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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 459 m/e 01/1914
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3459   11/04/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3478   05/11/1946
British Railways 63478 w/e 05/06/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class O3
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
O301/1914
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Doncaster Works
Order Number 274
Works Number 1415
To Service During 01/1914 to New England (NWE)
Withdrawal Mon 15/10/1951 off Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (36E)
Scrapping During 10/1951 at Locomotive Works (Doncaster)
Service Life 37 yrs, 9 mths , 14 dys

Allocations
Code Name From Date
NWE New England (New) m/e 01/1914
CLK Colwick on 27/11/1925
NWE New England on 19/08/1935
DON Doncaster on 07/10/1939
FRO Frodingham on 07/04/1946
DON Doncaster on 18/01/1948
36E Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) on 03/12/1950
   Withdrawn on 15/10/1951

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC DON Doncaster w/e 24/01/1948
ALLOC 36E Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) m/e 31/12/1950
WDN   on 15/10/1951

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
01/1914 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 7237)
04/06/1927 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 7238)
13/05/1932 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 7505)
07/10/1939 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 9163)
08/03/1947 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 9390)
01/06/1948 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 9471)
24/04/1950 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 9396)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Durn Level of Work Mileage
Doncaster Works 23/02/1922 23/09/1922 213 days General  
Doncaster Works 30/10/1924 11/04/1925 164 days General
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 3459
  
Doncaster Works 21/02/1927 04/06/1927 104 days General
Boiler number 7238 (Diagram 2)
  
Doncaster Works 12/03/1928 18/07/1928 129 days General  
Doncaster Works 02/08/1930 16/10/1930 76 days General  
Gorton Works 08/02/1932 13/05/1932 96 days General
Boiler number 7505 (Diagram 2)
  
Gorton Works 12/02/1934 27/03/1934 44 days Light Repair  
Doncaster Works 06/06/1935 13/07/1935 38 days General  
Doncaster Works 05/03/1937 26/05/1937 83 days General  
Doncaster Works 19/11/1937 31/12/1937 43 days General  
Doncaster Works 28/07/1939 07/10/1939 72 days General
Boiler number 9163 (Diagram 2)
  
Doncaster Works 06/06/1941 23/07/1941 48 days General  
Doncaster Works 07/03/1942 13/04/1942 38 days Light Repair  
Doncaster Works 28/04/1943 15/06/1943 49 days Light Repair  
Doncaster Works 12/05/1945 16/06/1945 36 days General  
Doncaster Works 29/12/1946 08/03/1947 70 days General
Boiler number 9390 (Diagram 2)
  
Doncaster Works 23/04/1948 01/06/1948 40 days General
Boiler number 9471 (Diagram 2)
Renumbered to BR 63478
  
Doncaster Works 04/08/1948 13/08/1948 10 days Light Repair  
Doncaster Works 07/03/1950 24/04/1950 49 days General
Boiler number 9396 (Diagram 2)
  

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1914 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 459
Built at Doncaster Works, Works Number 1415
Allocated to New England (NWE)
Diagram 2 boiler fitted		    
27/11/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
19/08/1935 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
07/10/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
07/04/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (FRO)    
05/11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3478    
18/01/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
03/12/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (36E)    
15/10/1951 Withdrawn Condemned as 63478 from Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (36E)    

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