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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 381 m/e 07/1913
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5381   13/08/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3606   13/12/1946
British Railways 63606 w/e 10/07/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
O4/107/1913
O4/8 (2-8-0)02/07/1955
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Gorton Works
Order Number 413
To Service During 07/1913
Withdrawal Sun 13/06/1965 off Frodingham (36C)
Service Life 51 yrs, 11 mths , 14 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Cox and Danks (Wadsley Bridge)

Notes
Notes Sold for scrap to Cox & Danks, Wadsley Bridge, 7/65

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1913
SHF   Sheffield Neepsend on 08/08/1916
ANN   Annesley on 11/03/1924
CLK   Colwick on 05/04/1924
ANN   Annesley on 06/09/1927
WFD   Woodford Halse on 11/08/1944
FRO   Frodingham on 28/04/1946
     Withdrawn on 13/06/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   w/e 13/06/1965

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
06/07/0481 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 856)
07/1913 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1541)
22/05/1920 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1446)
14/02/1929 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1458)
14/04/1931 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1161)
02/09/1933 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1886)
25/10/1935 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1368)
02/10/1937 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1405)
13/12/1941 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1245)
11/03/1944 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1025)
27/04/1946 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3203)
28/10/1950 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22121)
02/07/1955 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28274)
01/02/1958 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28311)
25/03/1961 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28340)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 27/03/1920 22/05/1920 57 days General Boiler number 1446 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 05/08/1922 01/11/1922 89 days General    
Gorton Works 13/06/1925 13/08/1925 62 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5381
 
Gorton Works 09/11/1928 14/02/1929 98 days General Boiler number 1458 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 05/02/1931 14/04/1931 69 days General Boiler number 1161 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 20/07/1933 02/09/1933 45 days General Boiler number 1886 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 10/09/1935 25/10/1935 46 days General Boiler number 1368 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 07/09/1937 02/10/1937 26 days General Boiler number 1405 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 08/10/1937 12/10/1937 5 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 19/10/1939 09/12/1939 52 days General    
Gorton Works 26/10/1941 13/12/1941 49 days General Boiler number 1245 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 22/02/1944 11/03/1944 19 days General Boiler number 1025 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 21/01/1946 27/04/1946 97 days General Boiler number 3203 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 06/06/1948 06/07/1948 31 days General Renumbered to BR 63606
 
Gorton Works 03/10/1950 28/10/1950 26 days General Boiler number 22121 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 06/11/1950 17/11/1950 12 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 26/09/1952 18/10/1952 23 days General    
Gorton Works 07/03/1955 02/07/1955 118 days General Rebuilt to class O4/8
Boiler number 28274 (Diagram 100A)
 
Gorton Works 31/12/1957 01/02/1958 33 days General Boiler number 28311 (Diagram 100A)
 
Gorton Works 24/02/1961 25/03/1961 30 days General Boiler number 28340 (Diagram 100A)
 
Gorton Works 29/01/1962 14/02/1962 17 days Unclassified    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
23/01/1965 Doncaster MPD (Waiting works or stored) Waiting works or stored: 60114/28/57/8, 61212, 62020/33/7/40/51/5/66, 63606/728/906, 90042/469, 92169/70/5/92/8/9. SLS/196503

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/07/0481 Modification Diagram 15 number 856 boiler fitted    
07/1913 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 381
Built at Gorton Works, Works Number
Diagram 15 boiler fitted
   
08/08/1916 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)    
27/03/1920 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 27/03/1920. Dep: 22/05/1920.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1446 (Diagram 15)
   
05/08/1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 05/08/1922. Dep: 01/11/1922.    
11/03/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (ANN)    
05/04/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
13/06/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/06/1925. Dep: 13/08/1925.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5381
   
06/09/1927 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (ANN)    
09/11/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 09/11/1928. Dep: 14/02/1929.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1458 (Diagram 15)
   
05/02/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 05/02/1931. Dep: 14/04/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1161 (Diagram 15)
   
20/07/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/07/1933. Dep: 02/09/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1886 (Diagram 15)
   
10/09/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 10/09/1935. Dep: 25/10/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1368 (Diagram 15)
   
07/09/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 07/09/1937. Dep: 02/10/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1405 (Diagram 15)
   
08/10/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 08/10/1937. Dep: 12/10/1937.    
19/10/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/10/1939. Dep: 09/12/1939.    
26/10/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/10/1941. Dep: 13/12/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1245 (Diagram 15)
   
22/02/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 22/02/1944. Dep: 11/03/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1025 (Diagram 15)
   
11/08/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
21/01/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/01/1946. Dep: 27/04/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3203 (Diagram 15)
   
28/04/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (FRO)    
13/12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3606    
06/06/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 06/06/1948. Dep: 06/07/1948.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 63606
   
03/10/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 03/10/1950. Dep: 28/10/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22121 (Diagram 15)
   
06/11/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 06/11/1950. Dep: 17/11/1950.    
26/09/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/09/1952. Dep: 18/10/1952.    
07/03/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 07/03/1955. Dep: 02/07/1955.
Work undertaken:
Rebuilt to class O4/8
Boiler number 28274 (Diagram 100A)
   
31/12/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 31/12/1957. Dep: 01/02/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28311 (Diagram 100A)
   
24/02/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/02/1961. Dep: 25/03/1961.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28340 (Diagram 100A)
   
29/01/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 29/01/1962. Dep: 14/02/1962.    
13/06/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 63606 from Frodingham (36C)    

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