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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 2007 m/e 03/1919
Great Central Railway 8   15/06/1919
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5008   20/05/1926
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3628   24/11/1946
British Railways 63628 w/e 03/07/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
O4/103/1919
O4/5 (2-8-0)18/06/1932
O4/8 (2-8-0)12/02/1955
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Gorton Works
Order Number 653
To Service During 03/1919
Withdrawal Sun 05/09/1965 off Frodingham (36C)
Service Life 46 yrs, 6 mths , 7 dys

Disposal
Scrapping T W Ward (Beighton)

Notes
Notes Sold for scrap to T W Ward, Beighton, 10/65

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1919
GOR   Gorton on 16/06/1922
MEX   Mexborough on 01/02/1924
NWE   New England on 18/10/1933
CLK   Colwick on 15/11/1935
WHL   West Hartlepool on 03/09/1942
NPT   Newport (Teeside) on 05/10/1944
WHL   West Hartlepool on 18/10/1944
HLS   Hull Springhead on 12/01/1945
HLD   Hull Dairycoates on 29/04/1946
91W   To Western Region / GWR (on loan) on 02/09/1951
38A   Colwick on 23/09/1951
38A   Colwick w/e 29/09/1951
36B   Mexborough on 29/01/1956
36C   Frodingham on 03/12/1961
     Withdrawn on 05/09/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 91W To Western Region / GWR on 02/09/1951
ALLOC 38A Colwick w/e 29/09/1951
ALLOC 36B Mexborough 4w/e 25/02/1956
ALLOC 36C Frodingham 5w/e 09/12/1961
WDN   w/e 05/09/1965

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
03/1919 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1758)
21/09/1923 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1746)
20/05/1926 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1117)
15/07/1930 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1073)
18/06/1932 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 615)
15/11/1935 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 639)
31/07/1937 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1084)
04/11/1939 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 621)
06/12/1941 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 615)
11/03/1944 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 639)
03/07/1948 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3655)
12/02/1955 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 28831)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 15/01/1921 23/03/1921 68 days General    
Gorton Works 30/06/1923 21/09/1923 84 days General Boiler number 1746 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 23/02/1926 20/05/1926 87 days General Boiler number 1117 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5008
  
Gorton Works 06/08/1928 11/10/1928 67 days General    
Gorton Works 16/05/1930 15/07/1930 61 days General Boiler number 1073 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 20/04/1932 18/06/1932 60 days General Rebuilt to class O4/5
Boiler number 615 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 02/10/1935 15/11/1935 45 days General Boiler number 639 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 07/07/1937 31/07/1937 25 days General Boiler number 1084 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 21/09/1939 04/11/1939 45 days General Boiler number 621 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 15/10/1941 06/12/1941 53 days General Boiler number 615 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 30/06/1942 15/08/1942 47 days Light Repair    
Gorton Works 12/02/1944 11/03/1944 29 days General Boiler number 639 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 11/07/1946 31/08/1946 52 days General    
Gorton Works 02/06/1948 03/07/1948 32 days Heavy Boiler number 22342 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63628
  
Gorton Works 14/08/1951 22/09/1951 40 days General    
Gorton Works 07/07/1952 04/10/1952 90 days Light Casual    
Gorton Works 1955 12/02/1955   General Rebuilt to class O4/8
Boiler number 28831 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 02/09/1958 11/10/1958 40 days General    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1919 To Service To service as ROD Number 2007
Built at Gorton Works, Works Number
Diagram 15 boiler fitted		    
15/06/1919 Renumbered Renumbered to 8    
15/01/1921 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 15/01/1921. Dep: 23/03/1921.    
16/06/1922 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
30/06/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 30/06/1923. Dep: 21/09/1923.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1746 (Diagram 15)
    
01/02/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
23/02/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/02/1926. Dep: 20/05/1926.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1117 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5008
    
06/08/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 06/08/1928. Dep: 11/10/1928.    
16/05/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 16/05/1930. Dep: 15/07/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1073 (Diagram 15)
    
20/04/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/04/1932. Dep: 18/06/1932.
Work undertaken:
Rebuilt to class O4/5
Boiler number 615 (Diagram 15)
    
18/10/1933 Allocation Reallocated to New England (NWE)    
02/10/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/10/1935. Dep: 15/11/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 639 (Diagram 15)
    
15/11/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
07/07/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 07/07/1937. Dep: 31/07/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1084 (Diagram 15)
    
21/09/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/09/1939. Dep: 04/11/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 621 (Diagram 15)
    
15/10/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 15/10/1941. Dep: 06/12/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 615 (Diagram 15)
    
30/06/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 30/06/1942. Dep: 15/08/1942.    
03/09/1942 Allocation Reallocated to West Hartlepool (WHL)    
12/02/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/02/1944. Dep: 11/03/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 639 (Diagram 15)
    
05/10/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Newport (Teeside) (NPT)    
18/10/1944 Allocation Reallocated to West Hartlepool (WHL)    
12/01/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Springhead (HLS)    
29/04/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
11/07/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 11/07/1946. Dep: 31/08/1946.    
24/11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3628    
02/06/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Heavy) - Arr: 02/06/1948. Dep: 03/07/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22342 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63628
    
14/08/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/08/1951. Dep: 22/09/1951.    
02/09/1951 Allocation Loaned to To Western Region / GWR (91W)    
23/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
29/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
07/07/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 07/07/1952. Dep: 04/10/1952.    
1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: ?/1955. Dep: 12/02/1955.
Work undertaken:
Rebuilt to class O4/8
Boiler number 28831 (Diagram 15)
    
29/01/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (36B)    
02/09/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/09/1958. Dep: 11/10/1958.    
03/12/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (36C)    
05/09/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 63628 from Frodingham (36C)    

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