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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 1236 m/e 11/1912
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6236   13/03/1926
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3583   03/11/1946
British Railways 63583 w/e 07/10/1950

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 19892
To Service During 11/1912
Withdrawal Tue 30/06/1959 off Sheffield Darnall (41A)
Service Life 46 yrs, 7 mths , 30 dys
Information Hyde Park Works

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Gorton)

Notes
Notes Into Gorton for cutting up 7/59

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1912
STV   Staveley (G.C.) on 15/11/1919
SHF   Sheffield Neepsend on 24/01/1934
91W   To Western Region / GWR (on loan) on 23/11/1940
SHF   Sheffield Neepsend on 30/04/1941
SHF   Sheffield Darnall on 11/04/1943
     Withdrawn on 30/06/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 30/06/1959

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
11/1912 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1502)
01/02/1919 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1497)
10/11/1923 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1758)
13/03/1926 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1433)
08/12/1928 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 42)
31/01/1931 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1111)
15/07/1933 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 946)
09/11/1935 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3219)
19/02/1938 Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
19/02/1938 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3222)
17/08/1940 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3330)
10/04/1943 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3228)
04/10/1947 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1271)
30/09/1950 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22114)
07/02/1953 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22170)
03/03/1956 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22100)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 16/11/1918 01/02/1919 78 days General Boiler number 1497 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 12/03/1921 23/04/1921 43 days General    
Gorton Works 22/09/1923 10/11/1923 50 days General Boiler number 1758 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 09/01/1926 13/03/1926 64 days General Boiler number 1433 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6236
  
Gorton Works 29/09/1928 08/12/1928 71 days General Boiler number 42 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 17/01/1931 31/01/1931 15 days General Boiler number 1111 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 01/07/1933 15/07/1933 15 days General Boiler number 946 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 02/11/1935 09/11/1935 8 days General Boiler number 3219 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 12/02/1938 19/02/1938 8 days General Boiler number 3222 (Diagram 15)
Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
  
Gorton Works 10/08/1940 17/08/1940 8 days General Boiler number 3330 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 31/03/1943 10/04/1943 11 days General Boiler number 3228 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 13/09/1947 04/10/1947 22 days General Boiler number 1271 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 16/09/1950 30/09/1950 15 days General Boiler number 22114 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63583
  
Gorton Works 24/01/1953 07/02/1953 15 days General Boiler number 22170 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 10/04/1954 24/04/1954 15 days Light Casual    
Gorton Works 11/02/1956 03/03/1956 22 days General Boiler number 22100 (Diagram 15)
  

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1912 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 1236
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 19892
Diagram 15 boiler fitted		    
16/11/1918 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 16/11/1918. Dep: 01/02/1919.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1497 (Diagram 15)
    
15/11/1919 Allocation Reallocated to Staveley (G.C.) (STV)    
12/03/1921 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/03/1921. Dep: 23/04/1921.    
22/09/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 22/09/1923. Dep: 10/11/1923.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1758 (Diagram 15)
    
09/01/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 09/01/1926. Dep: 13/03/1926.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1433 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6236
    
29/09/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 29/09/1928. Dep: 08/12/1928.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 42 (Diagram 15)
    
17/01/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 17/01/1931. Dep: 31/01/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1111 (Diagram 15)
    
01/07/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 01/07/1933. Dep: 15/07/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 946 (Diagram 15)
    
24/01/1934 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)    
02/11/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/11/1935. Dep: 09/11/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3219 (Diagram 15)
    
12/02/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/02/1938. Dep: 19/02/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3222 (Diagram 15)
Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
    
10/08/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 10/08/1940. Dep: 17/08/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3330 (Diagram 15)
    
23/11/1940 Allocation Loaned to To Western Region / GWR (91W)    
30/04/1941 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)    
31/03/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 31/03/1943. Dep: 10/04/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3228 (Diagram 15)
    
11/04/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    
03/11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3583    
13/09/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/09/1947. Dep: 04/10/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1271 (Diagram 15)
    
16/09/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 16/09/1950. Dep: 30/09/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22114 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63583
    
24/01/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/01/1953. Dep: 07/02/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22170 (Diagram 15)
    
10/04/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 10/04/1954. Dep: 24/04/1954.    
11/02/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 11/02/1956. Dep: 03/03/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22100 (Diagram 15)
    
30/06/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 63583 from Sheffield Darnall (41A)    

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