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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 1620 m/e 07/1918
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6360   23/02/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3659   05/01/1947
British Railways 63659   06/05/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Kitson
Order Number 479C
Works Number 5206
To Service During 07/1918
Taken into Stock 23/02/1924
Withdrawal Sun 09/12/1962 off Mexborough (41F)
Scrapping Round Oak Steelworks (Brierly Hill)
Service Life 44 yrs, 5 mths , 9 dys

Notes
Notes Sold for scrap to Round Oak Steel, Brierley Hill, 3/64

Allocations
Code Name From Date
  (New) m/e 07/1918
GOR Gorton on 29/02/1924
SHF Sheffield Neepsend on 29/03/1924
DON Doncaster on 22/11/1924
MAR March on 24/10/1931
DON Doncaster on 24/12/1931
CAM Cambridge on 12/08/1932
DON Doncaster on 29/08/1932
MEX Mexborough on 18/08/1946
DON Doncaster on 20/10/1947
FRO Frodingham on 18/01/1948
36D Barnsley on 13/11/1955
41F Mexborough on 03/01/1960
   Withdrawn on 09/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC DON Doncaster w/e 25/10/1947
ALLOC FRO Frodingham w/e 24/01/1948
ALLOC 36D Barnsley 4w/e 03/12/1955
ALLOC 41F Mexborough 4w/e 23/01/1960
WDN   on 09/12/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
07/1918 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1247)
15/11/1924 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1196)
02/11/1929 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1238)
25/07/1931 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1947)
05/05/1934 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 807)
20/06/1936 Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
20/06/1936 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3246)
30/07/1938 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3339)
19/10/1940 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3240)
10/07/1943 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1118)
21/04/1945 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3403)
13/12/1947 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3250)
06/05/1950 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1149)
20/11/1954 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22288)
03/05/1958 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22292)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Durn Level of Work Mileage
Gorton Works 09/02/1924 23/02/1924 15 days Light Repair
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6360
  
Gorton Works 16/08/1924 15/11/1924 92 days General
Boiler number 1196 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 16/07/1927 27/08/1927 43 days General  
Gorton Works 05/10/1929 02/11/1929 29 days General
Boiler number 1238 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 04/07/1931 25/07/1931 22 days General
Boiler number 1947 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 21/04/1934 05/05/1934 15 days General
Boiler number 807 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 06/06/1936 20/06/1936 15 days General
Boiler number 3246 (Diagram 15)
Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
  
Gorton Works 23/07/1938 30/07/1938 8 days General
Boiler number 3339 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 12/10/1940 19/10/1940 8 days General
Boiler number 3240 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 26/06/1943 10/07/1943 15 days General
Boiler number 1118 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 07/04/1945 21/04/1945 15 days General
Boiler number 3403 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 22/11/1947 13/12/1947 22 days General
Boiler number 3250 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 15/04/1950 06/05/1950 22 days General
Boiler number 1149 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63659
  
Gorton Works 10/05/1950 11/05/1950 2 days Unclassified  
Gorton Works 05/07/1952 09/08/1952 36 days General  
Gorton Works 17/08/1952 19/08/1952 3 days Unclassified  
Gorton Works 23/10/1954 20/11/1954 29 days General
Boiler number 22288 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 29/03/1958 03/05/1958 36 days General
Boiler number 22292 (Diagram 15)
  

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1918 To Service To service as ROD Number 1620
Built at Kitson, Works Number 5206
Diagram 15 boiler fitted		    
23/02/1924 To Stock To LNER stock    
29/02/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
29/03/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)    
22/11/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
24/10/1931 Allocation Reallocated to March (MAR)    
24/12/1931 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
12/08/1932 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (CAM)    
29/08/1932 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
18/08/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
05/01/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3659    
20/10/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
18/01/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (FRO)    
13/11/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Barnsley (36D)    
03/01/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (41F)    
09/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 63659 from Mexborough (41F)    

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