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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 1873 m/e 05/1918
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6504   22/08/1925
War Dept. 735   19/09/1941

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L692
Works Number 21850
To Service During 05/1918
Taken into Stock 22/08/1925
Withdrawal Fri 19/09/1941 off Doncaster (DON)
Service Life 23 yrs, 4 mths , 20 dys
Information Hyde Park Works

Disposal

Notes
Notes Renumbered 735 and sent to the Middle East via Swansea, 13/10/41

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1918
GOR   Gorton on 20/08/1925
NWE   New England on 02/09/1925
DON   Doncaster on 05/11/1929
     Withdrawn on 19/09/1941

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
05/1918 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1301)
02/11/1929 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1243)
15/08/1931 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1464)
23/12/1933 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1288)
19/10/1935 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 853)
19/06/1937 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1838)
05/08/1939 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3276)
20/09/1941 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3437)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 16/05/1925 22/08/1925 99 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6504
  
Gorton Works 12/03/1927 23/04/1927 43 days General    
Gorton Works 21/09/1929 02/11/1929 43 days General Boiler number 1243 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 25/07/1931 15/08/1931 22 days General Boiler number 1464 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 09/12/1933 23/12/1933 15 days General Boiler number 1288 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 05/10/1935 19/10/1935 15 days General Boiler number 853 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 05/06/1937 19/06/1937 15 days General Boiler number 1838 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 29/07/1939 05/08/1939 8 days General Boiler number 3276 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 08/09/1941 20/09/1941 13 days General Boiler number 3437 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to WD 735
  

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1918 To Service To service as ROD Number 1873
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 21850
Diagram 15 boiler fitted		    
16/05/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 16/05/1925. Dep: 22/08/1925.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6504
    
20/08/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
22/08/1925 To Stock To LNER stock    
02/09/1925 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
12/03/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/03/1927. Dep: 23/04/1927.    
21/09/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/09/1929. Dep: 02/11/1929.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1243 (Diagram 15)
    
05/11/1929 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
25/07/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 25/07/1931. Dep: 15/08/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1464 (Diagram 15)
    
09/12/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 09/12/1933. Dep: 23/12/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1288 (Diagram 15)
    
05/10/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 05/10/1935. Dep: 19/10/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 853 (Diagram 15)
    
05/06/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 05/06/1937. Dep: 19/06/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1838 (Diagram 15)
    
29/07/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 29/07/1939. Dep: 05/08/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3276 (Diagram 15)
    
08/09/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/09/1941. Dep: 20/09/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3437 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to WD 735
    
19/09/1941 Withdrawn Condemned as 735 from Doncaster (DON)    

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