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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Northern Railway 473 m/e 10/1919
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 3473   22/11/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3491   17/11/1946
British Railways 63491 w/e 04/12/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class O3
Company History GNR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
O310/1919
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L709
Works Number 22100
To Service During 10/1919 to New England (NWE)
Withdrawal Mon 18/12/1950 off Doncaster (36A)
Scrapping During 12/1950 at Locomotive Works (Doncaster)
Service Life 31 yrs, 2 mths , 18 dys

Allocations
Code Name From Date
NWE New England (New) m/e 10/1919
GRA Grantham on 21/11/1942
DON Doncaster on 25/06/1945
FRO Frodingham on 07/04/1946
DON Doncaster on 18/01/1948
   Withdrawn on 18/12/1950

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC DON Doncaster w/e 24/01/1948
WDN   on 18/12/1950

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
10/1919 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 7522)
20/07/1927 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 7235)
25/10/1929 Gresham Feed Water Heater fitted
30/04/1932 Gresham Feed Water Heater removed
25/08/1934 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 7714)
03/08/1938 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 7707)
14/08/1940 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 8460)
07/12/1946 Diagram 2 boiler fitted (number 8822)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Durn Level of Work Mileage
Doncaster Works 21/03/1922 25/08/1922 158 days General  
Doncaster Works 26/07/1924 22/11/1924 120 days General
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 3473
  
Doncaster Works 23/01/1925 14/02/1925 23 days Light Repair  
Doncaster Works 01/04/1927 20/07/1927 111 days General
Boiler number 7235 (Diagram 2)
  
Doncaster Works 17/08/1929 25/10/1929 70 days General
Gresham Feed Water Heater fitted
  
Gorton Works 19/01/1932 30/04/1932 103 days General
Gresham Feed Water Heater removed
  
Gorton Works 19/06/1934 25/08/1934 68 days General
Boiler number 7714 (Diagram 2)
  
Doncaster Works 29/03/1936 09/05/1936 42 days General  
Doncaster Works 10/08/1937 25/09/1937 47 days Light Repair  
Doncaster Works 03/07/1938 03/08/1938 32 days General
Boiler number 7707 (Diagram 2)
  
Doncaster Works 03/07/1940 14/08/1940 43 days General
Boiler number 8460 (Diagram 2)
  
Doncaster Works 09/09/1940 20/12/1940 103 days Heavy
Air raid damage
  
Doncaster Works 25/01/1943 03/03/1943 38 days General  
Doncaster Works 25/08/1944 23/09/1944 30 days General  
Doncaster Works 28/10/1946 07/12/1946 41 days General
Boiler number 8822 (Diagram 2)
Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 3491
  
Doncaster Works 20/10/1948 06/12/1948 48 days General
Renumbered to BR 63491
  
Doncaster Works 11/01/1949 14/02/1949 35 days Light Casual  
Doncaster Works 24/11/1950 24/11/1950 1 day No repairs  

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1919 To Service To service as Great Northern Railway Number 473
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 22100
Allocated to New England (NWE)
Diagram 2 boiler fitted		    
21/11/1942 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (GRA)    
25/06/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
07/04/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (FRO)    
18/01/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
18/12/1950 Withdrawn Condemned as 63491 from Doncaster (36A)    

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