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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 1922 m/e 05/1918
London and North Western Railway 2954 m/e 06/1920
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6520   13/03/1926
War Dept. 723   09/09/1941

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L693
Works Number 21899
To Service During 05/1918
Taken into Stock 13/03/1926
Withdrawal Tue 09/09/1941 off March (MAR)
Service Life 23 yrs, 4 mths , 10 dys

Disposal

Notes
Notes Renumbered 723 and sent to the Middle East via Birkenhead, 16/9/41

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1918
91LNWR   (on loan)   06/1920
GOR   Gorton on 13/03/1926
RET   Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) on 22/03/1926
MAR   March on 01/03/1929
CAM   Cambridge on 25/10/1931
MAR   March on 05/12/1936
     Withdrawn on 09/09/1941

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
05/1918 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1110)
31/05/1930 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1859)
09/07/1932 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1483)
06/07/1935 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1940)
25/09/1937 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1169)
06/05/1939 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 818)
16/08/1941 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 655)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 02/01/1926 13/03/1926 71 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6520
 
Gorton Works 28/07/1928 01/09/1928 36 days General    
Gorton Works 03/05/1930 31/05/1930 29 days General Boiler number 1859 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 25/06/1932 09/07/1932 15 days General Boiler number 1483 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 22/06/1935 06/07/1935 15 days General Boiler number 1940 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 04/09/1937 25/09/1937 22 days General Boiler number 1169 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 22/04/1939 06/05/1939 15 days Heavy Boiler number 818 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 05/08/1941 16/08/1941 12 days General Boiler number 655 (Diagram 15)
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1918 To Service To service as ROD Number 1922
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 21899
Diagram 15 boiler fitted
   
06/1920 Allocation      
06/1920 Renumbered Renumbered to 2954    
02/01/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/01/1926. Dep: 13/03/1926.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6520
   
13/03/1926 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
13/03/1926 To Stock To LNER stock    
22/03/1926 Allocation Reallocated to Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (RET)    
28/07/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/07/1928. Dep: 01/09/1928.    
01/03/1929 Allocation Reallocated to March (MAR)    
03/05/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 03/05/1930. Dep: 31/05/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1859 (Diagram 15)
   
25/10/1931 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (CAM)    
25/06/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 25/06/1932. Dep: 09/07/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1483 (Diagram 15)
   
22/06/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 22/06/1935. Dep: 06/07/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1940 (Diagram 15)
   
05/12/1936 Allocation Reallocated to March (MAR)    
04/09/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 04/09/1937. Dep: 25/09/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1169 (Diagram 15)
   
22/04/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Heavy) - Arr: 22/04/1939. Dep: 06/05/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 818 (Diagram 15)
   
05/08/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 05/08/1941. Dep: 16/08/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 655 (Diagram 15)
   
09/09/1941 Withdrawn Condemned as 723 from March (MAR)    
09/09/1941 Renumbered Renumbered to 723    

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