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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 1819 m/e 10/1917
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6284   22/03/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3744   13/10/1946
British Railways 63744 w/e 15/05/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L689
Works Number 21786
To Service During 10/1917
Taken into Stock 22/03/1924
Withdrawal Fri 19/07/1963 off Frodingham (36C)
Service Life 45 yrs, 9 mths , 19 dys
Information Queen's Park Works

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Doncaster)

Notes
Notes Into Doncaster for cutting up 26/7/63

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1917
GOR   Gorton on 22/03/1924
DON   Doncaster on 20/12/1924
CAM   Cambridge on 11/08/1932
DON   Doncaster on 28/08/1932
FRO   Frodingham on 25/07/1943
     Withdrawn on 19/07/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 19/07/1963

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
10/1917 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1331)
22/03/1924 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1362)
14/10/1929 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1172)
06/10/1931 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 817)
23/06/1934 Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
23/06/1934 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1855)
23/05/1936 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3237)
11/05/1938 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3230)
21/09/1940 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3256)
24/12/1942 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3430)
23/02/1946 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3343)
17/05/1948 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3305)
09/12/1950 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22140)
17/01/1953 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22892)
02/09/1955 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22107)
17/05/1958 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22207)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 15/03/1924 22/03/1924 8 days Light Repair Boiler number 1362 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6284
  
Gorton Works 14/07/1924 11/12/1924 151 days General    
Gorton Works 27/05/1927 08/07/1927 43 days General    
Gorton Works 02/07/1929 14/10/1929 105 days General Boiler number 1172 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 24/08/1931 06/10/1931 44 days General Boiler number 817 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 19/05/1934 23/06/1934 36 days General Boiler number 1855 (Diagram 15)
Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
  
Gorton Works 25/04/1936 23/05/1936 29 days General Boiler number 3237 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 03/04/1938 11/05/1938 39 days General Boiler number 3230 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 02/09/1940 21/09/1940 20 days General Boiler number 3256 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 19/11/1942 24/12/1942 36 days General Boiler number 3430 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 30/12/1945 23/02/1946 56 days General Boiler number 3343 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 04/04/1948 17/05/1948 44 days General Boiler number 3305 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63744
  
Gorton Works 24/05/1948 05/06/1948 13 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 12/11/1950 09/12/1950 28 days General Boiler number 22140 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 13/12/1950 14/12/1950 2 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 15/12/1952 17/01/1953 34 days General Boiler number 22892 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 23/01/1953 22/02/1953 31 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 30/07/1955 02/09/1955 35 days General Boiler number 22107 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 18/04/1958 17/05/1958 30 days General Boiler number 22207 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 13/10/1960 22/11/1960 41 days Heavy Intermediate    
Gorton Works 06/09/1961 03/10/1961 28 days Light Casual    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
11/12/1960 Gorton MPD Ex-Works on Gorton (9G) Shed: 63617, 63744, 63805, 64354, 90111. SLS/196102

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1917 To Service To service as ROD Number 1819
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 21786
Diagram 15 boiler fitted		    
15/03/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 15/03/1924. Dep: 22/03/1924.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1362 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6284
    
22/03/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
22/03/1924 To Stock To LNER stock    
14/07/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/07/1924. Dep: 11/12/1924.    
20/12/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
27/05/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 27/05/1927. Dep: 08/07/1927.    
02/07/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/07/1929. Dep: 14/10/1929.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1172 (Diagram 15)
    
24/08/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/08/1931. Dep: 06/10/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 817 (Diagram 15)
    
11/08/1932 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (CAM)    
28/08/1932 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
19/05/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/05/1934. Dep: 23/06/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1855 (Diagram 15)
Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
    
25/04/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 25/04/1936. Dep: 23/05/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3237 (Diagram 15)
    
03/04/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 03/04/1938. Dep: 11/05/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3230 (Diagram 15)
    
02/09/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/09/1940. Dep: 21/09/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3256 (Diagram 15)
    
19/11/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/11/1942. Dep: 24/12/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3430 (Diagram 15)
    
25/07/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (FRO)    
30/12/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 30/12/1945. Dep: 23/02/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3343 (Diagram 15)
    
13/10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3744    
04/04/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 04/04/1948. Dep: 17/05/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3305 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63744
    
24/05/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 24/05/1948. Dep: 05/06/1948.    
12/11/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/11/1950. Dep: 09/12/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22140 (Diagram 15)
    
13/12/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 13/12/1950. Dep: 14/12/1950.    
15/12/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 15/12/1952. Dep: 17/01/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22892 (Diagram 15)
    
23/01/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 23/01/1953. Dep: 22/02/1953.    
30/07/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 30/07/1955. Dep: 02/09/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22107 (Diagram 15)
    
18/04/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 18/04/1958. Dep: 17/05/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22207 (Diagram 15)
    
13/10/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 13/10/1960. Dep: 22/11/1960.    
06/09/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 06/09/1961. Dep: 03/10/1961.    
19/07/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 63744 from Frodingham (36C)    

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