boiler fitted (number 614)
08/09/1945 Diagram 14 boiler fitted (number 3101)
29/03/1947 Diagram 14 boiler fitted (number 3127)
15/10/1949 Diagram 14 boiler fitted (number 3124)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 17/03/1917 21/04/1917 36 days General    
Gorton Works 01/11/1919 17/01/1920 78 days General    
Gorton Works 15/07/1922 26/08/1922 43 days General    
Gorton Works 20/12/1924 07/02/1925 50 days General Boiler number 339 (Diagram 14)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5343
 
Gorton Works 24/10/1925 28/11/1925 36 days Heavy    
Gorton Works 20/03/1926 12/06/1926 85 days General Boiler number 1675 (Diagram 14)
 
Gorton Works 24/11/1928 19/01/1929 57 days General    
Gorton Works 20/06/1931 18/07/1931 29 days General Boiler number 492 (Diagram 14)
 
Gorton Works 23/12/1933 10/02/1934 50 days Heavy Re-tubing
 
Gorton Works 12/03/1938 09/04/1938 29 days General Boiler number 340 (Diagram 14)
 
Gorton Works 08/07/1941 16/08/1941 40 days General Boiler number 707 (Diagram 14)
 
Gorton Works 03/12/1943 08/01/1944 37 days General Boiler number 614 (Diagram 14)
 
Gorton Works 04/08/1945 08/09/1945 36 days General Heating apparatus removed
Boiler number 3101 (Diagram 14)
 
Gorton Works 01/03/1947 29/03/1947 29 days General Boiler number 3127 (Diagram 14)
 
Gorton Works 05/06/1948 19/06/1948 15 days Light Repair Renumbered to BR 69062
 
Gorton Works 17/09/1949 15/10/1949 29 days General Boiler number 3124 (Diagram 14)
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1916 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 343
Built at Gorton Works, Works Number
Allocated to Gorton (GOR)
Diagram 14 boiler fitted
   
17/03/1917 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 17/03/1917. Dep: 21/04/1917.    
01/11/1919 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 01/11/1919. Dep: 17/01/1920.    
12/03/1920 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (ANN)    
15/07/1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 15/07/1922. Dep: 26/08/1922.    
20/12/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/12/1924. Dep: 07/02/1925.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 339 (Diagram 14)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5343
   
24/10/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Heavy) - Arr: 24/10/1925. Dep: 28/11/1925.    
20/03/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/03/1926. Dep: 12/06/1926.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1675 (Diagram 14)
   
24/11/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/11/1928. Dep: 19/01/1929.    
09/02/1929 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
20/06/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/06/1931. Dep: 18/07/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 492 (Diagram 14)
   
23/12/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Heavy) - Arr: 23/12/1933. Dep: 10/02/1934.
Work undertaken:
Re-tubing
   
12/03/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/03/1938. Dep: 09/04/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 340 (Diagram 14)
   
08/07/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/07/1941. Dep: 16/08/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 707 (Diagram 14)
   
04/08/1942 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
22/01/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Shoeburyness (13D)    
03/12/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 03/12/1943. Dep: 08/01/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 614 (Diagram 14)
   
04/08/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 04/08/1945. Dep: 08/09/1945.
Work undertaken:
Heating apparatus removed
Boiler number 3101 (Diagram 14)
   
13/10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 9062    
02/02/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
01/03/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 01/03/1947. Dep: 29/03/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3127 (Diagram 14)
   
02/04/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Shoeburyness (13D)    
05/06/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 05/06/1948. Dep: 19/06/1948.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 69062
   
17/09/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 17/09/1949. Dep: 15/10/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3124 (Diagram 14)
   
14/05/1951 Withdrawn Condemned as 69062 from Northwich (9G)    

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