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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 390 m/e 02/1914
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5390   08/06/1926
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3615   21/10/1946
British Railways 63615 w/e 23/10/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
O4/102/1914
O4/7 (2-8-0)09/12/1939
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Gorton Works
Order Number 435
To Service During 02/1914
Withdrawal Mon 07/09/1964 off Langwith Junction (41J)
Scrapping Cox and Danks (Wadsley Bridge)
Service Life 50 yrs, 7 mths , 7 dys

Notes
Notes Sold for scrap to Cox & Danks, Wadsley Bridge, 11/64

Allocations
Code Name From Date
  (New) m/e 02/1914
MEX Mexborough on 20/09/1919
LNG Langwith Junction on 05/10/1947
40B Immingham on 24/07/1955
40E Colwick on 23/09/1962
41J Langwith Junction on 22/09/1963
   Withdrawn on 07/09/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC LNG Langwith Junction on 05/10/1947
ALLOC 40B Immingham 4w/e 13/08/1955
ALLOC 40E Colwick 4w/e 06/10/1962
ALLOC 41J Langwith Junction 6w/e 05/10/1963
WDN   on 07/09/1964

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
02/1914 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1054)
01/10/1921 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1501)
08/06/1926 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1745)
25/09/1930 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1206)
19/07/1934 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1224)
19/07/1934 Wakefield 2C Lubricator added to axles
31/12/1936 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3272)
09/12/1939 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 3657)
14/11/1942 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 3661)
05/05/1945 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 3657)
28/04/1947 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 3672)
05/11/1949 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 3668)
12/01/1952 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 22327)
29/04/1954 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 22320)
28/09/1957 Diagram 15D boiler fitted (number 22337)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Durn Level of Work Mileage
Gorton Works 23/07/1921 01/10/1921 71 days General
Boiler number 1501 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 04/08/1923 24/10/1923 82 days General  
Gorton Works 31/03/1926 08/06/1926 70 days General
Boiler number 1745 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5390
  
Gorton Works 30/05/1928 17/07/1928 49 days General  
Gorton Works 02/08/1930 25/09/1930 55 days General
Boiler number 1206 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 20/06/1934 19/07/1934 30 days General
Boiler number 1224 (Diagram 15)
Wakefield 2C Lubricator added to axles
  
Gorton Works 20/11/1936 31/12/1936 42 days General
Boiler number 3272 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 03/11/1939 09/12/1939 37 days General
Rebuilt to class O4/7
Boiler number 3657 (Diagram 15D)
  
Gorton Works 03/09/1942 14/11/1942 73 days General
Boiler number 3661 (Diagram 15D)
  
Gorton Works 11/03/1945 05/05/1945 56 days General
Boiler number 3657 (Diagram 15D)
  
Gorton Works 25/01/1947 28/04/1947 94 days General
Boiler number 3672 (Diagram 15D)
  
Gorton Works 11/10/1948 21/10/1948 11 days Light Repair
Renumbered to BR 63615
  
Gorton Works 25/09/1949 05/11/1949 42 days General
Boiler number 3668 (Diagram 15D)
  
Gorton Works 09/11/1949 12/11/1949 4 days Unclassified  
Gorton Works 13/12/1951 12/01/1952 31 days General
Boiler number 22327 (Diagram 15D)
  
Gorton Works 29/03/1954 29/04/1954 32 days General
Boiler number 22320 (Diagram 15D)
  
Gorton Works 28/06/1956 01/09/1956 66 days Heavy Casual  
Gorton Works 24/08/1957 28/09/1957 36 days General
Boiler number 22337 (Diagram 15D)
  
Gorton Works 28/11/1960 14/01/1961 48 days Light Intermediate  
Gorton Works 25/02/1961 11/03/1961 15 days Light Casual  

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
11/12/1960 Gorton Works (Erecting Shop) Works Sidings: 40588, 43644, 47509, 63643/69, 63813, 64440, 68079, 90238/63/90, 90619. Old Iron Foundry: 62660, Scrap Yard: 42345. Erecting Shop: E26019/38, E27003, 63613/5/71, 63789/92, 63885/90, 64918, 90118/27/31/75, 90275, 90394, 90567/98, 92157. Erecting Shop Yard: E26041, 64379, 90002/36, 90362, 92151. Works Shunter: 43261. SLS/196102

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1914 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 390
Built at Gorton Works, Works Number
Diagram 15 boiler fitted		    
20/09/1919 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
21/10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3615    
05/10/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (LNG)    
24/07/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (40B)    
23/09/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (40E)    
22/09/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (41J)    
07/09/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 63615 from Langwith Junction (41J)    

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