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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 10 m/e 08/1919
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5010   28/02/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3912   26/05/1946
British Railways 63912 w/e 05/03/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
O508/1919
O4/6 (2-8-0)26/07/1941
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Gorton Works
Order Number 622
To Service During 08/1919
Withdrawal Sun 09/12/1962 off Langwith Junction (41J)
Service Life 43 yrs, 4 mths , 8 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Notes
Notes Sold for scrap to J Cashmore, Great Bridge, 5/63

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1919
MEX   Mexborough on 17/10/1919
CLK   Colwick on 18/09/1944
STV   Staveley (G.C.) on 30/09/1944
ANN   Annesley on 12/10/1947
39A   Gorton on 26/11/1950
39A   Gorton m/e 30/11/1950
38A   Colwick on 04/05/1952
38A   Colwick 4w/e 17/05/1952
39B   Sheffield Darnall on 18/07/1954
40D   Tuxford on 09/01/1955
41J   Langwith Junction on 01/02/1959
     Withdrawn on 09/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC ANN Annesley on 12/10/1947
ALLOC 39A Gorton m/e 30/11/1950
ALLOC 38A Colwick 4w/e 17/05/1952
ALLOC 39B Sheffield Darnall 4w/e 14/08/1954
ALLOC 40D Tuxford 4w/e 29/01/1955
ALLOC 41J Langwith Junction 4w/e 21/02/1959
WDN   on 09/12/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
08/1919 Diagram 15B boiler fitted (number 1789)
28/02/1925 Diagram 15B boiler fitted (number 5)
05/11/1927 Diagram 15B boiler fitted (number 1739)
02/11/1929 Diagram 15B boiler fitted (number 1792)
21/02/1931 Diagram 15B boiler fitted (number 13)
16/09/1933 Diagram 15B boiler fitted (number 1736)
13/06/1936 Intensifore lubricator removed
13/06/1936 Diagram 15B boiler fitted (number 1)
05/11/1938 Diagram 15B boiler fitted (number 64)
26/07/1941 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3325)
18/12/1943 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1023)
12/10/1946 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3274)
05/03/1949 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3413)
21/04/1951 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22178)
15/08/1953 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22137)
24/03/1956 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22893)
06/06/1959 Water Treatment apparatus fitted


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 22/01/1921 05/03/1921 43 days General    
Gorton Works 10/02/1923 14/04/1923 64 days General    
Gorton Works 17/01/1925 28/02/1925 43 days General Boiler number 5 (Diagram 15B)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5010
 
Gorton Works 01/10/1927 05/11/1927 36 days General Boiler number 1739 (Diagram 15B)
 
Gorton Works 12/10/1929 02/11/1929 22 days General Boiler number 1792 (Diagram 15B)
 
Gorton Works 31/01/1931 21/02/1931 22 days General Boiler number 13 (Diagram 15B)
 
Gorton Works 16/08/1933 16/09/1933 32 days General Boiler number 1736 (Diagram 15B)
 
Gorton Works 23/05/1936 13/06/1936 22 days General Boiler number 1 (Diagram 15B)
Intensifore lubricator removed
 
Gorton Works 08/10/1938 05/11/1938 29 days General Boiler number 64 (Diagram 15B)
 
Gorton Works 14/07/1941 26/07/1941 13 days General Rebuilt to class O4/6
Boiler number 3325 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 04/12/1943 18/12/1943 15 days General Boiler number 1023 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 14/09/1946 12/10/1946 29 days General Boiler number 3274 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 19/02/1949 05/03/1949 15 days General Boiler number 3413 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63912
 
Gorton Works 07/04/1951 21/04/1951 15 days General Boiler number 22178 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 23/04/1951 27/04/1951 5 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 29/11/1952 10/01/1953 43 days Light Casual After collision
 
Gorton Works 01/08/1953 15/08/1953 15 days General Boiler number 22137 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 18/08/1953 25/08/1953 8 days Unclassified    
Gorton Works 25/02/1956 24/03/1956 29 days General Boiler number 22893 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 09/05/1959 06/06/1959 29 days General Water Treatment apparatus fitted
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1919 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 10
Built at Gorton Works, Works Number
Diagram 15B boiler fitted
   
17/10/1919 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
22/01/1921 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 22/01/1921. Dep: 05/03/1921.    
10/02/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 10/02/1923. Dep: 14/04/1923.    
17/01/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 17/01/1925. Dep: 28/02/1925.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 5 (Diagram 15B)
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5010
   
01/10/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 01/10/1927. Dep: 05/11/1927.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1739 (Diagram 15B)
   
12/10/1929 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 12/10/1929. Dep: 02/11/1929.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1792 (Diagram 15B)
   
31/01/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 31/01/1931. Dep: 21/02/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 13 (Diagram 15B)
   
16/08/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 16/08/1933. Dep: 16/09/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1736 (Diagram 15B)
   
23/05/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 23/05/1936. Dep: 13/06/1936.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1 (Diagram 15B)
Intensifore lubricator removed
   
08/10/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 08/10/1938. Dep: 05/11/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 64 (Diagram 15B)
   
14/07/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/07/1941. Dep: 26/07/1941.
Work undertaken:
Rebuilt to class O4/6
Boiler number 3325 (Diagram 15)
   
04/12/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 04/12/1943. Dep: 18/12/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1023 (Diagram 15)
   
18/09/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (CLK)    
30/09/1944 Allocation Reallocated to Staveley (G.C.) (STV)    
26/05/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3912    
14/09/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 14/09/1946. Dep: 12/10/1946.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3274 (Diagram 15)
   
12/10/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Annesley (ANN)    
19/02/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/02/1949. Dep: 05/03/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3413 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63912
   
26/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (39A)    
30/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (39A)    
07/04/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 07/04/1951. Dep: 21/04/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22178 (Diagram 15)
   
23/04/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 23/04/1951. Dep: 27/04/1951.    
04/05/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
17/05/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Colwick (38A)    
29/11/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 29/11/1952. Dep: 10/01/1953.
Work undertaken:
After collision
   
01/08/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 01/08/1953. Dep: 15/08/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22137 (Diagram 15)
   
18/08/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 18/08/1953. Dep: 25/08/1953.    
18/07/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Darnall (39B)    
09/01/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Tuxford (40D)    
25/02/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 25/02/1956. Dep: 24/03/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 22893 (Diagram 15)
   
01/02/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (41J)    
09/05/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 09/05/1959. Dep: 06/06/1959.
Work undertaken:
Water Treatment apparatus fitted
   
09/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 63912 from Langwith Junction (41J)    

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