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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 1668 m/e 02/1918
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6495   04/07/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3686   26/05/1946
British Railways 63686 w/e 24/04/1948

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 3712
To Service During 02/1918
Taken into Stock 04/07/1925
Withdrawal w/e Sat 15/09/1962 off Gorton (9G)
Service Life 44 yrs, 7 mths , 15 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1918
GOR   Gorton on 02/07/1925
DON   Doncaster on 17/07/1925
NWE   New England on 08/01/1926
ANN   Annesley on 25/01/1933
WFD   Woodford Halse on 07/05/1944
SHF   Sheffield Darnall on 14/03/1946
ANN   Annesley on 09/05/1948
ANN   Annesley w/e 15/05/1948
39A   Gorton on 02/07/1950
     Withdrawn w/e 15/09/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC SHF Sheffield Darnall 9w/e 31/03/1946
ALLOC ANN Annesley w/e 15/05/1948
ALLOC 39A Gorton w/e 02/07/1950
LOAN 9H Gorton on 01/02/1958
ALLOC 9H Gorton on 23/02/1958
WDN   w/e 15/09/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
02/1918 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1325)
05/04/1930 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1139)
10/12/1932 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1851)
09/02/1935 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1210)
19/12/1936 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 655)
28/01/1939 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3244)
15/03/1941 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1256)
14/08/1943 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3229)
09/03/1946 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3377)
24/04/1948 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1968)
26/04/1952 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22261)
25/05/1957 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22278)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 04/04/1925 04/07/1925 92 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6495
 
Gorton Works 12/11/1927 24/12/1927 43 days General    
Gorton Works 08/03/1930 05/04/1930 29 days General Boiler number 1139 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 26/11/1932 10/12/1932 15 days General Boiler number 1851 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 26/01/1935 09/02/1935 15 days General Boiler number 1210 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 05/12/1936 19/12/1936 15 days General Boiler number 655 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 14/01/1939 28/01/1939 15 days General Boiler number 3244 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 01/03/1941 15/03/1941 15 days General Boiler number 1256 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 29/07/1943 14/08/1943 17 days General Boiler number 3229 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 22/09/1943 25/09/1943 4 days Light Repair    
Gorton Works 23/02/1946 09/03/1946 15 days General Boiler number 3377 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 03/04/1948 24/04/1948 22 days General Boiler number 1968 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63686
 
Gorton Works 11/02/1950 25/02/1950 15 days General    
Gorton Works 16/06/1951 28/07/1951 43 days Light Casual    
Gorton Works 05/04/1952 26/04/1952 22 days General Boiler number 22261 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 09/08/1952 30/08/1952 22 days Light Casual    
Gorton Works 22/09/1954 30/10/1954 39 days Heavy Intermediate    
Gorton Works 04/05/1957 25/05/1957 22 days General Boiler number 22278 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 02/01/1960 30/01/1960 29 days Light Intermediate    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1918 To Service To service as ROD Number 1668
Built at Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd, Works Number 3712
Diagram 15 boiler fitted
   
04/04/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 04/04/1925. Dep: 04/07/1925.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6495
   
02/07/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
04/07/1925 To Stock To LNER stock    
17/07/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
08/01/1926 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
12/11/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/11/1927. Dep: 24/12/1927.    
08/03/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/03/1930. Dep: 05/04/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1139 (Diagram 15)
   
26/11/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/11/1932. Dep: 10/12/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1851 (Diagram 15)
   
25/01/1933 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (ANN)    
26/01/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/01/1935. Dep: 09/02/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1210 (Diagram 15)
   
05/12/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 05/12/1936. Dep: 19/12/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 655 (Diagram 15)
   
14/01/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/01/1939. Dep: 28/01/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3244 (Diagram 15)
   
01/03/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 01/03/1941. Dep: 15/03/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1256 (Diagram 15)
   
29/07/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 29/07/1943. Dep: 14/08/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3229 (Diagram 15)
   
22/09/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 22/09/1943. Dep: 25/09/1943.    
07/05/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
23/02/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/02/1946. Dep: 09/03/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3377 (Diagram 15)
   
14/03/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    
26/05/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3686    
03/04/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 03/04/1948. Dep: 24/04/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1968 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63686
   
09/05/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (ANN)    
15/05/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (ANN)    
11/02/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 11/02/1950. Dep: 25/02/1950.    
02/07/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (39A)    
16/06/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 16/06/1951. Dep: 28/07/1951.    
05/04/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 05/04/1952. Dep: 26/04/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22261 (Diagram 15)
   
09/08/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 09/08/1952. Dep: 30/08/1952.    
22/09/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 22/09/1954. Dep: 30/10/1954.    
04/05/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 04/05/1957. Dep: 25/05/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22278 (Diagram 15)
   
02/01/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 02/01/1960. Dep: 30/01/1960.    
15/09/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 63686 from Gorton (9G)    

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