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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 2052 m/e 06/1919
London and North Western Railway 2849 m/e 09/1919
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6294   15/03/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3850   08/12/1946
British Railways 63850 w/e 01/07/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
O4/306/1919
O4/8 (2-8-0)22/10/1955
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L712
Works Number 22143
To Service During 06/1919
Taken into Stock 15/03/1924
Withdrawal Sun 20/06/1965 off Langwith Junction (41J)
Service Life 46 yrs , 20 dys
Information Queen's Park Works

Disposal
Scrapping T W Ward (Beighton)

Notes
Notes Sold for scrap to T W Ward, Beighton, 8/65

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1919
91LNWR   (on loan)   09/1919
ROD       08/1921
GOR   Gorton on 21/03/1924
DON   Doncaster on 24/03/1924
STV   Staveley (G.C.) on 05/11/1937
SHF   Sheffield Darnall on 06/02/1949
SHF   Sheffield Darnall w/e 12/02/1949
41F   Mexborough on 16/06/1963
41J   Langwith Junction on 22/12/1963
     Withdrawn on 20/06/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC SHF Sheffield Darnall w/e 12/02/1949
ALLOC 41F Mexborough 4w/e 29/06/1963
ALLOC 41J Langwith Junction 9w/e 08/02/1964
WDN   w/e 20/06/1965

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
06/1919 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 487)
20/01/1930 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1429)
13/02/1932 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1170)
02/06/1934 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1220)
03/10/1936 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1035)
23/12/1938 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1008)
22/03/1941 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1318)
05/06/1943 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3429)
07/07/1945 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1344)
18/11/1947 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3396)
24/06/1950 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3250)
22/11/1952 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22106)
22/10/1955 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28307)
08/11/1958 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28339)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 07/07/1924 15/03/1924 -113 days Heavy    
Gorton Works 29/04/1925 18/05/1925 20 days General    
Gorton Works 22/09/1927 18/11/1927 58 days General    
Gorton Works 02/12/1929 20/01/1930 50 days General Boiler number 1429 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 29/12/1931 13/02/1932 47 days General Boiler number 1170 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 21/04/1934 02/06/1934 43 days General Boiler number 1220 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 30/08/1936 03/10/1936 35 days General Boiler number 1035 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 20/11/1938 23/12/1938 34 days General Boiler number 1008 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 23/02/1941 22/03/1941 28 days General Boiler number 1318 (Diagram 15)
 
Stratford Works 28/03/1943 05/06/1943 70 days General Boiler number 3429 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 21/05/1945 07/07/1945 48 days General Boiler number 1344 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 12/09/1946 12/10/1946 31 days Light Repair    
Gorton Works 05/10/1947 18/11/1947 45 days General Boiler number 3396 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 30/05/1950 24/06/1950 26 days General Boiler number 3250 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63850
 
Gorton Works 30/10/1952 22/11/1952 24 days General Boiler number 22106 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 09/08/1955 22/10/1955 75 days General Rebuilt to class O4/8
Boiler number 28307 (Diagram 100A)
 
Gorton Works 07/10/1958 08/11/1958 33 days General Boiler number 28339 (Diagram 100A)
 
Gorton Works 14/08/1962 28/09/1962 46 days Light Intermediate    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1919 To Service To service as ROD Number 2052
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 22143
Diagram 15 boiler fitted
   
09/1919 Allocation      
09/1919 Renumbered Renumbered to 2849    
08/1921 Allocation      
15/03/1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 6294    
15/03/1924 To Stock To LNER stock    
21/03/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
24/03/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
07/07/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Heavy) - Arr: 07/07/1924. Dep: 15/03/1924.    
29/04/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 29/04/1925. Dep: 18/05/1925.    
22/09/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 22/09/1927. Dep: 18/11/1927.    
02/12/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/12/1929. Dep: 20/01/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1429 (Diagram 15)
   
29/12/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 29/12/1931. Dep: 13/02/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1170 (Diagram 15)
   
21/04/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/04/1934. Dep: 02/06/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1220 (Diagram 15)
   
30/08/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 30/08/1936. Dep: 03/10/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1035 (Diagram 15)
   
05/11/1937 Allocation Reallocated to Staveley (G.C.) (STV)    
20/11/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/11/1938. Dep: 23/12/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1008 (Diagram 15)
   
23/02/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/02/1941. Dep: 22/03/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1318 (Diagram 15)
   
28/03/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 28/03/1943. Dep: 05/06/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3429 (Diagram 15)
   
21/05/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/05/1945. Dep: 07/07/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1344 (Diagram 15)
   
12/09/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 12/09/1946. Dep: 12/10/1946.    
08/12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3850    
05/10/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 05/10/1947. Dep: 18/11/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3396 (Diagram 15)
   
06/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    
12/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    
30/05/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 30/05/1950. Dep: 24/06/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3250 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63850
   
30/10/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 30/10/1952. Dep: 22/11/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22106 (Diagram 15)
   
09/08/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 09/08/1955. Dep: 22/10/1955.
Work undertaken:
Rebuilt to class O4/8
Boiler number 28307 (Diagram 100A)
   
07/10/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 07/10/1958. Dep: 08/11/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28339 (Diagram 100A)
   
14/08/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 14/08/1962. Dep: 28/09/1962.    
16/06/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (41F)    
22/12/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (41J)    
20/06/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 63850 from Langwith Junction (41J)    

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