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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 17 m/e 12/1920
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5017   26/12/1925
War Dept. 766   18/10/1941

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
O512/1920
O4/6 (2-8-0)29/10/1932
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Gorton Works
Order Number 622
To Service During 12/1920
Withdrawal Sat 18/10/1941 off Mexborough (MEX)
Service Life 20 yrs, 10 mths , 18 dys

Disposal

Notes
Notes Renumbered 766 and sent to the Middle East

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1920
SHF   Sheffield Neepsend on 04/03/1921
MEX   Mexborough on 03/03/1924
     Withdrawn on 18/10/1941

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
12/1920 Diagram 15B boiler fitted (number 5)
07/07/1923 Diagram 15B boiler fitted (number 2)
18/08/1928 Diagram 15B boiler fitted (number 5)
29/10/1932 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1221)
09/11/1935 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3217)
09/11/1935 Intensifore lubricator removed
03/12/1938 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3357)
18/10/1941 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1961)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 28/04/1923 07/07/1923 71 days General Boiler number 2 (Diagram 15B)
  
Gorton Works 07/11/1925 26/12/1925 50 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5017
  
Gorton Works 28/07/1928 18/08/1928 22 days General Boiler number 5 (Diagram 15B)
  
Gorton Works 15/03/1930 12/04/1930 29 days General    
Gorton Works 15/10/1932 29/10/1932 15 days General Rebuilt to class O4/6
Boiler number 1221 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 26/10/1935 09/11/1935 15 days General Boiler number 3217 (Diagram 15)
Intensifore lubricator removed
  
Gorton Works 19/11/1938 03/12/1938 15 days General Boiler number 3357 (Diagram 15)
  
Gorton Works 29/09/1941 18/10/1941 20 days General Boiler number 1961 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to WD 766
  

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1920 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 17
Built at Gorton Works, Works Number
Diagram 15B boiler fitted		    
04/03/1921 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)    
28/04/1923 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/04/1923. Dep: 07/07/1923.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2 (Diagram 15B)
    
03/03/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Mexborough (MEX)    
07/11/1925 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 07/11/1925. Dep: 26/12/1925.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5017
    
28/07/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/07/1928. Dep: 18/08/1928.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 5 (Diagram 15B)
    
15/03/1930 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 15/03/1930. Dep: 12/04/1930.    
15/10/1932 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 15/10/1932. Dep: 29/10/1932.
Work undertaken:
Rebuilt to class O4/6
Boiler number 1221 (Diagram 15)
    
26/10/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 26/10/1935. Dep: 09/11/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3217 (Diagram 15)
Intensifore lubricator removed
    
19/11/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 19/11/1938. Dep: 03/12/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3357 (Diagram 15)
    
29/09/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 29/09/1941. Dep: 18/10/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1961 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to WD 766
    
18/10/1941 Withdrawn Condemned as 766 from Mexborough (MEX)    

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