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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 1811 m/e 10/1917
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6285   23/02/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3739   26/05/1946
British Railways 63739 w/e 20/03/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
O4/310/1917
O4/8 (2-8-0)17/05/1958
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L689
Works Number 21778
To Service During 10/1917
Taken into Stock 07/03/1924
Withdrawal Sun 03/10/1965 off Langwith Junction (41J)
Scrapping Arnott Young (Parkgate)
Service Life 48 yrs , 3 dys
Information Queen's Park Works

Notes
Notes Sold for scrap to Arnott Young, Parkgate, 11/65

Allocations
Code Name From Date
  (New) m/e 10/1917
MAR March on 07/03/1924
DON Doncaster on 24/03/1924
MEX Mexborough on 20/06/1943
CLK Colwick on 28/01/1945
ANN Annesley on 26/10/1947
39A Gorton on 20/10/1950
40E Langwith Junction on 25/12/1955
   Withdrawn on 03/10/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC ANN Annesley w/e 01/11/1947
ALLOC 39A Gorton w/e 28/10/1950
ALLOC 40E Langwith Junction 4w/e 31/12/1955
WDN   w/e 03/10/1965

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
10/1917 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1473)
18/06/1926 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1756)
25/03/1930 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1052)
16/01/1932 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 807)
31/03/1934 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1081)
02/04/1936 Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
02/04/1936 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1116)
25/06/1938 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1121)
22/10/1939 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1340)
17/01/1942 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1456)
01/06/1944 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1115)
23/11/1946 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3428)
12/02/1949 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1016)
03/03/1951 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22166)
11/04/1953 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22105)
12/11/1955 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22883)
17/05/1958 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28332)
09/02/1962 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28826)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Durn Level of Work Mileage
Gorton Works 1924 23/02/1924   Heavy
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6285
  
Gorton Works 31/03/1926 18/06/1926 80 days General
Boiler number 1756 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 22/08/1928 01/10/1928 41 days General  
Gorton Works 24/01/1930 25/03/1930 61 days General
Boiler number 1052 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 11/11/1931 16/01/1932 67 days General
Boiler number 807 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 26/02/1934 31/03/1934 34 days General
Altered spring gear for working to Whitemoor
Boiler number 1081 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 01/03/1936 02/04/1936 33 days General
Boiler number 1116 (Diagram 15)
Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
  
Gorton Works 21/05/1938 25/06/1938 36 days General
Boiler number 1121 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 14/07/1939 22/10/1939 101 days General
Boiler number 1340 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 30/11/1941 17/01/1942 49 days General
Boiler number 1456 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 18/05/1944 01/06/1944 15 days General
Boiler number 1115 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 04/10/1945 03/11/1945 31 days General  
Gorton Works 07/10/1946 23/11/1946 48 days General
Boiler number 3428 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 13/02/1948 21/03/1948 38 days Light Repair
Renumbered to BR 63739
  
Gorton Works 22/12/1948 12/02/1949 53 days General
Boiler number 1016 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 21/10/1949 03/12/1949 44 days Light Casual  
Gorton Works 06/12/1949 07/12/1949 2 days Unclassified  
Gorton Works 24/01/1951 03/03/1951 39 days General
Boiler number 22166 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 07/03/1951 08/03/1951 2 days Unclassified  
Gorton Works 14/03/1953 11/04/1953 29 days General
Boiler number 22105 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 29/09/1955 12/11/1955 45 days General
Boiler number 22883 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 14/03/1958 17/05/1958 65 days General
Rebuilt to class O4/8
Boiler number 28332 (Diagram 100A)
  
Gorton Works 10/09/1958 20/09/1958 11 days Unclassified  
Gorton Works 05/01/1962 09/02/1962 36 days General
Boiler number 28826 (Diagram 100A)
  

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1917 To Service To service as ROD Number 1811
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 21778
Diagram 15 boiler fitted		    
07/03/1924 Allocation Reallocated to March (MAR)    
07/03/1924 To Stock To LNER stock    
24/03/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
20/06/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
28/01/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
26/05/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3739    
26/10/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (ANN)    
20/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (39A)    
25/12/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (40E)    
03/10/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 63739 from Langwith Junction (41J)    

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