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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 1200 m/e 10/1912
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6200   14/03/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3547   14/09/1946
London and North Eastern Railway (1947) 3723 on 23/02/1947
British Railways 63723 w/e 08/01/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Kitson
Order Number 415X
Works Number 4908
To Service During 10/1912
Withdrawal Mon 09/11/1959 off Mexborough (41F)
Service Life 47 yrs, 1 mth , 10 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Gorton)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1912
MEX   Mexborough on 24/10/1912
IMM   Immingham on 23/12/1945
GOR   Gorton on 12/05/1946
WFD   Woodford Halse on 18/08/1946
ANN   Annesley on 12/10/1947
38A   Colwick on 08/10/1950
36B   Mexborough on 29/01/1956
     Withdrawn on 09/11/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC IMM Immingham m/e 31/01/1946
ALLOC ANN Annesley on 12/10/1947
ALLOC 38A Colwick w/e 08/10/1950
ALLOC 36B Mexborough 4w/e 25/02/1956
WDN   on 09/11/1959

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
10/1912 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1466)
25/08/1917 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1539)
15/10/1921 Ross Pop
15/10/1921 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1939)
14/03/1925 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1289)
21/06/1930 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1263)
11/03/1933 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1706)
11/07/1936 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3251)
24/10/1942 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 859)
11/11/1944 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1020)
14/09/1946 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3373)
08/01/1949 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3260)
08/09/1951 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22212)
26/09/1953 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22151)
07/04/1956 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22134)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 23/06/1917 25/08/1917 64 days General Boiler number 1539 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 01/10/1921 15/10/1921 15 days General Boiler number 1939 (Diagram 15)
Ross Pop
 
Gorton Works 24/03/1923 30/06/1923 99 days General    
Gorton Works 31/01/1925 14/03/1925 43 days General Boiler number 1289 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6200
 
Gorton Works 24/03/1928 05/05/1928 43 days General    
Gorton Works 24/05/1930 21/06/1930 29 days General Boiler number 1263 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 04/03/1933 11/03/1933 8 days General Boiler number 1706 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 04/07/1936 11/07/1936 8 days General Boiler number 3251 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 22/07/1939 12/08/1939 22 days General    
Gorton Works 06/10/1942 24/10/1942 19 days General Boiler number 859 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 21/10/1944 11/11/1944 22 days General Boiler number 1020 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 24/08/1946 14/09/1946 22 days General Boiler number 3373 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 3547
 
Gorton Works 11/12/1948 08/01/1949 29 days General Boiler number 3260 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63723
 
Gorton Works 18/08/1951 08/09/1951 22 days General Boiler number 22212 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 05/09/1953 26/09/1953 22 days General Boiler number 22151 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 15/01/1955 22/01/1955 8 days Light Casual    
Gorton Works 03/03/1956 07/04/1956 36 days General Boiler number 22134 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 09/11/1959 09/11/1959 1 day No repairs    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1912 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 1200
Built at Kitson, Works Number 4908
Diagram 15 boiler fitted
   
24/10/1912 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
23/06/1917 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/06/1917. Dep: 25/08/1917.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1539 (Diagram 15)
   
01/10/1921 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 01/10/1921. Dep: 15/10/1921.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1939 (Diagram 15)
Ross Pop
   
24/03/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/03/1923. Dep: 30/06/1923.    
31/01/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 31/01/1925. Dep: 14/03/1925.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1289 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6200
   
24/03/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/03/1928. Dep: 05/05/1928.    
24/05/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/05/1930. Dep: 21/06/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1263 (Diagram 15)
   
04/03/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 04/03/1933. Dep: 11/03/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1706 (Diagram 15)
   
04/07/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 04/07/1936. Dep: 11/07/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3251 (Diagram 15)
   
22/07/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 22/07/1939. Dep: 12/08/1939.    
06/10/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 06/10/1942. Dep: 24/10/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 859 (Diagram 15)
   
21/10/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/10/1944. Dep: 11/11/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1020 (Diagram 15)
   
23/12/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
12/05/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
18/08/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
24/08/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/08/1946. Dep: 14/09/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3373 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 3547
   
23/02/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3723    
12/10/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (ANN)    
11/12/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 11/12/1948. Dep: 08/01/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3260 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63723
   
08/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
18/08/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 18/08/1951. Dep: 08/09/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22212 (Diagram 15)
   
05/09/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 05/09/1953. Dep: 26/09/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22151 (Diagram 15)
   
15/01/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 15/01/1955. Dep: 22/01/1955.    
29/01/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (36B)    
03/03/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 03/03/1956. Dep: 07/04/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22134 (Diagram 15)
   
09/11/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 63723 from Mexborough (41F)    
09/11/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (No repairs) - Arr: 09/11/1959. Dep: 09/11/1959.    

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