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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 69 m/e 12/1911
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5069   14/11/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3502   07/04/1946
London and North Eastern Railway (1947) 3580 on 09/02/1947
British Railways 63580 w/e 08/05/1948
War Dept. 043   22/02/1952

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Gorton Works
Order Number 340
To Service During 12/1911
Withdrawal Tue 03/12/1963 off Gorton (9G)
Service Life 52 yrs , 3 dys

Notes
Notes Sold to WD 22/2/52. Renumbered 043. Sent to Egypt

Allocations
Code Name From Date
  (New) m/e 12/1911
MEX Mexborough on 06/12/1918
IMM Immingham on 20/10/1926
MEX Mexborough on 24/12/1926
CLK Colwick on 19/09/1944
ANN Annesley on 12/10/1947
CLK Colwick on 06/02/1949
ANN Annesley on 18/12/1949
39A Gorton on 26/11/1950
   Withdrawn on 03/12/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC ANN Annesley on 12/10/1947
ALLOC CLK Colwick w/e 12/02/1949
ALLOC ANN Annesley w/e 24/12/1949
ALLOC 39A Gorton m/e 30/11/1950

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
12/1911 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1436)
22/06/1918 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1505)
14/11/1925 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 655)
22/03/1930 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1757)
13/08/1932 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1026)
03/08/1935 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1858)
05/03/1938 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1876)
05/03/1938 Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
08/03/1941 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3317)
18/09/1943 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3223)
05/04/1947 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3301)
06/08/1949 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3389)
23/02/1952 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22244)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Durn Level of Work Mileage
Gorton Works 16/02/1918 22/06/1918 127 days General
Boiler number 1505 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 30/10/1920 01/01/1921 64 days General  
Gorton Works 03/03/1923 02/06/1923 92 days General  
Gorton Works 08/08/1925 14/11/1925 99 days General
Boiler number 655 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5069
  
Gorton Works 12/11/1927 24/12/1927 43 days General  
Gorton Works 22/02/1930 22/03/1930 29 days General
Boiler number 1757 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 30/07/1932 13/08/1932 15 days General
Boiler number 1026 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 20/07/1935 03/08/1935 15 days General
Boiler number 1858 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 19/02/1938 05/03/1938 15 days General
Chimney altered
Boiler number 1876 (Diagram 15)
Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
  
Gorton Works 22/02/1941 08/03/1941 15 days General
Boiler number 3317 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 26/08/1943 18/09/1943 24 days General
Boiler number 3223 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 23/06/1945 30/06/1945 8 days Light Repair  
Gorton Works 08/03/1947 05/04/1947 29 days General
Boiler number 3301 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 08/05/1948 08/05/1948 1 day Light Repair
Tender only
Renumbered to BR 63580
  
Gorton Works 23/07/1949 06/08/1949 15 days General
Boiler number 3389 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 02/02/1952 23/02/1952 22 days General
Converted to Oil Fuel
Boiler number 22244 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to WD 043
  

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/04/1948 Darlington Works 'L.1's' Nos. 9000-9015 are to be renumbered 67701-67716. No. 67717 (9016) is the first to come out under this number, while No. 9015 was altered to 67716. The paint dates of Nos. 9009-9012 are March, and Nos. 9013-9015 and 67717-67718 are April. The Works' Nos. are 2028-2036/48 respectively. The next order for North Road will be a batch of 'A.1' 'Pacifics.' The rumour of further 'B.1's' came about owing to Stooperdale building a batch of spare boilers for this class. Locomotives for shops or scrap during the period April 4th-May 2nd included:-Nos. 1440, E1461, 2391, 2747, 3037, 3170, 3286, 3315, 5069, 5625, 5768/88, 7306, 7649/88, 9837/52, 9917/33, 77414, 79198. The following locomotives have arrived for cutting-up:-ex G.E. Nos. 5380/83, 5400, 7120/37, 8212, ex MET Nos. 7511/12 and ex M.G.N. No. 8485. Locomotives ex shops during the same period included Nos. 5778, 9856, 60510, 60825, 61011/60/71, 61420, 62388, 63125/40, 65624/50, 65825/47/51, 67263, 67301, 67632/84, 67718, 68248/90, 68724, 69786, 69875, 69910. The following locomotives have been painted or repainted green: Nos. 61011/60/71 an 67684. No. 60510 came off Works without nameplates, but returned and has at last had these fitted-Robert the Bruce. SLS/194806

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1911 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 69
Built at Gorton Works, Works Number
Diagram 15 boiler fitted		    
06/12/1918 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
20/10/1926 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
24/12/1926 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
19/09/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
07/04/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3502    
09/02/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3580    
12/10/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (ANN)    
06/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
18/12/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (ANN)    
26/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (39A)    
03/12/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 043 from Gorton (9G)    

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