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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 1202 m/e 10/1912
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6202   26/02/1927
War Dept. 739   19/09/1941

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Kitson
Order Number 415X
Works Number 4910
To Service During 10/1912
Withdrawal Fri 19/09/1941 off Annesley (ANN)
Service Life 28 yrs, 11 mths , 20 dys

Disposal

Notes
Notes Renumbered 739 and sent to Middle East via Bidston 15/10/41

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1912
MEX   Mexborough on 03/04/1915
GOR   Gorton on 07/05/1929
CLK   Colwick on 16/12/1933
ANN   Annesley on 15/02/1934
     Withdrawn on 19/09/1941

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
10/1912 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1468)
21/07/1917 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1472)
20/10/1923 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1438)
26/02/1927 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1501)
01/08/1931 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1949)
02/12/1933 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1029)
07/03/1936 Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
07/03/1936 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1953)
09/07/1938 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3242)
09/03/1940 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3388)
20/09/1941 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3438)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 02/06/1917 21/07/1917 50 days General Boiler number 1472 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 05/03/1921 09/04/1921 36 days General    
Gorton Works 14/07/1923 20/10/1923 99 days General Boiler number 1438 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 16/10/1926 26/02/1927 134 days General Boiler number 1501 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6202
  
Gorton Works 06/04/1929 04/05/1929 29 days General    
Gorton Works 11/07/1931 01/08/1931 22 days General Boiler number 1949 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 11/11/1933 02/12/1933 22 days General Boiler number 1029 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 22/02/1936 07/03/1936 15 days General Boiler number 1953 (Diagram 15)
Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
  
Gorton Works 02/07/1938 09/07/1938 8 days General Boiler number 3242 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 24/02/1940 09/03/1940 15 days General Boiler number 3388 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 08/09/1941 20/09/1941 13 days General Boiler number 3438 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to WD 739
  

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1912 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 1202
Built at Kitson, Works Number 4910
Diagram 15 boiler fitted		    
03/04/1915 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
02/06/1917 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/06/1917. Dep: 21/07/1917.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1472 (Diagram 15)
    
05/03/1921 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 05/03/1921. Dep: 09/04/1921.    
14/07/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/07/1923. Dep: 20/10/1923.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1438 (Diagram 15)
    
16/10/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 16/10/1926. Dep: 26/02/1927.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1501 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6202
    
06/04/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 06/04/1929. Dep: 04/05/1929.    
07/05/1929 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
11/07/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 11/07/1931. Dep: 01/08/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1949 (Diagram 15)
    
11/11/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 11/11/1933. Dep: 02/12/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1029 (Diagram 15)
    
16/12/1933 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
15/02/1934 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (ANN)    
22/02/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 22/02/1936. Dep: 07/03/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1953 (Diagram 15)
Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
    
02/07/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/07/1938. Dep: 09/07/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3242 (Diagram 15)
    
24/02/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/02/1940. Dep: 09/03/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3388 (Diagram 15)
    
08/09/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/09/1941. Dep: 20/09/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3438 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to WD 739
    
19/09/1941 Withdrawn Condemned as 739 from Annesley (ANN)    

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