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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 2084 m/e 09/1919
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6627   21/05/1927
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3870   28/07/1946
British Railways (BR Tmp) E3870   31/01/1948
British Railways 63870 w/e 31/03/1951

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 22175
To Service During 09/1919
Taken into Stock 17/05/1927
Withdrawal Fri 26/01/1962 off Langwith Junction (41J)
Service Life 42 yrs, 4 mths , 26 dys
Information Hyde Park Works

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Gorton)

Notes
Notes Cut up at Gorton

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1919
GOR   Gorton on 17/05/1927
LIV   Brunswick m/e 11/1935
LIV   Brunswick on 29/11/1935
GOR   Gorton on 14/11/1936
GRA   Grantham on 02/05/1937
MEX   Mexborough on 21/11/1942
DON   Doncaster on 27/08/1944
MEX   Mexborough on 25/08/1946
40E   Langwith Junction on 02/07/1950
     Withdrawn on 26/01/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 40E Langwith Junction w/e 02/07/1950
WDN   on 26/01/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
09/1919 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1018)
29/08/1931 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1243)
07/10/1933 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1011)
16/11/1935 Intensifore lubricator removed
16/11/1935 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1221)
14/11/1936 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1340)
14/10/1939 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1019)
17/10/1942 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1254)
30/06/1945 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3405)
31/01/1948 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3415)
31/03/1951 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22172)
30/05/1953 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22136)
21/04/1956 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22151)
01/11/1958 Water Treatment apparatus fitted
01/11/1958 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22874)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 26/02/1927 21/05/1927 85 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6627
 
Gorton Works 10/08/1929 14/09/1929 36 days General    
Gorton Works 15/08/1931 29/08/1931 15 days General Boiler number 1243 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 23/09/1933 07/10/1933 15 days General Boiler number 1011 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 09/11/1935 16/11/1935 8 days General Boiler number 1221 (Diagram 15)
Intensifore lubricator removed
 
Gorton Works 07/11/1936 14/11/1936 8 days General Boiler number 1340 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 30/09/1939 14/10/1939 15 days General Boiler number 1019 (Diagram 15)
 
Stratford Works 01/09/1942 17/10/1942 47 days General Boiler number 1254 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 19/07/1944 22/07/1944 4 days Light Repair Tender only
 
Gorton Works 09/06/1945 30/06/1945 22 days General Boiler number 3405 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 10/01/1948 31/01/1948 22 days General Boiler number 3415 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR (BR Tmp) number E3870
 
Gorton Works 10/03/1951 31/03/1951 22 days General Boiler number 22172 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63870
 
Gorton Works 04/09/1951 15/09/1951 12 days Light Casual    
Gorton Works 09/05/1953 30/05/1953 22 days General Boiler number 22136 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 03/06/1953 13/06/1953 11 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 22/05/1954 12/06/1954 22 days Light Casual    
Gorton Works 10/06/1954 16/06/1954 7 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 17/03/1956 21/04/1956 36 days General Boiler number 22151 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 28/04/1956 30/04/1956 3 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 22/03/1958 29/03/1958 8 days Light Casual After collision
 
Gorton Works 04/10/1958 01/11/1958 29 days General Boiler number 22874 (Diagram 15)
Water Treatment apparatus fitted
 
Gorton Works 23/01/1962 23/01/1962 1 day No repairs    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1919 To Service To service as ROD Number 2084
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 22175
Diagram 15 boiler fitted
   
26/02/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/02/1927. Dep: 21/05/1927.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6627
   
17/05/1927 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
17/05/1927 To Stock To ROD stock    
10/08/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 10/08/1929. Dep: 14/09/1929.    
15/08/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 15/08/1931. Dep: 29/08/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1243 (Diagram 15)
   
23/09/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/09/1933. Dep: 07/10/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1011 (Diagram 15)
   
11/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Brunswick (LIV)    
09/11/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 09/11/1935. Dep: 16/11/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1221 (Diagram 15)
Intensifore lubricator removed
   
29/11/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Brunswick (LIV)    
07/11/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 07/11/1936. Dep: 14/11/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1340 (Diagram 15)
   
14/11/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
02/05/1937 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (GRA)    
30/09/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 30/09/1939. Dep: 14/10/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1019 (Diagram 15)
   
01/09/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 01/09/1942. Dep: 17/10/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1254 (Diagram 15)
   
21/11/1942 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
19/07/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 19/07/1944. Dep: 22/07/1944.
Work undertaken:
Tender only
   
27/08/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
09/06/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 09/06/1945. Dep: 30/06/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3405 (Diagram 15)
   
28/07/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3870    
25/08/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
10/01/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 10/01/1948. Dep: 31/01/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3415 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR (BR Tmp) number E3870
   
02/07/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (40E)    
10/03/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 10/03/1951. Dep: 31/03/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22172 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63870
   
04/09/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 04/09/1951. Dep: 15/09/1951.    
09/05/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 09/05/1953. Dep: 30/05/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22136 (Diagram 15)
   
03/06/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 03/06/1953. Dep: 13/06/1953.    
22/05/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 22/05/1954. Dep: 12/06/1954.    
10/06/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 10/06/1954. Dep: 16/06/1954.    
17/03/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 17/03/1956. Dep: 21/04/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22151 (Diagram 15)
   
28/04/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 28/04/1956. Dep: 30/04/1956.    
22/03/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 22/03/1958. Dep: 29/03/1958.
Work undertaken:
After collision
   
04/10/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 04/10/1958. Dep: 01/11/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22874 (Diagram 15)
Water Treatment apparatus fitted
   
23/01/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (No repairs) - Arr: 23/01/1962. Dep: 23/01/1962.    
26/01/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 63870 from Langwith Junction (41J)    

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