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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Central Railway 56 m/e 09/1903
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 5056   14/03/1925
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 3202   18/04/1946
British Railways 63202 w/e 18/12/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class Q4
Company History GCR/LNER
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Q4/109/1903
Q4/2 (0-8-0)20/04/1946
Wheels 0-8-0
Builder Kitson
Works Number 4202
To Service During 09/1903 to Barnsley (BRN)
Withdrawal Tue 25/09/1951 off Ardsley (37A)
Service Life 48 yrs , 25 dys

Notes
Notes Into Gorton for cutting up 25/9/51

Allocations
Code Name From Date
BRN Barnsley (New) m/e 09/1903
SHF Sheffield Neepsend on 09/05/1929
RET Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) on 03/06/1929
BRN Barnsley on 07/04/1933
GRA Grantham on 06/03/1949
37A Ardsley on 04/06/1950
   Withdrawn on 25/09/1951

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC GRA Grantham w/e 12/03/1949
ALLOC 37A Ardsley m/e 30/06/1950
WDN   on 25/09/1951

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
09/1903 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 837)
07/07/1907 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 851)
17/08/1912 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 837)
18/08/1917 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 1696)
03/03/1923 Diagram 4Sat boiler fitted (number 1402)
10/12/1927 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 841)
12/1928 Modified to conform to LNER Gauge
22/10/1932 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 898)
22/12/1934 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 829)
03/07/1937 Diagram 16Sat boiler fitted (number 836)
18/05/1940 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 1920)
28/08/1943 Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted (number 374)
20/04/1946 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 896)
18/12/1948 Diagram 17Sup boiler fitted (number 875)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Durn Level of Work Mileage
Gorton Works 1907 1 day General  
Gorton Works 1909 11/1909   General  
Gorton Works 1912 17/08/1912   General
Boiler number 837 (Diagram 17Sat)
  
Gorton Works 1917 18/08/1917   General
Boiler number 1696 (Diagram 17Sat)
  
Gorton Works 06/01/1923 03/03/1923 57 days General
Boiler number 1402 (Diagram 4Sat)
  
Gorton Works 24/01/1925 14/03/1925 50 days General
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 5056
  
Gorton Works 24/09/1927 10/12/1927 78 days General
New R.H. cylinder
Boiler number 841 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 21/06/1930 26/07/1930 36 days General  
Gorton Works 15/10/1932 22/10/1932 8 days General
Boiler number 898 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 15/12/1934 22/12/1934 8 days General
Boiler number 829 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 26/06/1937 03/07/1937 8 days General
Boiler number 836 (Diagram 16Sat)
  
Gorton Works 27/04/1940 18/05/1940 22 days General
Boiler number 1920 (Diagram 17Sup)
  
Gorton Works 09/08/1943 28/08/1943 20 days General
Boiler number 374 (Diagram 17Sat)
  
Gorton Works 16/03/1946 20/04/1946 36 days General
Boiler number 896 (Diagram 17Sup)
Renumbered to LNER (1946) number 3202
  
Gorton Works 27/11/1948 18/12/1948 22 days General
Boiler number 875 (Diagram 17Sup)
Renumbered to BR 63202
  

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1903 To Service To service as Great Central Railway Number 56
Built at Kitson, Works Number 4202
Allocated to Barnsley (BRN)
Diagram 17Sat boiler fitted		    
07/07/1907 Modification Diagram 17Sup number 851 boiler fitted    
12/1928 Modification Modification: Modified to conform to LNER Gauge    
09/05/1929 Allocation Reallocated to Sheffield Neepsend (SHF)    
03/06/1929 Allocation Reallocated to Retford Thrumpton (G.C.) (RET)    
07/04/1933 Allocation Reallocated to Barnsley (BRN)    
06/03/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Grantham (GRA)    
04/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Ardsley (37A)    
25/09/1951 Withdrawn Condemned as 63202 from Ardsley (37A)    

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