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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 393 m/e 03/1914
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5393   27/03/1926
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3618   14/04/1946
British Railways 63618 w/e 26/03/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Gorton Works
Order Number 435
To Service During 03/1914 to Gorton (GOR)
Withdrawal w/e Sun 24/02/1963 off Doncaster (36A)
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Doncaster)
Service Life 48 yrs, 11 mths , 26 dys

Notes
Notes Into Doncaster for cutting up 17/7/63

Allocations
Code Name From Date
GOR Gorton (New) m/e 03/1914
IMM Immingham on 06/01/1924
91W To Western Region / GWR (on loan) on 23/11/1940
GOR Gorton on 31/01/1943
THJ Thornton Junction on 10/02/1943
ANN Annesley on 02/10/1943
38A Colwick on 08/10/1950
38B Annesley on 30/09/1951
38A Colwick on 24/02/1952
36A Doncaster on 29/01/1956
   Withdrawn w/e 24/02/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 38A Colwick w/e 08/10/1950
ALLOC 38B Annesley w/e 06/10/1951
ALLOC 38A Colwick 4w/e 22/03/1952
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 25/02/1956
WDN   on 24/02/1963

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
03/1914 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 105)
14/05/1921 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1882)
28/04/1928 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1870)
24/09/1932 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1332)
17/08/1935 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 117)
30/10/1937 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3220)
03/02/1940 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1286)
12/12/1942 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3327)
05/05/1945 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3383)
30/08/1947 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1136)
26/03/1949 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3309)
26/05/1951 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22189)
01/08/1953 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22179)
14/04/1956 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22170)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Durn Level of Work Mileage
Gorton Works 16/04/1921 14/05/1921 29 days General
Boiler number 1882 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 26/05/1923 25/08/1923 92 days General  
Gorton Works 19/12/1925 27/03/1926 99 days General
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5393
  
Gorton Works 24/03/1928 28/04/1928 36 days General
Boiler number 1870 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 01/02/1930 01/03/1930 29 days General  
Gorton Works 03/09/1932 24/09/1932 22 days General
Boiler number 1332 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 03/08/1935 17/08/1935 15 days General
Boiler number 117 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 16/10/1937 30/10/1937 15 days General
Boiler number 3220 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 20/01/1940 03/02/1940 15 days General
Boiler number 1286 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 21/11/1942 12/12/1942 22 days General
Boiler number 3327 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 08/03/1944 11/03/1944 4 days Light Repair
Tender repair only
  
Gorton Works 14/04/1945 05/05/1945 22 days General
Boiler number 3383 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 09/08/1947 30/08/1947 22 days General
Boiler number 1136 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 05/03/1949 26/03/1949 22 days General
Boiler number 3309 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63618
  
Gorton Works 05/05/1951 26/05/1951 22 days General
Boiler number 22189 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 04/07/1953 01/08/1953 29 days General
Boiler number 22179 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 10/03/1956 14/04/1956 36 days General
Boiler number 22170 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 30/01/1960 05/03/1960 36 days Heavy Intermediate  
Gorton Works 12/03/1960 19/03/1960 8 days Unclassified  

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1914 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 393
Built at Gorton Works, Works Number
Allocated to Gorton (GOR)
Diagram 15 boiler fitted		    
06/01/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
23/11/1940 Allocation Loaned to To Western Region / GWR (91W)    
31/01/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
10/02/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Thornton Junction (THJ)    
02/10/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (ANN)    
14/04/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3618    
08/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
30/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (38B)    
24/02/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
29/01/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
24/02/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 63618 from Doncaster (36A)    

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