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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 2044 m/e 05/1919
London and North Western Railway 2836 m/e 09/1919
Great Central Railway 1256c   29/12/1923
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6256   10/05/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3846   17/11/1946
British Railways 63846 w/e 12/06/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L712
Works Number 22138
To Service During 05/1919
Taken into Stock 29/12/1923
Withdrawal Tue 02/06/1964 off Langwith Junction (41J)
Service Life 45 yrs, 1 mth , 3 dys
Information Queen's Park Works

Disposal
Scrapping W.E.Smiths (Ecclesfield)

Notes
Notes Sold for scrap to Smiths, Ecclesfield, 8/64

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1919
91LNWR   (on loan)   09/1919
ROD       08/1921
GOR   Gorton on 20/12/1923
SHF   Sheffield Neepsend on 16/05/1924
SHF   Sheffield Darnall on 11/04/1943
41F   Mexborough on 16/06/1963
41J   Langwith Junction on 01/03/1964
     Withdrawn on 02/06/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 41F Mexborough 4w/e 29/06/1963
ALLOC 41J Langwith Junction 4w/e 07/03/1964
WDN   on 02/06/1964

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
05/1919 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1139)
10/05/1924 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1967)
27/01/1931 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1885)
06/05/1933 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1881)
03/08/1935 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1773)
19/03/1938 Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
19/03/1938 Intensifore lubricator removed
19/03/1938 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1858)
05/10/1940 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3224)
27/03/1943 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1002)
16/03/1946 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3355)
17/06/1948 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3283)
24/02/1951 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22165)
21/04/1956 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22878)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 22/12/1923 29/12/1923 8 days Light Repair Renumbered to GCR 1256c
 
Gorton Works 27/02/1924 10/05/1924 74 days General Boiler number 1967 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6256
 
Gorton Works 13/10/1926 18/12/1926 67 days General    
Gorton Works 04/02/1929 30/03/1929 55 days General    
Gorton Works 29/11/1930 27/01/1931 60 days General Boiler number 1885 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 13/03/1933 06/05/1933 55 days General Boiler number 1881 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 24/06/1935 03/08/1935 41 days General Boiler number 1773 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 25/02/1938 19/03/1938 23 days General Boiler number 1858 (Diagram 15)
Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
 
Gorton Works 11/09/1940 05/10/1940 25 days General Boiler number 3224 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 06/02/1943 27/03/1943 50 days General Boiler number 1002 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 21/01/1946 16/03/1946 55 days General Boiler number 3355 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 03/05/1948 17/06/1948 46 days General Boiler number 3283 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63846
 
Gorton Works 26/01/1951 24/02/1951 30 days General Boiler number 22165 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 30/07/1953 22/08/1953 24 days Light Intermediate    
Gorton Works 08/03/1956 21/04/1956 45 days General Boiler number 22878 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 30/03/1960 19/05/1960 51 days Heavy Intermediate    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1919 To Service To service as ROD Number 2044
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 22138
Diagram 15 boiler fitted
   
09/1919 Allocation      
09/1919 Renumbered Renumbered to 2836    
08/1921 Allocation      
20/12/1923 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
22/12/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 22/12/1923. Dep: 29/12/1923.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to GCR 1256c
   
29/12/1923 To Stock To GCR stock    
27/02/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 27/02/1924. Dep: 10/05/1924.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1967 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6256
   
16/05/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)    
13/10/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/10/1926. Dep: 18/12/1926.    
04/02/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 04/02/1929. Dep: 30/03/1929.    
29/11/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 29/11/1930. Dep: 27/01/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1885 (Diagram 15)
   
13/03/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/03/1933. Dep: 06/05/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1881 (Diagram 15)
   
24/06/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 24/06/1935. Dep: 03/08/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1773 (Diagram 15)
   
25/02/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 25/02/1938. Dep: 19/03/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1858 (Diagram 15)
Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
   
11/09/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 11/09/1940. Dep: 05/10/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3224 (Diagram 15)
   
06/02/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 06/02/1943. Dep: 27/03/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1002 (Diagram 15)
   
11/04/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    
21/01/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/01/1946. Dep: 16/03/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3355 (Diagram 15)
   
17/11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3846    
03/05/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 03/05/1948. Dep: 17/06/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3283 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63846
   
26/01/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/01/1951. Dep: 24/02/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22165 (Diagram 15)
   
30/07/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 30/07/1953. Dep: 22/08/1953.    
08/03/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/03/1956. Dep: 21/04/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22878 (Diagram 15)
   
30/03/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 30/03/1960. Dep: 19/05/1960.    
16/06/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (41F)    
01/03/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (41J)    
02/06/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 63846 from Langwith Junction (41J)    

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