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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 13 m/e 10/1919
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5013   14/11/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3915   21/08/1946
British Railways 63915 w/e 01/05/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
O510/1919
O4/6 (2-8-0)01/06/1940
O4/8 (2-8-0)07/01/1956
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Gorton Works
Order Number 622
To Service During 10/1919
Withdrawal Fri 23/06/1961 off Gorton (9G)
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Gorton)
Service Life 41 yrs, 8 mths , 24 dys

Notes
Notes Into Gorton for cutting up 24/6/61

Allocations
Code Name From Date
  (New) m/e 10/1919
MEX Mexborough on 17/01/1920
DON Doncaster on 18/08/1946
39A Gorton on 21/05/1950
39A Gorton 3w/e 31/05/1950
40B Immingham on 17/08/1952
40E Langwith Junction on 20/09/1953
39A Gorton on 08/01/1956
   Withdrawn on 23/06/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 39A Gorton w/e 21/05/1950
ALLOC 40B Immingham 4w/e 06/09/1952
ALLOC 40E Langwith Junction 4w/e 03/10/1953
ALLOC 39A Gorton 4w/e 28/01/1956
LOAN 9H Gorton on 01/02/1958
ALLOC 9H Gorton on 23/02/1958
WDN   w/e 24/06/1961

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
10/1919 Diagram 15B boiler fitted (number 1792)
06/04/1929 Diagram 15B boiler fitted (number 1)
03/10/1931 Diagram 15B boiler fitted (number 58)
03/11/1934 Intensifore lubricator removed
26/06/1937 Diagram 15B boiler fitted (number 1791)
01/06/1940 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3229)
12/06/1943 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3350)
12/01/1946 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3313)
01/05/1948 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3204)
18/08/1951 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22208)
19/09/1953 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 22210)
07/01/1956 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28887)
22/11/1958 Diagram 100A boiler fitted (number 28359)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Durn Level of Work Mileage
Gorton Works 09/04/1921 28/05/1921 50 days General  
Gorton Works 12/05/1923 25/08/1923 106 days General  
Gorton Works 14/03/1925 14/11/1925 246 days General
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5013
  
Gorton Works 25/02/1928 07/04/1928 43 days General  
Gorton Works 16/03/1929 06/04/1929 22 days General
Boiler number 1 (Diagram 15B)
  
Gorton Works 19/09/1931 03/10/1931 15 days General
Boiler number 58 (Diagram 15B)
  
Gorton Works 13/10/1934 03/11/1934 22 days General
Intensifore lubricator removed
  
Gorton Works 19/06/1937 26/06/1937 8 days General
Heating apparatus removed
Boiler number 1791 (Diagram 15B)
  
Gorton Works 18/05/1940 01/06/1940 15 days General
Rebuilt to class 04/6
Boiler number 3229 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 15/05/1943 12/06/1943 29 days General
Boiler number 3350 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 22/12/1945 12/01/1946 22 days General
Boiler number 3313 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 10/04/1948 01/05/1948 22 days General
Boiler number 3204 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to BR 63915
  
Gorton Works 18/02/1950 04/03/1950 15 days Light Casual  
Gorton Works 04/08/1951 18/08/1951 15 days General
Boiler number 22208 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 21/08/1951 24/08/1951 4 days Unclassified  
Gorton Works 29/08/1953 19/09/1953 22 days General
Boiler number 22210 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 07/11/1953 07/11/1953 1 day Unclassified  
Gorton Works 22/10/1955 07/01/1956 78 days General
Rebuilt to class O4/8
Boiler number 28887 (Diagram 100A)
  
Gorton Works 25/10/1958 22/11/1958 29 days General
Boiler number 28359 (Diagram 100A)
  

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1919 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 13
Built at Gorton Works, Works Number
Diagram 15B boiler fitted		    
17/01/1920 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
18/08/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
21/08/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 3915    
21/05/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (39A)    
31/05/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (39A)    
17/08/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Immingham (40B)    
20/09/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (40E)    
08/01/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (39A)    
23/06/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 63915 from Gorton (9G)    

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