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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 2055 m/e 06/1919
London and North Western Railway 2851 m/e 09/1919
Great Central Railway 1292c   02/01/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6292   28/08/1924
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3853   11/08/1946
British Railways 63853 w/e 29/01/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
O4/306/1919
O4/8 (2-8-0)27/05/1944
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L712
Works Number 22146
To Service During 06/1919
Taken into Stock 02/01/1924
Withdrawal Tue 26/11/1963 off Langwith Junction (41J)
Service Life 44 yrs, 5 mths , 26 dys
Information Queen's Park Works

Notes
Notes Sold for scrap 1/64

Allocations
Code Name From Date
  (New) m/e 06/1919
91LNWR (on loan)   09/1919
ROD     08/1921
GOR Gorton on 02/01/1924
19D Heaton Mersey on 26/10/1940
GOR Gorton on 04/12/1940
ANN Annesley on 03/12/1944
WFD Woodford Halse on 29/06/1947
ANN Annesley on 12/10/1947
39A Gorton on 26/11/1950
36C Frodingham on 13/06/1954
41J Langwith Junction on 18/01/1959
   Withdrawn on 26/11/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC WFD Woodford Halse on 29/06/1947
ALLOC ANN Annesley on 12/10/1947
ALLOC 39A Gorton m/e 30/11/1950
ALLOC 36C Frodingham 4w/e 19/06/1954
ALLOC 41J Langwith Junction 4w/e 24/01/1959
WDN   on 26/11/1963

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
06/1919 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1140)
28/08/1924 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1483)
22/10/1929 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1145)
15/09/1931 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1473)
24/02/1934 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1126)
01/02/1936 Intensifore lubricator removed
01/02/1936 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3231)
01/02/1936 Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
16/07/1938 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3256)
17/08/1940 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 811)
15/08/1942 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1181)
27/05/1944 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 5015)
23/11/1946 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 5028)
29/01/1949 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 5023)
21/10/1950 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28268)
02/01/1953 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28389)
14/04/1955 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28385)
30/11/1957 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28395)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Durn Level of Work Mileage
Gorton Works 22/12/1923 02/01/1924 12 days Light Repair
Renumbered to GCR 1292c
  
Gorton Works 16/06/1924 28/08/1924 74 days General
Boiler number 1483 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6292
  
Gorton Works 27/04/1927 13/06/1927 48 days General  
Gorton Works 12/08/1929 22/10/1929 72 days General
Boiler number 1145 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 20/08/1931 15/09/1931 27 days General
Boiler number 1473 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 29/01/1934 24/02/1934 27 days General
Boiler number 1126 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 21/12/1935 01/02/1936 43 days General
Boiler number 3231 (Diagram 15)
Fountain lubrication fitted (axleboxes)
  
Gorton Works 29/05/1938 16/07/1938 49 days General
Boiler number 3256 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 08/08/1940 17/08/1940 10 days General
Boiler number 811 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 14/07/1942 15/08/1942 33 days General
Boiler number 1181 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 01/09/1942 04/09/1942 4 days Unclassified  
Gorton Works 06/09/1942 14/09/1942 9 days Unclassified  
Gorton Works 14/04/1944 27/05/1944 44 days General
Rebuilt to class O4/8
Boiler number 5015 (Diagram 100A)
  
Gorton Works 19/10/1945 03/11/1945 16 days Light Repair  
Gorton Works 15/09/1946 23/11/1946 70 days General
Boiler number 5028 (Diagram 100A)
  
Gorton Works 19/12/1948 29/01/1949 42 days General
Boiler number 5023 (Diagram 100A)
Renumbered to BR 63853
  
Gorton Works 06/09/1950 21/10/1950 46 days General
Boiler number 28268 (Diagram 100A)
  
Gorton Works 28/11/1952 02/01/1953 36 days General
Boiler number 28389 (Diagram 100A)
  
Gorton Works 11/03/1955 14/04/1955 35 days General
Boiler number 28385 (Diagram 100A)
  
Gorton Works 25/10/1957 30/11/1957 37 days General
Boiler number 28395 (Diagram 100A)
  
Gorton Works 28/01/1959 20/02/1959 24 days Unclassified  
Gorton Works 25/05/1959 03/06/1959 10 days Light Casual  
Gorton Works 30/12/1959 05/02/1960 38 days Heavy Intermediate  

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1919 To Service To service as ROD Number 2055
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 22146
Diagram 15 boiler fitted		    
09/1919 Allocation      
09/1919 Renumbered Renumbered to 2851    
08/1921 Allocation      
02/01/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
02/01/1924 To Stock To GCR stock    
26/10/1940 Allocation Reallocated to Heaton Mersey (19D)    
04/12/1940 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
03/12/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (ANN)    
11/08/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3853    
29/06/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
12/10/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (ANN)    
26/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (39A)    
13/06/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (36C)    
18/01/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (41J)    
26/11/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 63853 from Langwith Junction (41J)    

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