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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 1729 m/e 07/1919
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6538   10/10/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3642   13/12/1946
British Railways 63642 w/e 18/02/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Nasmyth Wilson
Order Number L1550
Works Number 1285
To Service During 07/1919
Taken into Stock 10/10/1925
Withdrawal Wed 18/11/1959 off Frodingham (36C)
Service Life 40 yrs, 4 mths , 19 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Gorton)

Notes
Notes Cut up at Gorton

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1919
GOR   Gorton on 06/10/1925
IMM   Immingham on 15/10/1925
WFD   Woodford Halse on 10/04/1930
LNG   Langwith Junction on 27/09/1930
FRO   Frodingham on 12/03/1939
     Withdrawn on 18/11/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 18/11/1959

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
07/1919 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1034)
26/11/1927 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1837)
02/04/1932 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1131)
25/08/1934 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1247)
01/08/1936 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1176)
01/08/1936 Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
20/08/1938 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3341)
04/01/1941 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3316)
02/10/1943 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1212)
04/08/1945 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3258)
25/10/1947 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3339)
18/02/1950 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3427)
26/04/1952 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22262)
19/06/1954 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22255)
09/02/1957 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22178)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 30/05/1925 10/10/1925 134 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6538
  
Gorton Works 22/10/1927 26/11/1927 36 days General Boiler number 1837 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 15/03/1930 12/04/1930 29 days General    
Gorton Works 19/03/1932 02/04/1932 15 days General Boiler number 1131 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 11/08/1934 25/08/1934 15 days General Boiler number 1247 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 18/07/1936 01/08/1936 15 days General Boiler number 1176 (Diagram 15)
Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
  
Gorton Works 13/08/1938 20/08/1938 8 days General Boiler number 3341 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 14/12/1940 04/01/1941 22 days General Boiler number 3316 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 17/09/1943 02/10/1943 16 days General Boiler number 1212 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 21/07/1945 04/08/1945 15 days General Boiler number 3258 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 04/10/1947 25/10/1947 22 days General Boiler number 3339 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 04/02/1950 18/02/1950 15 days General Boiler number 3427 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63642
  
Gorton Works 05/04/1952 26/04/1952 22 days General Boiler number 22262 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 29/05/1954 19/06/1954 22 days General Boiler number 22255 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 22/06/1954 24/06/1954 3 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 12/01/1957 09/02/1957 29 days General Boiler number 22178 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 12/11/1959 12/11/1959 1 day No repairs    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1919 To Service To service as ROD Number 1729
Built at Nasmyth Wilson, Works Number 1285
Diagram 15 boiler fitted		    
30/05/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 30/05/1925. Dep: 10/10/1925.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6538
    
06/10/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
10/10/1925 To Stock To LNER stock    
15/10/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (IMM)    
22/10/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 22/10/1927. Dep: 26/11/1927.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1837 (Diagram 15)
    
15/03/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 15/03/1930. Dep: 12/04/1930.    
10/04/1930 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
27/09/1930 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (LNG)    
19/03/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/03/1932. Dep: 02/04/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1131 (Diagram 15)
    
11/08/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 11/08/1934. Dep: 25/08/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1247 (Diagram 15)
    
18/07/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 18/07/1936. Dep: 01/08/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1176 (Diagram 15)
Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
    
13/08/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/08/1938. Dep: 20/08/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3341 (Diagram 15)
    
12/03/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (FRO)    
14/12/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/12/1940. Dep: 04/01/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3316 (Diagram 15)
    
17/09/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 17/09/1943. Dep: 02/10/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1212 (Diagram 15)
    
21/07/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/07/1945. Dep: 04/08/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3258 (Diagram 15)
    
13/12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3642    
04/10/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 04/10/1947. Dep: 25/10/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3339 (Diagram 15)
    
04/02/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 04/02/1950. Dep: 18/02/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3427 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63642
    
05/04/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 05/04/1952. Dep: 26/04/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22262 (Diagram 15)
    
29/05/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 29/05/1954. Dep: 19/06/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22255 (Diagram 15)
    
22/06/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 22/06/1954. Dep: 24/06/1954.    
12/01/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/01/1957. Dep: 09/02/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22178 (Diagram 15)
    
12/11/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (No repairs) - Arr: 12/11/1959. Dep: 12/11/1959.    
18/11/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 63642 from Frodingham (36C)    

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