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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 403 m/e 03/1912
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5403   08/11/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3524   13/10/1946
London and North Eastern Railway (1947) 3660 on 06/02/1947
British Railways 63660 w/e 06/08/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Gorton Works
Order Number 340
To Service During 03/1912
Withdrawal Mon 14/09/1959 off Frodingham (36C)
Service Life 47 yrs, 6 mths , 16 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Gorton)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1912
IMM   Immingham on 27/04/1917
GOR   Gorton on 12/05/1946
LNG   Langwith Junction on 11/08/1946
DON   Doncaster on 27/10/1946
FRO   Frodingham on 18/01/1948
FRO   Frodingham w/e 24/01/1948
     Withdrawn on 14/09/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC DON Doncaster w/e 02/11/1946
ALLOC FRO Frodingham w/e 24/01/1948
WDN   on 14/09/1959

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
03/1912 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1444)
03/03/1917 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1459)
15/04/1922 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1460)
02/04/1927 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1238)
24/08/1929 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1878)
28/11/1931 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1112)
19/05/1934 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1869)
29/08/1936 Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
29/08/1936 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1861)
01/10/1938 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1883)
07/12/1940 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1130)
09/12/1944 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3407)
06/08/1949 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1280)
02/02/1952 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22240)
05/05/1954 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22209)
15/12/1956 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22259)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 14/10/1916 03/03/1917 141 days General Boiler number 1459 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 18/02/1922 15/04/1922 57 days General Boiler number 1460 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 16/08/1924 08/11/1924 85 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5403
 
Gorton Works 20/11/1926 02/04/1927 134 days General Boiler number 1238 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 13/07/1929 24/08/1929 43 days General Boiler number 1878 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 07/11/1931 28/11/1931 22 days General Boiler number 1112 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 05/05/1934 19/05/1934 15 days General Boiler number 1869 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 15/08/1936 29/08/1936 15 days General Boiler number 1861 (Diagram 15)
Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
 
Gorton Works 27/08/1938 01/10/1938 36 days General Boiler number 1883 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 30/11/1940 07/12/1940 8 days General Boiler number 1130 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 30/12/1942 16/01/1943 18 days General    
Darlington Works 26/07/1943 31/07/1943 6 days Light Repair Damaged by enemy action. Barrel plates & rivets damaged.
 
Gorton Works 25/11/1944 09/12/1944 15 days General Boiler number 3407 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 10/05/1947 07/06/1947 29 days General    
Gorton Works 02/07/1949 06/08/1949 36 days General Boiler number 1280 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63660
 
Gorton Works 12/01/1952 02/02/1952 22 days General Boiler number 22240 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 10/04/1954 05/05/1954 26 days General Boiler number 22209 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 10/11/1956 15/12/1956 36 days General Boiler number 22259 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 05/09/1959 05/09/1959 1 day No repairs    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1912 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 403
Built at Gorton Works, Works Number
Diagram 15 boiler fitted
   
14/10/1916 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/10/1916. Dep: 03/03/1917.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1459 (Diagram 15)
   
27/04/1917 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
18/02/1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 18/02/1922. Dep: 15/04/1922.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1460 (Diagram 15)
   
16/08/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 16/08/1924. Dep: 08/11/1924.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5403
   
20/11/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/11/1926. Dep: 02/04/1927.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1238 (Diagram 15)
   
13/07/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/07/1929. Dep: 24/08/1929.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1878 (Diagram 15)
   
07/11/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 07/11/1931. Dep: 28/11/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1112 (Diagram 15)
   
05/05/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 05/05/1934. Dep: 19/05/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1869 (Diagram 15)
   
15/08/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 15/08/1936. Dep: 29/08/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1861 (Diagram 15)
Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
   
27/08/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 27/08/1938. Dep: 01/10/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1883 (Diagram 15)
   
30/11/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 30/11/1940. Dep: 07/12/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1130 (Diagram 15)
   
30/12/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 30/12/1942. Dep: 16/01/1943.    
26/07/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 26/07/1943. Dep: 31/07/1943.
Work undertaken:
Damaged by enemy action. Barrel plates & rivets damaged.
   
25/11/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 25/11/1944. Dep: 09/12/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3407 (Diagram 15)
   
12/05/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
11/08/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (LNG)    
13/10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3524    
27/10/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
06/02/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3660    
10/05/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 10/05/1947. Dep: 07/06/1947.    
18/01/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (FRO)    
24/01/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (FRO)    
02/07/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/07/1949. Dep: 06/08/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1280 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63660
   
12/01/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/01/1952. Dep: 02/02/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22240 (Diagram 15)
   
10/04/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 10/04/1954. Dep: 05/05/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22209 (Diagram 15)
   
10/11/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 10/11/1956. Dep: 15/12/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22259 (Diagram 15)
   
05/09/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (No repairs) - Arr: 05/09/1959. Dep: 05/09/1959.    
14/09/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 63660 from Frodingham (36C)    

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