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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 422 m/e 06/1919
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5422   07/02/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3911   15/09/1946
British Railways 63911 w/e 10/12/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
O506/1919
O4/6 (2-8-0)23/01/1943
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Gorton Works
Order Number 622
To Service During 06/1919
Withdrawal Sun 09/12/1962 off Mexborough (41F)
Service Life 43 yrs, 6 mths , 8 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Round Oak Steelworks (Brierly Hill)

Notes
Notes Fitted with pulveriser when new
Sold for scrap to Round Oak Steel, Brierly Hill, 3/64

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1919
GOR   Gorton on 28/06/1919
MEX   Mexborough on 09/02/1924
DON   Doncaster on 18/08/1946
FRO   Frodingham on 18/01/1948
FRO   Frodingham w/e 24/01/1948
36D   Barnsley on 13/11/1955
41F   Mexborough on 03/01/1960
     Withdrawn on 09/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC FRO Frodingham w/e 24/01/1948
ALLOC 36D Barnsley 4w/e 03/12/1955
ALLOC 41F Mexborough 4w/e 23/01/1960
WDN   on 09/12/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
06/1919 Diagram 15B boiler fitted (number 1739)
08/10/1927 Diagram 15B boiler fitted (number 1791)
27/06/1931 Diagram 15B boiler fitted (number 1792)
23/06/1934 Diagram 15B boiler fitted (number 1791)
06/03/1937 Intensifore lubricator removed
06/03/1937 Diagram 15B boiler fitted (number 873)
23/01/1943 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3275)
03/03/1945 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1190)
09/08/1947 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3264)
10/12/1949 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3382)
24/05/1952 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22128)
23/10/1954 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22257)
11/01/1958 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22162)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 28/08/1920 04/09/1920 8 days Light Repair    
Gorton Works 20/01/1923 10/03/1923 50 days General Pulveriser removed
 
Gorton Works 06/12/1924 07/02/1925 64 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5422
 
Gorton Works 20/08/1927 08/10/1927 50 days General Boiler number 1791 (Diagram 15B)
 
Gorton Works 16/03/1929 20/04/1929 36 days General    
Gorton Works 06/06/1931 27/06/1931 22 days General Boiler number 1792 (Diagram 15B)
 
Gorton Works 09/06/1934 23/06/1934 15 days General Boiler number 1791 (Diagram 15B)
 
Gorton Works 20/02/1937 06/03/1937 15 days General Boiler number 873 (Diagram 15B)
Intensifore lubricator removed
 
Gorton Works 23/12/1939 13/01/1940 22 days General    
Gorton Works 05/01/1943 23/01/1943 19 days General Rebuilt to class O4/6
Boiler number 3275 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 10/02/1945 03/03/1945 22 days General Boiler number 1190 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 28/06/1947 09/08/1947 43 days General Boiler number 3264 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 19/11/1949 10/12/1949 22 days General Boiler number 22148 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63911
 
Gorton Works 16/12/1950 30/12/1950 15 days Light Casual    
Gorton Works 03/01/1951 04/01/1951 2 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 26/04/1952 24/05/1952 29 days General Boiler number 22128 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 27/05/1952 28/05/1952 2 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 25/09/1954 23/10/1954 29 days General Boiler number 22257 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 07/12/1957 11/01/1958 36 days General Boiler number 22162 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 05/04/1958 12/04/1958 8 days Light Casual After collision
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1919 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 422
Built at Gorton Works, Works Number
Diagram 15B boiler fitted
   
28/06/1919 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
28/08/1920 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 28/08/1920. Dep: 04/09/1920.    
20/01/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/01/1923. Dep: 10/03/1923.
Work undertaken:
Pulveriser removed
   
09/02/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
06/12/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 06/12/1924. Dep: 07/02/1925.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5422
   
20/08/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/08/1927. Dep: 08/10/1927.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1791 (Diagram 15B)
   
16/03/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 16/03/1929. Dep: 20/04/1929.    
06/06/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 06/06/1931. Dep: 27/06/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1792 (Diagram 15B)
   
09/06/1934 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 09/06/1934. Dep: 23/06/1934.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1791 (Diagram 15B)
   
20/02/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 20/02/1937. Dep: 06/03/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 873 (Diagram 15B)
Intensifore lubricator removed
   
23/12/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/12/1939. Dep: 13/01/1940.    
05/01/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 05/01/1943. Dep: 23/01/1943.
Work undertaken:
Rebuilt to class O4/6
Boiler number 3275 (Diagram 15)
   
10/02/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 10/02/1945. Dep: 03/03/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1190 (Diagram 15)
   
18/08/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
15/09/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3911    
28/06/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/06/1947. Dep: 09/08/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3264 (Diagram 15)
   
18/01/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (FRO)    
24/01/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Frodingham (FRO)    
19/11/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/11/1949. Dep: 10/12/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22148 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63911
   
16/12/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 16/12/1950. Dep: 30/12/1950.    
03/01/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 03/01/1951. Dep: 04/01/1951.    
26/04/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/04/1952. Dep: 24/05/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22128 (Diagram 15)
   
27/05/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 27/05/1952. Dep: 28/05/1952.    
25/09/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 25/09/1954. Dep: 23/10/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22257 (Diagram 15)
   
13/11/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Barnsley (36D)    
07/12/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 07/12/1957. Dep: 11/01/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22162 (Diagram 15)
   
05/04/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 05/04/1958. Dep: 12/04/1958.
Work undertaken:
After collision
   
03/01/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (41F)    
09/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 63911 from Mexborough (41F)    

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