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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 1749 m/e 04/1920
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6503   20/03/1926
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3734   30/06/1946
British Railways 63734 w/e 21/08/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
O4/304/1920
O4/8 (2-8-0)30/06/1956
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd
Order Number E109
Works Number 3776
To Service During 04/1920
Taken into Stock 20/03/1926
Withdrawal Sun 08/08/1965 off Doncaster (36A)
Service Life 45 yrs, 4 mths , 8 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Mon 11/10/1965 at Drapers (Hull)

Notes
Notes Sold for scrap to A Draper, Hull, 9/65. Cut up 11/10/65

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1920
GOR   Gorton on 20/03/1926
SHF   Sheffield Neepsend on 23/03/1926
STV   Staveley (G.C.) on 26/01/1932
SHF   Sheffield Darnall on 07/08/1949
SHF   Sheffield Darnall w/e 13/08/1949
41F   Mexborough on 09/09/1962
41A   Sheffield Darnall on 09/12/1962
41F   Mexborough on 20/01/1963
36E   Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) on 22/09/1963
36A   Doncaster on 13/06/1965
     Withdrawn on 08/08/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC SHF Sheffield Darnall w/e 13/08/1949
ALLOC 41F Mexborough 4w/e 06/10/1962
ALLOC 41A Sheffield Darnall 2w/e 15/12/1962
ALLOC 41F Mexborough 3w/e 02/02/1963
ALLOC 36E Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) 6w/e 05/10/1963
ALLOC 36A Doncaster 2w/e 26/06/1965
WDN   w/e 08/08/1965

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
04/1920 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1108)
07/08/1930 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1069)
19/08/1933 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1808)
07/12/1935 Intensifore lubricator removed
07/12/1935 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1234)
20/11/1937 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1353)
15/06/1940 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3401)
25/07/1942 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3386)
25/11/1944 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 813)
21/09/1946 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 862)
20/08/1948 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1025)
12/05/1951 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22187)
21/11/1953 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22126)
30/06/1956 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28896)
01/03/1961 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28387)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 22/01/1926 20/03/1926 58 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6503
 
Gorton Works 30/07/1928 18/09/1928 51 days General    
Gorton Works 09/06/1930 07/08/1930 60 days General Boiler number 1069 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 17/07/1933 19/08/1933 34 days General Boiler number 1808 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 28/10/1935 07/12/1935 41 days General Boiler number 1234 (Diagram 15)
Intensifore lubricator removed
 
Gorton Works 29/10/1937 20/11/1937 23 days General Chimney altered
Boiler number 1353 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 28/05/1940 15/06/1940 19 days General Boiler number 3401 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 22/06/1942 25/07/1942 34 days General Boiler number 3386 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 19/05/1943 07/08/1943 81 days Light Repair After collision
 
Gorton Works 06/11/1944 25/11/1944 20 days General Boiler number 813 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 06/08/1946 21/09/1946 47 days General Boiler number 862 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 15/07/1948 20/08/1948 37 days General Boiler number 1025 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63734
 
Gorton Works 22/04/1951 12/05/1951 21 days General Boiler number 22187 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 16/05/1951 22/05/1951 7 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 29/10/1953 21/11/1953 24 days General Boiler number 22126 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 19/04/1956 30/06/1956 73 days General Rebuilt to class O4/8
Boiler number 28896 (Diagram 100A)
 
Gorton Works 26/01/1961 01/03/1961 35 days General Boiler number 28387 (Diagram 100A)
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1920 To Service To service as ROD Number 1749
Built at Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd, Works Number 3776
Diagram 15 boiler fitted
   
22/01/1926 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 22/01/1926. Dep: 20/03/1926.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6503
   
20/03/1926 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
20/03/1926 To Stock To LNER stock    
23/03/1926 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)    
30/07/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 30/07/1928. Dep: 18/09/1928.    
09/06/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 09/06/1930. Dep: 07/08/1930.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1069 (Diagram 15)
   
26/01/1932 Allocation Reallocated to Staveley (G.C.) (STV)    
17/07/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 17/07/1933. Dep: 19/08/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1808 (Diagram 15)
   
28/10/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/10/1935. Dep: 07/12/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1234 (Diagram 15)
Intensifore lubricator removed
   
29/10/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 29/10/1937. Dep: 20/11/1937.
Work undertaken:
Chimney altered
Boiler number 1353 (Diagram 15)
   
28/05/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/05/1940. Dep: 15/06/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3401 (Diagram 15)
   
22/06/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 22/06/1942. Dep: 25/07/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3386 (Diagram 15)
   
19/05/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 19/05/1943. Dep: 07/08/1943.
Work undertaken:
After collision
   
06/11/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 06/11/1944. Dep: 25/11/1944.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 813 (Diagram 15)
   
30/06/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3734    
06/08/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 06/08/1946. Dep: 21/09/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 862 (Diagram 15)
   
15/07/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 15/07/1948. Dep: 20/08/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1025 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63734
   
07/08/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    
13/08/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (SHF)    
22/04/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 22/04/1951. Dep: 12/05/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22187 (Diagram 15)
   
16/05/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 16/05/1951. Dep: 22/05/1951.    
29/10/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 29/10/1953. Dep: 21/11/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22126 (Diagram 15)
   
19/04/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/04/1956. Dep: 30/06/1956.
Work undertaken:
Rebuilt to class O4/8
Boiler number 28896 (Diagram 100A)
   
26/01/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/01/1961. Dep: 01/03/1961.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 28387 (Diagram 100A)
   
09/09/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (41F)    
09/12/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (41A)    
20/01/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (41F)    
22/09/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (36E)    
13/06/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (36A)    
08/08/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 63734 from Doncaster (36A)    
11/10/1965 Scrapped Broken up by Drapers: Hull    

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