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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 1203 m/e 08/1912
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6203   17/01/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3550   13/10/1946
London and North Eastern Railway (1947) 3736 on 02/02/1947
British Railways 63736 w/e 08/10/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L496
Works Number 19859
To Service During 08/1912
Withdrawal Thu 29/08/1963 off Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (36E)
Service Life 51 yrs , 29 dys
Information Hyde Park Works

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Doncaster)

Notes
Notes Into Doncaster for cutting up 30/8/63

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1912
IMM   Immingham on 27/08/1912
LNG   Langwith Junction on 15/01/1926
IMM   Immingham on 29/01/1926
SHF   Sheffield Neepsend on 28/02/1931
DON   Doncaster on 16/04/1941
RET   Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) on 12/12/1943
     Withdrawn on 29/08/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 29/08/1963

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
08/1912 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1469)
08/03/1917 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1526)
01/09/1920 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1861)
31/05/1927 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 804)
17/02/1931 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 805)
22/07/1933 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1236)
20/12/1935 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3225)
20/12/1935 Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
23/07/1938 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1318)
01/03/1941 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 856)
03/07/1943 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3221)
23/06/1945 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3339)
17/10/1947 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 860)
08/10/1949 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3301)
15/12/1951 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22233)
29/04/1954 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22228)
16/03/1957 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22140)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 21/02/1917 08/03/1917 16 days General Boiler number 1526 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 24/07/1920 01/09/1920 40 days General Boiler number 1861 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 15/07/1922 18/10/1922 96 days General    
Gorton Works 18/11/1924 17/01/1925 61 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6203
 
Gorton Works 14/03/1927 31/05/1927 79 days General Boiler number 804 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 11/02/1929 06/04/1929 55 days General    
Gorton Works 01/12/1930 17/02/1931 79 days General Boiler number 805 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 12/06/1933 22/07/1933 41 days General Boiler number 1236 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 11/11/1935 20/12/1935 40 days General Boiler number 3225 (Diagram 15)
Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
 
Gorton Works 03/06/1938 23/07/1938 51 days General Boiler number 1318 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 07/10/1938 26/11/1938 51 days Light Repair    
Gorton Works 24/01/1941 01/03/1941 37 days General Boiler number 856 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 09/06/1943 03/07/1943 25 days General Boiler number 3221 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 30/04/1945 23/06/1945 55 days General Boiler number 3339 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 07/09/1947 17/10/1947 41 days General Boiler number 860 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 11/09/1949 08/10/1949 28 days General Boiler number 3301 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63736
 
Gorton Works 15/11/1951 15/12/1951 31 days General Boiler number 22233 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 18/03/1954 29/04/1954 43 days General Boiler number 22228 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 02/05/1954 04/05/1954 3 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 08/02/1957 16/03/1957 37 days General Boiler number 22140 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 19/03/1957 20/03/1957 2 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 30/05/1960 01/07/1960 33 days Light Intermediate    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1912 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 1203
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 19859
Diagram 15 boiler fitted
   
27/08/1912 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
21/02/1917 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/02/1917. Dep: 08/03/1917.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1526 (Diagram 15)
   
24/07/1920 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/07/1920. Dep: 01/09/1920.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1861 (Diagram 15)
   
15/07/1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 15/07/1922. Dep: 18/10/1922.    
18/11/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 18/11/1924. Dep: 17/01/1925.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6203
   
15/01/1926 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (LNG)    
29/01/1926 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
14/03/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/03/1927. Dep: 31/05/1927.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 804 (Diagram 15)
   
11/02/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 11/02/1929. Dep: 06/04/1929.    
01/12/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 01/12/1930. Dep: 17/02/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 805 (Diagram 15)
   
28/02/1931 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)    
12/06/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/06/1933. Dep: 22/07/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1236 (Diagram 15)
   
11/11/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 11/11/1935. Dep: 20/12/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3225 (Diagram 15)
Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
   
03/06/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 03/06/1938. Dep: 23/07/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1318 (Diagram 15)
   
07/10/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 07/10/1938. Dep: 26/11/1938.    
24/01/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/01/1941. Dep: 01/03/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 856 (Diagram 15)
   
16/04/1941 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
09/06/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 09/06/1943. Dep: 03/07/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3221 (Diagram 15)
   
12/12/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (RET)    
30/04/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 30/04/1945. Dep: 23/06/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3339 (Diagram 15)
   
13/10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3550    
02/02/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3736    
07/09/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 07/09/1947. Dep: 17/10/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 860 (Diagram 15)
   
11/09/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 11/09/1949. Dep: 08/10/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3301 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63736
   
15/11/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 15/11/1951. Dep: 15/12/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22233 (Diagram 15)
   
18/03/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 18/03/1954. Dep: 29/04/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22228 (Diagram 15)
   
02/05/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 02/05/1954. Dep: 04/05/1954.    
08/02/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/02/1957. Dep: 16/03/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22140 (Diagram 15)
   
19/03/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 19/03/1957. Dep: 20/03/1957.    
30/05/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 30/05/1960. Dep: 01/07/1960.    
29/08/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 63736 from Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (36E)    

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