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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 1206 m/e 08/1912
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6206   07/02/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3553   01/01/1947
London and North Eastern Railway (1947) 3743 on 02/03/1947
British Railways 63743 w/e 18/06/1949

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 19862
To Service During 08/1912
Withdrawal w/e Sat 09/06/1962 off Gorton (9G)
Service Life 49 yrs, 10 mths , 9 dys
Information Hyde Park Works

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Gorton)

Notes
Notes Into Gorton for cutting up 9/6/62

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1912
GRI   Grimsby on 07/09/1912
KEA   Keadby m/e 1920
IMM   Immingham on 24/04/1924
MAR   March on 01/03/1929
LNG   Langwith Junction on 19/02/1934
CLK   Colwick on 27/10/1946
ANN   Annesley on 12/10/1947
39A   Gorton on 20/10/1950
39A   Gorton w/e 28/10/1950
     Withdrawn w/e 09/06/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC CLK Colwick w/e 02/11/1946
ALLOC ANN Annesley on 12/10/1947
ALLOC 39A Gorton w/e 28/10/1950
LOAN 9H Gorton on 01/02/1958
ALLOC 9H Gorton on 23/02/1958
WDN   w/e 09/06/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
08/1912 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1472)
04/1917 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1452)
07/02/1925 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1680)
29/12/1928 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1269)
06/12/1930 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1303)
14/10/1933 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1010)
07/03/1936 Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
07/03/1936 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1338)
26/03/1938 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1308)
20/01/1945 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1256)
13/09/1947 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3344)
18/06/1949 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3281)
13/10/1951 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22218)
02/01/1954 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22191)
25/08/1956 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22199)
31/01/1959 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22882)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 1917 04/1917   General Boiler number 1452 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 27/03/1920 22/05/1920 57 days General    
Gorton Works 03/06/1922 30/09/1922 120 days General    
Gorton Works 08/11/1924 07/02/1925 92 days General Boiler number 1680 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6206
 
Gorton Works 13/11/1926 15/01/1927 64 days General    
Gorton Works 22/09/1928 29/12/1928 99 days General Boiler number 1269 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 22/11/1930 06/12/1930 15 days General Boiler number 1303 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 07/10/1933 14/10/1933 8 days General Boiler number 1010 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 22/02/1936 07/03/1936 15 days General Boiler number 1338 (Diagram 15)
Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
 
Gorton Works 12/03/1938 26/03/1938 15 days General Boiler number 1308 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 05/10/1940 19/10/1940 15 days General    
Gorton Works 18/12/1942 02/01/1943 16 days General    
Gorton Works 06/01/1945 20/01/1945 15 days General Boiler number 1256 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 30/08/1947 13/09/1947 15 days General Boiler number 3344 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 28/05/1949 18/06/1949 22 days General Boiler number 3281 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63743
 
Gorton Works 29/09/1951 13/10/1951 15 days General Boiler number 22218 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 12/12/1953 02/01/1954 22 days General Boiler number 22191 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 28/07/1956 25/08/1956 29 days General Boiler number 22199 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 03/01/1959 31/01/1959 29 days General Boiler number 22882 (Diagram 15)
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1912 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 1206
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 19862
Diagram 15 boiler fitted
   
07/09/1912 Allocation Reallocated to Grimsby (GRI)    
1917 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: ?/1917. Dep: ?/04/1917.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1452 (Diagram 15)
   
1920 Allocation Reallocated to Keadby (KEA)    
27/03/1920 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 27/03/1920. Dep: 22/05/1920.    
03/06/1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 03/06/1922. Dep: 30/09/1922.    
24/04/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
08/11/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/11/1924. Dep: 07/02/1925.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1680 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6206
   
13/11/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/11/1926. Dep: 15/01/1927.    
22/09/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 22/09/1928. Dep: 29/12/1928.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1269 (Diagram 15)
   
01/03/1929 Allocation Reallocated to March (MAR)    
22/11/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 22/11/1930. Dep: 06/12/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1303 (Diagram 15)
   
07/10/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 07/10/1933. Dep: 14/10/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1010 (Diagram 15)
   
19/02/1934 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (LNG)    
22/02/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 22/02/1936. Dep: 07/03/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1338 (Diagram 15)
Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
   
12/03/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/03/1938. Dep: 26/03/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1308 (Diagram 15)
   
05/10/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 05/10/1940. Dep: 19/10/1940.    
18/12/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 18/12/1942. Dep: 02/01/1943.    
06/01/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 06/01/1945. Dep: 20/01/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1256 (Diagram 15)
   
27/10/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
01/01/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3553    
02/03/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3743    
30/08/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 30/08/1947. Dep: 13/09/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3344 (Diagram 15)
   
12/10/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (ANN)    
28/05/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/05/1949. Dep: 18/06/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3281 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63743
   
20/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (39A)    
28/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (39A)    
29/09/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 29/09/1951. Dep: 13/10/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22218 (Diagram 15)
   
12/12/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/12/1953. Dep: 02/01/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22191 (Diagram 15)
   
28/07/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/07/1956. Dep: 25/08/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22199 (Diagram 15)
   
03/01/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 03/01/1959. Dep: 31/01/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22882 (Diagram 15)
   
09/06/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 63743 from Gorton (9G)    

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