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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 354 m/e 09/1912
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5354   14/02/1925
War Dept. 724   10/09/1941

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Gorton Works
Order Number 404
To Service During 09/1912
Withdrawal Wed 10/09/1941 off Doncaster (DON)
Service Life 29 yrs , 10 dys

Disposal

Notes
Notes Renumbered 724 and sent to Middle East via Birkenhead 16/9/41

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1912
GOR   Gorton on 23/10/1912
MEX   Mexborough on 30/01/1924
DON   Doncaster on 09/01/1931
     Withdrawn on 10/09/1941

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
09/1912 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1527)
09/09/1916 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1438)
13/05/1922 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1774)
14/02/1925 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1198)
23/08/1930 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1005)
10/12/1932 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1274)
18/05/1935 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1362)
20/03/1937 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3278)
10/06/1939 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1255)
09/08/1941 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3370)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 27/05/1916 09/09/1916 106 days General Boiler number 1438 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 01/04/1922 13/05/1922 43 days General Boiler number 1774 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 08/11/1924 14/02/1925 99 days General Boiler number 1198 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5354
  
Gorton Works 23/06/1928 04/08/1928 43 days General    
Gorton Works 26/07/1930 23/08/1930 29 days General Boiler number 1005 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 26/11/1932 10/12/1932 15 days General Boiler number 1274 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 04/05/1935 18/05/1935 15 days General Boiler number 1362 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 06/03/1937 20/03/1937 15 days General Boiler number 3278 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 27/05/1939 10/06/1939 15 days General Boiler number 1255 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 31/07/1941 09/08/1941 10 days General Boiler number 3370 (Diagram 15)
  

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1912 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 354
Built at Gorton Works, Works Number
Diagram 15 boiler fitted		    
23/10/1912 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
27/05/1916 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 27/05/1916. Dep: 09/09/1916.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1438 (Diagram 15)
    
01/04/1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 01/04/1922. Dep: 13/05/1922.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1774 (Diagram 15)
    
30/01/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
08/11/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/11/1924. Dep: 14/02/1925.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1198 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5354
    
23/06/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/06/1928. Dep: 04/08/1928.    
26/07/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/07/1930. Dep: 23/08/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1005 (Diagram 15)
    
09/01/1931 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
26/11/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/11/1932. Dep: 10/12/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1274 (Diagram 15)
    
04/05/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 04/05/1935. Dep: 18/05/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1362 (Diagram 15)
    
06/03/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 06/03/1937. Dep: 20/03/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3278 (Diagram 15)
    
27/05/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 27/05/1939. Dep: 10/06/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1255 (Diagram 15)
    
31/07/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 31/07/1941. Dep: 09/08/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3370 (Diagram 15)
    
10/09/1941 Withdrawn Condemned as 724 from Doncaster (DON)    
10/09/1941 Renumbered Renumbered to 724    

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