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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 1905 m/e 03/1918
London and North Western Railway 2869 m/e 09/1919
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6517   31/10/1925
War Dept. 726   05/10/1941

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L693
Works Number 21882
To Service During 03/1918
Taken into Stock 31/10/1925
Withdrawal Sun 05/10/1941 off Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (RET)
Service Life 23 yrs, 7 mths , 6 dys
Information Queen's Park Works

Disposal

Notes
Notes Renumbered 726 and sent to the Middle East via Glasgow 8/10/41

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1918
91LNWR   (on loan)   09/1919
ROD       08/1921
GOR   Gorton on 29/10/1925
WFD   Woodford Halse on 07/11/1925
IMM   Immingham on 03/09/1929
RET   Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) on 10/06/1939
     Withdrawn on 05/10/1941

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
03/1918 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1033)
18/02/1928 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 856)
23/01/1932 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1090)
18/08/1934 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 803)
05/09/1936 Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
05/09/1936 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3260)
12/11/1938 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 815)
11/01/1941 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3426)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 11/07/1925 31/10/1925 113 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6517
  
Gorton Works 21/01/1928 18/02/1928 29 days General Boiler number 856 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 03/08/1929 31/08/1929 29 days General    
Gorton Works 09/01/1932 23/01/1932 15 days General Boiler number 1090 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 28/07/1934 18/08/1934 22 days General Boiler number 803 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 22/08/1936 05/09/1936 15 days General Boiler number 3260 (Diagram 15)
Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
  
Gorton Works 29/10/1938 12/11/1938 15 days General Boiler number 815 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 28/12/1940 11/01/1941 15 days General Boiler number 3426 (Diagram 15)
  

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1918 To Service To service as ROD Number 1905
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 21882
Diagram 15 boiler fitted		    
09/1919 Allocation      
09/1919 Renumbered Renumbered to 2869    
08/1921 Allocation      
11/07/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 11/07/1925. Dep: 31/10/1925.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6517
    
29/10/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
31/10/1925 To Stock To LNER stock    
07/11/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
21/01/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/01/1928. Dep: 18/02/1928.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 856 (Diagram 15)
    
03/08/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 03/08/1929. Dep: 31/08/1929.    
03/09/1929 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
09/01/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 09/01/1932. Dep: 23/01/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1090 (Diagram 15)
    
28/07/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/07/1934. Dep: 18/08/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 803 (Diagram 15)
    
22/08/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 22/08/1936. Dep: 05/09/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3260 (Diagram 15)
Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
    
29/10/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 29/10/1938. Dep: 12/11/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 815 (Diagram 15)
    
10/06/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (RET)    
28/12/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/12/1940. Dep: 11/01/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3426 (Diagram 15)
    
05/10/1941 Withdrawn Condemned as 726 from Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (RET)    
05/10/1941 Renumbered Renumbered to 726    

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