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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 1185 m/e 07/1912
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6185   22/08/1925
War Dept. 730   14/09/1941

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Kitson
Order Number 415X
Works Number 4893
To Service During 07/1912
Withdrawal Sun 14/09/1941 off Mexborough (MEX)
Service Life 29 yrs, 2 mths , 15 dys

Disposal

Notes
Notes Renumbered 730 and sent to Middle East via Greenock 9/10/41

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1912
MEX   Mexborough on 13/08/1912
THJ   Thornton Junction on 06/06/1923
MEX   Mexborough on 02/11/1923
     Withdrawn on 14/09/1941

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
07/1912 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1451)
22/04/1921 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1450)
12/05/1928 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 866)
03/12/1932 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1676)
21/09/1935 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1007)
24/09/1938 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3348)
13/09/1941 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3289)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Beyer Peacock Ltd. 19/07/1920 22/04/1921 278 days General Boiler number 1450 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 17/02/1923 31/03/1923 43 days General    
Gorton Works 05/05/1923 05/05/1923 1 day Unclassified    
Gorton Works 13/06/1925 22/08/1925 71 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6185
 
Gorton Works 14/04/1928 12/05/1928 29 days General Boiler number 866 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 22/03/1930 19/04/1930 29 days General    
Gorton Works 26/11/1932 03/12/1932 8 days General Boiler number 1676 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 31/08/1935 21/09/1935 22 days General Boiler number 1007 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 27/08/1938 24/09/1938 29 days General Boiler number 3348 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 08/09/1941 13/09/1941 6 days General Boiler number 3289 (Diagram 15)
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1912 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 1185
Built at Kitson, Works Number 4893
Diagram 15 boiler fitted
   
13/08/1912 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
19/07/1920 Works Visit Works Visit - Beyer Peacock Ltd. (General) - Arr: 19/07/1920. Dep: 22/04/1921.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1450 (Diagram 15)
   
17/02/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 17/02/1923. Dep: 31/03/1923.    
05/05/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 05/05/1923. Dep: 05/05/1923.    
06/06/1923 Allocation Reallocated to Thornton Junction (THJ)    
02/11/1923 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
13/06/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/06/1925. Dep: 22/08/1925.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6185
   
14/04/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/04/1928. Dep: 12/05/1928.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 866 (Diagram 15)
   
22/03/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 22/03/1930. Dep: 19/04/1930.    
26/11/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/11/1932. Dep: 03/12/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1676 (Diagram 15)
   
31/08/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 31/08/1935. Dep: 21/09/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1007 (Diagram 15)
   
27/08/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 27/08/1938. Dep: 24/09/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3348 (Diagram 15)
   
08/09/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/09/1941. Dep: 13/09/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3289 (Diagram 15)
   
14/09/1941 Withdrawn Condemned as 730 from Mexborough (MEX)    
14/09/1941 Renumbered Renumbered to 730    

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