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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 1747 m/e 12/1919
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6501   20/06/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3732   04/05/1946
British Railways 63732 w/e 12/06/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
O4/312/1919
O4/8 (2-8-0)28/07/1956
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd
Order Number E109
Works Number 3774
To Service During 12/1919
Taken into Stock 20/06/1925
Withdrawal Sun 05/09/1965 off Langwith Junction (41J)
Service Life 45 yrs, 9 mths , 6 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Cox and Danks (Wadsley Bridge)

Notes
Notes Sold for scrap to Cox & Danks, Wadsley Bridge, 10/65

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1919
GOR   Gorton on 19/06/1925
WFD   Woodford Halse on 09/07/1925
DON   Doncaster on 24/09/1928
WFD   Woodford Halse on 26/11/1928
WHL   West Hartlepool on 03/09/1942
HLS   Hull Springhead on 12/01/1945
HLD   Hull Dairycoates on 11/09/1949
HLD   Hull Dairycoates w/e 17/09/1949
HLS   Hull Springhead on 04/12/1949
HLS   Hull Springhead w/e 10/12/1949
53A   Hull Dairycoates on 21/05/1950
40E   Langwith Junction on 02/09/1951
40E   Langwith Junction w/e 08/09/1951
     Withdrawn on 05/09/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC HLD Hull Dairycoates w/e 17/09/1949
ALLOC HLS Hull Springhead w/e 10/12/1949
ALLOC 53A Hull Dairycoates on 21/05/1950
LOAN 40B Immingham on 02/09/1951
ALLOC 40E Langwith Junction w/e 08/09/1951
WDN   w/e 05/09/1965

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
12/1919 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1365)
20/05/1930 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1968)
30/07/1932 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1212)
11/08/1934 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1160)
23/01/1937 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1210)
17/06/1939 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3287)
06/06/1942 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3271)
19/08/1944 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1005)
04/05/1946 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 3347)
12/06/1948 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 3218)
21/07/1951 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 22197)
01/10/1953 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 22177)
28/07/1956 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28897)
15/11/1958 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28371)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 04/04/1925 20/06/1925 78 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6501
 
Gorton Works 29/08/1927 08/10/1927 41 days General    
Gorton Works 28/03/1930 20/05/1930 54 days General Boiler number 1968 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 27/06/1932 30/07/1932 34 days General Boiler number 1212 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 19/07/1934 11/08/1934 24 days General Boiler number 1160 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 21/12/1936 23/01/1937 34 days General Boiler number 1210 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 06/05/1939 17/06/1939 43 days General Boiler number 3287 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 20/05/1942 06/06/1942 18 days General Boiler number 3271 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 31/07/1944 19/08/1944 20 days General Boiler number 1005 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 19/03/1946 04/05/1946 47 days General Boiler number 3347 (Diagram 100A)
Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 3732
 
Gorton Works 11/05/1948 12/06/1948 33 days General Boiler number 3218 (Diagram 100A)
Renumbered to BR 63732
 
Gorton Works 31/05/1951 21/07/1951 52 days General Boiler number 22197 (Diagram 100A)
 
Gorton Works 10/09/1953 01/10/1953 22 days General Boiler number 22177 (Diagram 100A)
 
Gorton Works 14/05/1956 28/07/1956 76 days General Rebuilt to class O4/8
Boiler number 28897 (Diagram 100A)
 
Gorton Works 22/08/1958 20/09/1958 30 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 14/10/1958 15/11/1958 33 days General Boiler number 28371 (Diagram 100A)
 
Gorton Works 23/03/1962 03/05/1962 42 days Heavy Intermediate    

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1919 To Service To service as ROD Number 1747
Built at Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd, Works Number 3774
Diagram 15 boiler fitted
   
04/04/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 04/04/1925. Dep: 20/06/1925.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6501
   
19/06/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
20/06/1925 To Stock To LNER stock    
09/07/1925 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
29/08/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 29/08/1927. Dep: 08/10/1927.    
24/09/1928 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
26/11/1928 Allocation Reallocated to Woodford Halse (WFD)    
28/03/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/03/1930. Dep: 20/05/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1968 (Diagram 15)
   
27/06/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 27/06/1932. Dep: 30/07/1932.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1212 (Diagram 15)
   
19/07/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/07/1934. Dep: 11/08/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1160 (Diagram 15)
   
21/12/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 21/12/1936. Dep: 23/01/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1210 (Diagram 15)
   
06/05/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 06/05/1939. Dep: 17/06/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3287 (Diagram 15)
   
20/05/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/05/1942. Dep: 06/06/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3271 (Diagram 15)
   
03/09/1942 Allocation Reallocated to West Hartlepool (WHL)    
31/07/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 31/07/1944. Dep: 19/08/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1005 (Diagram 15)
   
12/01/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Springhead (HLS)    
19/03/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/03/1946. Dep: 04/05/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3347 (Diagram 100A)
Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 3732
   
11/05/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 11/05/1948. Dep: 12/06/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3218 (Diagram 100A)
Renumbered to BR 63732
   
11/09/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
17/09/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (HLD)    
04/12/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Springhead (HLS)    
10/12/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Springhead (HLS)    
21/05/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Hull Dairycoates (53A)    
31/05/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 31/05/1951. Dep: 21/07/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22197 (Diagram 100A)
   
02/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (40E)    
08/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (40E)    
10/09/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 10/09/1953. Dep: 01/10/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22177 (Diagram 100A)
   
14/05/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/05/1956. Dep: 28/07/1956.
Work undertaken:
Rebuilt to class O4/8
Boiler number 28897 (Diagram 100A)
   
22/08/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 22/08/1958. Dep: 20/09/1958.    
14/10/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/10/1958. Dep: 15/11/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28371 (Diagram 100A)
   
23/03/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 23/03/1962. Dep: 03/05/1962.    
05/09/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 63732 from Langwith Junction (41J)    

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