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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 457 m/e 12/1913
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3457   10/04/1926
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3476   10/11/1946
British Railways 63476 w/e 27/03/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class O3
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
O312/1913
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 274
Works Number 1412
To Service During 12/1913 to New England (NWE)
Withdrawal Mon 17/03/1952 off Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (36E)
Service Life 38 yrs, 3 mths , 16 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1952 at Locomotive Works (Doncaster)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
NWE   New England (New) m/e 12/1913
MEX   Mexborough on 31/05/1937
DON   Doncaster on 18/01/1938
GRA   Grantham on 06/05/1945
DON   Doncaster on 25/06/1945
FRO   Frodingham on 04/05/1946
DON   Doncaster on 18/01/1948
DON   Doncaster w/e 24/01/1948
36E   Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) on 25/02/1951
     Withdrawn on 17/03/1952

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC DON Doncaster w/e 24/01/1948
ALLOC 36E Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) w/e 25/02/1951
WDN   on 17/03/1952

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
12/1913 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 7235)
10/04/1926 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 7519)
03/02/1934 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 7512)
29/02/1936 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 8857)
14/05/1938 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 7502)
25/07/1942 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 9362)
04/05/1946 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 9247)
26/08/1950 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 21000)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Doncaster Works 24/06/1920 03/07/1920 10 days Light Repair    
Doncaster Works 25/04/1923 25/08/1923 123 days General    
Doncaster Works 01/02/1926 10/04/1926 69 days General Boiler number 7519 (Diagram 2)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 3457
 
Doncaster Works 18/05/1928 10/08/1928 85 days General    
Doncaster Works 27/04/1929 01/06/1929 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 11/07/1931 29/08/1931 50 days General    
Gorton Works 06/01/1934 03/02/1934 29 days General Boiler number 7512 (Diagram 2)
 
Doncaster Works 01/02/1936 29/02/1936 29 days General Boiler number 8857 (Diagram 2)
 
Doncaster Works 23/04/1938 14/05/1938 22 days General Boiler number 7502 (Diagram 2)
 
Doncaster Works 17/02/1940 09/03/1940 22 days General    
Doncaster Works 13/06/1942 25/07/1942 43 days General Boiler number 9362 (Diagram 2)
 
Doncaster Works 13/05/1944 17/06/1944 36 days General    
Doncaster Works 06/04/1946 04/05/1946 29 days General Boiler number 9247 (Diagram 2)
 
Doncaster Works 24/02/1948 27/03/1948 33 days General Renumbered to BR 63476
 
Doncaster Works 03/07/1950 26/08/1950 55 days General Boiler number 21000 (Diagram 2)
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1913 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 457
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1412
Allocated to New England (NWE)
Diagram 2 boiler fitted
   
24/06/1920 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 24/06/1920. Dep: 03/07/1920.    
25/04/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 25/04/1923. Dep: 25/08/1923.    
01/02/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 01/02/1926. Dep: 10/04/1926.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7519 (Diagram 2)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 3457
   
18/05/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 18/05/1928. Dep: 10/08/1928.    
27/04/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 27/04/1929. Dep: 01/06/1929.    
11/07/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 11/07/1931. Dep: 29/08/1931.    
06/01/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 06/01/1934. Dep: 03/02/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7512 (Diagram 2)
   
01/02/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 01/02/1936. Dep: 29/02/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 8857 (Diagram 2)
   
31/05/1937 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
18/01/1938 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
23/04/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 23/04/1938. Dep: 14/05/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7502 (Diagram 2)
   
17/02/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 17/02/1940. Dep: 09/03/1940.    
13/06/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 13/06/1942. Dep: 25/07/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 9362 (Diagram 2)
   
13/05/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 13/05/1944. Dep: 17/06/1944.    
06/05/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (GRA)    
25/06/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
06/04/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 06/04/1946. Dep: 04/05/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 9247 (Diagram 2)
   
04/05/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (FRO)    
10/11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3476    
18/01/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
24/01/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
24/02/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 24/02/1948. Dep: 27/03/1948.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 63476
   
03/07/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (General) - Arr: 03/07/1950. Dep: 26/08/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 21000 (Diagram 2)
   
25/02/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (36E)    
03/1952 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Doncaster    
17/03/1952 Withdrawn Condemned as 63476 from Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (36E)    

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