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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 1689 m/e 12/1918
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6552   13/08/1927
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3709   15/08/1946
British Railways 63709 w/e 12/08/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
O4/312/1918
O4/8 (2-8-0)22/02/1958
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd
Order Number E107
Works Number 3737
To Service During 12/1918
Taken into Stock 12/08/1927
Withdrawal Thu 23/02/1961 off Gorton (9G)
Service Life 42 yrs, 2 mths , 24 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Gorton)

Notes
Notes Cut up at Gorton

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1918
DON   Doncaster on 12/08/1927
MEX   Mexborough on 25/07/1943
40E   Langwith Junction on 02/07/1950
39A   Gorton on 20/09/1953
     Withdrawn on 23/02/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 40E Langwith Junction w/e 02/07/1950
ALLOC 39A Gorton 4w/e 03/10/1953
LOAN 9H Gorton on 01/02/1958
ALLOC 9H Gorton on 23/02/1958
WDN   w/e 25/02/1961

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
12/1918 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1146)
01/08/1931 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1962)
25/11/1933 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1167)
23/05/1936 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1182)
23/05/1936 Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
16/07/1938 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1864)
05/10/1940 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3231)
08/05/1943 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1029)
06/10/1945 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3269)
03/01/1948 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3258)
12/08/1950 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3396)
06/12/1952 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22879)
12/03/1955 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22279)
22/02/1958 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28946)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 07/05/1927 13/08/1927 99 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6552
  
Gorton Works 21/09/1929 26/10/1929 36 days General    
Gorton Works 04/07/1931 01/08/1931 29 days General Boiler number 1962 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 11/11/1933 25/11/1933 15 days General Boiler number 1167 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 09/05/1936 23/05/1936 15 days General Boiler number 1182 (Diagram 15)
Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
  
Gorton Works 02/07/1938 16/07/1938 15 days General Boiler number 1864 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 28/09/1940 05/10/1940 8 days General Boiler number 3231 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 01/05/1943 08/05/1943 8 days General Boiler number 1029 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 22/09/1945 06/10/1945 15 days General Boiler number 3269 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 22/03/1947 05/04/1947 15 days Light Repair After collision
  
Gorton Works 13/12/1947 03/01/1948 22 days General Boiler number 3258 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 29/07/1950 12/08/1950 15 days General Boiler number 3396 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63709
  
Gorton Works 19/08/1950 20/08/1950 2 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 15/11/1952 06/12/1952 22 days General Boiler number 22879 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 09/06/1954 12/06/1954 4 days Light Casual    
Gorton Works 05/02/1955 12/03/1955 36 days General Boiler number 22279 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 02/04/1955 02/04/1955 1 day Light Casual After collision
  
Gorton Works 18/01/1958 22/02/1958 36 days General Rebuilt to class O4/8
Boiler number 28946 (Diagram 100A)
  
Gorton Works 18/02/1961 18/02/1961 1 day No repairs    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1918 To Service To service as ROD Number 1689
Built at Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd, Works Number 3737
Diagram 15 boiler fitted		    
07/05/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 07/05/1927. Dep: 13/08/1927.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6552
    
12/08/1927 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
12/08/1927 To Stock To ROD stock    
21/09/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/09/1929. Dep: 26/10/1929.    
04/07/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 04/07/1931. Dep: 01/08/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1962 (Diagram 15)
    
11/11/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 11/11/1933. Dep: 25/11/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1167 (Diagram 15)
    
09/05/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 09/05/1936. Dep: 23/05/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1182 (Diagram 15)
Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
    
02/07/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/07/1938. Dep: 16/07/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1864 (Diagram 15)
    
28/09/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/09/1940. Dep: 05/10/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3231 (Diagram 15)
    
01/05/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 01/05/1943. Dep: 08/05/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1029 (Diagram 15)
    
25/07/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
22/09/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 22/09/1945. Dep: 06/10/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3269 (Diagram 15)
    
15/08/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3709    
22/03/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 22/03/1947. Dep: 05/04/1947.
Work undertaken:
After collision
    
13/12/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/12/1947. Dep: 03/01/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3258 (Diagram 15)
    
02/07/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (40E)    
29/07/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 29/07/1950. Dep: 12/08/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3396 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63709
    
19/08/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 19/08/1950. Dep: 20/08/1950.    
15/11/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 15/11/1952. Dep: 06/12/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22879 (Diagram 15)
    
20/09/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (39A)    
09/06/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 09/06/1954. Dep: 12/06/1954.    
05/02/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 05/02/1955. Dep: 12/03/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22279 (Diagram 15)
    
02/04/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 02/04/1955. Dep: 02/04/1955.
Work undertaken:
After collision
    
18/01/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 18/01/1958. Dep: 22/02/1958.
Work undertaken:
Rebuilt to class O4/8
Boiler number 28946 (Diagram 100A)
    
18/02/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (No repairs) - Arr: 18/02/1961. Dep: 18/02/1961.    
23/02/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 63709 from Gorton (9G)    

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