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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 397 m/e 05/1914
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5397   07/02/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3622   27/10/1946
British Railways 63622 w/e 02/10/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Gorton Works
Order Number 435
To Service During 05/1914
Withdrawal Wed 01/05/1963 off Langwith Junction (41J)
Service Life 49 yrs , 1 dy

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Doncaster)

Notes
Notes Into Doncaster for cutting up 5/6/63

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1914
MEX   Mexborough on 11/05/1917
ARD   Ardsley on 11/08/1926
DON   Doncaster on 07/09/1928
NWE   New England on 19/10/1933
DON   Doncaster on 08/11/1934
MEX   Mexborough on 04/08/1940
SHF   Sheffield Darnall on 27/04/1947
40D   Tuxford on 09/01/1955
41J   Langwith Junction on 01/02/1959
41G   Barnsley on 29/11/1959
41F   Mexborough on 03/01/1960
41J   Langwith Junction on 03/09/1961
     Withdrawn on 01/05/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC SHF Sheffield Darnall on 27/04/1947
ALLOC 40D Tuxford 4w/e 29/01/1955
ALLOC 41J Langwith Junction 4w/e 21/02/1959
ALLOC 41G Barnsley 4w/e 26/12/1959
ALLOC 41F Mexborough 4w/e 23/01/1960
ALLOC 41J Langwith Junction 5w/e 07/10/1961
WDN   on 01/05/1963

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
05/1914 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 154)
16/05/1922 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1528)
07/02/1924 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1039)
17/07/1930 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1135)
13/08/1932 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 514)
22/11/1935 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1006)
15/01/1938 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3207)
17/02/1940 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1945)
27/02/1943 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1267)
12/01/1946 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1039)
02/10/1948 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3337)
30/06/1951 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22194)
16/01/1954 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22203)
29/09/1956 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22204)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 11/02/1922 16/05/1922 95 days General Boiler number 1528 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 17/11/1923 07/02/1924 83 days General Boiler number 1039 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5397
 
Gorton Works 19/02/1925 06/04/1925 47 days General    
Gorton Works 29/06/1928 23/08/1928 56 days General    
Gorton Works 19/05/1930 17/07/1930 60 days General Boiler number 1135 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 06/07/1932 13/08/1932 39 days General Boiler number 514 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 08/10/1935 22/11/1935 46 days General Boiler number 1006 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 15/12/1937 15/01/1938 32 days General Boiler number 3207 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 08/01/1940 17/02/1940 41 days General Boiler number 1945 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 15/01/1943 27/02/1943 44 days General Boiler number 1267 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 20/11/1945 12/01/1946 54 days General Boiler number 1039 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 31/08/1948 02/10/1948 33 days General Boiler number 3337 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63622
 
Gorton Works 30/05/1951 30/06/1951 32 days General Boiler number 22194 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 05/07/1951 18/07/1951 14 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 14/12/1953 16/01/1954 34 days General Boiler number 22203 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 19/01/1954 23/01/1954 5 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 15/08/1956 29/09/1956 46 days General Boiler number 22204 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 09/04/1958 17/05/1958 39 days Light Casual    
Gorton Works 26/04/1960 28/05/1960 33 days Heavy Intermediate    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1914 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 397
Built at Gorton Works, Works Number
Diagram 15 boiler fitted
   
11/05/1917 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
11/02/1922 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 11/02/1922. Dep: 16/05/1922.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1528 (Diagram 15)
   
17/11/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 17/11/1923. Dep: 07/02/1924.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1039 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5397
   
19/02/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/02/1925. Dep: 06/04/1925.    
11/08/1926 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (ARD)    
29/06/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 29/06/1928. Dep: 23/08/1928.    
07/09/1928 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
19/05/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/05/1930. Dep: 17/07/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1135 (Diagram 15)
   
06/07/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 06/07/1932. Dep: 13/08/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 514 (Diagram 15)
   
19/10/1933 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
08/11/1934 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
08/10/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/10/1935. Dep: 22/11/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1006 (Diagram 15)
   
15/12/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 15/12/1937. Dep: 15/01/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3207 (Diagram 15)
   
08/01/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/01/1940. Dep: 17/02/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1945 (Diagram 15)
   
04/08/1940 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
15/01/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 15/01/1943. Dep: 27/02/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1267 (Diagram 15)
   
20/11/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/11/1945. Dep: 12/01/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1039 (Diagram 15)
   
27/10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3622    
27/04/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    
31/08/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 31/08/1948. Dep: 02/10/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3337 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63622
   
30/05/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 30/05/1951. Dep: 30/06/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22194 (Diagram 15)
   
05/07/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 05/07/1951. Dep: 18/07/1951.    
14/12/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/12/1953. Dep: 16/01/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22203 (Diagram 15)
   
19/01/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 19/01/1954. Dep: 23/01/1954.    
09/01/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Tuxford (40D)    
15/08/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 15/08/1956. Dep: 29/09/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22204 (Diagram 15)
   
09/04/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 09/04/1958. Dep: 17/05/1958.    
01/02/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (41J)    
29/11/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Barnsley (41G)    
03/01/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (41F)    
26/04/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 26/04/1960. Dep: 28/05/1960.    
03/09/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (41J)    
01/05/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 63622 from Langwith Junction (41J)    

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