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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 1916 m/e 05/1918
London and North Western Railway 2871 m/e 09/1919
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6518   31/10/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3807   14/07/1946
British Railways 63807 w/e 02/09/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
O4/305/1918
O4/8 (2-8-0)08/11/1952
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L693
Works Number 21893
To Service During 05/1918
Taken into Stock 31/10/1925
Withdrawal Fri 25/09/1964 off Frodingham (36C)
Scrapping W.E.Smiths (Ecclesfield)
Service Life 46 yrs, 4 mths , 26 dys

Notes
Notes Sold for scrap to Smiths, Ecclesfield, 11/64

Allocations
Code Name From Date
  (New) m/e 05/1918
91LNWR (on loan)   09/1919
ROD     08/1921
GOR Gorton on 29/10/1925
WFD Woodford Halse on 13/11/1925
KEA Keadby on 10/10/1929
IMM Immingham on 09/04/1932
FRO Frodingham on 11/06/1932
DON Doncaster on 07/04/1946
MEX Mexborough on 18/08/1946
40E Langwith Junction on 02/07/1950
40B Immingham on 02/12/1951
40E Langwith Junction on 15/03/1953
40B Immingham on 07/06/1953
38A Colwick on 20/09/1953
39A Gorton on 21/03/1954
36C Frodingham on 22/08/1954
   Withdrawn on 25/09/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 40E Langwith Junction w/e 02/07/1950
ALLOC 40B Immingham 4w/e 29/12/1951
ALLOC 40E Langwith Junction 4w/e 21/03/1953
ALLOC 40B Immingham 4w/e 13/06/1953
ALLOC 38A Colwick 4w/e 03/10/1953
ALLOC 39A Gorton 5w/e 27/03/1954
ALLOC 36C Frodingham 4w/e 11/09/1954
WDN   on 25/09/1964

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
05/1918 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1028)
02/03/1928 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1857)
19/03/1932 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1218)
10/05/1934 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1121)
24/07/1936 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1112)
25/03/1939 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3363)
12/07/1941 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1837)
15/05/1943 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1876)
17/03/1945 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3360)
15/10/1947 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1259)
26/08/1950 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3329)
08/11/1952 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28837)
20/08/1954 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28827)
23/03/1958 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28274)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Durn Level of Work Mileage
Gorton Works 27/08/1925 31/10/1925 66 days General
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6518
  
Gorton Works 08/12/1927 02/03/1928 86 days General
Boiler number 1857 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 01/07/1929 20/08/1929 51 days General  
Gorton Works 14/02/1932 19/03/1932 35 days General
Boiler number 1218 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 09/04/1934 10/05/1934 32 days General
Boiler number 1121 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 06/07/1936 24/07/1936 19 days General
Boiler number 1112 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 02/02/1939 25/03/1939 52 days General
Boiler number 3363 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 27/05/1941 12/07/1941 47 days General
Boiler number 1837 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 01/04/1943 15/05/1943 45 days General
Boiler number 1876 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 11/02/1945 17/03/1945 35 days General
Boiler number 3360 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 24/08/1947 15/10/1947 53 days General
Boiler number 1259 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 01/08/1950 26/08/1950 26 days General
Boiler number 3329 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63807
  
Gorton Works 11/10/1952 08/11/1952 29 days General
Rebuilt to class O4/8
Boiler number 28837 (Diagram 100A)
  
Gorton Works 08/07/1954 20/08/1954 44 days General
Boiler number 28827 (Diagram 100A)
  
Gorton Works 06/08/1955 27/08/1955 22 days Light Casual  
Gorton Works 24/02/1958 23/03/1958 28 days General
Boiler number 28274 (Diagram 100A)
  
Gorton Works 06/04/1961 06/05/1961 31 days Heavy Intermediate  
Gorton Works 07/06/1962 19/06/1962 13 days Unclassified  

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1918 To Service To service as ROD Number 1916
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 21893
Diagram 15 boiler fitted		    
09/1919 Allocation      
09/1919 Renumbered Renumbered to 2871    
08/1921 Allocation      
29/10/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
31/10/1925 To Stock To LNER stock    
13/11/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
10/10/1929 Allocation Reallocated to Keadby (KEA)    
09/04/1932 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
11/06/1932 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (FRO)    
07/04/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
14/07/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3807    
18/08/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
02/07/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (40E)    
02/12/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (40B)    
15/03/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (40E)    
07/06/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (40B)    
20/09/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
21/03/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (39A)    
22/08/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (36C)    
25/09/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 63807 from Frodingham (36C)    

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