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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 1227 m/e 11/1912
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6227   02/05/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3574   22/12/1946
British Railways 63574 w/e 21/08/1948

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 19883
To Service During 11/1912 to Annesley (ANN)
Withdrawal Sun 23/09/1962 off Sheffield Darnall (41A)
Service Life 49 yrs, 10 mths , 23 dys
Information Hyde Park Works

Disposal
Scrapping Round Oak Steelworks (Brierly Hill)

Notes
Notes Sold for scrap to Round Oak Steel, Brierley Hill, 2/64

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
ANN   Annesley (New) m/e 11/1912
MAR   March on 09/03/1929
MEX   Mexborough on 01/04/1932
CLK   Colwick on 19/09/1944
SHF   Sheffield Darnall on 07/08/1949
SHF   Sheffield Darnall w/e 13/08/1949
     Withdrawn on 23/09/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC SHF Sheffield Darnall w/e 13/08/1949
WDN   on 23/09/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
11/1912 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1493)
24/08/1920 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1857)
08/10/1927 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1519)
12/07/1930 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1290)
02/04/1932 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1068)
09/03/1935 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1117)
22/01/1938 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3228)
04/01/1941 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3259)
10/01/1942 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1136)
08/01/1944 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1016)
06/04/1946 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3229)
21/08/1948 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1129)
18/08/1951 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22209)
03/04/1954 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22230)
11/05/1957 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22125)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Beyer Peacock Ltd. 20/02/1920 24/08/1920 187 days General Boiler number 1857 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 23/12/1922 03/03/1923 71 days General    
Gorton Works 28/02/1925 02/05/1925 64 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6227
 
Gorton Works 13/08/1927 08/10/1927 57 days General Boiler number 1519 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 22/09/1928 01/12/1928 71 days General    
Gorton Works 21/06/1930 12/07/1930 22 days General Boiler number 1290 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 19/03/1932 02/04/1932 15 days General Boiler number 1068 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 02/03/1935 09/03/1935 8 days General Boiler number 1117 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 08/01/1938 22/01/1938 15 days General Boiler number 3228 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 14/12/1940 04/01/1941 22 days General Boiler number 3259 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 29/12/1941 10/01/1942 13 days Heavy Boiler number 1136 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 18/12/1943 08/01/1944 22 days General Boiler number 1016 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 16/03/1946 06/04/1946 22 days General Boiler number 3229 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 24/07/1948 21/08/1948 29 days General Boiler number 1129 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63574
 
Gorton Works 04/08/1951 18/08/1951 15 days General Boiler number 22209 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 13/03/1954 03/04/1954 22 days General Boiler number 22230 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 13/04/1957 11/05/1957 29 days General Boiler number 22125 (Diagram 15)
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1912 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 1227
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 19883
Allocated to Annesley (ANN)
Diagram 15 boiler fitted
   
20/02/1920 Works Visit Works Visit - Beyer Peacock Ltd. (General) - Arr: 20/02/1920. Dep: 24/08/1920.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1857 (Diagram 15)
   
23/12/1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/12/1922. Dep: 03/03/1923.    
28/02/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/02/1925. Dep: 02/05/1925.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6227
   
13/08/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/08/1927. Dep: 08/10/1927.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1519 (Diagram 15)
   
22/09/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 22/09/1928. Dep: 01/12/1928.    
09/03/1929 Allocation Reallocated to March (MAR)    
21/06/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/06/1930. Dep: 12/07/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1290 (Diagram 15)
   
19/03/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/03/1932. Dep: 02/04/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1068 (Diagram 15)
   
01/04/1932 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
02/03/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/03/1935. Dep: 09/03/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1117 (Diagram 15)
   
08/01/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/01/1938. Dep: 22/01/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3228 (Diagram 15)
   
14/12/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/12/1940. Dep: 04/01/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3259 (Diagram 15)
   
29/12/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Heavy) - Arr: 29/12/1941. Dep: 10/01/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1136 (Diagram 15)
   
18/12/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 18/12/1943. Dep: 08/01/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1016 (Diagram 15)
   
19/09/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
16/03/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 16/03/1946. Dep: 06/04/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3229 (Diagram 15)
   
22/12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3574    
24/07/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/07/1948. Dep: 21/08/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1129 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63574
   
07/08/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    
13/08/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    
04/08/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 04/08/1951. Dep: 18/08/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22209 (Diagram 15)
   
13/03/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/03/1954. Dep: 03/04/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22230 (Diagram 15)
   
13/04/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/04/1957. Dep: 11/05/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22125 (Diagram 15)
   
23/09/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 63574 from Sheffield Darnall (41A)    

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