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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 1816 m/e 10/1917
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6568   25/06/1927
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3742   01/09/1946
British Railways 63742 w/e 23/10/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
O4/310/1917
O4/8 (2-8-0)22/09/1956
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L689
Works Number 21783
To Service During 10/1917
Taken into Stock 23/06/1927
Withdrawal w/e Sun 10/02/1963 off Sheffield Darnall (41A)
Service Life 45 yrs, 4 mths , 11 dys
Information Queen's Park Works

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Horwich)

Notes
Notes Into Horwich for cutting up 6/63

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1917
IMM   Immingham on 23/06/1927
KEA   Keadby on 27/02/1930
IMM   Immingham on 17/03/1932
FRO   Frodingham on 11/06/1932
CLK   Colwick on 12/09/1944
ANN   Annesley on 12/10/1947
39A   Gorton on 20/10/1950
39A   Gorton w/e 28/10/1950
39B   Sheffield Darnall on 13/06/1954
     Withdrawn w/e 10/02/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC ANN Annesley on 12/10/1947
ALLOC 39A Gorton w/e 28/10/1950
ALLOC 39B Sheffield Darnall 4w/e 19/06/1954
WDN   on 10/02/1963

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
10/1917 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1080)
27/02/1932 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1265)
26/05/1934 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1191)
18/07/1936 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1868)
19/11/1938 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3355)
10/05/1941 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3253)
18/12/1943 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1237)
18/06/1949 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1287)
28/07/1951 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22201)
05/09/1953 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22204)
22/09/1956 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28921)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 26/03/1927 25/06/1927 92 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6568
  
Gorton Works 13/07/1929 17/08/1929 36 days General    
Gorton Works 20/02/1932 27/02/1932 8 days General Boiler number 1265 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 12/05/1934 26/05/1934 15 days General Boiler number 1191 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 04/07/1936 18/07/1936 15 days General Boiler number 1868 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 05/11/1938 19/11/1938 15 days General Boiler number 3355 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 12/04/1941 10/05/1941 29 days General Boiler number 3253 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 08/12/1943 18/12/1943 11 days General Boiler number 1237 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 16/06/1945 21/07/1945 36 days Light Repair    
Gorton Works 08/03/1947 19/04/1947 43 days General    
Gorton Works 09/10/1948 23/10/1948 15 days Heavy Renumbered to BR 63742
  
Gorton Works 28/05/1949 18/06/1949 22 days General Boiler number 1287 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 23/06/1951 28/07/1951 36 days General Boiler number 22201 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 30/07/1951 01/08/1951 3 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 22/08/1953 05/09/1953 15 days General Boiler number 22204 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 08/09/1953 12/09/1953 5 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 29/10/1955 05/11/1955 8 days Light Casual    
Gorton Works 04/08/1956 22/09/1956 50 days General Rebuilt to class O4/8
Boiler number 28921 (Diagram 100A)
  
Gorton Works 23/11/1957 14/12/1957 22 days Light Casual    
Gorton Works 17/12/1957 20/12/1957 4 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 27/08/1960 24/09/1960 29 days Heavy Intermediate    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1917 To Service To service as ROD Number 1816
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 21783
Diagram 15 boiler fitted		    
26/03/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/03/1927. Dep: 25/06/1927.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6568
    
23/06/1927 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
23/06/1927 To Stock To ROD stock    
13/07/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/07/1929. Dep: 17/08/1929.    
27/02/1930 Allocation Reallocated to Keadby (KEA)    
20/02/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/02/1932. Dep: 27/02/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1265 (Diagram 15)
    
17/03/1932 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
11/06/1932 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (FRO)    
12/05/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/05/1934. Dep: 26/05/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1191 (Diagram 15)
    
04/07/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 04/07/1936. Dep: 18/07/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1868 (Diagram 15)
    
05/11/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 05/11/1938. Dep: 19/11/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3355 (Diagram 15)
    
12/04/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/04/1941. Dep: 10/05/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3253 (Diagram 15)
    
08/12/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/12/1943. Dep: 18/12/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1237 (Diagram 15)
    
12/09/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
16/06/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 16/06/1945. Dep: 21/07/1945.    
01/09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3742    
08/03/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/03/1947. Dep: 19/04/1947.    
12/10/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (ANN)    
09/10/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Heavy) - Arr: 09/10/1948. Dep: 23/10/1948.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 63742
    
28/05/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/05/1949. Dep: 18/06/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1287 (Diagram 15)
    
20/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (39A)    
28/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (39A)    
23/06/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/06/1951. Dep: 28/07/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22201 (Diagram 15)
    
30/07/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 30/07/1951. Dep: 01/08/1951.    
22/08/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 22/08/1953. Dep: 05/09/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22204 (Diagram 15)
    
08/09/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 08/09/1953. Dep: 12/09/1953.    
13/06/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (39B)    
29/10/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 29/10/1955. Dep: 05/11/1955.    
04/08/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 04/08/1956. Dep: 22/09/1956.
Work undertaken:
Rebuilt to class O4/8
Boiler number 28921 (Diagram 100A)
    
23/11/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 23/11/1957. Dep: 14/12/1957.    
17/12/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 17/12/1957. Dep: 20/12/1957.    
27/08/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 27/08/1960. Dep: 24/09/1960.    
10/02/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 63742 from Sheffield Darnall (41A)    

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