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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 1724 m/e 10/1918
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6559   18/04/1929
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3639   18/01/1947
British Railways 63639 w/e 20/08/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
O4/310/1918
O4/8 (2-8-0)11/12/1954
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Nasmyth Wilson
Order Number L926
Works Number 1267
To Service During 10/1918
Taken into Stock 18/04/1929
Withdrawal Sun 19/12/1965 off Colwick (40E)
Service Life 47 yrs, 2 mths , 19 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Notes
Notes Sold for scrap to J Cashmore, Great Bridge, 2/66

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1918
DON   Doncaster on 18/04/1929
MEX   Mexborough on 01/05/1929
CLK   Colwick on 28/01/1945
ANN   Annesley w/e 29/05/1948
ANN   Annesley on 30/05/1948
38A   Colwick on 28/09/1952
38A   Colwick 4w/e 04/10/1952
38B   Annesley on 22/01/1956
38A   Colwick on 17/06/1956
     Withdrawn on 19/12/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC ANN Annesley w/e 29/05/1948
ALLOC 38A Colwick 4w/e 04/10/1952
ALLOC 38B Annesley 4w/e 28/01/1956
ALLOC 38A Colwick 4w/e 23/06/1956
WDN   w/e 19/12/1965

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
10/1918 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1246)
03/03/1931 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1967)
21/10/1933 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1478)
01/12/1934 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 933)
13/08/1937 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3302)
29/06/1940 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1940)
15/05/1943 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1968)
01/09/1945 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3410)
27/11/1947 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3216)
20/08/1949 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3296)
08/12/1950 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22143)
03/05/1952 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22266)
11/12/1954 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28313)
12/10/1957 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28936)
20/04/1960 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28825)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 02/03/1929 18/04/1929 48 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6559
 
Gorton Works 23/12/1930 03/03/1931 71 days General Boiler number 1967 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 14/09/1933 21/10/1933 38 days General Boiler number 1478 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 27/10/1934 01/12/1934 36 days General Boiler number 933 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 23/07/1937 13/08/1937 22 days General Boiler number 3302 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 12/06/1940 29/06/1940 18 days General Boiler number 1940 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 11/04/1943 15/05/1943 35 days General Boiler number 1968 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 21/06/1945 01/09/1945 73 days General Boiler number 3410 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 23/10/1947 27/11/1947 36 days General Boiler number 3216 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 18/07/1949 20/08/1949 34 days General Boiler number 3296 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63639
 
Gorton Works 22/11/1950 08/12/1950 17 days Heavy Casual Boiler number 22143 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 20/12/1950 29/12/1950 10 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 05/04/1952 03/05/1952 29 days General Boiler number 22266 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 06/05/1952 07/05/1952 2 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 14/05/1952 24/05/1952 11 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 12/10/1954 11/12/1954 61 days General Rebuilt to class O4/8
Boiler number 28313 (Diagram 100A)
 
Gorton Works 05/09/1957 12/10/1957 38 days General Boiler number 28936 (Diagram 100A)
 
Gorton Works 17/03/1960 20/04/1960 35 days Heavy Casual Boiler number 28825 (Diagram 100A)
 
Gorton Works 23/07/1962 29/08/1962 38 days Heavy Intermediate    
Gorton Works 03/09/1962 07/09/1962 5 days Unclassified    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1918 To Service To service as ROD Number 1724
Built at Nasmyth Wilson, Works Number 1267
Diagram 15 boiler fitted
   
02/03/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/03/1929. Dep: 18/04/1929.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6559
   
18/04/1929 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
18/04/1929 To Stock To LNER stock    
01/05/1929 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
23/12/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/12/1930. Dep: 03/03/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1967 (Diagram 15)
   
14/09/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/09/1933. Dep: 21/10/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1478 (Diagram 15)
   
27/10/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 27/10/1934. Dep: 01/12/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 933 (Diagram 15)
   
23/07/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/07/1937. Dep: 13/08/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3302 (Diagram 15)
   
12/06/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/06/1940. Dep: 29/06/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1940 (Diagram 15)
   
11/04/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 11/04/1943. Dep: 15/05/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1968 (Diagram 15)
   
28/01/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
21/06/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/06/1945. Dep: 01/09/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3410 (Diagram 15)
   
18/01/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3639    
23/10/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/10/1947. Dep: 27/11/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3216 (Diagram 15)
   
29/05/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (ANN)    
30/05/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (ANN)    
18/07/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 18/07/1949. Dep: 20/08/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3296 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63639
   
22/11/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 22/11/1950. Dep: 08/12/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22143 (Diagram 15)
   
20/12/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 20/12/1950. Dep: 29/12/1950.    
05/04/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 05/04/1952. Dep: 03/05/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22266 (Diagram 15)
   
06/05/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 06/05/1952. Dep: 07/05/1952.    
14/05/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 14/05/1952. Dep: 24/05/1952.    
28/09/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
04/10/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
12/10/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/10/1954. Dep: 11/12/1954.
Work undertaken:
Rebuilt to class O4/8
Boiler number 28313 (Diagram 100A)
   
22/01/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (38B)    
17/06/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
05/09/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 05/09/1957. Dep: 12/10/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28936 (Diagram 100A)
   
17/03/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 17/03/1960. Dep: 20/04/1960.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28825 (Diagram 100A)
   
23/07/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 23/07/1962. Dep: 29/08/1962.    
03/09/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 03/09/1962. Dep: 07/09/1962.    
19/12/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 63639 from Colwick (40E)    

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