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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 155 m/e 02/1912
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5155   07/02/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3511 on 20/01/1946
London and North Eastern Railway (1947) 3608 on 23/02/1947
British Railways 63608 w/e 04/12/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Gorton Works
Order Number 340
To Service During 02/1912
Withdrawal Thu 25/05/1961 off Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (36E)
Service Life 49 yrs, 3 mths , 24 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Gorton)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1912
GOR   Gorton on 29/09/1922
MEX   Mexborough on 30/01/1924
WFD   Woodford Halse on 07/09/1944
DON   Doncaster on 03/02/1946
RET   Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) on 05/10/1947
     Withdrawn on 25/05/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC DON Doncaster m/e 28/02/1946
ALLOC RET Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) on 05/10/1947
WDN   on 25/05/1961

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
02/1912 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1441)
12/06/1920 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1856)
07/02/1925 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1331)
14/12/1929 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1374)
23/04/1932 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 819)
31/08/1935 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1749)
16/04/1938 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3325)
05/07/1941 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 945)
04/03/1944 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3219)
06/07/1946 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1082)
04/12/1948 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3314)
16/06/1951 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22192)
13/06/1953 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22146)
12/07/1958 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22219)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 17/04/1920 12/06/1920 57 days General Boiler number 1856 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 10/06/1922 12/08/1922 64 days General    
Gorton Works 06/12/1924 07/02/1925 64 days General Boiler number 1331 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5155
 
Gorton Works 22/10/1927 03/12/1927 43 days General    
Gorton Works 16/11/1929 14/12/1929 29 days General Boiler number 1374 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 09/04/1932 23/04/1932 15 days General Boiler number 819 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 24/08/1935 31/08/1935 8 days General Boiler number 1749 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 26/03/1938 16/04/1938 22 days General Boiler number 3325 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 21/06/1941 05/07/1941 15 days General Boiler number 945 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 18/02/1944 04/03/1944 16 days General Boiler number 3219 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 22/06/1946 06/07/1946 15 days General Boiler number 1082 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 13/11/1948 04/12/1948 22 days General Boiler number 3314 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63608
 
Gorton Works 26/05/1951 16/06/1951 22 days General Boiler number 22192 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 16/05/1953 13/06/1953 29 days General Boiler number 22146 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 04/06/1955 09/07/1955 36 days Light Intermediate    
Gorton Works 30/06/1956 11/08/1956 43 days Light Casual    
Gorton Works 07/06/1958 12/07/1958 36 days General Boiler number 22219 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 20/05/1961 20/05/1961 1 day No repairs    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1912 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 155
Built at Gorton Works, Works Number
Diagram 15 boiler fitted
   
17/04/1920 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 17/04/1920. Dep: 12/06/1920.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1856 (Diagram 15)
   
10/06/1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 10/06/1922. Dep: 12/08/1922.    
29/09/1922 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
30/01/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
06/12/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 06/12/1924. Dep: 07/02/1925.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1331 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5155
   
22/10/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 22/10/1927. Dep: 03/12/1927.    
16/11/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 16/11/1929. Dep: 14/12/1929.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1374 (Diagram 15)
   
09/04/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 09/04/1932. Dep: 23/04/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 819 (Diagram 15)
   
24/08/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/08/1935. Dep: 31/08/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1749 (Diagram 15)
   
26/03/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/03/1938. Dep: 16/04/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3325 (Diagram 15)
   
21/06/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/06/1941. Dep: 05/07/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 945 (Diagram 15)
   
18/02/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 18/02/1944. Dep: 04/03/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3219 (Diagram 15)
   
07/09/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
20/01/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3511    
03/02/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
22/06/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 22/06/1946. Dep: 06/07/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1082 (Diagram 15)
   
23/02/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3608    
05/10/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (RET)    
13/11/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/11/1948. Dep: 04/12/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3314 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63608
   
26/05/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/05/1951. Dep: 16/06/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22192 (Diagram 15)
   
16/05/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 16/05/1953. Dep: 13/06/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22146 (Diagram 15)
   
04/06/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 04/06/1955. Dep: 09/07/1955.    
30/06/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 30/06/1956. Dep: 11/08/1956.    
07/06/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 07/06/1958. Dep: 12/07/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22219 (Diagram 15)
   
20/05/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (No repairs) - Arr: 20/05/1961. Dep: 20/05/1961.    
25/05/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 63608 from Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (36E)    

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