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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 1218 m/e 09/1912
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6218   25/09/1926
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3565   19/11/1946
London and North Eastern Railway (1947) 3797 on 07/03/1947
British Railways 63797 w/e 07/01/1950

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 19874
To Service During 09/1912
Withdrawal Fri 27/02/1959 off Sheffield Darnall (41A)
Service Life 46 yrs, 5 mths , 27 dys
Information Hyde Park Works

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Gorton)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1912
ANN   Annesley on 29/09/1912
CLK   Colwick on 16/02/1934
DON   Doncaster on 23/01/1944
LNG   Langwith Junction on 12/03/1944
CLK   Colwick on 27/10/1946
ANN   Annesley on 06/06/1948
ANN   Annesley w/e 12/06/1948
SHF   Sheffield Darnall on 16/01/1949
SHF   Sheffield Darnall w/e 22/01/1949
     Withdrawn on 27/02/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC CLK Colwick w/e 02/11/1946
ALLOC ANN Annesley w/e 12/06/1948
ALLOC SHF Sheffield Darnall w/e 22/01/1949
WDN   on 27/02/1959

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
09/1912 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1484)
27/04/1918 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1540)
24/11/1923 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1500)
25/09/1926 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 518)
02/05/1931 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1432)
13/01/1934 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 932)
13/06/1936 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1086)
15/10/1938 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1050)
09/11/1940 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1039)
10/04/1943 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1188)
02/06/1945 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3212)
11/10/1947 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3228)
07/01/1950 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3304)
25/10/1952 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22153)
02/07/1955 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22884)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 15/12/1917 27/04/1918 134 days General Boiler number 1540 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 30/10/1920 11/12/1920 43 days General    
Gorton Works 22/09/1923 24/11/1923 64 days General Boiler number 1500 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 10/07/1926 25/09/1926 78 days General Boiler number 518 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6218
  
Gorton Works 25/08/1928 17/11/1928 85 days General    
Gorton Works 11/04/1931 02/05/1931 22 days General Boiler number 1432 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 30/12/1933 13/01/1934 15 days General Wakefield 2C Lubricator fitted
Boiler number 932 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 23/05/1936 13/06/1936 22 days General Boiler number 1086 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 17/09/1938 15/10/1938 29 days General Boiler number 1050 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 02/11/1940 09/11/1940 8 days General Boiler number 1039 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 01/04/1943 10/04/1943 10 days General Boiler number 1188 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 20/03/1944 01/04/1944 13 days Light Repair    
Gorton Works 05/05/1945 02/06/1945 29 days General Boiler number 3212 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 20/09/1947 11/10/1947 22 days General Boiler number 3228 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 17/12/1949 07/01/1950 22 days General Boiler number 3304 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63797
  
Gorton Works 04/10/1952 25/10/1952 22 days General Boiler number 22153 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 21/05/1955 02/07/1955 43 days General Boiler number 22884 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 28/02/1959 28/02/1959 1 day No repairs    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1912 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 1218
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 19874
Diagram 15 boiler fitted		    
29/09/1912 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (ANN)    
15/12/1917 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 15/12/1917. Dep: 27/04/1918.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1540 (Diagram 15)
    
30/10/1920 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 30/10/1920. Dep: 11/12/1920.    
22/09/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 22/09/1923. Dep: 24/11/1923.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1500 (Diagram 15)
    
10/07/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 10/07/1926. Dep: 25/09/1926.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 518 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6218
    
25/08/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 25/08/1928. Dep: 17/11/1928.    
11/04/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 11/04/1931. Dep: 02/05/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1432 (Diagram 15)
    
30/12/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 30/12/1933. Dep: 13/01/1934.
Work undertaken:
Wakefield 2C Lubricator fitted
Boiler number 932 (Diagram 15)
    
16/02/1934 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
23/05/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/05/1936. Dep: 13/06/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1086 (Diagram 15)
    
17/09/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 17/09/1938. Dep: 15/10/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1050 (Diagram 15)
    
02/11/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/11/1940. Dep: 09/11/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1039 (Diagram 15)
    
01/04/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 01/04/1943. Dep: 10/04/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1188 (Diagram 15)
    
23/01/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
12/03/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (LNG)    
20/03/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 20/03/1944. Dep: 01/04/1944.    
05/05/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 05/05/1945. Dep: 02/06/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3212 (Diagram 15)
    
27/10/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
19/11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3565    
07/03/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3797    
20/09/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/09/1947. Dep: 11/10/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3228 (Diagram 15)
    
06/06/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (ANN)    
12/06/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (ANN)    
16/01/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    
22/01/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    
17/12/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 17/12/1949. Dep: 07/01/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3304 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63797
    
04/10/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 04/10/1952. Dep: 25/10/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22153 (Diagram 15)
    
21/05/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/05/1955. Dep: 02/07/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22884 (Diagram 15)
    
27/02/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 63797 from Sheffield Darnall (41A)    
28/02/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (No repairs) - Arr: 28/02/1959. Dep: 28/02/1959.    

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