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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 2136 m/e 09/1919
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6638   14/05/1927
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3889   07/07/1946
British Railways (BR Tmp) E3889   31/01/1948
British Railways 63889 w/e 23/09/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L713
Works Number 22226
To Service During 09/1919
Taken into Stock 12/05/1927
Withdrawal Wed 02/12/1959 off Sheffield Darnall (41A)
Service Life 40 yrs, 3 mths , 1 dy
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
CAM   Cambridge on 12/05/1927
LNG   Langwith Junction on 04/06/1927
SHF   Sheffield Neepsend on 07/09/1929
STV   Staveley (G.C.) on 23/01/1934
SHF   Sheffield Darnall on 06/02/1949
SHF   Sheffield Darnall w/e 12/02/1949
     Withdrawn on 02/12/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC SHF Sheffield Darnall w/e 12/02/1949
WDN   on 02/12/1959

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
09/1919 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1013)
16/04/1932 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1141)
02/11/1935 Intensifore lubricator removed
02/11/1935 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1288)
04/12/1937 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3218)
13/07/1940 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3328)
13/11/1942 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1882)
27/11/1943 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3283)
26/01/1946 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3315)
31/01/1948 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3398)
16/09/1950 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22107)
10/01/1953 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22890)
17/12/1955 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22296)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 26/02/1927 14/05/1927 78 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6638
 
Gorton Works 15/06/1929 13/07/1929 29 days General    
Gorton Works 09/04/1932 16/04/1932 8 days General Boiler number 1141 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 19/10/1935 02/11/1935 15 days General Boiler number 1288 (Diagram 15)
Intensifore lubricator removed
 
Gorton Works 27/11/1937 04/12/1937 8 days General Boiler number 3218 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 06/07/1940 13/07/1940 8 days General Boiler number 3328 (Diagram 15)
 
Stratford Works 06/10/1942 13/11/1942 39 days General Boiler number 1882 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 25/11/1943 27/11/1943 3 days Light Repair Boiler number 3283 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 12/01/1946 26/01/1946 15 days General Boiler number 3315 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 10/01/1948 31/01/1948 22 days General Boiler number 3398 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR (BR Tmp) number E3889
 
Gorton Works 02/09/1950 16/09/1950 15 days General Boiler number 22107 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63889
 
Gorton Works 13/12/1952 10/01/1953 29 days General Boiler number 22890 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 12/01/1953 15/01/1953 4 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 19/12/1953 26/12/1953 8 days Light Casual After collision
 
Gorton Works 19/11/1955 17/12/1955 29 days General Boiler number 22296 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 08/06/1957 06/07/1957 29 days Light Casual    
Gorton Works 11/07/1957 12/07/1957 2 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 17/11/1959 17/11/1959 1 day No repairs    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/10/1962 Annesley MPD The proposed transfer away of the O1s (displaced by the LMR 8Fs) has been cancelled and the Ols (including 4 just ex-Works) are to be withdrawn. 63777/92/6, 63838/86 were withdrawn w.e. 27/10 but were still at Annesley on 11/11 whilst the following are in store also 63578/9/91, 63610/76/89, 63711/40/52, 63777/92/6, 63806/8/17, 63838, 63854/65/7, 63886, 63889, 63901. Also stored are 84007/27 which used to work the so-called 'Annesley Dido'-replaced by a bus since 10th Sept. SLS/196212

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1919 To Service To service as ROD Number 2136
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 22226
Diagram 15 boiler fitted
   
26/02/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/02/1927. Dep: 14/05/1927.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6638
   
12/05/1927 Allocation Reallocated to Cambridge (CAM)    
12/05/1927 To Stock To ROD stock    
04/06/1927 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (LNG)    
15/06/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 15/06/1929. Dep: 13/07/1929.    
07/09/1929 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)    
09/04/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 09/04/1932. Dep: 16/04/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1141 (Diagram 15)
   
23/01/1934 Allocation Reallocated to Staveley (G.C.) (STV)    
19/10/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/10/1935. Dep: 02/11/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1288 (Diagram 15)
Intensifore lubricator removed
   
27/11/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 27/11/1937. Dep: 04/12/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3218 (Diagram 15)
   
06/07/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 06/07/1940. Dep: 13/07/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3328 (Diagram 15)
   
06/10/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 06/10/1942. Dep: 13/11/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1882 (Diagram 15)
   
25/11/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 25/11/1943. Dep: 27/11/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3283 (Diagram 15)
   
12/01/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/01/1946. Dep: 26/01/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3315 (Diagram 15)
   
07/07/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3889    
10/01/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 10/01/1948. Dep: 31/01/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3398 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR (BR Tmp) number E3889
   
06/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    
12/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    
02/09/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 02/09/1950. Dep: 16/09/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22107 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63889
   
13/12/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 13/12/1952. Dep: 10/01/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22890 (Diagram 15)
   
12/01/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 12/01/1953. Dep: 15/01/1953.    
19/12/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 19/12/1953. Dep: 26/12/1953.
Work undertaken:
After collision
   
19/11/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/11/1955. Dep: 17/12/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22296 (Diagram 15)
   
08/06/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 08/06/1957. Dep: 06/07/1957.    
11/07/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 11/07/1957. Dep: 12/07/1957.    
17/11/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (No repairs) - Arr: 17/11/1959. Dep: 17/11/1959.    
02/12/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 63889 from Sheffield Darnall (41A)    

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