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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 1856 m/e 03/1918
Great Central Railway 1272c   12/01/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6272   21/06/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3763   01/04/1946
British Railways 63763 w/e 21/08/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
O4/303/1918
O4/8 (2-8-0)03/10/1953
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L692
Works Number 21833
To Service During 03/1918
Taken into Stock 12/01/1924
Withdrawal Sat 08/02/1964 off Langwith Junction (41J)
Service Life 45 yrs, 11 mths , 10 dys
Information Hyde Park Works

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Doncaster)

Notes
Notes Into Doncaster for cutting up 6/3/64

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1918
GOR   Gorton on 16/01/1924
ARD   Ardsley on 13/09/1924
SHF   Sheffield Neepsend on 30/08/1926
STV   Staveley (G.C.) m/e 1928
RET   Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) on 28/02/1929
36D   Barnsley on 18/03/1951
36D   Barnsley m/e 31/03/1951
41J   Langwith Junction on 29/11/1959
     Withdrawn on 08/02/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 36D Barnsley m/e 31/03/1951
ALLOC 41J Langwith Junction 4w/e 26/12/1959
WDN   on 08/02/1964

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
03/1918 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1152)
21/06/1924 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1139)
08/02/1928 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1953)
23/07/1929 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 515)
09/07/1931 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1600)
28/10/1933 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1024)
13/08/1935 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3202)
19/08/1937 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3205)
04/11/1939 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 862)
24/01/1942 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1020)
06/05/1944 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1082)
25/05/1946 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3256)
21/08/1948 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3237)
06/01/1951 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22149)
03/10/1953 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28326)
05/01/1957 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28328)


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 1272c
  
Gorton Works 12/04/1924 21/06/1924 71 days General Boiler number 1139 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6272
  
Gorton Works 13/01/1928 08/02/1928 27 days General Boiler number 1953 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 27/03/1929 23/07/1929 119 days General Boiler number 515 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 14/05/1931 09/07/1931 57 days General Boiler number 1600 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 20/09/1933 28/10/1933 39 days General Boiler number 1024 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 03/07/1935 13/08/1935 42 days General Boiler number 3202 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 29/07/1937 19/08/1937 22 days General Boiler number 3205 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 01/10/1939 04/11/1939 35 days General Boiler number 862 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 01/01/1942 24/01/1942 24 days General Boiler number 1020 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 30/03/1944 06/05/1944 38 days General Boiler number 1082 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 02/04/1946 25/05/1946 54 days General Boiler number 3256 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 18/07/1948 21/08/1948 35 days General Boiler number 3237 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63763
  
Gorton Works 27/11/1950 06/01/1951 41 days General Boiler number 22149 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 12/08/1953 03/10/1953 53 days General Rebuilt to class O4/8
Boiler number 28326 (Diagram 100A)
  
Gorton Works 06/10/1953 15/10/1953 10 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 01/12/1956 05/01/1957 36 days General Boiler number 28328 (Diagram 100A)
  
Gorton Works 11/01/1957 16/01/1957 6 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 15/06/1960 17/08/1960 64 days Heavy Intermediate    
Gorton Works 06/09/1960 07/10/1960 32 days Unclassified    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1918 To Service To service as ROD Number 1856
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 21833
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 1272c
    
12/01/1924 To Stock To GCR stock    
16/01/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
12/04/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/04/1924. Dep: 21/06/1924.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1139 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6272
    
13/09/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (ARD)    
30/08/1926 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)    
1928 Allocation Reallocated to Staveley (G.C.) (STV)    
13/01/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/01/1928. Dep: 08/02/1928.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1953 (Diagram 15)
    
28/02/1929 Allocation Reallocated to Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (RET)    
27/03/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 27/03/1929. Dep: 23/07/1929.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 515 (Diagram 15)
    
14/05/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/05/1931. Dep: 09/07/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1600 (Diagram 15)
    
20/09/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/09/1933. Dep: 28/10/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1024 (Diagram 15)
    
03/07/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 03/07/1935. Dep: 13/08/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3202 (Diagram 15)
    
29/07/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 29/07/1937. Dep: 19/08/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3205 (Diagram 15)
    
01/10/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 01/10/1939. Dep: 04/11/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 862 (Diagram 15)
    
01/01/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 01/01/1942. Dep: 24/01/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1020 (Diagram 15)
    
30/03/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 30/03/1944. Dep: 06/05/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1082 (Diagram 15)
    
01/04/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3763    
02/04/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/04/1946. Dep: 25/05/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3256 (Diagram 15)
    
18/07/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 18/07/1948. Dep: 21/08/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3237 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63763
    
27/11/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 27/11/1950. Dep: 06/01/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22149 (Diagram 15)
    
18/03/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Barnsley (36D)    
31/03/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Barnsley (36D)    
12/08/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/08/1953. Dep: 03/10/1953.
Work undertaken:
Rebuilt to class O4/8
Boiler number 28326 (Diagram 100A)
    
06/10/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 06/10/1953. Dep: 15/10/1953.    
01/12/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 01/12/1956. Dep: 05/01/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28328 (Diagram 100A)
    
11/01/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 11/01/1957. Dep: 16/01/1957.    
29/11/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (41J)    
15/06/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 15/06/1960. Dep: 17/08/1960.    
06/09/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 06/09/1960. Dep: 07/10/1960.    
08/02/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 63763 from Langwith Junction (41J)    

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