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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 1661 m/e 12/1917
Great Central Railway 1325c   12/01/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6325   12/08/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3679   29/11/1946
British Railways 63679 w/e 01/07/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
O4/312/1917
O4/8 (2-8-0)23/11/1957
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd
Order Number E104
Works Number 3705
To Service During 12/1917
Taken into Stock 12/01/1924
Withdrawal Sun 23/05/1965 off Langwith Junction (41J)
Service Life 47 yrs, 5 mths , 23 dys

Disposal
Scrapping T W Ward (Beighton)

Notes
Notes Sold for scrap to T W Ward, Beighton, 7/65

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1917
GOR   Gorton on 16/01/1924
DON   Doncaster on 03/06/1945
IMM   Immingham on 09/12/1945
LNG   Langwith Junction on 18/12/1949
LNG   Langwith Junction w/e 24/12/1949
     Withdrawn on 23/05/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC IMM Immingham m/e 31/01/1946
ALLOC LNG Langwith Junction w/e 24/12/1949
WDN   w/e 23/05/1965

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
12/1917 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1154)
12/08/1924 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1486)
27/08/1929 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1295)
17/08/1931 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1017)
28/10/1933 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1020)
30/08/1935 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1885)
14/08/1937 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3306)
16/12/1939 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1323)
09/05/1942 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1005)
07/07/1944 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 809)
25/10/1947 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3242)
24/06/1950 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3240)
31/01/1953 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22138)
19/03/1955 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22879)
23/11/1957 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28882)
30/03/1961 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28896)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 29/12/1923 12/01/1924 15 days Light Repair Renumbered to GCR 1325c
  
Gorton Works 23/05/1924 12/08/1924 82 days General Boiler number 1486 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6325
  
Gorton Works 16/05/1927 06/07/1927 52 days General    
Gorton Works 01/06/1929 27/08/1929 88 days General Boiler number 1295 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 11/07/1931 17/08/1931 38 days General Boiler number 1017 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 16/09/1933 28/10/1933 43 days General Boiler number 1020 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 26/07/1935 30/08/1935 36 days General Boiler number 1885 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 26/07/1937 14/08/1937 20 days General Boiler number 3306 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 15/09/1937 06/10/1937 22 days Light Repair    
Gorton Works 19/11/1939 16/12/1939 28 days General Boiler number 1323 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 19/04/1942 09/05/1942 21 days General Boiler number 1005 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 02/06/1944 07/07/1944 36 days General Boiler number 809 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 28/04/1947 25/10/1947 181 days General Boiler number 3242 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 28/05/1950 24/06/1950 28 days General Boiler number 3240 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63679
  
Doncaster Works 10/07/1951 18/07/1951 9 days Light Casual    
Gorton Works 23/11/1951 08/12/1951 16 days Light Casual    
Gorton Works 09/01/1953 31/01/1953 23 days General Boiler number 22138 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 19/02/1955 19/03/1955 29 days General Boiler number 22879 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 02/10/1957 23/11/1957 53 days General Rebuilt to class O4/8
Boiler number 28882 (Diagram 100A)
  
Gorton Works 11/08/1958 23/08/1958 13 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 02/03/1961 30/03/1961 29 days General Boiler number 28896 (Diagram 100A)
  

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1917 To Service To service as ROD Number 1661
Built at Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd, Works Number 3705
Diagram 15 boiler fitted		    
29/12/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 29/12/1923. Dep: 12/01/1924.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to GCR 1325c
    
12/01/1924 To Stock To GCR stock    
16/01/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
23/05/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/05/1924. Dep: 12/08/1924.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1486 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6325
    
16/05/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 16/05/1927. Dep: 06/07/1927.    
01/06/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 01/06/1929. Dep: 27/08/1929.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1295 (Diagram 15)
    
11/07/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 11/07/1931. Dep: 17/08/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1017 (Diagram 15)
    
16/09/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 16/09/1933. Dep: 28/10/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1020 (Diagram 15)
    
26/07/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/07/1935. Dep: 30/08/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1885 (Diagram 15)
    
26/07/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/07/1937. Dep: 14/08/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3306 (Diagram 15)
    
15/09/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 15/09/1937. Dep: 06/10/1937.    
19/11/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/11/1939. Dep: 16/12/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1323 (Diagram 15)
    
19/04/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/04/1942. Dep: 09/05/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1005 (Diagram 15)
    
02/06/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/06/1944. Dep: 07/07/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 809 (Diagram 15)
    
03/06/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
09/12/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
29/11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3679    
28/04/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/04/1947. Dep: 25/10/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3242 (Diagram 15)
    
18/12/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (LNG)    
24/12/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (LNG)    
28/05/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/05/1950. Dep: 24/06/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3240 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63679
    
10/07/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Doncaster Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 10/07/1951. Dep: 18/07/1951.    
23/11/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 23/11/1951. Dep: 08/12/1951.    
09/01/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 09/01/1953. Dep: 31/01/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22138 (Diagram 15)
    
19/02/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/02/1955. Dep: 19/03/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22879 (Diagram 15)
    
02/10/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/10/1957. Dep: 23/11/1957.
Work undertaken:
Rebuilt to class O4/8
Boiler number 28882 (Diagram 100A)
    
11/08/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 11/08/1958. Dep: 23/08/1958.    
02/03/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/03/1961. Dep: 30/03/1961.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28896 (Diagram 100A)
    
23/05/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 63679 from Langwith Junction (41J)    

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