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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 400 m/e 02/1912
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5400   10/07/1926
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3522   10/11/1946
London and North Eastern Railway (1947) 3658 on 15/02/1947
British Railways 63658 w/e 04/09/1948

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 Sun 09/12/1962 off Sheffield Darnall (41A)
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Derby)
Service Life 50 yrs, 10 mths , 8 dys

Notes
Notes Into Derby for cutting up 7/63

Allocations
Code Name From Date
  (New) m/e 02/1912
MEX Mexborough on 24/07/1919
MAR March on 17/11/1933
CLK Colwick on 29/12/1933
LNG Langwith Junction on 21/02/1934
MAR March on 27/11/1936
40E Langwith Junction on 12/02/1950
40B Immingham on 02/12/1951
38A Colwick on 20/09/1953
39B Sheffield Darnall on 18/07/1954
   Withdrawn on 09/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 40E Langwith Junction w/e 18/02/1950
ALLOC 40B Immingham 4w/e 29/12/1951
ALLOC 38A Colwick 4w/e 03/10/1953
ALLOC 39B Sheffield Darnall 4w/e 14/08/1954
WDN   on 09/12/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
02/1912 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1442)
11/05/1918 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1517)
10/07/1926 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1850)
09/08/1930 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1093)
11/02/1933 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1490)
18/01/1936 Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
18/01/1936 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1203)
06/08/1938 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1049)
24/08/1940 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1081)
14/02/1942 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1297)
12/02/1944 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 867)
13/04/1946 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3350)
04/09/1948 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3333)
24/06/1950 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1299)
20/09/1952 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22226)
19/02/1955 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22289)
21/06/1958 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22144)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Durn Level of Work Mileage
Gorton Works 22/12/1917 11/05/1918 141 days General
Boiler number 1517 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 19/03/1921 23/04/1921 36 days General  
Gorton Works 26/05/1923 06/10/1923 134 days General  
Gorton Works 10/04/1926 10/07/1926 92 days General
Boiler number 1850 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5400
  
Gorton Works 03/03/1928 14/04/1928 43 days General  
Gorton Works 12/07/1930 09/08/1930 29 days General
Boiler number 1093 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 28/01/1933 11/02/1933 15 days General
Boiler number 1490 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 11/01/1936 18/01/1936 8 days General
Boiler number 1203 (Diagram 15)
Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
  
Gorton Works 23/07/1938 06/08/1938 15 days General
Boiler number 1049 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 17/08/1940 24/08/1940 8 days General
Boiler number 1081 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 30/01/1942 14/02/1942 16 days General
Boiler number 1297 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 24/01/1944 12/02/1944 20 days General
Boiler number 867 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 24/03/1945 31/03/1945 8 days Light Repair  
Gorton Works 23/03/1946 13/04/1946 22 days General
Boiler number 3350 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 14/08/1948 04/09/1948 22 days General
Boiler number 3333 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63658
  
Gorton Works 10/06/1950 24/06/1950 15 days General
Boiler number 1299 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 06/09/1952 20/09/1952 15 days General
Boiler number 22226 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 22/01/1955 19/02/1955 29 days General
Boiler number 22289 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 17/05/1958 21/06/1958 36 days General
Boiler number 22144 (Diagram 15)
  

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/11/1946 General At this date (30/11/1946) only the following Scottish Area engines still require to be renumbered: 4488, 4491, 2745, 4819, 4891, 4898, 3658, 3682, 3692, 1996, 9765, 6897, 3057, 9499, 9886, 9384, 6398, 6399, 6401, 265, 320, 9201, 9204, 9368, 9255, 9263, 9429, 9046, 2980, 9632, 9644, 9668, 9757, 9790, 7348, 9524, 9527; a total of 37, or 3 per cent. of the total stock SLS/194701
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
02/1912 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 400
Built at Gorton Works, Works Number
Diagram 15 boiler fitted		    
24/07/1919 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
17/11/1933 Allocation Reallocated to March (MAR)    
29/12/1933 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
21/02/1934 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (LNG)    
27/11/1936 Allocation Reallocated to March (MAR)    
10/11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3522    
15/02/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3658    
12/02/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (40E)    
02/12/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (40B)    
20/09/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
18/07/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (39B)    
09/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 63658 from Sheffield Darnall (41A)    

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