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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 1237 m/e 11/1912
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6237   14/02/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3584   15/12/1946
British Railways 63584 w/e 28/01/1950

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 19893
To Service During 11/1912
Withdrawal Wed 08/08/1962 off Ardsley (56B)
Service Life 49 yrs, 9 mths , 8 dys
Information Hyde Park Works

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Gorton)

Notes
Notes Into Gorton for cutting up 8/62

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1912
IMM   Immingham on 01/11/1914
KEA   Keadby on 22/12/1931
FRO   Frodingham on 12/06/1932
39B   Sheffield Darnall on 01/07/1951
39B   Sheffield Darnall w/e 07/07/1951
37A   Ardsley on 20/12/1953
     Withdrawn on 08/08/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 39B Sheffield Darnall w/e 07/07/1951
ALLOC 37A Ardsley 4w/e 26/12/1953
WDN   on 08/08/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
11/1912 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1503)
20/07/1918 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1743)
14/02/1925 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1219)
09/02/1929 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1306)
17/12/1932 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1302)
18/05/1935 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1336)
02/10/1937 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3214)
09/12/1939 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1414)
01/08/1942 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3332)
11/11/1944 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3393)
21/06/1947 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1149)
28/01/1950 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 804)
08/11/1952 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22876)
31/12/1955 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22142)
18/06/1960 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22192)
30/07/1960 Water Treatment apparatus fitted


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 09/03/1918 20/07/1918 134 days General Boiler number 1743 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 08/05/1920 03/07/1920 57 days General    
Gorton Works 26/08/1922 04/11/1922 71 days General    
Gorton Works 20/12/1924 14/02/1925 57 days General Boiler number 1219 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6237
 
Gorton Works 11/09/1926 20/11/1926 71 days General    
Gorton Works 03/11/1928 09/02/1929 99 days General Boiler number 1306 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 06/09/1930 11/10/1930 36 days General    
Gorton Works 03/12/1932 17/12/1932 15 days General Boiler number 1302 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 04/05/1935 18/05/1935 15 days General Boiler number 1336 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 04/09/1937 02/10/1937 29 days General Boiler number 3214 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 25/11/1939 09/12/1939 15 days General Boiler number 1414 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 20/07/1942 01/08/1942 13 days General Boiler number 3332 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 04/11/1944 11/11/1944 8 days General Boiler number 3393 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 17/05/1947 21/06/1947 36 days General Boiler number 1149 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 14/01/1950 28/01/1950 15 days General Boiler number 804 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63584
 
Gorton Works 25/10/1952 08/11/1952 15 days General Boiler number 22876 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 26/11/1955 31/12/1955 36 days General Boiler number 22142 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 07/05/1960 18/06/1960 43 days General Boiler number 22192 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 02/07/1960 30/07/1960 29 days General    
Gorton Works 30/07/1960 06/08/1960 8 days Light Casual After collision
Water Treatment apparatus fitted
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1912 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 1237
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 19893
Diagram 15 boiler fitted
   
01/11/1914 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
09/03/1918 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 09/03/1918. Dep: 20/07/1918.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1743 (Diagram 15)
   
08/05/1920 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/05/1920. Dep: 03/07/1920.    
26/08/1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/08/1922. Dep: 04/11/1922.    
20/12/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/12/1924. Dep: 14/02/1925.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1219 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6237
   
11/09/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 11/09/1926. Dep: 20/11/1926.    
03/11/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 03/11/1928. Dep: 09/02/1929.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1306 (Diagram 15)
   
06/09/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 06/09/1930. Dep: 11/10/1930.    
22/12/1931 Allocation Reallocated to Keadby (KEA)    
12/06/1932 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (FRO)    
03/12/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 03/12/1932. Dep: 17/12/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1302 (Diagram 15)
   
04/05/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 04/05/1935. Dep: 18/05/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1336 (Diagram 15)
   
04/09/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 04/09/1937. Dep: 02/10/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3214 (Diagram 15)
   
25/11/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 25/11/1939. Dep: 09/12/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1414 (Diagram 15)
   
20/07/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/07/1942. Dep: 01/08/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3332 (Diagram 15)
   
04/11/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 04/11/1944. Dep: 11/11/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3393 (Diagram 15)
   
15/12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3584    
17/05/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 17/05/1947. Dep: 21/06/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1149 (Diagram 15)
   
14/01/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/01/1950. Dep: 28/01/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 804 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63584
   
01/07/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (39B)    
07/07/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (39B)    
25/10/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 25/10/1952. Dep: 08/11/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22876 (Diagram 15)
   
20/12/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (37A)    
26/11/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/11/1955. Dep: 31/12/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22142 (Diagram 15)
   
07/05/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 07/05/1960. Dep: 18/06/1960.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22192 (Diagram 15)
   
02/07/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/07/1960. Dep: 30/07/1960.    
30/07/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 30/07/1960. Dep: 06/08/1960.
Work undertaken:
After collision
Water Treatment apparatus fitted
   
08/08/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 63584 from Ardsley (56B)    

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