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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 1882 m/e 05/1918
London and North Western Railway 2897 m/e 09/1919
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6590   06/01/1928
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3785   17/08/1946
British Railways 63785 w/e 19/02/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
O4/305/1918
O4/8 (2-8-0)04/11/1944
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L692
Works Number 21859
To Service During 05/1918
Taken into Stock 06/01/1928
Withdrawal Sun 27/03/1966 off Doncaster (36A)
Scrapping T W Ward (Beighton)
Service Life 47 yrs, 10 mths , 25 dys
Information Hyde Park Works

Notes
Notes Sold for scrap to T W Ward, Beighton, 5/66

Allocations
Code Name From Date
  (New) m/e 05/1918
91LNWR (on loan)   09/1919
ROD     08/1921
NWE New England on 06/01/1928
SHF Sheffield Neepsend on 16/07/1929
RET Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) on 20/03/1934
36A Doncaster on 13/06/1965
   Withdrawn on 27/03/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 2w/e 26/06/1965
WDN   w/e 27/03/1966

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
05/1918 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 825)
05/12/1931 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1034)
03/03/1934 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1875)
11/04/1936 Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
11/04/1936 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1050)
05/10/1938 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1130)
12/10/1940 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1135)
03/10/1942 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3385)
04/11/1944 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 5027)
17/08/1946 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 5007)
19/02/1949 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 5028)
26/05/1951 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28317)
29/08/1953 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28321)
12/05/1956 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28895)
16/02/1959 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28880)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Durn Level of Work Mileage
Gorton Works 12/11/1927 06/01/1928 56 days General
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6590
  
Gorton Works 05/05/1929 16/07/1929 73 days General  
Gorton Works 26/10/1931 05/12/1931 41 days General
Boiler number 1034 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 29/01/1934 03/03/1934 34 days General
Boiler number 1875 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 12/03/1936 11/04/1936 31 days General
Boiler number 1050 (Diagram 15)
Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
  
Gorton Works 06/08/1938 05/10/1938 61 days General
Boiler number 1130 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 17/09/1940 12/10/1940 26 days General
Boiler number 1135 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 06/09/1942 03/10/1942 28 days General
Boiler number 3385 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 22/09/1944 04/11/1944 44 days General
Rebuilt to class O4/8
Boiler number 5027 (Diagram 100A)
  
Gorton Works 18/06/1946 17/08/1946 61 days General
Boiler number 5007 (Diagram 100A)
Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 3785
  
Gorton Works 09/01/1949 19/02/1949 42 days General
Boiler number 5028 (Diagram 100A)
Renumbered to BR 63785
  
Gorton Works 10/03/1949 24/03/1949 15 days Unclassified  
Gorton Works 25/04/1951 26/05/1951 32 days General
Boiler number 28317 (Diagram 100A)
  
Gorton Works 31/05/1951 01/06/1951 2 days Unclassified  
Gorton Works 01/08/1953 29/08/1953 29 days General
Boiler number 28321 (Diagram 100A)
  
Gorton Works 01/04/1954 01/05/1954 31 days Light Casual  
Gorton Works 10/04/1956 12/05/1956 33 days General
Boiler number 28895 (Diagram 100A)
  
Gorton Works 15/01/1959 16/02/1959 33 days General
Boiler number 28880 (Diagram 100A)
  
Gorton Works 31/03/1960 14/05/1960 45 days Light Casual  
Gorton Works 07/05/1962 22/06/1962 47 days Heavy Intermediate  

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1918 To Service To service as ROD Number 1882
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 21859
Diagram 15 boiler fitted		    
09/1919 Allocation      
09/1919 Renumbered Renumbered to 2897    
08/1921 Allocation      
06/01/1928 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
06/01/1928 To Stock To LNER stock    
16/07/1929 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)    
20/03/1934 Allocation Reallocated to Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (RET)    
13/06/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
27/03/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 63785 from Doncaster (36A)    

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