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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 1659 m/e 11/1917
London and North Western Railway 2909 m/e 12/1919
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6332   17/05/1924
War Dept. 755   19/09/1941

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd
Order Number E104
Works Number 3703
To Service During 11/1917
Taken into Stock 17/05/1924
Withdrawal Fri 19/09/1941 off Doncaster (DON)
Service Life 23 yrs, 10 mths , 19 dys

Disposal

Notes
Notes Renumbered 755 and sent to the Middle East

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1917
91LNWR   (on loan)   12/1919
ROD       08/1921
GOR   Gorton on 14/05/1924
MAR   March on 28/02/1929
DON   Doncaster on 25/07/1933
     Withdrawn on 19/09/1941

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
11/1917 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1966)
11/10/1930 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1491)
31/12/1932 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1944)
02/03/1935 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1256)
31/12/1936 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1016)
27/05/1939 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1136)
27/09/1941 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3443)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 23/02/1924 17/05/1924 85 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6332
  
Gorton Works 05/06/1926 31/07/1926 57 days General    
Gorton Works 11/08/1928 29/09/1928 50 days General    
Gorton Works 20/09/1930 11/10/1930 22 days General Boiler number 1491 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 17/12/1932 31/12/1932 15 days General Boiler number 1944 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 23/02/1935 02/03/1935 8 days General Boiler number 1256 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 19/12/1936 31/12/1936 13 days General Boiler number 1016 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 28/01/1939 11/02/1939 15 days Light Repair    
Gorton Works 13/05/1939 27/05/1939 15 days General Boiler number 1136 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 13/09/1941 27/09/1941 15 days General Boiler number 3443 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to WD 755
  

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1917 To Service To service as ROD Number 1659
Built at Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd, Works Number 3703
Diagram 15 boiler fitted		    
12/1919 Allocation      
12/1919 Renumbered Renumbered to 2909    
08/1921 Allocation      
23/02/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/02/1924. Dep: 17/05/1924.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6332
    
14/05/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
17/05/1924 To Stock To LNER stock    
05/06/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 05/06/1926. Dep: 31/07/1926.    
11/08/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 11/08/1928. Dep: 29/09/1928.    
28/02/1929 Allocation Reallocated to March (MAR)    
20/09/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/09/1930. Dep: 11/10/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1491 (Diagram 15)
    
17/12/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 17/12/1932. Dep: 31/12/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1944 (Diagram 15)
    
25/07/1933 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
23/02/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/02/1935. Dep: 02/03/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1256 (Diagram 15)
    
19/12/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/12/1936. Dep: 31/12/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1016 (Diagram 15)
    
28/01/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 28/01/1939. Dep: 11/02/1939.    
13/05/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/05/1939. Dep: 27/05/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1136 (Diagram 15)
    
13/09/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/09/1941. Dep: 27/09/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3443 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to WD 755
    
19/09/1941 Withdrawn Condemned as 755 from Doncaster (DON)    

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