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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 347 m/e 06/1912
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5347   05/06/1926
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3513   18/08/1946
London and North Eastern Railway (1947) 3617 on 07/02/1947
British Railways 63617 w/e 13/05/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Gorton Works
Order Number 404
To Service During 06/1912
Withdrawal Wed 12/12/1962 off Frodingham (36C)
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Derby)
Service Life 50 yrs, 6 mths , 11 dys

Notes
Notes Into Derby for cutting up 1/7/63

Allocations
Code Name From Date
  (New) m/e 06/1912
MEX Mexborough on 10/06/1916
DON Doncaster on 20/10/1947
FRO Frodingham on 18/01/1948
   Withdrawn on 12/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC DON Doncaster w/e 25/10/1947
ALLOC FRO Frodingham w/e 24/01/1948
WDN   on 12/12/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
06/1912 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1520)
26/02/1916 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1600)
12/07/1919 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1536)
29/10/1921 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1680)
22/12/1923 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1497)
05/06/1926 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1120)
20/06/1931 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1957)
24/02/1934 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1961)
10/10/1936 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 805)
07/10/1939 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 859)
03/10/1942 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3404)
04/08/1945 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3400)
06/12/1947 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3432)
13/05/1950 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3275)
26/07/1952 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22279)
05/03/1955 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22880)
14/09/1957 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22256)
10/12/1960 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22206)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Durn Level of Work Mileage
Gorton Works 11/12/1915 26/02/1916 78 days General
Boiler number 1600 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 14/12/1918 12/07/1919 211 days General
Boiler number 1536 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 03/09/1921 29/10/1921 57 days General
Boiler number 1680 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 27/10/1923 22/12/1923 57 days General
Boiler number 1497 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 20/03/1926 05/06/1926 78 days General
Boiler number 1120 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5347
  
Gorton Works 13/10/1928 24/11/1928 43 days General  
Gorton Works 23/05/1931 20/06/1931 29 days General
Boiler number 1957 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 10/02/1934 24/02/1934 15 days General
Boiler number 1961 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 26/09/1936 10/10/1936 15 days General
Boiler number 805 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 23/09/1939 07/10/1939 15 days General
Boiler number 859 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 23/09/1942 03/10/1942 11 days General
Boiler number 3404 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 07/07/1945 04/08/1945 29 days General
Boiler number 3400 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 22/11/1947 06/12/1947 15 days General
Boiler number 3432 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 22/04/1950 13/05/1950 22 days General
Boiler number 3275 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63617
  
Gorton Works 28/06/1952 26/07/1952 29 days General
Boiler number 22279 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 29/01/1955 05/03/1955 36 days General
Boiler number 22880 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 17/08/1957 14/09/1957 29 days General
Boiler number 22256 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 05/11/1960 10/12/1960 36 days General
Boiler number 22206 (Diagram 15)
  

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
11/12/1960 Gorton MPD Ex-Works on Gorton (9G) Shed: 63617, 63744, 63805, 64354, 90111. SLS/196102
30/04/1962 North Lindsey Light Railway At the end of April 04 63617 was on an iron ore train ex the branch. The 'lifted' section (Winterton-West Halton) has ore beds underneath it. SLS/196206

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1912 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 347
Built at Gorton Works, Works Number
Diagram 15 boiler fitted		    
10/06/1916 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
18/08/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3513    
07/02/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3617    
20/10/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
18/01/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (FRO)    
12/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 63617 from Frodingham (36C)    

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