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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 1815 m/e 10/1917
London and North Western Railway 2962 m/e 06/1920
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6567   25/10/1928
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3741   18/08/1946
British Railways (BR Tmp) E3741   13/02/1948
British Railways 63741 w/e 05/11/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
O4/310/1917
O4/8 (2-8-0)05/07/1958
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L689
Works Number 21782
To Service During 10/1917
Taken into Stock 25/10/1928
Withdrawal Sun 04/04/1965 off Frodingham (36C)
Scrapping Cashmore's (Great Bridge)
Service Life 47 yrs, 6 mths , 5 dys
Information Queen's Park Works

Notes
Notes Sold for scrap to J Cashmore, Great Bridge, 5/65

Allocations
Code Name From Date
  (New) m/e 10/1917
91LNWR (on loan)   06/1920
GOR Gorton on 25/10/1928
MEX Mexborough on 27/01/1946
DON Doncaster on 18/08/1946
40E Langwith Junction on 25/06/1950
36C Frodingham on 10/09/1950
   Withdrawn on 04/04/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 40E Langwith Junction m/e 30/06/1950
ALLOC 36C Frodingham w/e 10/09/1950
WDN   w/e 04/04/1965

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
10/1917 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1431)
19/01/1931 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1027)
01/04/1933 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1314)
16/03/1935 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 855)
08/08/1936 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1943)
07/01/1939 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1256)
01/02/1941 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3351)
17/04/1943 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3224)
05/01/1946 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3333)
13/02/1948 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1284)
02/12/1950 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22138)
13/12/1952 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22884)
04/06/1955 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22273)
05/07/1958 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28969)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Durn Level of Work Mileage
Gorton Works 07/07/1928 25/10/1928 111 days General
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6567
  
Gorton Works 29/11/1930 19/01/1931 52 days General
Boiler number 1027 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 25/02/1933 01/04/1933 36 days General
Boiler number 1314 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 18/02/1935 16/03/1935 27 days General
Boiler number 855 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 18/07/1936 08/08/1936 22 days General
Boiler number 1943 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 28/11/1938 07/01/1939 41 days General
Boiler number 1256 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 13/01/1941 01/02/1941 20 days General
Boiler number 3351 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 12/09/1941 13/09/1941 2 days Special
Examined for WD
  
Gorton Works 11/03/1943 17/04/1943 38 days General
Boiler number 3224 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 11/11/1945 05/01/1946 56 days General
Boiler number 3333 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 04/01/1948 13/02/1948 41 days General
Boiler number 1284 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR (BR Tmp) number E3741
  
Gorton Works 18/10/1949 05/11/1949 19 days Heavy Casual
Renumbered to BR 63741
  
Gorton Works 09/11/1949 11/11/1949 3 days Unclassified  
Gorton Works 02/11/1950 02/12/1950 31 days General
Boiler number 22138 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 06/12/1950 09/12/1950 4 days Unclassified  
Gorton Works 22/11/1952 13/12/1952 22 days General
Boiler number 22884 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 27/04/1955 04/06/1955 39 days General
Boiler number 22273 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 16/05/1958 05/07/1958 51 days General
Rebuilt to class O4/8
Boiler number 28969 (Diagram 100A)
  
Gorton Works 17/05/1961 24/06/1961 39 days Heavy Intermediate  
Gorton Works 28/03/1962 07/04/1962 11 days Unclassified  

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1917 To Service To service as ROD Number 1815
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 21782
Diagram 15 boiler fitted		    
06/1920 Allocation      
06/1920 Renumbered Renumbered to 2962    
25/10/1928 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
25/10/1928 To Stock To LNER stock    
27/01/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
18/08/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
18/08/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3741    
25/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (40E)    
10/09/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (36C)    
04/04/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 63741 from Frodingham (36C)    

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