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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 1697 m/e 03/1919
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6314   21/03/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3717   28/07/1946
British Railways 63717 w/e 09/10/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
O4/303/1919
O4/8 (2-8-0)22/03/1958
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd
Order Number E107
Works Number 3745
To Service During 03/1919
Taken into Stock 21/03/1924
Withdrawal Sun 04/04/1965 off Langwith Junction (41J)
Scrapping Cashmore's (Great Bridge)
Service Life 46 yrs, 1 mth , 6 dys

Notes
Notes Sold for scrap to J Cashmore, Great Bridge, 5/65

Allocations
Code Name From Date
  (New) m/e 03/1919
GOR Gorton on 27/03/1924
CLK Colwick on 05/04/1924
NWE New England on 27/11/1925
DON Doncaster on 08/11/1934
MEX Mexborough on 25/07/1943
40E Langwith Junction on 02/07/1950
   Withdrawn on 04/04/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 40E Langwith Junction w/e 02/07/1950
WDN   w/e 04/04/1965

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
03/1919 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1338)
26/02/1925 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1363)
10/08/1927 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1774)
28/04/1932 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1196)
05/07/1934 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1367)
26/09/1936 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1957)
08/10/1938 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1029)
14/09/1940 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 927)
10/03/1945 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3396)
03/10/1947 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3414)
30/12/1950 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22146)
31/01/1953 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22144)
09/07/1955 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22153)
22/03/1958 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28947)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Durn Level of Work Mileage
Gorton Works 15/03/1924 21/03/1924 7 days Light Repair
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6314
  
Gorton Works 12/01/1925 26/02/1925 46 days General
Boiler number 1363 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 09/07/1927 10/08/1927 33 days General
Boiler number 1774 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 09/08/1929 04/10/1929 57 days General  
Gorton Works 23/03/1932 28/04/1932 37 days General
Boiler number 1196 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 09/06/1934 05/07/1934 27 days General
Boiler number 1367 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 23/08/1936 26/09/1936 35 days General
Boiler number 1957 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 12/08/1938 08/10/1938 58 days General
Boiler number 1029 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 16/08/1940 14/09/1940 30 days General
Boiler number 927 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 09/12/1942 30/01/1943 53 days General  
Gorton Works 15/08/1943 11/09/1943 28 days Light Repair  
Gorton Works 31/01/1945 10/03/1945 39 days General
Boiler number 3396 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 24/08/1947 03/10/1947 41 days General
Boiler number 3414 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 11/10/1947 24/10/1947 14 days Unclassified  
Doncaster Works 06/09/1948 04/10/1948 29 days Light Repair
Renumbered to BR 63717
  
Gorton Works 20/11/1950 30/12/1950 41 days General
Boiler number 22146 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 03/01/1951 04/01/1951 2 days Unclassified  
Gorton Works 09/01/1953 31/01/1953 23 days General
Boiler number 22144 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 13/12/1954 05/02/1955 55 days Heavy Intermediate  
Gorton Works 13/06/1955 09/07/1955 27 days General
Boiler number 22153 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 04/02/1958 22/03/1958 47 days General
Rebuilt to class O4/8
Boiler number 28947 (Diagram 100A)
  
Gorton Works 19/06/1958 28/06/1958 10 days Unclassified  
Gorton Works 16/09/1958 27/09/1958 12 days Unclassified  
Gorton Works 03/06/1961 09/08/1961 68 days Light Intermediate  
Gorton Works 24/04/1962 19/05/1962 26 days Light Casual  

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1919 To Service To service as ROD Number 1697
Built at Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd, Works Number 3745
Diagram 15 boiler fitted		    
21/03/1924 To Stock To LNER stock    
27/03/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
05/04/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
27/11/1925 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
08/11/1934 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
25/07/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
28/07/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3717    
02/07/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (40E)    
04/04/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 63717 from Langwith Junction (41J)    

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