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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 1653 m/e 10/1917
London and North Western Railway 2905 m/e 12/1919
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6354   14/06/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3672   03/09/1946
British Railways 63672 w/e 05/08/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
O4/310/1917
O4/8 (2-8-0)13/04/1957
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd
Order Number E104
Works Number 3697
To Service During 10/1917
Taken into Stock 12/06/1924
Withdrawal Thu 05/12/1963 off Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (36E)
Scrapping Round Oak Steelworks (Brierly Hill)
Service Life 46 yrs, 2 mths , 5 dys

Notes
Notes Sold for scrap to Round Oak Steel, Brierley Hill, 1/64

Allocations
Code Name From Date
  (New) m/e 10/1917
91LNWR (on loan)   12/1919
ROD     08/1921
GOR Gorton on 12/06/1924
CLK Colwick on 16/12/1933
ANN Annesley on 10/02/1934
CLK Colwick on 20/11/1938
DON Doncaster on 23/01/1944
FRO Frodingham on 02/12/1945
DON Doncaster on 07/04/1946
MEX Mexborough on 25/08/1946
36E Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) on 10/12/1961
   Withdrawn on 05/12/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC FRO Frodingham m/e 31/01/1946
ALLOC 36E Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) 3w/e 30/12/1961
WDN   on 05/12/1963

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
10/1917 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1317)
27/08/1927 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1496)
29/08/1931 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1338)
08/12/1933 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1049)
28/12/1935 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1003)
18/12/1937 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1874)
13/04/1940 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3392)
19/08/1942 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3233)
30/12/1944 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3386)
27/09/1947 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3332)
05/08/1950 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3318)
28/03/1953 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22125)
13/04/1957 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28388)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Durn Level of Work Mileage
Gorton Works 16/05/1924 14/06/1924 30 days Heavy
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6354
  
Gorton Works 24/02/1927 27/08/1927 185 days General
Boiler number 1496 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 12/10/1929 26/11/1929 46 days General  
Gorton Works 08/08/1931 29/08/1931 22 days General
Boiler number 1338 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 12/10/1933 08/12/1933 58 days General
Boiler number 1049 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 18/11/1935 28/12/1935 41 days General
Boiler number 1003 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 30/11/1937 18/12/1937 19 days General
Chimney altered
Boiler number 1874 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 20/03/1940 13/04/1940 25 days General
Boiler number 3392 (Diagram 15)
  
Stratford Works 17/06/1942 19/08/1942 64 days General
Boiler number 3233 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 03/12/1944 30/12/1944 28 days General
Boiler number 3386 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 10/08/1947 27/09/1947 49 days General
Boiler number 3332 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 15/06/1950 05/08/1950 52 days General
Boiler number 3318 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63672
  
Gorton Works 27/02/1953 28/03/1953 30 days General
Boiler number 22125 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 31/03/1953 03/04/1953 4 days Unclassified  
Gorton Works 25/02/1957 13/04/1957 48 days General
Rebuilt to class O4/8
Boiler number 28388 (Diagram 100A)
  
Gorton Works 24/04/1957 02/05/1957 9 days Unclassified  
Gorton Works 22/08/1960 24/09/1960 34 days Heavy Intermediate  

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/05/1959 Swindon Works (Scrapyard) Scrapyard1401/23/9/37/56/7/57, 2254, 2812/23/5/30/3, 4200/26/61, 4377, 4540/53/84, 5315/55/82/6/8/90, 5566, 5703/8/33/43, 5810, 6318/22/8/31/4/54, 6409/28, 6721/3/7/43, 7738. SLS/195907

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1917 To Service To service as ROD Number 1653
Built at Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd, Works Number 3697
Diagram 15 boiler fitted		    
12/1919 Allocation      
12/1919 Renumbered Renumbered to 2905    
08/1921 Allocation      
12/06/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
12/06/1924 To Stock To LNWR stock    
16/12/1933 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
10/02/1934 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (ANN)    
20/11/1938 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
23/01/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
02/12/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (FRO)    
07/04/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
25/08/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
03/09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3672    
10/12/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (36E)    
05/12/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 63672 from Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (36E)    

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