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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 1836 m/e 12/1917
London and North Western Railway 2931 m/e 12/1919
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6576   21/04/1928
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3753   08/09/1946
British Railways 63753 w/e 11/03/1950

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 21803
To Service During 12/1917
Taken into Stock 21/04/1928
Withdrawal Wed 02/12/1959 off Mexborough (41F)
Service Life 42 yrs , 2 dys
Information Queen's Park Works

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Gorton)

Notes
Notes Cut up at Gorton

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1917
91LNWR   (on loan)   12/1919
ROD       08/1921
YK   York (North) on 21/04/1928
TDK   Tyne Dock on 15/03/1929
YK   York (North) on 13/05/1929
CUD   Cudworth on 05/10/1929
HTN   Heaton on 28/03/1943
TDK   Tyne Dock on 23/07/1945
HTN   Heaton on 22/07/1946
TDK   Tyne Dock on 08/09/1946
HLD   Hull Dairycoates on 06/02/1949
53C   Hull Springhead on 15/04/1951
53C   Hull Springhead w/e 21/04/1951
36A   Doncaster on 02/09/1951
36A   Doncaster w/e 08/09/1951
36B   Mexborough on 28/10/1951
36B   Mexborough w/e 03/11/1951
36A   Doncaster on 21/11/1954
36B   Mexborough on 06/02/1955
     Withdrawn on 02/12/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 53C Hull Springhead w/e 21/04/1951
LOAN 36A Doncaster on 02/09/1951
ALLOC 36A Doncaster w/e 08/09/1951
ALLOC 36B Mexborough w/e 03/11/1951
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 4w/e 04/12/1954
ALLOC 36B Mexborough 4w/e 26/02/1955
WDN   on 02/12/1959

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
12/1917 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 867)
29/04/1933 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 179)
08/06/1935 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1263)
03/07/1937 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1937)
22/04/1939 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1869)
12/04/1941 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3263)
16/06/1945 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1118)
01/11/1947 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3386)
11/03/1950 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3317)
27/09/1952 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22296)
12/11/1955 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22104)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 25/02/1928 21/04/1928 57 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6576
  
Darlington Works 04/10/1930 29/11/1930 57 days General    
Gorton Works 15/04/1933 29/04/1933 15 days General Boiler number 179 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 12/05/1934 26/05/1934 15 days Light Repair    
Gorton Works 25/05/1935 08/06/1935 15 days General Boiler number 1263 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 19/06/1937 03/07/1937 15 days General Boiler number 1937 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 08/04/1939 22/04/1939 15 days General Boiler number 1869 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 29/03/1941 12/04/1941 15 days General Boiler number 3263 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 24/02/1943 13/03/1943 18 days General    
Gorton Works 19/05/1945 16/06/1945 29 days General Boiler number 1118 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 11/10/1947 01/11/1947 22 days General Boiler number 3386 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 25/02/1950 11/03/1950 15 days General Boiler number 3317 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63753
  
Gorton Works 13/09/1952 27/09/1952 15 days General Boiler number 22296 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 01/10/1952 02/10/1952 2 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 08/10/1955 12/11/1955 36 days General Boiler number 22104 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 23/11/1955 26/11/1955 4 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 25/05/1957 01/06/1957 8 days Light Casual    
Gorton Works 28/11/1959 28/11/1959 1 day No repairs    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1917 To Service To service as ROD Number 1836
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 21803
Diagram 15 boiler fitted		    
12/1919 Allocation      
12/1919 Renumbered Renumbered to 2931    
08/1921 Allocation      
25/02/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 25/02/1928. Dep: 21/04/1928.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6576
    
21/04/1928 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (YK)    
21/04/1928 To Stock To LNER stock    
15/03/1929 Allocation Reallocated to Tyne Dock (TDK)    
13/05/1929 Allocation Reallocated to York (North) (YK)    
05/10/1929 Allocation Reallocated to Cudworth (CUD)    
04/10/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 04/10/1930. Dep: 29/11/1930.    
15/04/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 15/04/1933. Dep: 29/04/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 179 (Diagram 15)
    
12/05/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 12/05/1934. Dep: 26/05/1934.    
25/05/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 25/05/1935. Dep: 08/06/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1263 (Diagram 15)
    
19/06/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/06/1937. Dep: 03/07/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1937 (Diagram 15)
    
08/04/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/04/1939. Dep: 22/04/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1869 (Diagram 15)
    
29/03/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 29/03/1941. Dep: 12/04/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3263 (Diagram 15)
    
24/02/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/02/1943. Dep: 13/03/1943.    
28/03/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (HTN)    
19/05/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/05/1945. Dep: 16/06/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1118 (Diagram 15)
    
23/07/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Tyne Dock (TDK)    
22/07/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton (HTN)    
08/09/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Tyne Dock (TDK)    
08/09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3753    
11/10/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 11/10/1947. Dep: 01/11/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3386 (Diagram 15)
    
06/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
25/02/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 25/02/1950. Dep: 11/03/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3317 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63753
    
15/04/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Springhead (53C)    
21/04/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Springhead (53C)    
02/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
08/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
28/10/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (36B)    
03/11/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (36B)    
13/09/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/09/1952. Dep: 27/09/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22296 (Diagram 15)
    
01/10/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 01/10/1952. Dep: 02/10/1952.    
21/11/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
06/02/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (36B)    
08/10/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/10/1955. Dep: 12/11/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22104 (Diagram 15)
    
23/11/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 23/11/1955. Dep: 26/11/1955.    
25/05/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 25/05/1957. Dep: 01/06/1957.    
28/11/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (No repairs) - Arr: 28/11/1959. Dep: 28/11/1959.    
02/12/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 63753 from Mexborough (41F)    

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