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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 2160 m/e 10/1919
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6640   16/06/1927
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3899   07/07/1946
British Railways 63899 w/e 04/12/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
O4/310/1919
O4/8 (2-8-0)05/09/1955
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L714
Works Number 22250
To Service During 10/1919
Taken into Stock 16/06/1927
Withdrawal Sat 25/05/1963 off Staveley (G.C.) (41H)
Service Life 43 yrs, 7 mths , 25 dys
Information Atlas Works

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Doncaster)

Notes
Notes Into Doncaster for cutting up 29/5/63

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1919
WFD   Woodford Halse on 16/06/1927
STV   Staveley (G.C.) on 07/05/1944
ANN   Annesley on 12/10/1947
CLK   Colwick on 01/02/1948
CLK   Colwick w/e 07/02/1948
ANN   Annesley on 06/06/1948
ANN   Annesley w/e 12/06/1948
38A   Colwick on 05/02/1950
38A   Colwick w/e 11/02/1950
39A   Gorton on 21/05/1950
38A   Colwick on 21/06/1953
38D   Staveley (G.C.) on 29/11/1953
     Withdrawn on 25/05/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC ANN Annesley on 12/10/1947
ALLOC CLK Colwick w/e 07/02/1948
ALLOC ANN Annesley w/e 12/06/1948
ALLOC 38A Colwick w/e 11/02/1950
ALLOC 39A Gorton w/e 21/05/1950
ALLOC 38A Colwick 4w/e 11/07/1953
ALLOC 38D Staveley (G.C.) 4w/e 26/12/1953
WDN   on 25/05/1963

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
10/1919 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1077)
24/03/1931 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1457)
17/06/1933 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 42)
07/11/1935 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3218)
13/11/1937 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1275)
29/06/1940 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1464)
03/03/1945 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3257)
18/05/1947 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3385)
04/12/1948 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1232)
20/01/1951 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22110)
29/11/1952 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22118)
05/09/1955 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28392)
09/08/1958 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28885)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 30/04/1927 16/06/1927 48 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6640
 
Gorton Works 20/06/1929 25/07/1929 36 days General    
Gorton Works 31/01/1931 24/03/1931 53 days General Boiler number 1457 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 07/05/1933 17/06/1933 42 days General Boiler number 42 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 23/09/1935 07/11/1935 46 days General lntensifore removed
Boiler number 3218 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 21/10/1937 13/11/1937 24 days General Chimney altered
Boiler number 1275 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 26/05/1940 29/06/1940 35 days General Boiler number 1464 (Diagram 15)
 
Stratford Works 11/10/1942 18/02/1943 131 days General    
Gorton Works 28/01/1945 03/03/1945 35 days General Boiler number 3257 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 07/04/1947 18/05/1947 42 days General Boiler number 3385 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 20/10/1948 04/12/1948 46 days General Boiler number 1232 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63899
 
Gorton Works 28/11/1949 24/12/1949 27 days Light Casual    
Gorton Works 29/12/1949 30/12/1949 2 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 01/01/1951 20/01/1951 20 days General Boiler number 22110 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 10/11/1952 29/11/1952 20 days General Boiler number 22118 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 29/06/1955 05/09/1955 69 days General Rebuilt to class O4/8
Boiler number 28392 (Diagram 100A)
 
Gorton Works 04/11/1957 23/11/1957 20 days Light Casual    
Gorton Works 16/06/1958 09/08/1958 55 days General Boiler number 28885 (Diagram 100A)
 
Gorton Works 18/08/1958 30/08/1958 13 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 26/09/1961 04/11/1961 40 days Heavy Intermediate    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1919 To Service To service as ROD Number 2160
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 22250
Diagram 15 boiler fitted
   
30/04/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 30/04/1927. Dep: 16/06/1927.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6640
   
16/06/1927 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
16/06/1927 To Stock To LNER stock    
20/06/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/06/1929. Dep: 25/07/1929.    
31/01/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 31/01/1931. Dep: 24/03/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1457 (Diagram 15)
   
07/05/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 07/05/1933. Dep: 17/06/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 42 (Diagram 15)
   
23/09/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/09/1935. Dep: 07/11/1935.
Work undertaken:
lntensifore removed
Boiler number 3218 (Diagram 15)
   
21/10/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/10/1937. Dep: 13/11/1937.
Work undertaken:
Chimney altered
Boiler number 1275 (Diagram 15)
   
26/05/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/05/1940. Dep: 29/06/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1464 (Diagram 15)
   
11/10/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Stratford Works (General) - Arr: 11/10/1942. Dep: 18/02/1943.    
07/05/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Staveley (G.C.) (STV)    
28/01/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/01/1945. Dep: 03/03/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3257 (Diagram 15)
   
07/07/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3899    
07/04/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 07/04/1947. Dep: 18/05/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3385 (Diagram 15)
   
12/10/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (ANN)    
01/02/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
07/02/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
06/06/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (ANN)    
12/06/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (ANN)    
20/10/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/10/1948. Dep: 04/12/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1232 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63899
   
28/11/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 28/11/1949. Dep: 24/12/1949.    
29/12/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 29/12/1949. Dep: 30/12/1949.    
05/02/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
11/02/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
21/05/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (39A)    
01/01/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 01/01/1951. Dep: 20/01/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22110 (Diagram 15)
   
10/11/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 10/11/1952. Dep: 29/11/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22118 (Diagram 15)
   
21/06/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
29/11/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Staveley (G.C.) (38D)    
29/06/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 29/06/1955. Dep: 05/09/1955.
Work undertaken:
Rebuilt to class O4/8
Boiler number 28392 (Diagram 100A)
   
04/11/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 04/11/1957. Dep: 23/11/1957.    
16/06/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 16/06/1958. Dep: 09/08/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28885 (Diagram 100A)
   
18/08/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 18/08/1958. Dep: 30/08/1958.    
26/09/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 26/09/1961. Dep: 04/11/1961.    
25/05/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 63899 from Staveley (G.C.) (41H)    

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