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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 1209 m/e 08/1912
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6209   21/02/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3556   10/11/1946
London and North Eastern Railway (1947) 3761 on 12/03/1947
British Railways 63761 w/e 26/02/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
O4/108/1912
O4/7 (2-8-0)01/06/1940
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L496
Works Number 19865
To Service During 08/1912 to Mexborough (MEX)
Withdrawal Thu 18/06/1959 off Frodingham (36C)
Service Life 46 yrs, 10 mths , 18 dys
Information Hyde Park Works

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Gorton)

Notes
Notes Into Gorton for cutting up 20/6/59

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
MEX   Mexborough (New) m/e 08/1912
ARD   Ardsley on 11/08/1926
MEX   Mexborough on 18/01/1928
91W   To Western Region / GWR (on loan) on 24/11/1940
WFD   Woodford Halse on 06/08/1942
ANN   Annesley on 07/05/1944
WFD   Woodford Halse on 29/06/1947
ANN   Annesley on 12/10/1947
CLK   Colwick on 22/01/1950
CLK   Colwick w/e 28/01/1950
38B   Annesley on 08/10/1950
39A   Gorton on 26/11/1950
39A   Gorton m/e 30/11/1950
36C   Frodingham on 13/06/1954
     Withdrawn on 18/06/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC WFD Woodford Halse on 29/06/1947
ALLOC ANN Annesley on 12/10/1947
ALLOC CLK Colwick w/e 28/01/1950
ALLOC 38B Annesley w/e 08/10/1950
ALLOC 39A Gorton m/e 30/11/1950
ALLOC 36C Frodingham 4w/e 19/06/1954
WDN   on 18/06/1959

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
08/1912 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1475)
28/07/1917 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1476)
07/10/1922 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 768)
13/08/1927 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1448)
24/09/1929 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 940)
19/12/1931 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1878)
28/07/1934 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 814)
01/05/1937 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 870)
01/06/1940 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 3669)
18/04/1942 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 3660)
22/07/1944 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 3674)
05/10/1946 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 3696)
23/06/1951 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 22319)
10/10/1953 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 22307)
15/12/1956 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 22870)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 02/06/1917 28/07/1917 57 days General Boiler number 1476 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 08/07/1922 07/10/1922 92 days General Boiler number 768 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 10/01/1925 21/02/1925 43 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6209
  
Gorton Works 28/05/1927 13/08/1927 78 days General Boiler number 1448 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 20/07/1929 24/09/1929 67 days General Boiler number 940 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 28/11/1931 19/12/1931 22 days General Boiler number 1878 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 21/07/1934 28/07/1934 8 days General Boiler number 814 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 24/04/1937 01/05/1937 8 days General Boiler number 870 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 04/05/1940 01/06/1940 29 days General Rebuilt to class O4/7
Boiler number 3669 (Diagram 15D)
  
Gorton Works 02/04/1942 18/04/1942 17 days General Boiler number 3660 (Diagram 15D)
  
Gorton Works 24/06/1944 22/07/1944 29 days General Boiler number 3674 (Diagram 15D)
  
Gorton Works 14/09/1946 05/10/1946 22 days General Boiler number 3696 (Diagram 15D)
  
Gorton Works 05/02/1949 26/02/1949 22 days General Renumbered to BR 63761
  
Gorton Works 27/05/1950 17/06/1950 22 days Light Casual    
Gorton Works 09/06/1951 23/06/1951 15 days General Boiler number 22319 (Diagram 15D)
  
Gorton Works 19/09/1953 10/10/1953 22 days General Boiler number 22307 (Diagram 15D)
  
Gorton Works 04/09/1954 11/09/1954 8 days Light Casual    
Gorton Works 17/11/1956 15/12/1956 29 days General Boiler number 22870 (Diagram 15D)
  

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1912 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 1209
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 19865
Allocated to Mexborough (MEX)
Diagram 15 boiler fitted		    
02/06/1917 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/06/1917. Dep: 28/07/1917.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1476 (Diagram 15)
    
08/07/1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/07/1922. Dep: 07/10/1922.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 768 (Diagram 15)
    
10/01/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 10/01/1925. Dep: 21/02/1925.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6209
    
11/08/1926 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (ARD)    
28/05/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/05/1927. Dep: 13/08/1927.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1448 (Diagram 15)
    
18/01/1928 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
20/07/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/07/1929. Dep: 24/09/1929.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 940 (Diagram 15)
    
28/11/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/11/1931. Dep: 19/12/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1878 (Diagram 15)
    
21/07/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/07/1934. Dep: 28/07/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 814 (Diagram 15)
    
24/04/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/04/1937. Dep: 01/05/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 870 (Diagram 15)
    
04/05/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 04/05/1940. Dep: 01/06/1940.
Work undertaken:
Rebuilt to class O4/7
Boiler number 3669 (Diagram 15D)
    
24/11/1940 Allocation Loaned to To Western Region / GWR (91W)    
02/04/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/04/1942. Dep: 18/04/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3660 (Diagram 15D)
    
06/08/1942 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
07/05/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (ANN)    
24/06/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/06/1944. Dep: 22/07/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3674 (Diagram 15D)
    
14/09/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/09/1946. Dep: 05/10/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3696 (Diagram 15D)
    
10/11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3556    
12/03/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3761    
29/06/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
12/10/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (ANN)    
05/02/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 05/02/1949. Dep: 26/02/1949.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 63761
    
22/01/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
28/01/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
27/05/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 27/05/1950. Dep: 17/06/1950.    
08/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (38B)    
26/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (39A)    
30/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (39A)    
09/06/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 09/06/1951. Dep: 23/06/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22319 (Diagram 15D)
    
19/09/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/09/1953. Dep: 10/10/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22307 (Diagram 15D)
    
13/06/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (36C)    
04/09/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 04/09/1954. Dep: 11/09/1954.    
17/11/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 17/11/1956. Dep: 15/12/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22870 (Diagram 15D)
    
18/06/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 63761 from Frodingham (36C)    

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