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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 1679 m/e 06/1918
London and North Western Railway 2972 m/e 06/1920
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6338   14/06/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3697   14/09/1946
British Railways 63697 w/e 08/01/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
O4/306/1918
O4/8 (2-8-0)03/05/1958
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd
Order Number E105
Works Number 3723
To Service During 06/1918
Taken into Stock 14/06/1924
Withdrawal Sun 29/08/1965 off Langwith Junction (41J)
Service Life 47 yrs, 2 mths , 29 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Garnham, Harris and Elton (Chesterfield)

Notes
Notes Sold for scrap to Garnham, Harris & Elton, Chesterfield, 10/65

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1918
91LNWR   (on loan)   06/1920
GOR   Gorton on 12/06/1924
CLK   Colwick on 03/02/1926
DON   Doncaster on 23/01/1944
WFD   Woodford Halse on 07/09/1944
LNG   Langwith Junction on 07/04/1946
DON   Doncaster on 27/10/1946
BRN   Barnsley on 08/01/1950
BRN   Barnsley w/e 14/01/1950
41J   Langwith Junction on 29/11/1959
     Withdrawn on 29/08/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC DON Doncaster w/e 02/11/1946
ALLOC BRN Barnsley w/e 14/01/1950
ALLOC 41J Langwith Junction 4w/e 26/12/1959
WDN   w/e 29/08/1965

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
06/1918 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 514)
29/07/1930 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1676)
28/10/1932 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1223)
02/03/1935 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1254)
19/06/1937 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3296)
25/11/1939 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3272)
17/01/1942 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1006)
25/03/1944 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1232)
14/09/1946 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1006)
08/01/1949 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 805)
21/07/1951 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22200)
04/09/1954 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22262)
03/05/1958 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28893)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 30/05/1924 14/06/1924 16 days Heavy Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6338
 
Gorton Works 30/09/1925 05/11/1925 37 days General    
Gorton Works 14/10/1927 22/11/1927 40 days General    
Gorton Works 14/06/1930 29/07/1930 46 days General Boiler number 1676 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 17/09/1932 28/10/1932 42 days General Boiler number 1223 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 26/01/1935 02/03/1935 36 days General Boiler number 1254 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 05/05/1937 19/06/1937 46 days General Boiler number 3296 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 12/11/1939 25/11/1939 14 days General Boiler number 3272 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 28/12/1941 17/01/1942 21 days General Boiler number 1006 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 01/03/1944 25/03/1944 25 days General Boiler number 1232 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 30/07/1946 14/09/1946 47 days General Boiler number 1006 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 3697
 
Gorton Works 13/11/1948 08/01/1949 57 days General Boiler number 805 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63697
 
Gorton Works 13/06/1951 21/07/1951 39 days General Boiler number 22200 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 03/08/1954 04/09/1954 33 days General Boiler number 22262 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 10/03/1958 03/05/1958 55 days General Rebuilt to class O4/8
Boiler number 28893 (Diagram 100A)
 
Gorton Works 28/04/1961 25/05/1961 28 days Light Casual    
Gorton Works 21/06/1962 09/08/1962 50 days Heavy Intermediate    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1918 To Service To service as ROD Number 1679
Built at Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd, Works Number 3723
Diagram 15 boiler fitted
   
06/1920 Allocation      
06/1920 Renumbered Renumbered to 2972    
30/05/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Heavy) - Arr: 30/05/1924. Dep: 14/06/1924.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6338
   
12/06/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
14/06/1924 To Stock To LNER stock    
30/09/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 30/09/1925. Dep: 05/11/1925.    
03/02/1926 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
14/10/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/10/1927. Dep: 22/11/1927.    
14/06/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/06/1930. Dep: 29/07/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1676 (Diagram 15)
   
17/09/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 17/09/1932. Dep: 28/10/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1223 (Diagram 15)
   
26/01/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/01/1935. Dep: 02/03/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1254 (Diagram 15)
   
05/05/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 05/05/1937. Dep: 19/06/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3296 (Diagram 15)
   
12/11/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/11/1939. Dep: 25/11/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3272 (Diagram 15)
   
28/12/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/12/1941. Dep: 17/01/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1006 (Diagram 15)
   
23/01/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
01/03/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 01/03/1944. Dep: 25/03/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1232 (Diagram 15)
   
07/09/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
07/04/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (LNG)    
30/07/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 30/07/1946. Dep: 14/09/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1006 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 3697
   
27/10/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
13/11/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/11/1948. Dep: 08/01/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 805 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63697
   
08/01/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Barnsley (BRN)    
14/01/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Barnsley (BRN)    
13/06/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/06/1951. Dep: 21/07/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22200 (Diagram 15)
   
03/08/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 03/08/1954. Dep: 04/09/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22262 (Diagram 15)
   
10/03/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 10/03/1958. Dep: 03/05/1958.
Work undertaken:
Rebuilt to class O4/8
Boiler number 28893 (Diagram 100A)
   
29/11/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (41J)    
28/04/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 28/04/1961. Dep: 25/05/1961.    
21/06/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 21/06/1962. Dep: 09/08/1962.    
29/08/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 63697 from Langwith Junction (41J)    

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